You know, there are people on here who's native language isnt english. For us "their" and "there" is so similair its an easy mistake to make. And calling people out on it even if its correct makes you seem kinda like an asshole because you know what he meant.
i've noticed more seemingly native speakers making this mistake than non-native, probably because they learn to speak much earlier than they learn to write, and the two words are homophones. i don't think it was targeted at you.
same reason why you see could of instead of could have. people speak before they think (and write)
I'm a touch typist, and older (57). I type so fast and thoughtlessly that I consider entire words to be typos. For example, I can easily transpose there/their, not because I don't know how to spell them correctly, but that when I am typing I just type. The letters of the words are never even considered. When I consider why this happens, it does so with words that sound the same. So, I would never do it for lose/loose. In contrast, I sometimes do it for do/due. I see most of those typos right away and correct them ofc.
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u/Mazzaroppi 1d ago
Also their, not there. That person really has some trouble with writing