Grammatically Me

Your vs. You’re

Like many languages, English contains enough pitfalls to trap even the most fluent writer and speaker.

One of my pet peeves is when people confuse the words your and you’re.

This is an easy one. Your simply denotes possession, as in “is that your jacket?”

On the other hand, you’re is a contraction of the words you and are.

Confused? Just sound it out in your head. If you mean you are, then it’s a contraction. Otherwise, use the word your.

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