I notice more and more that teenagers and young adults lack manners. Now, I’m not talking formal manners just everyday manners. Basic manners that are common knowledge—or at least I thought they were. This blog is dictated to basic manners…leave the formal stuff to high-society and royalty, most of us will never be in the position to use such etiquette. The etiquette on this bog is for everyday use. I’ll make it fast and to the point. If you have questions just ask. I’ll add a SHOW OFF section every now and again just in case there are those of you who really want to look cool and impress the people you are with (for date night or more formal situations). ROMEO: is for the men who want to be gentlemen and JULIET: is for the women who want to be ladies. So moms, dads, grandparents, and teachers bookmark this blog and share it with the kids in your life and watch their self-confidence soar as they learn some Marginal Manners.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Your vs You’re…


I see this all the time—especially on the social networking sites. Trust me you don’t want to mix these two up because you look really silly when you do.
Here is an example of a post I just read on facebook
“Your the one who didn’t call me back.”
It is supposed to be “You’re, the one who didn’t call me back.”
You’re = You are.
When in doubt just replace “you are” and see if it works
EXAMPLE: “Have your gotten your car fixed?”
Replace your with your are “Have you gotten you are car fixed?” It doesn’t work so you know it’s supposed to be your and NOT you’re.
Can you believe it’s that easy!

(learn this very important piece of grammar or you might end up like this poor soul...)

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