Phunke's Grammar Lesson: Week 2

Hey all! I had this nifty idea where once a week, with my copious amounts of free time, yeah as if I'll write up on a grammar or writing-related topic. These may be educated, thought-out lessons or they may be semi-rants on grammatical errors that bother me. This week's lesson?

your vs. you're.

lolwut?

Yeah, it's those tricky little words that seem to crop up an awful lot when we talk to people. Like, for example, the phrase "He's climbin in your windows, snatchin' your people up".

Your = belonging to you.
You're = you are.

It's very simple. If you want to get a bit more technical, 'your' is an adjective of possession while 'you're' is a conjugated verb.
Would you walk up to your friend and say "I like you are shirt today." I hope not.
Similarly, I hope that you would not say "I think your pretty." That's just ridiculous.
Whenever you want to say some variation of a word that sounds like yore, ask yourself: am I saying 'you are'? For example, you could say 'I think you are pretty' but you could not say 'I like you are shoes'. If it belongs to them, use 'your'. If you're describing a state of being, the way they are or the way one person is, you use you're.

Simple, yes? Yes.

(: Also, Shrimp will thoroughly backhand you if you misuse one of these words, so...don't. :D