Good Day to All of You!
A crazy title today and I hope you will understand as you read this post. You is a simple word. It can be loving, kind, yet accusing. Coupled with a verb it becomes confusing when it comes to spelling. A growing concern is the inability to distinguish the difference between the proper usage of your and you're. Simple, but yet a soft skill that needs to be rectified.
Your is possessive. It belongs to you. It is your possession.
You're is a contraction for you are. To remember this, simply think of "your" self of being more productive in tapping the apostrophe instead of spacing and typing an a. You are taking the a out of are but you need to denote that in some way, thus putting the apostrophe. It is simpler to type. Remember though that you're is more casual in writing than you are. Contractions do not belong in formal writing. In emails and posts they are fine.
Remember: your - possessive, you're - you are.
Have a lovely day and may you be thankful for the small blessings,
Uber Professor
Seriously? This had to be taught to adults? I thought that our kids had it by 4th grade?!
ReplyDeleteYes! And this is in general comp courses!
ReplyDelete