Write it Right
As I watch the news, and read articles and comments on social media, I find a couple of rules of the English language TOTALLY misused, among many other grammatical abuses.
One particular word that really has become annoying is the way "your" is beaten and battered, as in "your welcome." The correct usage is: "you're welcome," in which the long-hand translation is: "you are welcome." You're is the contraction or condensation of the two words: "you" and "are." What has occurred here is the two words are combined as youa're; the "a" is omitted, and replaced with an apostrophe, which results in "you're."
On the other-hand, the word "your" demonstrates possession, in other words, ownership, which has been incorrectly used as stated in the second sentence, in the second paragraph above. It should NEVER be used in place of the the contraction, "you're."
One particular word that really has become annoying is the way "your" is beaten and battered, as in "your welcome." The correct usage is: "you're welcome," in which the long-hand translation is: "you are welcome." You're is the contraction or condensation of the two words: "you" and "are." What has occurred here is the two words are combined as you
On the other-hand, the word "your" demonstrates possession, in other words, ownership, which has been incorrectly used as stated in the second sentence, in the second paragraph above. It should NEVER be used in place of the the contraction, "you're."
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