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What is the difference between your and thine?

your | thine |

As determiners the difference between your and thine

is that your is belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner) while thine is singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

As a pronoun thine is

singular second person possessive pronoun.

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.

    thine

    English

    (wikipedia thine)

    Determiner

  • (archaic) Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy ).
  • Pronoun

  • (archaic) Singular second person possessive pronoun.
  • See also

    * thee * thou * thy * your * yours

    Anagrams

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