Saturday, September 5, 2009

Glad You Like The School, Because We're Sending You Back There


.....This picture was taken in a Florida parking lot. The truck promotes the University of Florida Gators football team with pride. The tag line at the bottom of the rear windshield says "IF YOUR NOT A GATOR........YOUR GATOR BAIT!"
.....Unfortunately, whoever did the sign needs to go back to the alma mater and try again. The word your, in both cases, should be you're. A quick primer:
1) Write your sentence with "your" in it.
2) Read your sentence out loud, but instead of "your", say "you are".
3) If it still sounds right....it should be "you're".
.....I'm for school spirit as much as the next guy, but if you're going to promote a school, the school would probably appreciate it if it looked like you'd been to one. I doubt UF would be proud of passing this kid.
.....Let me guess...fraternity?

1 comment:

StylishHome.com said...

I agree, as the 'your' versus 'you're' problem drives me batty. The fact that so many people cannot make a distiction between the two very different terms is completely baffling. Great post!