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I'd like to inform you all of a serious and very recurring grammatical error that never ceases to annoy the fuck out of me on this website.
your versus you're
Your
Pronunciation: \yər, ˈyu̇r, ˈyȯr\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you
Date: before 12th century
1. of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors , agent or agents , or object or objects of an action
2. of or relating to one or oneself
3. used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the
You
Pronunciation: \ˈyü, yə also yē\
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēow, dative & accusative of gē you; akin to Old High German iu, dative of ir you, Sanskrit yūyam you
Date: before 12th century
1. the
one or ones being addressed —used as the pronoun of the second person
singular or plural in any grammatical relation except that of a
possessive
—used formerly only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the
dative or accusative case as direct or indirect object of a verb or as
object of a preposition — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours
your versus you're
Your
Pronunciation: \yər, ˈyu̇r, ˈyȯr\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you
Date: before 12th century
1. of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors , agent or agents , or object or objects of an action
2. of or relating to one or oneself
3. used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the
You
Pronunciation: \ˈyü, yə also yē\
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēow, dative & accusative of gē you; akin to Old High German iu, dative of ir you, Sanskrit yūyam you
Date: before 12th century
1. the
one or ones being addressed —used as the pronoun of the second person
singular or plural in any grammatical relation except that of a
possessive
—used formerly only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the
dative or accusative case as direct or indirect object of a verb or as
object of a preposition — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours
