your != you're (commercial, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas)

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by mgs333

just venting, apparently, 99.99% of the posters here (and pretty much all over the web) mistake "your" for "you're".

your dumb.
your crazy.
...anytime your driving somewhere it takes forever...

and on and on.

and the thing is when i write 'you're', everyone probably thinks i'm making a mistake.

You know something, your absolutely right!.

[scorp200]

These drive me nuts too, but I'll add another - affect/effect.

This is affecting me, not effecting me

However, someone can have an affect and effect change.

[Torn2pieces]

No one is perfect.

We all make mistakes when posting.

Remember - people are from all over the world, as well.

[nicolepsy]

Originally Posted by Torn2pieces

No one is perfect.

We all make mistakes when posting.

Remember - people are from all over the world, as well.

aw, come on! can't we just nag/vent a little?

[ShadowCaver]

Not spelling colour or potatoe correctly...

[Northwoods Voyager]

Or honour or grey, either.

[~Boo~]

Originally Posted by Northwoods Voyager

Or honour or grey, either.

Not spelling colour or potatoe correctly...

You're kidding right? It's British English, isn't it?

Well except for potatoe...that's Dan Quayle English

[Marlow]

It definitely aggravates me when people write "definately" instead of "definitely."

[kittytoes2006]

I know, I feel the same way. I work in the field of medical transcription and do a lot (and it is "a lot" not "alot") of QA on reports, checking for grammar, punctuation and the like. It just makes me cringe when I come on some of these message boards and the posts look like something a kid in elementary school would type. However, I have learned to just look over most of the errors and enjoy what the person is trying to say. Some of these people who have a hard time with the proper English and spelling of words as well as grammar just might be better with numbers or something else that I absolutely can't (as in "cannot") stand, so I guess it's (as in "it is") a fair trade.

[crazyworld]

I think now before I post I will have to use the dictionary and be perfect.
Personally I think there are so many other things in this world to worry about.
You're being way too fussy.