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We hope the prosecution process is made public.
And beyond prosecution of those officers, the entire SARS team should be re-oriented and taught how to approach issues. They're officers of law whom citizens should be free with, not afraid to deal with.

27 ducking years!

This is another post in the English Grammar series, where I write about English grammar – words misusage, unpardonable errors, structure, convention and so on. Click on English Grammar to access all the posts in the series.

Today, I’ll be talking about the misuse of “your” and “you're.” Like many other pair of commonly misused words , the misuse of these ones also arose from how Nigerians hear them when pronounced.

When native speakers, especially black Americans, pronounce “you’re,” it usually sound like “your” and Nigerians took it from there. It is hard to fight it, because they believe if the owners of the language could say “your” where “you’re” is appropriate, what can us mere
borrowers say.

“Your” and “you’re” do NOT have the same meaning and so CANNOT be used interchangeably. One is used to indicate ownership while the other is a contraction of two words.

When to use YOUR

Your is a possessive adjective used to indicate ownership. It is immediately followed by a noun.

You should only use “your” when you want to talk about the ownership or possession of something.

Examples:
1. Is that your car?
2. There is a stain on your shirt.

Did you notice that nouns followed “your” immediately? If you didn't, please go and check again.

Tip: Car and shirt are nouns.

When to use YOU’RE

You're is a contraction of two words: you and are. You’re is appropriate for use only where “you are” is appropriate because they are (and mean) the same thing.

It is very wrong and silly to use “your” in place of “you're.” Please, master this very well.

Examples:
Consider the two examples below to see how you’re is used.

1. Incorrect: Your not serious.
Correct: You’re not serious.
2. Incorrect: Your sick.
Correct: You’re sick.

CHEAT 1: If you’re confused about which one to use, see if a noun will follow the word (or you want to talk about ownership), if there is, YOUR is the right word. If there isn't (or you want to talk about someone), YOU’RE is the word to use.

CHEAT 2: When you’re confused about the right one to use, try seeing if “you are” sounds right. If it does, use “you’re” and if it doesn't, use “your,” but remember it must be talking about ownership.

Summary

YOU’RE is the contraction of you and are and they mean the same thing.

YOUR is a possessive adjective used to indicate possession or ownership.

I wrote a post on the misuse of AM and I AM and some collations you’ll find helpful, check them out.

It's an open market. Every party is free to plot...and will plot.
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May the best plotter win.

Lol.

Visit Naija Pivot for stuffs about Nigeria.

thoollz:
He has been quiet since After the elections

Because there was nothing demanding of his comments. It's time and he has spoken.

NkayStory:
Story!!!!

They won't even offer him money.

NkayStory:
All these crooks forming "Activites" and pretending to speak on behalf of the masses.."Take it back movement" indeed

Just like Charly Boy's "Our Mumu don Do"

Sowore will not compromise.

And drive the “middle class” into penury. And the lower class to death.

Amuluonyenaego:
Oyibo can do anything for fame

Only that this one is not an Oyinbo. He is a Senegalese.

May Allah preserve Alabi in goodness and grant the dead jannah.

wink2015:
WHAT ABOUT HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN?
If incase he is married.
Which of the state in the south western part of Nigeria did he hail from?
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He is form Isanlu in Kogi State. He has a 7-year old daughter.

She's all grown. Beautiful.

God save us.

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Play-date? First time I'm hearing this.

This is a caterpillar, not a car.
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How this one take be car?

As funny and thoughtless this may sound, Seun could just be afraid of overwhelming requests/helps fame could get to him.

It would be great knowing the gentleman. But truth be told, this is the kind of life I desire.

Asisat Oshoala. Buh this geh no try for AWCON at all.

Model marriage. I pray nothing separates them.

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highqueen:
You are dating a slay queen, what do you expect?

Some of you will just go and carry burden that's bigger than your heart and be expecting a positive outcome.

Can I like this your comment up to a hundred times? I wish.
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The guy clearly carried more than he can suspend and he's still asking questions!!
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The babe is “in charge” and doesn't give a f*ck and this nigg' couldn't see it. Yuck!

The beat is lit!
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That Patoranking's part tho.

Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and one of the highest rates of new infection in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Shocking!

Bus drivers have no shame.

But today is not Thursday na.

The problem is that, this may deter people from providing help even if the case is genuine.

Grupo:
If you are registering a new account, better register with a naija ip and save yourself the stress.

OK. Thanks.

Sard:
I have been using the account before verification started. However, I verified with a Nigerian phone number and the account was later deported.

That “deportation” is the sad part of it.
Thanks for the swift reply.

Sard:
It came organically, but it was followed by a drought that made me buy reviews to convince buyers of my writing skills.

Thanks for the reply.
Another quick one, please: how did you verify your phone (using American IP) on creating your first gig?

cc: Venzal.
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