When they mean to say "you're"
For the life of me I have no idea why there are so many people who don't realize the difference.
It's not "Your stupid" it's "You're stupid" as in "Youare stupid". YOU and ARE!!!!
"Your stupid" isn't a statement or a question.
Or is it just that people are so lazy they'd rather type 4 keys than 6 and be incorrect grammer wise?
2006-07-06 05:24:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
This is such a good question! =) So many of my friends do that. I have tried to tell them it's "you're" not "your," but I guess old habits die hard.
I guess people either a) don't know how to properly use those two words; b) are too lazy, like you said; and/or c) just don't care what they type.
My goodness, it's so annoying sometimes!!!
2006-07-06 05:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by Vanessa 4 · 14⤊ 2⤋
You're probably right on both counts. Some (probably most) are grammatically uninformed or uneducated and others may be simply lazy. Arguing for a typo is a bit problematic.
2006-07-06 15:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People just don't want to take the extra 3 seconds to put the apostrophe "r" "e". It's just like when people put prepositions at the end of a sentence.
For Example:
Where is Sally at? corrected to: Where is Sally?
What did he buy that for? corrected to: Why did he buy that?
2006-07-06 14:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by Question? I Got An Answer! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a bit of both. Not many of us here are profesional typsits and many also got that part confused in grammar class. but I know what you're saying because it irritates me too
2006-07-06 12:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't know the difference because they never read books as a child. They only say and write what they actually hear. Everyone should read more, and then they would know how to spell.
2006-07-06 13:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by crabbypatty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly^ I love English and a bunch of my friends don't know the difference of your and you're and their and there and they're it's english people come on
2006-07-06 12:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you so worried about other people's lack of education or laziness???
Chill Dude!
2006-07-06 12:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by kturner5265 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree, it's just people that never learned to spell in school, i saw a lot of it in college even, makes you wonder who is in control and stuff in the country, a bunch of freakin' idiots!
2006-07-06 12:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by lulucakes32 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's because they do not truly know the difference. Same thing with who's and whose; their, there, and they're; and a lot of other simmilar posessives.
2006-07-06 12:28:22 · answer #9 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People don't pay attention in English class.
2006-07-06 12:27:00 · answer #10 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋