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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: jbe who wrote (4)11/30/1997 10:46:00 AM
From: jbe  Read Replies (1) of 4711
 

"Your" for "you're."

I don't understand why this particular booboo is so common on SI. Unlike the confusion between "its" and "it's," there seems to be no logical reason for it.

Anyway, here goes: "your" is a possessive adjective, modifying a noun, as in "your stock." "You're" is a contraction of "you are." Thus, you cannot write:"I hear your going to sell your stock." What you should write is: "I hear you're going to sell your stock."

Motto: When in doubt, don't contract. Use the full form, as in "you are," "it is," etc.
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