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Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

In an airline seat, the hips and pelvis rotate forward and the S curve flattens.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room|Clive Irving|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For just a moment, I froze and found myself imagining what it would feel like to break a pelvis.
Chicago’s Running of the Bulls|Hampton Stevens|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trauma to the leg or to the hips and pelvis might cause a clot, but we were not told of any leg injury.
How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In Area F searchers discovered the bones of her trunk and pelvis with both upper leg bones still connected.
Did They Get Her?|Diane Dimond|June 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

This week, Ralph Lauren drew criticism for doctoring a photograph of a model to make her head look double the size of her pelvis.
Stop the Fat Jokes!|Meghan McCain|October 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In the lower monkeys and the lemurs, the bones of the pelvis are altogether quadrupedal in character.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Almost every muscle from the base of the skull to the brim of the pelvis is directly concerned in respiration.
The Treatment of Hay Fever|George Frederick Laidlaw
In the girl, the breasts and the pelvis assume the adult female type, and ovulation and menstruation begin.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
A wrapped stove lid or a hot-water bottle is placed over the pelvis and one under the back.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
This is a very certain indication, as it arises from temporary distensions of the pelvis, which nothing else can occasion.
Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World|Anonymous