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06-08-2007, 09:05 PM
A frighteningly large percentage of individuals fail to understand the difference
between the words "you're" and "your".
Here is a quick and dirty crash course on this common usage problem.
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Step 1
Understand the proper usage of the word you're. It is a contraction, or
a combination of the words you and are. Other examples
of contractions include doesn't, they're, and can't.
"You're a good friend." ("YOU ARE a good friend.")
"I don't know what you're talking about." ("I don't know what YOU ARE talking about.")
Step 2
Understand the proper usage of the word your. The word your
is the possessive form of you, referring to something
that a person has, or something that belongs to the person in discussion
[or, the person you are talking to].
"Is your stomach growling?"
"Your book is on the table."
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Wrong again!
Step3
Take a look at some examples. Each of the following examples
shows an incorrect use of your/you're, and why it is incorrect.
"I can't read you're handwriting."
Incorrect because the contraction for "you are" is being used as the possessive form of you.
It should be replaced with "your".
Would "I can't read you are handwriting" make sense?
"If your hungry, then you should probably eat something."
Incorrect because there is no possession in question.
This should be replaced with you're, or you are.
Would "If my hungry..." make sense?
"Your very smart."
Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person
that you are talking to — this doesn't make any sense
. Replace your with you're, or you are.
Step 4
Keep in mind that, in general, the word your will never be followed
by the words the, a, or an.
Step5
Remember that the word your will usually not be followed by
an adjective [a word that describes], when that adjective is describing the person
that you are talking to. In other words, saying "Your very kind" or "Your stupid" will
never be correct, assuming that you are describing the person that you are talking to
. However, there is an exception, as shown here:
"Your nice son brought me my coat."
Here, your nice is acceptable only because nice is actually describing the person's son.
From wikihow.com
between the words "you're" and "your".
Here is a quick and dirty crash course on this common usage problem.
http://www.e10p.net/Sohad/225px-Wrong_your_956.jpg
Step 1
Understand the proper usage of the word you're. It is a contraction, or
a combination of the words you and are. Other examples
of contractions include doesn't, they're, and can't.
"You're a good friend." ("YOU ARE a good friend.")
"I don't know what you're talking about." ("I don't know what YOU ARE talking about.")
Step 2
Understand the proper usage of the word your. The word your
is the possessive form of you, referring to something
that a person has, or something that belongs to the person in discussion
[or, the person you are talking to].
"Is your stomach growling?"
"Your book is on the table."
http://www.e10p.net/Sohad/Wrong_your_626.jpg
Wrong again!
Step3
Take a look at some examples. Each of the following examples
shows an incorrect use of your/you're, and why it is incorrect.
"I can't read you're handwriting."
Incorrect because the contraction for "you are" is being used as the possessive form of you.
It should be replaced with "your".
Would "I can't read you are handwriting" make sense?
"If your hungry, then you should probably eat something."
Incorrect because there is no possession in question.
This should be replaced with you're, or you are.
Would "If my hungry..." make sense?
"Your very smart."
Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person
that you are talking to — this doesn't make any sense
. Replace your with you're, or you are.
Step 4
Keep in mind that, in general, the word your will never be followed
by the words the, a, or an.
Step5
Remember that the word your will usually not be followed by
an adjective [a word that describes], when that adjective is describing the person
that you are talking to. In other words, saying "Your very kind" or "Your stupid" will
never be correct, assuming that you are describing the person that you are talking to
. However, there is an exception, as shown here:
"Your nice son brought me my coat."
Here, your nice is acceptable only because nice is actually describing the person's son.
From wikihow.com