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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
You vs your
Which is correct?
We appreciate you taking the time to respond? or We appreciate your taking the time to respond?
We appreciate you taking the time to respond? or We appreciate your taking the time to respond?
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Anonymous Which is correct? We appreciate you taking the time to respond? or We appreciate your taking the time to respond?
- Anonymous Which is correct?
- We appreciate you taking the time to respond?
- or We appreciate your taking the time to respond?
- I would say that they are both acceptable, especially if taken as examples of ellipsis.
- One version puts a focus on the person who acted, the other on the person's action.
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AnonymousWhich is correct?I would say that they are both acceptable, especially if taken as examples of ellipsis.
We appreciate you taking the time to respond? or We appreciate your taking the time to respond?
One version puts a focus on the person who acted, the other on the person's action.
We appreciate
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Another way of looking at it:
"taking" is a noun and takes the possessive "your". Many, many native speakers use "you" exclusively.
"taking" is a noun and takes the possessive "your". Many, many native speakers use "you" exclusively.
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