English 101: If you say "your" when you mean "you are", "your" a dummy.
Kevin Cooper
I'll be the first to admit that my English isn't perfect. However, I can no longer stand idly by.
I have seen many eCanadians make this simple but inexcusable mistake. Even prominent eCanadians regularly fall victim to this blunder.
"Your a thief, wes/rolo/oneronman/jb/etc." - WRONG (but only grammatically)
"You're a thief, wes/rolo/oneronman/jb/etc." - CORRECT
YOUR:
The possessive form of "you", this refers to something a person has:
"Can I borrow YOUR car?"
"YOUR mother called and reminded me to pick up some condoms on the way over"
YOU'RE:
A contraction / combination of the words "you" and "are":
"YOU'RE a douchebag"
"YOU'RE going to get a beating when I get home, son."
The most common mistake I see is people using YOUR for YOU'RE, not vice-versa. So next time you're about to use the word your, pause and think. If you really mean YOU ARE and you type YOUR, everyone who isn't an idiot is going to think you're dumb. It doesn't matter how old you are (in erep or rl), how many university degrees you have or what you do for a living.
So cut it out. Please.
Comments
You're awesome article is awesome.
Your right George Beeman
*haha*
*Cough* Acacia
LOL, tank you! You're an idiot 🙂.
grammerMAXXX
you're article is really good, your a talented writer!
If you're going to keep writing grammar articles. You should probably write one for their, there, and they're. That's another one people mess up a lot.
Your right though their is no reason to think there going to change it but they're is a way to solve the problem. We just need to work on it together in that little room over their.
Buenos Dias!
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Coming up after the break, its and it's.
I're such an idiot! Their idiots too!
lol
Who cares.
"YOUR mother called and reminded me to pick up some condoms on the way over
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my mother is 78 years old,
are you still getting wet dream about her?
I normally hate the chic pics but in this case she is totally appropriate. Carry on!