Common Mistake
People often confuse these two words.
It’s
Use it’s when you could use it is instead.
EG: It’s (it is) now or never.
Its
Use its to show something belongs to ‘it’.
EG. Put the book on its side. (The side belongs to the book.)
If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
– Tennessee Williams
You’re or Your?
By Michele Connolly
Common Mistake
People often confuse these two words.
You’re
Use you’re when you could use you are instead.
EG: You’re (you are) the apple of my eye. You’re the pear of my nose.
Your
Use your to show something belongs to ‘you’.
EG. That’s your opinion. (The opinion is yours.)
Well Hello There, You!
By Michele Connolly
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