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Rule "VBG they're (their)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: VBG they're (their)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1 their</suggestion>?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/there-their-theyre/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • They couldn't stop conceptualizing they're own demise.
    Correction suggestion: conceptualizing their
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Are you suggesting they're not who they say they are?
  • These feelings are apparently reciprocated, as Jet and Spike always allow her to return despite claiming they're pleased to see her leave.
ID: VBG_THEYRE [6]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-28 22:33:08 +0100)