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Rule "VBG you're (your)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: VBG you're (your)
Message: Did you mean <suggestion>\1 your</suggestion>?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/your-vs-youre/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Stop visualizing you're own demise.
    Correction suggestion: visualizing your
  • Stop visualizing you're problems
    Correction suggestion: visualizing your
  • Zigbee is very low power compared to Wi-Fi so if zigbee is causing you’re Wi-Fi devices to fall offline…
    Correction suggestion: causing your
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • I'm hoping you're wrong.
  • I’m hoping you’re right (about the schedule) for all kinds of reasons.
  • I'm hoping you're right, Paul.
  • I’m assuming you’re in the states since you’re on SSI?
  • What do you mean by saying you're not satisfied?
  • I'm hoping you're right
  • But you’re saying you’re taking it too much and mixing it with alcohol.
  • I’m assuming you’re referring to Faceted NRQL Alerting, here.
  • I’m assuming you’re on Windows.
  • Claiming you're Berber is not a crime.
  • I'm assuming you're out.
  • I’m assuming you’re familiar with the mechanism that is making them.
  • You mentioned NginX, so I’m assuming you’re just running a website on that port.
  • I’m assuming you’re mainly looking at synthetic browser queries.
  • I get what you’re saying, and I’m thinking you’re just half-serious
  • I’m guessing you’re munging the data that is saved somewhere.
  • I'm hoping you're the person who takes care of this book.
  • I’m assuming you’re aware that those lines shouldn’t be there.
  • I’m assuming you’re from the US.
ID: VBG_YOURE [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)