Foo - the difference between your, you're, and yore

Just so we're all clear:

your - possessive form of 'you'; refers to something you own or possess; e.g. your bike or your mom
you're - contraction for 'you are', as in 'you're going biking' or 'Shuffles, you're an a$$hat'
yore - long ago, as in 'days of yore'Also:
its - possessive form of it, as in 'your bike needs its stem flipped'
it's - contraction of 'it is', as in 'it's really uncool to expect even fourth grade level spelling on BF'Flame on.

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BikeForums users once knew they're words back in days of your.

No complaints from me. Basic stuff that is advanced for people who say "it's the point, not the grammar, that matters most." Did I use an extra comma?

No complaints from me. Basic stuff that is advanced for people who say "it's the point, not the grammar, that matters most." Did I use an extra comma?

No, but you missed a comma as well as made a capitalization mistake. :innocent:

Yore preeching to the grammer nazi quier!!!

you forgot "yourn" and "yournz"

No complaints from me. Basic stuff that is advanced for people who say "it's the point, not the grammar, that matters most." Did I use an extra comma?

Ah, those pesky commas...punctuation anyway, eh? :D

No complaints from me. Basic stuff that is advanced for people who say "it's the point, not the grammar, that matters most." Did I use an extra comma?

Grammar leaves me commatose.

"Should've" is a contraction of "should have". "Should of" makes no sense.

I hate when I see "it's a mute point."
mute- silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
moot- open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.

It's a mute point because I don't want to hear any more about it, damnit!!!! :thumb:

Brooch is something you pin on your blouse. Broach is when you bring up a subject for discussion.

Loose is what your morals are. Lose is what you do with your marbles.

Brakes are what you have on your bike. Breaks is what happens to your nose if I meet you in a dark alley.

Peek is what you do through the neighbour's window. Peak is the pointy shape of your hairline.

Loose is what your morals are. Lose is what you do with your marbles.
Makes me shudder EVERY time I see that misused.

Grammar leaves me commatose.

That good, huh?

EDIT: I totally missed the pun first time around. Good work!

you forgot "yourn" and "yournz"

You can't forget Yorn.

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I can't believe I read this thread.

Wait, wait, don't go yet - is that "read" as in rhymes with "reed" or "read" as in "dead"? Us grammar nazis need to know!

Wait, wait, don't go yet - is that "read" as in rhymes with "reed" or "read" as in "dead"? Us grammar nazis need to know!

I'm not a grammar nazi....more of a Grammar Bolshevik.

I'm more of an apparat-chick, personally :D

D'yer maker

Down wit da nazis

i feel yore pain.

i started a language rant thread recently and it is amazing how many people just want to vent the pent up anger when such an opportunity comes along. vent away i say. let it out. you'll feel better for it.

My mother was an English teacher. Her pet peeve was people saying "Lie-berry" for the place with all the books. It still bothers me when someone can't say the word "library." And trying to read (and Coffeecake that rhymes with reed) students papers with to/too/two mixed up has me beating my head on my desk at times. :twitchy:

It's a mute point because I don't want to hear any more about it, damnit!!!! :thumb:

That would be moot.

:p

Down wit da nazis


lol

Youse guys are killing me.

I've read about it and had it explained to me but I'm a total dumbass when it comes to the proper use of affect or effect. :twitchy::o

they're,there,their.

I am an English tutor (among other things). This kind of stuff makes me want to headdesk repeatedly.

It's like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.

It's like a cow's opinion. It doesn't matter. It's moo.

What's your beef with cows?

My mother was an English teacher. Her pet peeve was people saying "Lie-berry" for the place with all the books. It still bothers me when someone can't say the word "library." And trying to read (and Coffeecake that rhymes with reed) students papers with to/too/two mixed up has me beating my head on my desk at times. :twitchy:

students' papers

pwned! The irony.

they're,there,their.

My brother and his friends....there going to to the lie-berry to read they're books. I'm going to meet them their later.

Ok?

students' papers

Thanks. I can only plead late night inattention to details....:)

Reading this thread is masochistic, but I am strangely drawn....

Reading this thread is masochistic, but I am strangely drawn....

sentence fragment

Q: What's the difference between a boar, a boor, and a bore?

this had better have a funny punchline

You forgot yar

why do you hate pirates?

sentence fragment

Indeed it was. Hence I added the three dots to indicate the thought continued although it very well might not have. ;)

Q: What's the difference between a boar, a boor, and a bore?

you are a boorish bore who eats wild boar.

The tire needs air. The tire needs to be filled with air. Acceptable
The tire needs pumped up. Then the chain needs fixed. Shooting offense

Oh! Oh! People who use "of" instead of "have". "I would of done it but I forgot." Gives me the twitchy eyeball.

The tire needs air. The tire needs to be filled with air. Acceptable
The tire needs pumped up. Then the chain needs fixed. Shooting offense

I like to blow my tires up!

Reading this thread is masochistic, but I am strangely drawn....

That is not an ellipsis. This is an ellipsis:


Reading this thread is masochistic, but I am strangely drawn…

I like to blow my tires up!

Fine with me, but then I get to cut my lights on and fix my chain that's wrung out. My stuff is always busted. :lol:

I was once totally flamed out by an American lady on a forum for my spelling. I had used the word 'colour' and 'realized' in a previous post. I do mean flamed out, she me made out to be some moronic simpleton sitting drooling at my computer keyboard.

By the time I got to see her post there had been twenty replies from UK residents, they basically cut her into small shreds. Because you see, we in the UK CAN spell words as they should be spelled!

Only joking. ;)

I was once totally flamed out by an American lady on a forum for my spelling. I had used the word 'colour' and 'realized' in a previous post. I do mean flamed out, she me made out to be some moronic simpleton sitting drooling at my computer keyboard.

By the time I got to see her post there had been twenty replies from UK residents, they basically cut her into small shreds. Because you see, we in the UK CAN spell words as they should be spelled!

Only joking. ;)

You should be flamed for your inconsistency.

LOL! I did ask for that!

Okay... the UK version is 'realised'... and I did actually know that. I had an attack of brain fade there, guilty as charged.

However, we are now told in the UK that both version are acceptable... go figure.

BF is like the Grammar Anti-Christ.