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0You're right0-

0But I'm very curious - what does "white people" have to do with it?0-

0My guess is it's a direct translation from some languages for westerners.0-

0 The correct form is obviously "you're". You're beautiful! However, "Your beautiful!" sounds the same as the contraction "you're", and it's so common on the net that sometimes I even think it actually looks better, LOL. I'm afraid the majority of "you're" on Youtube comments are spelled "your"... it must be because it's faster to type. On the other hand, I've seen people with an average of abov

0sounding the same doesn't mean it's acceptable, right? speaking is ok but gramatically "you're" is the right way. for english as a second language like me i want to learn the right way to have a strong foundation. 02br
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00When I say "white" people I mean the english or those who speak english as a native language. But I guess they could be anything complex right? I guess

0 Don't get me started... too late.02br
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00How about people who don't know the difference between 01i00then02i00 and 01i00than02i00?02br
00Or 01i00there02i00, 01i00their02i00, and 01i00they're02i00?02br
00Or 01i00too02i

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10When I say "white" people I mean the english or those who speak english as a native language. But I guess they could be anything complex right? I guess not all native speakers are always right...12br
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10Certainly not all native speakers of English are whi

0As a native speaker who types around 70 words per minute, I can tell you that when I type, I "think the words" in my head and it comes out my fingers. I will very often type "whose" when I mean "who's" and "your" when I mean "you're" and other similar sound-alike errors because my hands can't go as fast as my brain but they are trying madly to transcribe what I"m thinking. I think I've even ty

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01cite10RayH12cite10How about people who don't know the difference between 11i10then12i10 and 11i10than12i10?12br
10Or 11i10there12i10, 11i10their12i10, and 11i10they're12i10?12br
10Or 11i10too1

0GrammarGeek, for you that is true, I am sure.02br
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00Unfortunately, I work in a school where I get handwritten papers from adult native speakers with the same mistakes. Sometimes when I underline it, I am still questioned.02br
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00I think Ray is right; there are too many cases where they don't know the right answer0-