R U sure your you’re is pure?

Our unplanned Grammar Goof theme-of-the-day emerged from these observations:

 In a banker’s response to a customer successfully accessing Internet Banking: “I’m glad to hear that your in.” Should be: you’re.

 In a Twitter reply: “Your quite welcome …” Should be: You’re.

In a Facebook Wall message: “Excited your on facebook.” Should be: you’re.

In another Facebook Wall comment: “… your awesome and I am proud to be …” Should be: you’re.

Thanks to Nancy Wombat for this entry:

Should be your.

And, thanks to a homeseller in Missouri for (unknowingly) contributing to this post …

Should be you’re.

Here are the rules …

your. pronoun.

• (a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective): Your jacket is in that closet. I like your idea. Compare yours. 
• one’s (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person): The consulate is your best source of information. As you go down the hill, the library is on your left.  
• (used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc., or things of a particular type): Take your factory worker, for instance. Your power brakes don’t need that much servicing.  

you’re.

• contraction of you are: You’re certain that’s right?
   

BTW (by the way), in Textspeak …

• UR = your
• U R (with a space) = you are or you’re
• R U (with space) = are you?

Sources: dictionary.com, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter

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