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Your, You're & Then, Than
Nymphetamine
post Aug 11 2006, 10:59 AM
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How come so many people don't know the difference between your and you're? Same goes for Then and Than.

Most of the people who mix these up are English speaking people. If someone like me couldn't tell the difference between them, it'll be acceptable; I don't take English classes, I speak French most of the time, I even forget most English words. I only communicate in English with my Family and the internet.
I can't even tell when to start a new paragraph. I don't live in an English speaking country.

Sometimes I see; your beautiful. I stay home more then I go out. Like wtf?

Is this a new trend?

Also, I've noticed that many people say; It's the internet, bla bla. So what? Believe it or not, your internet grammar affects your RL grammar.

I remember when I was much younger, I used 'ke' for 'que' or 'ki' for 'qui'. I f-cked up in French essays.

I can't believe I typed all that. yawn.gif
 
 
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post Aug 11 2006, 12:38 PM
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Also, it's not asking much. I don't see how hard it is to type; you're cool rather than your cool.
 

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Born in a burial gown   Your, You're & Then, Than   Aug 11 2006, 10:59 AM
Kathleen   I LOVE YOU SANDRA. That's because people are d...   Aug 11 2006, 11:08 AM
emazing   ... This is possibly the worst trend I've ever...   Aug 11 2006, 11:25 AM
My Cinderella.   Thank youuu. You're completely right.   Aug 11 2006, 11:27 AM
Kathleen   ^ But "then" and "than" are a ...   Aug 11 2006, 11:37 AM
Born in a burial gown   ^ Those too! Seriously. Their not coming? WTF?   Aug 11 2006, 11:54 AM
magicfann   so what? YOUR friggin stupid its not like ppl on t...   Aug 11 2006, 11:55 AM
Kathleen   QUOTE(magicfann @ Aug 11 2006, 12:55 PM) ...   Aug 11 2006, 11:58 AM
french_fries   QUOTE(Kathleen @ Aug 11 2006, 12:58 PM) Y...   Aug 18 2006, 02:55 PM
I Shot JFK   QUOTE(magicfann @ Aug 11 2006, 5:55 PM) s...   Aug 11 2006, 12:03 PM
Born in a burial gown   So what? I won't even give a valid answer to t...   Aug 11 2006, 11:57 AM
SOOPER jue.   On cb I try to correct all my mistakes, but when o...   Aug 11 2006, 11:59 AM
Born in a burial gown   But chat is different. Although I type correctly. ...   Aug 11 2006, 12:01 PM
Angelina Taylor   OMG I thought I was the only one who hated that. T...   Aug 11 2006, 12:01 PM
lalalaLANUH   Well, on cB I'm not all that particular. I do...   Aug 11 2006, 12:03 PM
KissMe2408   Sometimes it's just an honest mistake when you...   Aug 11 2006, 12:08 PM
Born in a burial gown   If it's an honest mistake, sure. But it's ...   Aug 11 2006, 12:11 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(Born in a burial gown @ Aug 11 2006, 1...   Aug 11 2006, 12:14 PM
Angelina Taylor   ^ yeah. And sometimes it's actually hard to un...   Aug 11 2006, 12:13 PM
I Shot JFK   if people really understand the difference, then t...   Aug 11 2006, 12:14 PM
Born in a burial gown   Suzzette! It's not about understanding wha...   Aug 11 2006, 12:20 PM
Kathleen   ^x2 Yeah, but the people I have in mind ARE from h...   Aug 11 2006, 12:21 PM
I Shot JFK   Angelina Taylor and Sandra aren't native engli...   Aug 11 2006, 12:21 PM
Born in a burial gown   Also, I speak French 95 % of the time, I'm all...   Aug 11 2006, 12:22 PM
I Shot JFK   ^ well, did she learn anything from that?   Aug 11 2006, 12:27 PM
KissMe2408   But you have to understand the fact that sometimes...   Aug 11 2006, 12:31 PM
I Shot JFK   QUOTE(KissMe2408 @ Aug 11 2006, 6:31 PM) ...   Aug 11 2006, 12:35 PM
StanleyThePanda   I screw up the "your" and "you...   Aug 11 2006, 12:33 PM
Born in a burial gown   Also, it's not asking much. I don't see ho...   Aug 11 2006, 12:38 PM
lalalaLANUH   ^Skipping the two keys are faster, I suppose.   Aug 11 2006, 12:43 PM
Born in a burial gown   ^ Explain this then; why do they type 'You...   Aug 11 2006, 12:46 PM
kayceeisms   Well, it really is just a matter of making an hone...   Aug 11 2006, 12:46 PM
lol lollipops   OMFG, I hate it when people do that. Seriously. I ...   Aug 11 2006, 01:45 PM
Jeng   i hate when people do that, they type your instead...   Aug 11 2006, 06:34 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura   of course. i watched out for these common errors a...   Aug 11 2006, 06:58 PM
pastellove_   I think I have to marry you. they're, their, t...   Aug 11 2006, 07:04 PM
ktsou11   Another common confusion is "It's" a...   Aug 11 2006, 07:06 PM
iRock cB   It really annoys me too. -_-' The sad thing is...   Aug 11 2006, 07:10 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(ktsou11 @ Aug 11 2006, 8:06 PM) Ano...   Aug 11 2006, 08:48 PM
soEXCLUSIVE   Ahaha, this reminds me of this icon I saw once. ...   Aug 11 2006, 11:54 PM
n00b   i know this kid that ALWAYS says your instead of y...   Aug 12 2006, 12:16 AM
Cake.   well sometimes i'm not thinking when i type so...   Aug 12 2006, 01:33 AM
femme_fatale4160   You're all right. It's annoying when peop...   Aug 12 2006, 11:20 AM
Statues/Shadows   Thank you. Someone besides me making a grammar ran...   Aug 12 2006, 11:26 AM
Born in a burial gown   QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Aug 12 2006, 6:26...   Aug 12 2006, 12:16 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(Born in a burial gown @ Aug 12 2006, 1...   Aug 12 2006, 01:55 PM
Azarel   Sandra, for you: And I even changed my font, too....   Aug 12 2006, 12:28 PM
Born in a burial gown   QUOTE(Azarel @ Aug 12 2006, 7:28 PM) Sand...   Aug 12 2006, 12:38 PM
T0rmented_Soul   I like it when people get confused with your Right...   Aug 12 2006, 12:35 PM
Frizzank   QUOTE(Born in a burial gown @ Aug 11 2006, 9...   Aug 12 2006, 12:35 PM
ichigofan   I admit i didnt know the difference between you an...   Aug 12 2006, 12:37 PM
Azarel   I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not abou...   Aug 12 2006, 12:42 PM
Born in a burial gown   I wasn't being sarcastic, this font is better....   Aug 12 2006, 12:44 PM
adurf   ah. i've seen soo many people type "than...   Aug 12 2006, 01:29 PM
deadgiveaway   Thank you for this thread. I know that some of ...   Aug 12 2006, 05:41 PM
Selv   On the internet people type it like that because t...   Aug 12 2006, 06:49 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(deadgiveaway @ Aug 12 2006, 6:41 PM...   Aug 18 2006, 01:07 PM
deadgiveaway   QUOTE(Kathleen)I love you. Marry me? Hahah. Flat...   Aug 19 2006, 12:10 AM
bballchick1   I honestly don't think I have this problem, bu...   Aug 12 2006, 08:16 PM
yrrnotelekktric   ..you forgot THEIR. no one knows the difference wi...   Aug 12 2006, 11:25 PM
Libertie   QUOTE(yrrnotelekktric @ Aug 12 2006, 11:2...   Aug 13 2006, 11:08 PM
niez_cho   Thanks for writing this out. Actually, this probl...   Aug 13 2006, 05:24 AM
Stately Lover   Truthfully, this is one of my biggest pet peeves.....   Aug 13 2006, 04:03 PM
cassjamminx   i think it's because people are just bad at gr...   Aug 14 2006, 12:01 AM
gigiopolis   I think some of the time they're just typos. P...   Aug 14 2006, 12:30 AM
icy_wonderland   Thanks for posting this And you're so right, ...   Aug 14 2006, 02:04 AM
medicalxinjektion   I am trying to figure out how people get then and ...   Aug 18 2006, 01:20 PM
dinoooRAWR   it bothers me too. but i do it sometimes because i...   Aug 18 2006, 02:00 PM
Brittany Rachelle   My online "talk" doesn't affect me.....   Aug 18 2006, 07:57 PM
Mistress Bags   It's terrible online, but you wouldn't bel...   Aug 31 2006, 09:47 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(Mistress Bags @ Aug 31 2006, 10:47 ...   Aug 31 2006, 09:53 PM
minixchopstix   First of all, thank you for posting this. (= It...   Aug 31 2006, 09:58 PM
Mistress Bags   Hahaha, and the worst part about it was how ignora...   Aug 31 2006, 09:59 PM
Kathleen   QUOTE(Mistress Bags @ Aug 31 2006, 10:59 ...   Aug 31 2006, 10:22 PM
mona lisa   My last year English teacher handed out an essay w...   Aug 31 2006, 10:23 PM
Mistress Bags   Oh, man. There was this guy who was interested in ...   Aug 31 2006, 10:36 PM
Kathleen   Yeah.. I've turned quite a few guys down just ...   Aug 31 2006, 10:41 PM
Mistress Bags   I turned down any guy I met for that. *shrug*   Aug 31 2006, 10:57 PM


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