so many times I see people saying things like "your a lovely person", surely they mean "you are" or you're" "your" means belonging to or am I wrong?
2006-07-13 01:35:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
(sighs...) No, everyone else is. Your is a possessive. As in, it is yours. Your cat, your ball, your mother, your responsibility.
You're a lovely person.
Why does everyone get that wrong??? Surely it's an early days skill in school?
I also hate the misuse of apostrophes...
2006-07-13 02:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by old_but_still_a_child 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are (or you're) completely correct. The reason that people incorrectly put 'your' when they mean the abbreviation of 'you are', ie 'you're' is that they are just spelling it phonetically and the first word that seems about right and sounds correct is 'your'. 'Your' means 'belonging to you', so is totally wrong in the example you give above. A similar one of these mistakes is people saying and writing 'should of' and similar, this is down to the lazy pronunciation of 'should've' which is short for 'should have' - 'should of' makes no sense at all. So, well done you for spotting that people make these mistakes and have confidence in your knowledge of grammar.
i_b_moog - I completely disagree, it does matter, because if we continue to allow the language and its structures to be eroded then it will get to a point where people don't understand.
2006-07-13 08:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by peggy*moo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with 'Melissa M' here. People are lazy, though, the argument is that 'language is a living thing and it develops' - and it's said to be a healthy sign.
I tend to view using a language something like playing a musical instrument. Once you have mastered the instrument/s of your choice, only then can you really jazz / jam and freewheel it with any conviction (and can readily appreciate various aspects of humour / playing with words etc.).
2006-07-18 08:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by sashtou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are correct. They are wrong.
Your and you're are two different things. Your implies possession. "That is your ball." You're is a contraction of two words--you and are. "You're very nice to give me your ball."
People have become lazy when it comes to using proper language. People also have the same problem with there, their and they're. It's annoying to me, but only because I want to be a writer and like to use proper language.
2006-07-13 08:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your is a possesive pronoun which comes in place of nouns. possesive pronouns like "your" takes place of nouns especially when using the second person singular. without such a pronoun one will have to repeat the name/noun of a person regularly which is off-bit.
ope this shines some light. good luck
2006-07-13 09:13:02 · answer #5 · answered by Ruby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your is the posessive adjective
i.e. your car / your hair
you're is abbreviated version of you are from the verb "to be"
in spanish
yo soy
tu eres
el/ella es
nosotros somos
vosotros sois
ellos/ellas son
you're a lovely person and your eyes are beautiful
2006-07-13 08:40:14 · answer #6 · answered by themelon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you are right, the people who type "your" instead of "you're" are the same people who type "their" when they mean "they're". And use "it's" for the possessive "its". I bet a lot of them also think "mischievous" is pronounced "miss-CHEEV-ee-ous" too. And some of them went to university too.
2006-07-13 16:14:13 · answer #7 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your should be used to describe something that belongs to you such as "your car", "your book"
You're is the shortned form of You are such as "you're lovely" or "you're not serous"
2006-07-13 08:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by Kaypee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your means belonging to you and if someone uses it the way you are saying it is incorrect
2006-07-13 09:12:05 · answer #9 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you're right. "Your a lovely person" is wrong.
2006-07-13 08:38:27 · answer #10 · answered by Burnsie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋