Why do so many people get confused about your/you're?

[Chunkymenrock]

Is it so difficult to understand? Is it just autocorrect, or a case of pressing the first one that comes up, or do many, many people not know?

If you are shortening 'you are' then it's YOU'RE. The apostrophe is there to indicate the missing letter. For example, 'when you're going shopping, remember to take a bag.'

If 'you are' would not make sense, then it's YOUR. For example, 'take your umbrella if it's raining.'

I can't bear seeing it misued so often.

I am with you, although the absolute worse is using 'your' for 'you'll as in 'your have to start again now '.

Thing is though it's because of education and privilege that we know this and others don't, not because we are cleverer or anything, so we shouldn't judge really

Oh god. Worst not worse. Let he without sin cast the first stone

What does misued mean?

I wonder what misued means too! Thank you. Excellent 'spot'!

People don't read books any more and allow Autocorrect to do its worst.

Than and then

Autocorrect is an arse for this. Really irritating.