Your vs Their - What's the difference?
your | their |
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.
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* 1594 , Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors , act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
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, year = 2007
, first = J. K.
, last = Rowling
, authorlink = J. K. Rowling
, title = (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
, location = (quoted edition: London
, publisher=Bloomsbury, 2008
, isbn = 978 0 7475 9586 1
, page = 93)
, passage = ‘I mean ... if somebody made a mistake,’ Harry went on, ‘and let something slip, I know they didn’t mean to do it. It’s not their fault,’ he repeated, again a little louder than he would usually have spoken.
}}
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As determiners the difference between your and their
is that your is belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner) while their is .your
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.
Usage notes
* In US English, is frequent even in positions of stress. * The use of your instead of you're is a common mistake in English.See also
(English personal pronouns)Statistics
* 1000 English basic wordstheir
English
Determiner
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The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}
- There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
As if I were their well-acquainted friend
