your versus you're
Your
Pronunciation: \yər, ˈyu̇r, ˈyȯr\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you
Date: before 12th century
1. of or relating to you or yourself or yourselves especially as possessor or possessors <your bodies>, agent or agents <your contributions>, or object or objects of an action <your discharge>
2. of or relating to one or oneself <when you face the north, east is at your right>
3. used with little or no meaning almost as an equivalent to the definite article the<your typical teenager>
You
Pronunciation: \ˈyü, yə also yē\
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēow, dative & accusative of gē you; akin to Old High German iu, dative of ir you, Sanskrit yūyam you
Date: before 12th century
1. the
one or ones being addressed —used as the pronoun of the second person
singular or plural in any grammatical relation except that of a
possessive <you may sit in that chair><you are my friends><can I pour you a cup of tea>
—used formerly only as a plural pronoun of the second person in the
dative or accusative case as direct or indirect object of a verb or as
object of a preposition — compare thee, thou, ye, your, yours
