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Rule "you/your (you're)"

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Description: you/your (you're)
Message: Did you mean you're (short for 'you are')?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/your-vs-youre/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Let me know when your done.
    Correction suggestion: you're
  • Your done when I say you're done.
    Correction suggestion: You're
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • You harmed them with your sick, sick greed.
  • Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YOUR_YOU_2 [22]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)