When is it appropriate to use there vs. they're, or even their versus either of these? Is it ever proper to use there're? This article defines the difference between there, their, they're and there're, and tips on distinguishing the difference.

There’re bears right there, and they’re hungry and we’re going to be their lunch if we don’t get away really FAST!!!! Groups of homophones one or more of which are rarely used usually do not present much of a problem, but homophones as common as these are all so familiar that substituting one for another is easy to overlook. We’ll review the differences and make some suggestions for keeping them straight in this article.