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Your is not a contraction

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== discussion online ==Q: Your is sometimes used these days for you’re (“you are”). Is the misuse of your a result of ignorance, or is the contraction now formally dead?A: I think its bin caused buy spelling checkers. People think their isn't any reason to proof reed there work, since spelling checkers catch awl they're miss takes. – Peter ShorA: It's far from universal and I certainly wouldn't hire anybody that didn't know the difference. – JimA: Ignorance is bliss for some. It's not a contraction at all. It's not likely to catch on for the same reason that we don't change the result for a small percentage of the population believes dividing by zero gives a zero answer. – ChrisThe Urban Dictionary says Your is '''First grade chimpanzee for "You're"''' [define http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=your]'''If you're not going to write it properly and you're not going to get a dictionary and you're not going to bother learning how to spell and you're too lazy to care, then write it "YOU ARE"!Your is not a contraction of you are, just as there or their is not a contraction of they are.'''
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