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mizzen123
Your is the possesive pronoun. It belongs to you. You're is a contraction of you are.I'm not a pedant, but there are an awful lot of people who get this wrong, including one or two nameless individuals I know working in education!
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Written on April 3rd, 2012
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RagingSkillet
Example:You're getting on my nerves with your bullshit.If you don't get out of my face with all your lies you're going to get your ass kicked.This will be your only warning because you're really starting to piss me off.
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Written on December 7th, 2011
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NobodySpecial
Im sure I know the difference in Your and You're but I just want to make sure I have it right.
You're : a contraction for you are
Your : a possessive meaning something that belongs to you OR something you...
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Written on December 3rd, 2008
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Morgause
I've noticed some misuse of there vs. their by some people who should have known better - like they're going to get there car fixed. Huh? Then there's accept and except - when you accept something you receive it and when you except...
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Written on September 10th, 2011
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FiveByFive303
It's ridiculous how many people don't know the difference. It's actually quite pathetic. I mean, I could be drunk texting someone and still distinguish between the two.
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Written on December 31st, 2011
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KittenHasaWhip
Your and you're. There and their. Then and than. A lot and alot. Yes it does matter. Don't kid yourself. It matters in what kind of job your get. It matters in how others see you. Do you have an education?
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Written on June 6th, 2013
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ibesilly
English is a complicated language, but if you read enough you can figure it out.
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Written on December 19th, 2008
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AWUK
I do know the difference but sometimes I'm just too lazy to care about using the right one. It really doesn't seem a big deal to me and I know that whoever is reading it knows what I am trying to say. I think theres more to worry about...
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Written on July 27th, 2008
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absofabo
I can't believe how many people I encounter in life that do not know the difference between these two words and how to use them. How did you get a high school diploma and not understand the basics of grammar? SAD!
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Written on December 19th, 2009
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x1x2x3x4
This is literally my biggest pet peeve OF ALL TIME.
I cannot stand it that people, no matter what the age, still do not know the difference between "your" and "you're." It makes me SOOO angry...
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Written on December 19th, 2008
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Fredricka
their , or they're, its and it's, which and witch, whether or weather!! It seems teaching Grammar isn't seen as a priority any more.
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Written on April 30th, 2012
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And this experience group reminds me of how it was drummed into me at School and then how I would then drum it into the students that I would later tutor, with such random exercises.
Yet i admit, that when i am typing very quickly...
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Written on November 30th, 2008
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Gem1970
Using your when you're should be used makes the writer seem not-so-well educated in the mechanics of the English language.
If the writer is an English Language Learner I can understand the mix-up, otherwise, it just drives me...
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Written on June 28th, 2008
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