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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:
  • It is not good your being angry with me.
    Correction suggestion: you're
  • I don’t know if your being sarcastic.
    Correction suggestion: you're
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YOUR_YOU_2 [38]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)