I've seen apostrophes cause so many little catastrophes. Okay, yes I am being dramatic, but they can be tricky if you don't know where they belong and the proper use and meaning. typos happen quite often because of them so let's define a few.
Now there's a good one right there. 'Lets' and 'let's' are different. Because based on 'its' and 'it's' we know that "it's" means "it is." But "let's" is actually a plural verb for let us "let us" while "lets" is singular.
But I would say the most commonly messed up words are "your" and "you're." I see this on the internet all the time. So many try to start a petty fight and they type, "your stupid." Their stupid what? "You're" is actually "you are," it's a possessive contraction describing a state of being. "Your" is just possessive. Not that I approve of name calling but at least you know if someone says "your stupid," you know that is incorrect because you don't have any stupid. You know it should be "you are stupid," so do them a favor and leave them a reply and remind them the word should be"You're*."
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