• MutilationWave@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Because they’re just writing as they speak, whereas someone who learned English later in life should have a greater understanding that these are different words. I believe I’ve read about it before.

    Here’s a quick and dirty link to a discussion on the same topic.

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      11 days ago

      Okay, guess that’s one explanatio n. It just doesn’t fit with what I see (as someone whose studied English for ~6 years). People in my class still confuse “you’re” and “your” quite frequently.