What's the difference between 'your' and 'you're'?

• "Is this your coat?"
• "Your answer is correct."
• "I love your idea."

• "You're right." = You are right.
• "You're going to do well."
• "Are you're sure?" ← WRONG. Should be "Are you sure?"

• "You are coat" ❌ → your coat ✓
• "You are right" ✓ → you're right ✓

Why people confuse them: Speed of writing. The apostrophe is easy to forget, especially when typing quickly on a phone.

The social impact: "Your welcome" instead of "You're welcome" is one of the most noticed written errors in English. "Your an idiot" for "You're an idiot" — the irony is not lost on readers.

Tags: grammar, apostrophes, common mistakes, writing