Comment on The ability to be spontaneous in life is directly proportion to the size of your bank account

• MutilationWave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Only native speakers make the your you’re there their they’re mistakes.

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  • Hjalamanger@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What makes you think that?

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    • MutilationWave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Because they’re just writing as they speak, whereas someone who learned English later in life should have a greater understanding that these are different words. I believe I’ve read about it before.

      Here’s a quick and dirty link to a discussion on the same topic.

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      • Hjalamanger@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Okay, guess that’s one explanatio n. It just doesn’t fit with what I see (as someone whose studied English for ~6 years). People in my class still confuse “you’re” and “your” quite frequently.

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    • erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I believe they were being sarcastic.

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