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Confusing “Your” and “You’re” on Signs

December 23, 2013 by Michele Neylon 3 Comments

Spotted outside a shop in Midleton, Co. Cork:
Signage #fail
And it’s not the only “bad” sign you’ll come across in the town.

The local supermarket is proud of its “customer’s car park”, which is suggests that they might not be in business for much longer or that nobody drives ..

Getting it right shouldn’t be hard:

“your” = possessive

“you’re” = contraction of “you are”

 

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  1. Mixed_Messages says

    December 24, 2013 at 8:54 am

    The now-closed petrol station outside Charleville had something similar.

    I dare you to have another sticker made along the lines of:

    I may be the presumed criminal but at least I know the difference between ‘Your’ and ‘You’re’

  2. Kevin Murphy says

    December 24, 2013 at 10:26 am

    I made this for these kinds of situations.

    http://yourandyoure.com

  3. Michele Neylon says

    December 24, 2013 at 10:29 am

    @Kevin that is pure genius – thank you!
    @Mixed_Messages – life’s too short 🙂

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