How to Know when to use YOU'RE vs. YOUR in writing

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How to Use You're and Your More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Frank Hartnett | permalink
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Mistaking "you're" for "your" - or vice versa - is a common writing error most people have made at least once. It is also a grammatical mistake that can be disproportionately irritating and confusing for the reader. Fortunately, once you...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your ^[1]

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Five Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb - Copyblogger More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Nikolay Pobozhenskiy | permalink
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One thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. Both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when anRead More...

For further reading: http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/ ^[2]

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Your vs. You’re: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Karen Zemel | permalink
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Learn the definition of you're and your with example sentences and quizzes at Writing Explained.

For further reading: http://writingexplained.org/your-vs-youre-difference ^[3]

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Passive Voice More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by David Ankers | permalink
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This handout will help you understand what passive voice is, why many instructors frown upon it, and how you can revise to achieve greater clarity.
For further reading: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/passive-voice/ ^[4]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 5 month(s) ago

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Frank Hartnett, Karen Zemel, Nikolay Pobozhenskiy, David Ankers

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your

2. http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/

3. http://writingexplained.org/your-vs-youre-difference

4. http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/passive-voice/