When editing pages, remember the spelling rules: They aren't consistent and there are plenty of exceptions, but it's still worth learning some spelling rules in English. Recognize prefixes and suffixes. Look for patterns or spell out loud.
The word "than" is used in comparisons, as in "she is younger than I am" and "she is taller than me". The word "then" is used to talk about time, as in "back then, I lived in Idaho", "we'll have to wait until then" and "the then governor [the person who was governor then]."
The word "your" is a determiner. It can be described as belonging to or associated with someone that is being addressed. The word "you're", on the other hand, is a contraction and is used to shorten "you are". Because they are pronounced the same but have different meanings, we call these words homophones.
The word "there" is most commonly used to mean "at that point" or "in that place." The word "their" is the possessive form of the third-person plural pronoun "they." It means "belonging to them." The word "they're" is a shortened version of "they are."
The word "we're" is a contraction (the apostrophe is a giveaway), while the word "where" is a location, the word "were" is the past of "to be", and the word "wear" covers everything else (sometimes literally).
A proper noun is a type of noun that refers to a specific person, place, thing, or animal by their name. Proper nouns are always capitalized in English, no matter where they fall in a sentence. They are sometimes called proper names because they give nouns a specific name.
(Edited by Eggbeater1345)
