Your / You're

[Wynd_Fox]

admitting it doesn't erase the mistake.

This argument is a mistake, so I'm ending it.

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[Regulith]

admitting it doesn't erase the mistake.

Being a persistent jerk turns around who's the "dyke".

[DrMobius]

Being a persistent jerk turns around who's the "dyke".

I had to say it.  And it was worth it.

[L]

Oh, and I'm also wondering... What about affect/effect? I actually don't know which to use in that case. When do I use effect, and when do I use affect?

[Wynd_Fox]

Oh, and I'm also wondering... What about affect/effect? I actually don't know which to use in that case. When do I use effect, and when do I use affect?

You can affect something. However it is an effect of the recent earthquake that the building fell down.

[Doomonkey]

You can affect something. However it is an effect of the recent earthquake that the building fell down.

The same with then and than. E makes is a noun. A makes it the other thing.

[TheChaosCarrier]

I agree with you Regulith 100%.
It makes me cringe that people always get that contraction wrong.

[Kalphiter]

That's because I pointed out "your gay/your under arrest" in the "Fill this in" thread.

[Bisjac]

just say yer
it applies to them all. and you can sound like a dimwitted rapper or something.

[Wynd_Fox]

The same with then and than. E makes is a noun. A makes it the other thing.

Good try, but I think a better explanation would be "Then is used to show a passage of time. I.e. 'I ate a taco, then danced with a monkey.'" "Than is used to compare two things. I.e. 'Dancing with the monkey was more fulfilling than eating the taco'".

[Regulith]

That's because I pointed out "your gay/your under arrest" in the "Fill this in" thread.

How did you get inside my head? D:

[skoposh]

[Kalphiter]

[url=http://xkcd.com/326/][img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/effect_an_effect.png[/img][/url]

Failed. Drama so you can't edit

[Kalphiter]

Failed. Drama so you can't edit

Well, my internet died at this point, so I had a fail.

[snot2]

ur a You're