"Your" Vs. "You're"

2007-02-27 09:29:05

#1

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6919|New York

"You're" is a contraction of the words "You are".

See here. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/You're

Example: You're an idiot if you don't know the difference between these two words.

"Your" is a possessive pronoun.

See here. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Your

Example: Can you hand me those papers on the table to your right?

What about using both in the same sentence?

Example: If you're looking for your wallet you left it in your coat.

It angers me that people still don't know the fucking difference between the two. I guess this is just one of my online pet peeves, but it's just annoying to me. Just like I hate 'leet' speak. I do, however, use 'lol' and such online. Hypocrite? No. I just choose to type in a manner in which it's not difficult to read.

2007-02-27 09:31:15

#2

Buckles: Cheeky Keen; +329|7006|Kent, UK

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2007-02-27 09:31:50

#3

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7196|The United Center

Part Two: Their, There, and They're.

...and no, I'm not making fun of you. Bad grammar pains me also.

2007-02-27 09:33:55

#4

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6919|New York

ThomasMorgan wrote:
Part Two: Their, There, and They're.

...and no, I'm not making fun of you. Bad grammar pains me also.

Yeah, I was thinking those too. I was going to add them but I thought I would leave that lesson for next week. I'm assuming no one on this board can take in that much information and actually learn from it.

2007-02-27 09:34:19

#5

jord: Member; +2,382|7128|The North, beyond the wall.

Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.

2007-02-27 09:34:30

#6

B-Scimitar: Defeating your warriors.; +116|6859|Espoo, Finland

{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:
It angers me that people still don't know the fucking difference between the two.

Agreed.

2007-02-27 09:35:00

#7

notorious: Nay vee, bay bee.; +1,396|7196|The United Center

jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.

The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.

2007-02-27 09:37:20

#8

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6919|New York

ThomasMorgan wrote:
jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.
The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.

I'm from the states. New York to be exact. Is that subliminally saying that we're stupid? No. It's stating that we are. No arguments here.

2007-02-27 09:37:22

#9

Ajax_the_Great1: Dropped on request; +206|7096

B-Scimitar wrote:
{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:
It angers me that people still don't know the fucking difference between the two.
Agreed.

People do know the difference. It's just common accidental mistake.

2007-02-27 09:37:47

#10

jord: Member; +2,382|7128|The North, beyond the wall.

ThomasMorgan wrote:
jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.
The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.

I see,well i don't know if i made any mistakes in my previous post,maybe there should be a "Check Grammar" button.

Maybe alot of people here are young and still school.

Well if that point doesn't work,maybe people just aren't very bright.

Damn!Now you're a mod i guess saw that mistake before i edited...

Last edited by jord (2007-02-27 09:39:00)

2007-02-27 09:38:46

#11

Buckles: Cheeky Keen; +329|7006|Kent, UK

ThomasMorgan wrote:
jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.
The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.

True, non-english speakers have learnt it that way so will speak it that way, native English speakers are just lazy with it. Same with any language. When i was learning German at school, my teacher would go nuts if i used any common German slang, so i learnt not to use it.
That said, sometimes i'm a lazy b'stard and don't use proper grammar. Mostly caps in the middle of a sentance. I guess i'm used to MS Word auto-correcting those mistakes so i don't bother typing them here (like "i")

2007-02-27 09:39:26

#12

LaidBackNinja: Pony Slaystation; +343|7159|Charlie One Alpha

ThomasMorgan wrote:
jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.
The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.

Exactly. Also things like "I should of done" instead of "I should've done" and "Shouldent" instead of "Shouldn't" piss me off immensely.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell

2007-02-27 09:40:04

#13

usmarine2007: Banned; +374|6817|Columbus, Ohio

your good at grammar

2007-02-27 09:41:37

#14

Zodiaccup: Member; +42|6996

jord wrote:
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Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.

That's were the vicious cirlce starts.
Many people can't speak/write perfect english, just like me. Because it's not their first language. But they will adapt the wrong grammar, because they think it's right.

2007-02-27 09:41:52

#15

mKmalfunction: Infamous meleeKings cult. Est. 2003 B.C.; +82|6989|The Lost Highway

I hate when people say 'Your stupid.' to me on the internet.

2007-02-27 09:42:02

#16

{XpLiCiTxX}: Ohh skeet skeet; +143|6919|New York

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
B-Scimitar wrote:
{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:
It angers me that people still don't know the fucking difference between the two.
Agreed.
People do know the difference. It's just common accidental mistake.

Maybe so. Aren't you supposed to learn from your mistakes though?

jord wrote:
ThomasMorgan wrote:
jord wrote:
Bad grammar doesn't annoy me one bit.

It's not hard to read and understand a post with you're spelt your.

Also just in case you didn't take this into account a large amount of people here don't speak English as their first language.
The sad thing is that most of the errors I see are from people who are either from England or the States.
I see,well i don't know if i made any mistakes in my previous post,maybe there should be a "Check Grammar" button.

Maybe alot of people here are young and still school.

Well if that point doesn't work,maybe people just aren't very bright.

Damn!Now you're a mod i guess saw that mistake before i edited...

I'm leaning more towards people aren't that bright. Either that or they just don't care and are looking for a quick and efficient time saver: Bad typing.

2007-02-27 09:45:38

#17

Gfinners: Member; +17|6752|Cornwall, England

I agree. Countless times in English class when we have to mark each others work and they cant even use the words we learned when we was small. I know I'm not the best at English and grammar myself but please.

2007-02-27 09:46:39

#18

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6972|...

so where does that leave "ur"?

Last edited by jsnipy (2007-02-27 09:46:47)

2007-02-27 09:47:34

#19

usmarine2007: Banned; +374|6817|Columbus, Ohio

jsnipy wrote:
so where does that leave "ur"?

zomg ur 1ee7. What about this crap?

2007-02-27 09:50:46

#20

JT_001: Member; +17|6870|Canada

{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:
"You're" is a contraction of the words "You are".

See here. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/You're

Example: You're an idiot if you don't know the difference between these two words.

"Your" is a possessive pronoun.

See here. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Your

Example: Can you hand me those papers on the table to your right?

What about using both in the same sentence?

Example: If you're looking for your wallet you left it in your coat.

It angers me that people still don't know the fucking difference between the two. I guess this is just one of my online pet peeves, but it's just annoying to me. Just like I hate 'leet' speak. I do, however, use 'lol' and such online. Hypocrite? No. I just choose to type in a manner in which it's not difficult to read.

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..... and what about "yore"

</dick>

2007-02-27 09:52:43

#21

Toilet Sex: one love, one pig; +1,775|7021

usmarine2007 wrote:
your good at grammar

you're grammer is good to

♥

2007-02-27 09:55:11

#22

dead_rac00n: Member; +12|6932|DTC

It's a real pain, but it's the same with every language. Sometimes, it becomes unreadable. People don't realize they are on a forum, not sending text messages with their cell phone.
However, I like some of the "inventions" I read on these forums (the graphic ones, such as 13375p34k, for example)..

2007-02-27 09:57:46

#23

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7185|Salt Lake City

You may also want to add to, too, and two as another lesson down the line.

2007-02-27 10:00:36

#24

LaidBackNinja: Pony Slaystation; +343|7159|Charlie One Alpha

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
You may also want to add to, too, and two as another lesson down the line.

That one is so bad it's not even funny anymore. I study bloody English at bloody university and my fellow students still manage to mess that one up. Incomprehensible.

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell

2007-02-27 10:10:33

#25

SteikeTa: Member; +153|7197|Norway/Norwegen/ Norge/Noruega

English is not my first language, but I dont think it's that difficult to write properly. If I can, then people from the states and UK clearly ought to. (hope everything was spelled correctly )
Not saying that my english is always 100% correct, but when I don't remember how something is spelled, I use the Check Spelling button. It's true that in the english language you never use - between words? Like, "connectiong" two words into one with it? Never write things like this: any-thing(don't have to be those words... just could not find a better example)

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ThomasMorgan wrote:

{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:

jord wrote:

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{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:

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jord wrote:

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jord wrote:

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jord wrote:

jord wrote:

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:

B-Scimitar wrote:

{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:

jord wrote:

ThomasMorgan wrote:

jord wrote:

jsnipy wrote:

{XpLiCiTxX} wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

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