they're

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English

Contraction

They're

1. An archaic spelling of there or their, outdated and now only used by Grammar Nazis, English teachers, and people with more than one brain cell.

Etymology

"They're" originally spawned as a contraction of they are. Theyre is a contraction of "they're", and there is a contraction of "theyre". Of course Y's and words ending in E are Olde English, so "theyre" can also be modernized into their.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: There, Their