Why do people leave out the “r” on the word your?











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I have noticed that a common error in typed documents (Including my own) is that often the letter "r" is left off the word your.



Does anybody have any idea why?



I do note that sometimes when proofing a sentence I've just typed I notice this, and typing it has been recent enough that I can "play back" what I've just done in my head and I find I am pretty sure I have actually left the "r" out rather than it being a keyboard mis-strike...






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    Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
    – Mitch
    2 hours ago










  • Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
    – J. Taylor
    2 hours ago










  • It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
    – Colin Fine
    2 hours ago










  • @Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
    – J. Taylor
    1 hour ago






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    The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
    – GEdgar
    1 hour ago

















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I have noticed that a common error in typed documents (Including my own) is that often the letter "r" is left off the word your.



Does anybody have any idea why?



I do note that sometimes when proofing a sentence I've just typed I notice this, and typing it has been recent enough that I can "play back" what I've just done in my head and I find I am pretty sure I have actually left the "r" out rather than it being a keyboard mis-strike...






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    Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
    – Mitch
    2 hours ago










  • Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
    – J. Taylor
    2 hours ago










  • It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
    – Colin Fine
    2 hours ago










  • @Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
    – J. Taylor
    1 hour ago






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    The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
    – GEdgar
    1 hour ago















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I have noticed that a common error in typed documents (Including my own) is that often the letter "r" is left off the word your.



Does anybody have any idea why?



I do note that sometimes when proofing a sentence I've just typed I notice this, and typing it has been recent enough that I can "play back" what I've just done in my head and I find I am pretty sure I have actually left the "r" out rather than it being a keyboard mis-strike...






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I have noticed that a common error in typed documents (Including my own) is that often the letter "r" is left off the word your.



Does anybody have any idea why?



I do note that sometimes when proofing a sentence I've just typed I notice this, and typing it has been recent enough that I can "play back" what I've just done in my head and I find I am pretty sure I have actually left the "r" out rather than it being a keyboard mis-strike...






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    Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
    – Mitch
    2 hours ago










  • Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
    – J. Taylor
    2 hours ago










  • It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
    – Colin Fine
    2 hours ago










  • @Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
    – J. Taylor
    1 hour ago






  • 3




    The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
    – GEdgar
    1 hour ago
















  • 1




    Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
    – Mitch
    2 hours ago










  • Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
    – J. Taylor
    2 hours ago










  • It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
    – Colin Fine
    2 hours ago










  • @Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
    – J. Taylor
    1 hour ago






  • 3




    The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
    – GEdgar
    1 hour ago










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Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
– Mitch
2 hours ago




Can you give an example sentence? That would make it more concrete.
– Mitch
2 hours ago












Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
– J. Taylor
2 hours ago




Has it occurred to you that Kiwis rarely sound the "r" in "your"? I have no problem typing the "r", possibly because I almost growl it. I do misspell other words, though.
– J. Taylor
2 hours ago












It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago




It's nothing to do with the letter being an "r", @J.Taylor. My English is non-rhotic, like the majority of people from England; but I do not pronounce "you" and "your" the same.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago












@Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
– J. Taylor
1 hour ago




@Colin Fine....of course "you" and "your" are not pronounced the same. The quality of the vowel (or sonnet) in the word does change in :"your". That, to accommodate the loss of the final "growl" (r). .
– J. Taylor
1 hour ago




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The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
– GEdgar
1 hour ago






The faster I type, the more mistakes I make. And "you" instead of "your" seems a likely mistake a typist may make. Plus, it will not be caught by spell-checkers. Whereas my most likely mistake, "hte" instead of "the", is caught by spell-checkers.
– GEdgar
1 hour ago

















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