# Your all driving me insane with your inability to use "you're" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702 "2006-02-22T23:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/1 "2006-02-22T23:36:14Z")
For the 3,457,446th time: “You are” is contracted to **you’re**. Please note the apostrophe and the “e” at the end. “Your” is a possessive. The next time you write “your” do me a little favor and ask yourself if you really mean “you are” and if so, put the goddamn apostrophe in and the “e” at the end. Otherwise, you look dumb. You look really, really dumb. Plus it is like chinese water torture on my brain. Is it just me, or is this the #1 error people make on the message board? I mean, the whole it’s/its thing is pretty bad too, but since I am guilty of not knowing that one it bothers me a lot less. Perhaps I am a grammatical hypocrite. But please, please, please stop using “your” when you mean “you’re”!!! Thank you. The end love Ghanima. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/2 "2006-02-22T23:42:35Z")
It’s the number one mistake I make here, other than simply not reading things properly. Not because I’m not astonishingly anal (I don’t deny such charges), nor because I don’t understand the concept. Also, it’s not because I’m not a fairly-decent typist. But for some reason I change make “you’re” into “your” when typing. If I habitually have this brain-fart, I suspect other people do too. It’s not because we don’t know better. (On preview: I claim my award for the most negatives in one paragraph) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/3 "2006-02-22T23:44:29Z")
I agree, those people are complete loosers. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/4 "2006-02-22T23:48:25Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > For the 3,457,446th time: > > I mean, the whole it’s/its thing is pretty bad too, but since I am guilty of not knowing that one it bothers me a lot less. For the 3,457,447th time: **It’s** means it is (or it has). That’s the only thing it means. If you can say “it is” or “it has” in place of “it’s,” you are using it correctly. If you can’t, you’re not. Hmmm - in fact, **it’s** very similar to… **you’re**! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yeeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/96bed5/32.png) [@Yeeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeeter)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/5 "2006-02-22T23:49:57Z")
Thats definately my number 1 complaint to. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![6\_6\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e0b2c6/32.png) [@6\_6\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6_6_6)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/6 "2006-02-22T23:55:53Z")
They’re lack of knowledge annoys me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cranky\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cranky\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cranky_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/7 "2006-02-22T23:56:49Z")
Please, won’t someone think of the apostrophes!? They both drive me crazy too, especially when I find I’ve made the same mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/8 "2006-02-22T23:57:04Z")
> [@Yeeter](#): > > Thats definately my number 1 complaint to. 😉 Wurd ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/9 "2006-02-23T00:05:38Z")
> [@6 6 6](#): > > They’re lack of knowledge annoys me. 🙂 Ah, theirs the rub. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/10 "2006-02-23T00:13:16Z")
> [@YaWanna](#): > > For the 3,457,447th time: > > **It’s** means it is (or it has). That’s the only thing it means. If you can say “it is” or “it has” in place of “it’s,” you are using it correctly. If you can’t, you’re not. > > Hmmm - in fact, **it’s** very similar to… **you’re**! 😃 [Oh, if you wanna be posessive it’s just I-T-S but if it’s a contraction then it’s I-T-apostrophe-S, scalawag.](http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail89.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/11 "2006-02-23T00:24:35Z")
_reads replies_ _scratches eyes out of head_ _heads for the nearest bar_ ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/12 "2006-02-23T00:33:55Z")
It’s not a mistake. We’re all doing it on purpose to drive you batshit insane. In fact, we’ve all got a pool going to see how quickly we could drive you to drink. Ok, who’s got today at 7:24 PM EDT? ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/13 "2006-02-23T01:06:02Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > I agree, those people are complete loosers. Well, at least alot of them are. But that’s a whole 'nother story… ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/14 "2006-02-23T01:18:57Z")
Did I just get wooshed by this thread title? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/15 "2006-02-23T01:34:04Z")
I suspect so. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/16 "2006-02-23T01:48:49Z")
I think’d so. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/17 "2006-02-23T01:51:56Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I think’d so. Your write. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/18 "2006-02-23T02:05:37Z")
Come on. That’s rediculous. Please don’t hit me. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/19 "2006-02-23T04:23:50Z")
I’d a thunk tisn’t no nevermind, y’idjut. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702/20 "2006-02-23T04:28:29Z")
I mean, ne’ermind, of course. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-all-driving-me-insane-with-your-inability-to-use-youre/345702.md?page=2)