Friday, April 25, 2008

Your and you're

"Your" means "belonging to you." Is that your dog?

"You're" means "you are." You're my friend. You're going to be late.

This can be confusing because there is an apostrophe after the word "you" and we associate apostrophes with possession. Here is an example of a common error: "Is that you're dog?" This example translates as, "Is that you are dog?"

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