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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
- What does You are not in it for nothing mean?
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- 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
- Which is the correct one You idiot OR youre an idiot
"You idiot" OR "You're an idiot" I want to know which one is correct because in the first one there is no auxiliary verb As I know if I wanted to say that someone is like someone thing I'll say
- Which one is right? Youve been doing great! or You are doing great!
As I mentioned in my comment, the usage depends in reference to the context of where it is used Both sentences are grammatically correct and can be used But then again, it depends on where you are using it You are doing great This sentence uses present continuous tense It represents an action that is happening now and might continue in the near future You have been doing great This
- Im rubber; youre glue - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I don't really understand the rubber and glue reference in the idiom: I’m rubber, you’re glue Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you since as we all know glue does stick on rubber
- 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
- meaning of off in Youre off to a great start!
An online classroom says You're off to a great start! I understand it is some kind of encouragement, similar to "well done" However, I don't really understand the meaning of "off" here I gue
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