your/ you're

[teachertrainer80]

Is it just me or is the use of 'your' instead of the correct 'you're' (that is, a contraction of 'you are') becoming more prevalent? I seem to see it on at least 2 facebook posts a day and all over this forum. Drives me crazy! My family do it all the time too including my dear niece who has just been accepted on to a teacher training course. Argh!

Very tiresome indeed. I quite agree!

Or 'cum' instead of 'come' {grinds teeth}

I've not noticed it becoming more common.

Maybe it's not becoming more common but social media means I notice it more. Seems to be the worst offender in terms of spelling and grammar abuse!

Guilty

I seem to find it impossible to get it right on an iPod keyboard. Your is sitting there on the top line, you're means digging out the'.
Sorry

I have noticed it too

and they ALWAYS say oh you know what I meant if you mention a correction, which is totally not the point.

The thing that is driving me crazy at the moment is people using 'of' instead of 'have' as in 'I should of done something'. I see that all over mumsnet and have to keep correcting my DDs

Try teaching English. My teeth are ground away to stumps and my blood pressure is through the roof. Also their / there / they're. The of instead of have is to do with sloppy pronunciation being written down. I blame Eastenders and "Youf" TV presenters.

Yup, totally agree. On another point, I went to a local primary school last night for an NCT class and a sign on the back of the loo door said 'Please flush the toilet's after using'.

Disappointing and irritating indeed.
What hope.....?

There doesn't seem to be a t sound in the English language anymore as well.
I'm forever correcting words like butter.
According to the way my children say it it has no t's in it.
( please feel free to correct any grammar and spelling mistakes in this post ).