Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk

  Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".

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On 21-12-2009 22:31, Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk
> 
>   Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
> don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".
> 
I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would not 
make that mistake.

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andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> On 21-12-2009 22:31, Warp wrote:
> > Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk
> > 
> >   Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
> > don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".
> > 
> I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would not 
> make that mistake.

  Do British people pronounce "you" and "your" the same way?

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andrel wrote:

> I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would not 
> make that mistake.

Indeed, the pronounciation is pretty similar.

Much like the way every known human pronounces "flower" and "flour" 
identically.

On the other hand, I frequently get "make" and "made" mixed up, for an 
entirely different reason. :-/

Basically I suck at writing...

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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> > On 21-12-2009 22:31, Warp wrote:
> > > Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> > >> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk
> > >
> > >   Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
> > > don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".
> > >
> > I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would not
> > make that mistake.
>
>   Do British people pronounce "you" and "your" the same way?

Many of us pronounce "you're" and "your" the same, myself included. It's a very
common mistake to get them confused in writing.

(excusable? no. common? yes. ;-)

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Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk
> 
>   Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
> don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".
> 

That's what I do to remember numbers. Say them out loud so I can hear 
them. That way there are two input paths ;)


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Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>> andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>> On 21-12-2009 22:31, Warp wrote:
>>>> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>>>> Oh no, that's quite common. You're legs remember how to walk
>>>>   Perhaps reading out loud what you write could help? I'm pretty sure you
>>>> don't pronounce "you're" the same as you pronounce "your".
>>>>
>>> I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would not
>>> make that mistake.
>>   Do British people pronounce "you" and "your" the same way?
> 
> Many of us pronounce "you're" and "your" the same, myself included. It's a very
> common mistake to get them confused in writing.
> 
> (excusable? no. common? yes. ;-)
> 
> 
He're he're ;)

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	Stephen

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> 
> Basically I suck 
> 

So you do have some use :P

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	Stephen

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:
> Bill Pragnell wrote:
> > (excusable? no. common? yes. ;-)
> >
> He're he're ;)

Argh, the pain! Must... suppress... pedantry...

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On 21-12-2009 23:31, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> andrel wrote:
> 
>> I am pretty sure he does pronounce them the same, otherwise he would 
>> not make that mistake.
> 
> Indeed, the pronunciation is pretty similar.
> 
> Much like the way every known human pronounces "flower" and "flour" 
> identically.

So, am I not human or am I not known? I do pronounce them differently. 
flower is a clear 2 syllable word whereas flour is almost a one syllable 
word for me. Subtle but definitely not identical.
Or do you mean that I pronounce the Dutch words for flower (bloem) and 
flour (bloem) the same? Because that is indeed the case.


> On the other hand, I frequently get "make" and "made" mixed up, for an 
> entirely different reason. :-/
> 
> Basically I suck at writing...

Nothing a good editor would not catch. I have a different problem: the 
good editor catches nothing.

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