Why do so many people confuse "your" and "you're"

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<p>^ That happens to me sometimes with than/then.</p>

<p>I do a lot of work in French (French school…) and the language has a ridiculous amount of homophones. Usually the difference in meaning between two homophones is so subtle that anyone could easily make a mistake. I had a project a few years ago on Amnesty International, and I went on their French site. Regular people are able to comment on the articles on Amesty’s site. I was reading some of the comments, and the mistakes were terrible, considering most of the people who commented were adults. Now, I know French and English are different languages, but homophone errors could happen to anyone.</p>

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<p>^ It probably has to do with different brain types. I’m more of a visual person so spelling is generally easy and quick (I never mistake the there, their, and they’re).</p>

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<p>some of you, like Smallz3141, think i am only talking about internet typing on forums etc. However, i have stated before that I have seen this is mistake in formal situations and in real life. And, like HSN said, i’m afraid “your” and “you’re” might blend together. However, they are different enough that people should understand the fundamental difference.</p>