We came across this spectacular grammar gaffe in a Netiquette article on MSNBC.com titled, "OMG! YR still on MySpace? Loser!" (We can barely bring ourselves to type that title):
"It’s not they’re fault. They’re at work, where they’re supposed to be working, not surfing the Web." (emphasis ours)
This falls under the category of Oldies But Goodies. If you undo the contraction, it reads, "It's not they are fault," which makes no sense. The proper usage would be the word that reflects possession, their. An understandable mistake for someone who is entering junior high this week; it is not so understandable a mistake for a professional writer.
Drunken Proofreading rating:
***** (five stars) - Whaaahhaa? Whodrankshaaallllthershcotch?
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