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- You are vs. youre — what is the difference between them?
There is no difference You are is normally contracted to you're in speech, because English doesn't like two vowels without a consonant to separate them, and one of them gets deleted Either you're or you are can be used; speaker's choice The same thing applies to I'm, he's, she's, we're, and they're, among other contractions It's just colloquial English, that's all
- word request - When someone, instead of listening, makes assumptions . . .
Is there a word or expression for when somebody assumes you hold a certain view or opinion - and then starts to argue against this opinion that you didn't even express? Thank you; Update: Example
- My lady, Your honour, Your grace, how to decide whether to use my or . . .
It's crude but it can be simplified this way: My Think Feudalism Lords held lands and people tending their lands are under them If you're taking care of the lord's land, then you have a lord So you would say: My Lord As if noting that: You are my lord Your You want to address the person having grace and honor Saying "My Honour" or "My Grace" would sound like you're praising yourself
- word choice - You gonna vs youre gonna. - English Language . . .
For the usage "you are," "You're gonna" is more common "You gonna" is not unheard of but it's pretty sloppy Note that in some situations, like ebonics, "you gonna" is considered perfectly natural if not grammatical The more casual the situation, the more you gonna hear "you gonna " Note also that these two words, "you" and "you're" sound similar You gonna find situations where you or a
- Youre done doing that vs youve done that
when you're done and when you've done that are both perfectly natural and mean the same (but the first might be considered slightly more informal) Your suggested when you're done doing that is a bit of a mouthful, so it wouldn't occur anywhere near as often (but it's not "wrong")
- word usage - Difference between youre such a and youre a . . .
I wonder if my example below is correct or if it needs to say "you're such a" instead of just "you're a" of course I wanted it to sound funny as a joke not as a real thing My friend: "You know me
- You gonna vs Youre gonna - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I'm writing some informal texts with some slang words, and I've been wondering if I should put " are " after " you " in some of them: 1- "You gonna lose that key " or "You're gonna lose that key " 2- "You gonna buy that car?" or "You're gonna buy that car?"
- What is the issue about You are welcome and Youre welcome?
The two sentences mean the same exact thing However, as a native English speaker in the US, I would absolutely say it's far more common to hear You're welcome You are welcome is a phrase I've said on multiple occasions, but it was to stress the sincerity of the statement Actually saying "you are" rather than the contraction "you're" is unusual, which is why I specifically used it to stress
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