2006-07-26 23:58:25 · 16 answers · asked by C W 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ignorance
2006-07-27 01:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by not_prfikt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably they don't know English well. Or... sometime, when they write too much, they just make the mistake accidentally. Trust me, people make those stupid mistake sometime. Like in SAT writing, where there is not a lot of time, people tend to mix up words that they didn't even notice.
2006-07-27 07:12:58 · answer #2 · answered by Black Shadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that not everyone here is from an English speaking Country and likely learned English as a second language in school like we might learn Spanish (in the U.S.) or French (in Canada). If you took French or Spanish classes can you remember how to spell correct sentences in that language?
2006-07-27 07:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by Windseeker_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but there are a lot of people who need English courses. I have also noticed Their and There mixed up.
2006-07-27 07:02:38 · answer #4 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us don't really care that much, it's insignificant to me. You understand what I mean, and I have never seemed to not get far in life because I make that mistake ALL the time.
I personally feel I should concentrate on more "important" things in my life. You may be an English scholar, so please by all means make this a priority in your life...Some one else may find it intriguing and hop on the wagon with you!!! GOOD LUCK!
2006-07-27 07:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're the same ones who probably mix up - to & too, lose & loose, there & their, here & hear, be & bee ....
The written word is not their main goal, to communicate is. So those of us who do love the written word are just going to have to live with it. I no longer correct any one's typing unless they ask me to. If schools are going to teach Eubonics and SMS skills, I'll just have to bow to the superiority of the uneducated peoples lawyers.
2006-07-27 09:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sound exactly the same, and your brain's knowledge of your native language is based on sound, not spelling. Our knowledge of writing is quite external to our knowledge of language. I mean, think about it, 5- and 6-year-old kids can use these words just fine without knowing how to write them. So whatever part of the brain that memorized the spelling rule for "you're" and "your" just forgot, which spelling goes with which sound.
2006-07-27 14:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People get your and you're confused because these words are homophones; they sound alike. Most people (even educated ones) make this mistake from time to time if they do not edit their work.
2006-07-31 06:42:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, the difference is very clear
You're = 'you are going to do this'
Your = 'this happens to be a part of your collection'
2006-07-27 07:03:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carelessness.
2006-07-27 13:41:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Importance given to spellings have gone with the arrival of SMS.
VR
2006-07-27 07:03:15 · answer #11 · answered by sarayu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋