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English 101: If you say "your" when you mean "you are", "your" a dummy.

Day 1,167, 07:00 • Published in Canada Canada

• by 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

George Beeman Day 1,167, 07:05

You're awesome article is awesome.

00AngryMobMan00 Day 1,167, 07:18

Your right George Beeman
*haha*

juicyxeno Day 1,167, 08:06

*Cough* Acacia

Code-Y Day 1,167, 08:09

LOL, tank you! You're an idiot 🙂.

Rainer N Day 1,167, 08:12

grammerMAXXX

Lincoln 6 Echo Day 1,167, 08:56

you're article is really good, your a talented writer!

jumpy one Day 1,167, 09:13

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.

Acacia Mason Day 1,167, 09:19

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!