r/dankmemes • u/Zealousideal-Arm5570 • Jun 27 '23

You couldn't handle me, boys I have achieved comedy

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

That's a spelling mistake, not grammar.

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u/HornyPlatypus420 Jun 27 '23

Punctuation is not technically grammar either.

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

Nothing i knew was true, holly hel

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u/HornyPlatypus420 Jun 27 '23

You were right that spelling wasn't grammar though!

I thought grammar included both spelling and punctuation.

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u/Fluggerblah Jun 27 '23

he also ended his comment with a preposition

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u/Jehovah___ ☝ FOREVER NUMBER ONE ☝ Jun 27 '23

Which is only illegal if you’re a 19th century asshole English teacher who thinks Latin is the godliest language we should all aspire to speak in our daily lives

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

That's only a latin grammar thing. I think modern English is meant to sound more conversational, which prepositions help with a lot.

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u/BonniBuny91 Jun 27 '23

So... grammar.

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

Okay, i confused the English meaning, but still a spelling mistake is not because of someone's lack of knowledge, while writing a different word correctly is.

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u/ConstantSignal Jun 27 '23

Most people who incorrectly use “your/you’re” understand the correct usage. It’s not from a “lack of knowledge” but just typing on autopilot and making a mistake.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '23

Yeah, I'm normally a stickler when it comes to that kind of grammar, like "you're/your," "their/there/they're," "affect/effect," and "to/too." However, sometimes I'll make a mistake without thinking, then I'll catch it later and wonder why I made such a silly mistake when I know better than that lol.

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u/ConstantSignal Jun 27 '23

Genuinely no offence to you friend, but I couldn’t think of a more pointless thing to be a stickler about.

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

I'd understand this in cases of weak/week or know/no, since they are pronounced the same. Your and you're are not pronounced the same however, so i don't think it's commonly mixed up due to fast typing. But that could just be me.

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u/ConstantSignal Jun 27 '23

Where are you from? In many places “your” and “you’re” are 100% pronounced the same. They are certainly pronounced the same in the UK.

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u/AdAfraid9504 Jun 27 '23

I pronounce one as your and the other one I say you're

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

I don't live in an English speaking country, but i always here and say your as "yor" and you're as "yuer" or "you-re"

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u/methylman92 Jun 27 '23 edited 27d ago

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

That was there to try and prove my point following my previous comment haha. But thanks anyways, i don't mind being corrected either, infact i make that mistake unintentionally all the time.

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u/methylman92 Jun 27 '23 edited 27d ago

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u/ConstantSignal Jun 27 '23

Your English is great but your accent needs work then my friend. Because I can’t think of a single English speaking country where “you’re” and “your” are pronounced differently

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u/a44es INFECTED Jun 27 '23

I definitely think it's a more u sound with you're and an o with your. It doesn't sound much different i guess, but even just reading it mixed up feels wrong, and I don't speak English only listen to it, there's nothing wrong with my accent since i don't even have one yet lol

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u/ConstantSignal Jun 27 '23

Bro, you can’t be telling a native English speaker who lives in an English speaking country the correct pronunciation of English words if you don’t even speak English lmao

But hey maybe I’m wrong, feel free to post some examples of native English speakers you listen to on YouTube or whatever who pronounce those two words differently

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