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Or anyone else for that matter. If I notice a glaring error when using your/you're, my internal rating of quality of whatever it is I'm reading goes down a not
by j_baker 17y ago
Or anyone else for that matter. If I notice a glaring error when using your/you're, my internal rating of quality of whatever it is I'm reading goes down a notch.
Is that fair? Maybe not. Could the rules be less arbitrary and confusing? Absolutely. However, when you type "your" instead of "you're", I have no idea whether you're doing it for that specific reason or if you're just somebody who didn't learn proper spelling in high school.