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Originally posted by Steve
http://www.vagweb.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=727

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'There'
in or at that place ie. "over there"

'Their'
belonging to them ie. "Their shoes"

'They're'
a contraction of "they are". ie. "they're going on holiday.

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1.	(used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.

2.	(used for expressing direction or motion or direction toward something) in the direction of; toward: from north to south.

3.	(used for expressing limit of movement or extension): He grew to six feet.

4.	(used for expressing contact or contiguity) on; against; beside; upon: a right uppercut to the jaw; Apply varnish to the surface.

5.	(used for expressing a point of limit in time) before; until: to this day; It is ten minutes to six. We work from nine to five.

6.	(used for expressing aim, purpose, or intention): going to the rescue.

7.	(used for expressing destination or appointed end): sentenced to jail.

8.	(used for expressing agency, result, or consequence): to my dismay; The flowers opened to the sun.

9.	(used for expressing a resulting state or condition): He tore it to pieces.

10.	(used for expressing the object of inclination or desire): They drank to her health.

11.	(used for expressing the object of a right or claim): claimants to an estate.

12.	(used for expressing limit in degree, condition, or amount): wet to the skin; goods amounting to $1000; Tomorrow's high will be 75 to 80°.

13.	(used for expressing addition or accompaniment) with: He added insult to injury. They danced to the music. Where is the top to this box?

14.	(used for expressing attachment or adherence): She held to her opinion.

15.	(used for expressing comparison or opposition): inferior to last year's crop; The score is eight to seven.

16.	(used for expressing agreement or accordance) according to; by: a position to one's liking; to the best of my knowledge.

17.	(used for expressing reference, reaction, or relation): What will he say to this?

18.	(used for expressing a relative position): parallel to the roof.

19.	(used for expressing a proportion of number or quantity) in; making up: 12 to the dozen; 20 miles to the gallon.

20.	(used for indicating the indirect object of a verb, for connecting a verb with its complement, or for indicating or limiting the application of an adjective, noun, or pronoun): Give it to me. I refer to your work.

21.	(used as the ordinary sign or accompaniment of the infinitive, as in expressing motion, direction, or purpose, in ordinary uses with a substantive object.)

22.	Mathematics. raised to the power indicated: Three to the fourth is 81 (34 = 81).



–adverb

23.	toward a point, person, place, or thing, implied or understood.

24.	toward a contact point or closed position: Pull the door to.

25.	toward a matter, action, or work: We turned to with a will.

26.	into a state of consciousness; out of unconsciousness: after he came to.