Saturday, November 26, 2011

Your and You're


There are a lot of grammatical errors committed around the vast world of the internet. More often than not, we fail to detect them. Sometimes, we ourselves are guilty of doing so without even noticing until someone points it out or after reading it later when it is too late.

One mistake I encounter most of the time is the use of your and you’re.  Your  is the possessive form of you (refers to something that a person has). On the other hand, you’re is a contraction of the words you and are. These two are not interchangeable. 
 
Here are some of the funny examples I found. So be careful!


 
Reference: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your
 
By the way, I posted this blog a little late because I had a hard time posting here on blogger. My original post earlier here .
 

9 comments:

  1. I always notice that too. These errors can be seen mostly in social networking sites.

    -ANGENICA F. MARTIREZ

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  2. I admit that using "your" and "you're" is one of my common mistakes. I always forget the right spelling to be used. I hope that someday I can use them properly without confusion.

    - STEPHANIE BERNARDO

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  3. I agree, Angenica. I observe these errors in social networking sites especially facebook. Some are just too lazy to type the correct spelling of it.

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  4. In order not to be confuse in the usage of your and you're, try not to use contracted words because it sometimes confuse people.

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  5. Thank you for sharing this information Kersteine. I agree with Tina, some people are just too lazy to type the correct spelling of it.

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  6. The examples you have given are funny. Using these words is really tricky but still, I did not expect that a 9th grade teacher will fail to use these two different words correctly.

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  7. If you are confuse what to use, don't use contracted words or you can first try it out before using or writing it.

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  8. The word your and you're are really confusing. Just be careful when using those two word.

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