We get it: Homophones are hard. Not as hard as, say, running a country, but hey, they’re up there. President Donald Trump fell victim to their tricky ways on Twitter on Wednesday evening, and you can bet users noticed.
“Well, their was Afghanistan (somber), Rally… (enthusiastic, dynamic and fun) and the American Legion – V.A. (respectful and strong),” tweeted the president in the midst of a social media rant about the media, using the possessive “their” instead of the correct “there.” That grammatical error was quickly followed up by “To bad Dems have no one that can change tones!” in which Trump used the preposition “to” rather than the proper modifier, “too.” The back-to-back errors come just days after he mistakenly tweeted “heel” when he meant “heal.”
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I’m gonna correct @realDonaldTrump‘s spelling. One place to begin when insane action/rhetoric overwhelm.
Their->there
To->too
I feel better. pic.twitter.com/83RgcRIezh— Erin Schrode (@ErinSchrode) August 24, 2017
The reaction was swift, with followers quick to teach the president a thing or two about grammar. Actress Alyssa Milano went so far as to define which situations call for “there,” “they’re” or “their.”
“For your records, @realdonaldtrump,” she tweeted.
For your records, @realdonaldtrump!
there – a location
they’re – contraction “they are”.
their – possessive, the thing belonging to them. https://t.co/ouQSNIM7Id— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 24, 2017
Fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, as well as a host of other concerned citizens, weighed in as well.
I learned how to differentiate there/their/they’re in 2nd grade. https://t.co/G9kyP1y7ha
— nicolette mason (@nicolettemason) August 24, 2017
The president doesn’t know the difference between their/there, to/too, or heel/heal.
— m@®|{ µø??û§ (@markhoppus) August 24, 2017
Make spelling great again.
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 24, 2017
Our president can’t spell. That concerns me.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) August 24, 2017
Though Twitter had a field day with the typo, nothing will truly live up to “covfefe.”
