My vs Your - What's the difference?
my | your |
Belonging to me.
(dated) Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
* Glanvill
As determiners the difference between my and your
is that my is belonging to me while your is belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).As an interjection my
is (dated) used to express surprise, shock or amazement.my
English
(wikipedia my)Etymology 1
From (etyl) my, apocopated form of min, myn, from (etyl) . More at (l).Determiner
- Don't you know my name?
- I recognised him because he had attended my school.
Derived terms
(terms derived using my) * my arse * my ass * my bad * my eye * my fellow Americans * my foot * my God * my goodness * my gosh * my pleasure * my son * my way or the highway * my wordSee also
(English personal pronouns)Etymology 2
An abbreviation of an oath such as my word'' or ''my lordInterjection
(en interjection)- My , what big teeth you have!
Derived terms
* my myyour
English
(wikipedia your)Determiner
- Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience .
- Is this your cat?
- Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.
- Your Show of Shows
- Your World with Neil Cavuto
- Not Your Average Travel Guide
- Like your heroes of antiquity, he charges in iron.