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By *lackXeal OP Man
over a year ago
Middlesbrough |
I know I'm not an English guy so still trying to brush up my grammar.
I have been reading loads on this forum and couldn't understand some sentences not until I saw it on someone's profile asking people to write properly. That was when it all made sense to me.
Is it a shorthand of writing of people doesn't know the difference.
Please add yours.
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"Your means belongs to you.
You're means you are. The ' takes the place of the a  "
This.
'Your' is often mis-used in place of 'you're', which can make it harder to figure out what someone is saying, particularly if English isn't your native language |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I know the difference between your And you're But why would someone be using them interchangeably
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For the same reason they use they're, their or there incorrectly, they probably don't understand their uses or they could just be typos. |
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I know the difference between your And you're But why would someone be using them interchangeably
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Some make mistakes, don't notice, don't understand, have reading/writing issues, their technology takes over or a lot of other reasons.
It's good that a non-native speaker has spotted this - it suggests that you're going to master English really well.
You'll see a fair few other errors - I make a few, especially when I'm tired and using a tiny screen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't actually understand how people can't tell what someone means
Your a cock
You are a cock
You're a cock
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Surely all three sentences are readable and understandable ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You're a cock
You are a cock
So if the grammar police are so bothered about grammar
We could infact look at this from another perspective
It's either saving energy by making you are to you're
Saving space on paper by cutting the gap between you and are
Or we could also look at it from a completely different angle all together by saying that by missing out that gap and replacing the a with a '
You are infact just being lazy ? |
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"I don't actually understand how people can't tell what someone means
Your a cock
You are a cock
You're a cock
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Surely all three sentences are readable and understandable ?"
But where do you draw the line?
Would you be happy if you were paying someone to draw up a legal document for you and they didn't know the difference? How about an advert for your product or services?
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
I'd been having it away with this other blokes missus...when I received a text from him.. "ill see you dead if you go near her again..Mark my words.."
I sent him a text back saying "6/10..I'll should have a capital and an apostrophe.." |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"gone" and "went" are the ones that scream inside my head.
It's a totally unreasonable reaction, but when I hear people say any derivative or variant of "I've went" I have to fight the urge to correct them  |
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"I don't actually understand how people can't tell what someone means
Your a cock
You are a cock
You're a cock
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Surely all three sentences are readable and understandable ?"
No, the first is nonsensical.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"If a American says Hey Y'all..do you go errrr look that's incorrect old fruit..no ,so it's pedantic fools with nowt better on the agenda "
I think you'll find it's "AN American"
It isn't the use of an apostrophe that's the issue it's that your and you're mean different things.
Misuse of the English language makes me literally explode lol. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
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"Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
T
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I don't think that anyone is saying it's a deal breaker but it does reduce the probability of having an intelligent conversation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
T
I don't think that anyone is saying it's a deal breaker but it does reduce the probability of having an intelligent conversation."
Yes that i can understand to a certain degree, i wonder if i might possibly ask for a bit of advice as to what the type of things you may class as an intelligent conversation ?
im just feeling a little curious i guess |
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By *lackXeal OP Man
over a year ago
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"Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
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Some women want you to write good sentence if you normally read profile. They sometimes says it a big put off for them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
T
I don't think that anyone is saying it's a deal breaker but it does reduce the probability of having an intelligent conversation.
Yes that i can understand to a certain degree, i wonder if i might possibly ask for a bit of advice as to what the type of things you may class as an intelligent conversation ?
im just feeling a little curious i guess "
It isn't subjects that make conversations intelligent but how you conduct it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Having read about grammar and the correct usage of the English way of writing a sentence and having been given some kind advice just now
am i right in thinking that correct grammar means a person is more suitable for a meet if he knows where to put ' or . , ?
I like to think that im a fairly open person willing to accept advice on here and that im worth a meet but i am kinda put off meeting someone thats far more interested in ;., than the personality of that person ?
I am just trying to get along on here and surely not every woman is put off by a persons ability to put commas etc in the correct place at the correct time ?
If noone would ever be interested in meeting someone because of that i wonder if that persons even worth my time either ?
Some women want you to write good sentence if you normally read profile. They sometimes says it a big put off for them."
Where do I start with what's wrong with these sentences. I can't even work out what is meant. |
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