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you're vs your
Aug. 16th, 2002 11:32 amdoes everybody out there know the difference between you're and your?
you're is a contraction. it means, "you are."
your is a possessive. it should be used as an adjective to refer to objects that belong to you, ie, "your cat", "your booty", etc.
i only bring this up because i see very intelligent people confusing the two all the time, and i don't know if they actually don't know the difference or if they're just being lazy. possibly they're just bad typists.
i mean, in your journal is one thing, because even though other people see it, it's just for you. but i see this all the time in the newspaper, on billboards, and i'm like, HELLO? WDP?
you're is a contraction. it means, "you are."
your is a possessive. it should be used as an adjective to refer to objects that belong to you, ie, "your cat", "your booty", etc.
i only bring this up because i see very intelligent people confusing the two all the time, and i don't know if they actually don't know the difference or if they're just being lazy. possibly they're just bad typists.
i mean, in your journal is one thing, because even though other people see it, it's just for you. but i see this all the time in the newspaper, on billboards, and i'm like, HELLO? WDP?
