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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

  • Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
  • Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience .
    Is this your cat?
  • Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
  • A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
  • Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.
    Your Show of Shows
    Your World with Neil Cavuto
    Not Your Average Travel Guide
  • * Glanvill
  • 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.

    their

    English

    Determiner

  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 5, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , passage=For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}
  • * 1594 , Shakespeare, William, The Comedy of Errors , act IV, scene 3, line 1172:
  • There's not a man I meet but doth salute me
    As if I were their well-acquainted friend
  • *
  • * {{quote-book
  • , 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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  • Usage notes

    * Regarding the use of singular their , see they . * Distinguish “their'” from “there” and “they’re”. “'''Their ” signifies ownership. “There” designates a place (compare ''here ). “They’re” means “they are”. * This word is an exception of the "I before E, except after C" rule, as the combination of "ei" in the middle of the word is not after a "c".