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Rule "Your (You're)"

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Description: 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:
  • If your having trouble, ask for help.
    Correction suggestion: you're
  • ... and if your thinking carefully, you will understand why this is not easy.
    Correction suggestion: you're
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • If you're having trouble, ask for help.
  • If you think your having money will make you happy, you are a shallow person.
  • Some people say that if your thinking patterns are very sloppy.
  • Show me your driving license, please.
  • Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home, after all.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: YOUR_YOU_RE [11]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-28 22:33:07 +0100)