A serious question for the commenters I respect most on all the
Internets: Am I alone in finding, after years of reading unedited
electronic content, that my own ability to get pairs like
your/you're, its/it's and so on has been compromised?
I never got them confused at all, and winced at those who did mix
them up, until midway through my undergraduate career. Then, to my
horror, I would noticed things like "Your going to need to call
them directly." slipping into an occasional email. Now, ten
years later, I find that I have to scour just about anything I've
written to pick out the dread solecisms.
Since I should have been more likely to make those mistakes when
younger but am actually much more likely to make them now, I
seriously do blame over-exposure to poor usage through online
communication. Is it just me? (I kind of hope it is.)
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