Grammar Rant Time.

I know I just posted something about three minutes ago. However, I just logged on to facebook and noticed about six people making a grammar mistakes during a typical facebook fight. Since there is a fair amount of you who are idiots, let me help you out.

First we will begin with a commonly inaccurately used words, or in a more simple phrase-words that people use wrong a lot. At the moment, I am referring to the words "Your" and "You're". They sound the same, I know. It's called a homophone. Now stay with me-I know this is really advanced stuff but I promise that together, we can get through this.

Kay, so the word "Your" is possesive. Possesive as in you own something. An example of when to you this would be:

"Your lack of proper use of grammar, makes me want to hit you."

"Your status looks like you let your five year old brother write it."

"Your mom goes to college."

Simple enough, right? Notice how each your relates to something that you own. A way to use "your" incorrectly would be as followed:

a) "Your dumb."

b) "Your my favorite."

c) "Your not funny, so stop thinking that your so cool."

I have comments for each of this examples.
a) Oh I'm dumb? You don't know how to use the word "your," therefore, that 'diss' you made towards me is irrelevent.
b) Hmmmm. Well thank you, this would have a lot more meaning if you used the right word in this context.
c) I may not be very funny. You know what is though? How you think that sentence was a good comeback. Ouch?

If you are going to get in facebook fights, make sure you look smart. Otherwise, your arguement is invalid.

Now let's move on to "you're". "You're" is a contraction of "you" and "are". To clear the confusion, let me show a few examples of how to use this properly too. Since this is very complicated stuff.

"You're coming with us to the Convention of Idiots, right?"

"You're one of the coolest people I know."

"You're the one that I want."

Notice that if you made "you're" into "you are" the sentence would still make sense.

Now let's practice. Let's see if you can get these three questions right.

1) Wow, well ____ really dumb and I cannot believe you just said that.

---Well children which one do you think fits here? "Your" or "you're"? If you said "your", you're an idiot and probably should just give up now. "You're" is what should go in the blank.

2) I cannot wait to see ______ new house! This is so excitng!

---Which do you think belongs here? If you said "your" Congrats! You're correct!

3) When ______ father gets here, _______ in so much trouble!

---I know, this one is intimidating. Let's start in the first blank. What should go there? I hope you said "your" because in that context "your" would take ownership over 'father'. Now let's go to the second blank, what would make sense there? Good job, "you're" is correct.


I know this is probably an overload. So I will end with this today, but don't fret there will be more grammar lessons to come. You're not a hopeless cause. Just begin with this, and we can continue on to more complex stuff soon, I promise.

For those of you who read this and think that I am rude, suck it up. It may be a little rude but some of you really need help. Why? Because it really does matter. Whether you think so or not.

Congrats! You've completed lesson one. I hope this helps you out.

Good day, idiots. Good day.