Your your own worst enemy

[supermono]

Why do so many people contract you are to your instead of you're?

I see it so often from people who claim English as their first language but I don't know if they do it because they're thick or lazy.

What's the story?

SM

[emicen]

Because you're and your to most people is the second greatest mystery of the English language.

Just after their, there and they're and just before "it's sought after not sort after you dumb ass"

[NiceCupOfTea]

A combination of laziness, poor education, writing/typing as they hear, and not taking any pride in what they write.

[TommyTT]

Who is Shirley ?

[minimax]

NiceCupOfTea said:

A combination of laziness, poor education, writing/typing as they hear, and not taking any pride in what they write.

give that (this?) man a coconut

[Correct Change]

You mean you/'re, don/'t you?

[Lucky 13]

'They are' then.

[lunarscope]

minimax said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

A combination of laziness, poor education, writing/typing as they hear, and not taking any pride in what they write.

give that (this?) man a coconut

...and remove his extra comma.

[silver.fox.2008]

supermono said:

Why do so many people contract 'you are' to 'your' instead of 'you're'?

I see it so often from people who claim English as their first language but I don't know if they do it because they're thick or lazy.

What's the story?

SM

EFA

Now we can understand your query better

[tricky69]

emicen said:

"it's sought after not sort after you dumb ass"

Sounds so american i hate it... i know ass also means donkey but still goes in the same pile as people who say ''my bad'' fucng Knob !!!

[stuttgartmetal]

yarrr

[scorp]

I guess minor spelling mistakes aren't usually a consequence to most normal people

[chevykevv]

They're there their, don't let it get to you.

[filski666]

it is up there with people who say "Could of" - instead of Could have"

[Geronimo]

scorp said:

I guess minor spelling mistakes aren't usually a consequence to most normal people

It's not a spelling mistake though. It's ignorance of basic literacy.

[central]

[filski666]

tricky69 said:

emicen said:

"it's sought after not sort after you dumb ass"

Sounds so american i hate it... i know ass also means donkey but still goes in the same pile as people who say ''my bad'' fucng Knob !!!

your nob is bad at fking?

[fathomfive]

It's not quite as bad as those who say "brought" instead of "bought".

[scorp]

Geronimo said:

scorp said:

I guess minor spelling mistakes aren't usually a consequence to most normal people

It's not a spelling mistake though. It's ignorance of basic literacy.

Apart from upsetting a few wierdos on the internet with a hard on for grammar, what difference does it actually make ?

[Heskey]

I think your overreacting and need to dip you're balls in ice.