Comments on: Your or you’re? http://mywritinghelp.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/your-or-youre/ Like Mighty Mouse for papers. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:24:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: graphoniac http://mywritinghelp.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/your-or-youre/#comment-63 graphoniac Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:50:23 +0000 http://mywritinghelp.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-63 Thanks, Jim. I agree with you about texting. But texting is not the original or even the main source of confusion. Instant messanger is also greatly to blame. Have you heard high schoolers talking to each other lately? I'm not much older than them, but I usually get lost in all the abbreviations! When I text or im, I admit that I hardly ever use perfect English. Relaxed communication is the second greatest benefit of both. But I do work very hard to keep my texting/im speak out of my every-day writing and professional writing. It's harder than I'd like to admit. :) Thanks, Jim.

I agree with you about texting. But texting is not the original or even the main source of confusion. Instant messanger is also greatly to blame. Have you heard high schoolers talking to each other lately? I’m not much older than them, but I usually get lost in all the abbreviations!

When I text or im, I admit that I hardly ever use perfect English. Relaxed communication is the second greatest benefit of both. But I do work very hard to keep my texting/im speak out of my every-day writing and professional writing. It’s harder than I’d like to admit. :)

]]> By: Jim Bessey http://mywritinghelp.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/your-or-youre/#comment-60 Jim Bessey Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:17:52 +0000 http://mywritinghelp.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-60 In days of yore, I used to struggle with this one. Your post makes usage very clear, so I look forward to other posts like this that you're going to offer. I think part of the modern problem with usage revolvess around all the TXT MSSG abbrev's we use. Now we might send " u r not going to bleve this!" Anyway, that's my opinion, what's yours? (did I need an apostrophe there? hmm...) Yes, I'm being a wise-guy. Great post, anyway! ~Jim In days of yore, I used to struggle with this one. Your post makes usage very clear, so I look forward to other posts like this that you’re going to offer.

I think part of the modern problem with usage revolvess around all the TXT MSSG abbrev’s we use. Now we might send ” u r not going to bleve this!” Anyway, that’s my opinion, what’s yours? (did I need an apostrophe there? hmm…)

Yes, I’m being a wise-guy. Great post, anyway! ~Jim

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