{"id":25491,"date":"2025-01-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/?p=25491"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:09:33","slug":"youre-welcome-your-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/youre-welcome-your-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re Welcome vs Your Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to respond to \u201cThank you\u201d<\/h1>\n<p>When someone says \u201cThank you,\u201d we usually respond with something like \u201cYou\u2019re welcome\u201d or \u201cNo problem.\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>English loves shortcuts and this expression is no exception. \u201cYou are welcome\u201d is often shortened to <strong>\u201cYou\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/strong> In this case, <strong>\u201cyou\u2019re\u201d<\/strong> is the contraction of \u201cyou are.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Is \u201cYour Welcome\u201d Correct?<\/h2>\n<p>No, <strong>\u201cyour welcome\u201d<\/strong> is not correct when responding to someone thanking us. <strong>\u201cYour\u201d<\/strong> is a possessive adjective, used to show ownership, like \u201cyour book\u201d or \u201cyour car.\u201d So, <strong>\u201cyour welcome\u201d<\/strong> would mean \u201cyour [thing] welcome,\u201d which doesn\u2019t make sense when thanking someone.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b>\u2014 John, thank you for everything you\u2019ve done for me!<\/b><br \/>\n<b>\u2014 <span style=\"color: #fd6c6e;\">You\u2019re welcome<\/span>!<\/b> &#8211; No problem!<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b><span style=\"color: #c56bcc;\">Your welcome<\/span> back speech was truly moving.<\/b><br \/>\nThis means your speech to welcome someone was moving.<\/div>\n<h2>How to Tell the Difference Between \u201cYou\u2019re\u201d and \u201cYour\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cyour\u201d<\/strong> are homophones, meaning they sound the same. Without seeing the words written down, it can be tricky to tell which one the speaker is using. Even native speakers often confuse \u201cyour\u201d with \u201cyou\u2019re\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can figure out which one is correct: simply replace <strong>\u201cyou\u2019re\u201d<\/strong> with <strong>\u201cyou are\u201d<\/strong> in the sentence. If the sentence still makes sense, you know it\u2019s the contraction \u201cyou\u2019re.\u201d If it doesn\u2019t, then it\u2019s the possessive adjective \u201cyour.\u201d<br \/>\nFor example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b><span style=\"color: #c56bcc;\">Your<\/span> teachers are very smart. \u2192 <span style=\"color: #c56bcc;\">You are<\/span> teachers are very smart.<\/b><br \/>\nThis doesn\u2019t make sense, so it\u2019s \u201cyour\u201d \u2013 showing possession.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #fd6c6e;\"><b>You\u2019re<\/b><\/span> teachers who are very smart. \u2192 <span style=\"color: #fd6c6e;\"><b>You are<\/b><\/span> teachers who are very smart.<br \/>\nThis makes sense, so it\u2019s \u201cyou\u2019re\u201d \u2013 the contraction for \u201cyou are.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"yvNSLY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Banery_reklamowe_nowe-copy-17.png\" alt=\"Start learning English with ELLA\" width=\"1499\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16585\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to respond to \u201cThank you\u201d When someone says \u201cThank you,\u201d we usually respond with something like \u201cYou\u2019re welcome\u201d or \u201cNo problem.\u201d. English loves shortcuts and this expression is no exception. \u201cYou are welcome\u201d is often shortened to \u201cYou\u2019re welcome.\u201d In this case, \u201cyou\u2019re\u201d is the contraction of \u201cyou are.\u201d Is \u201cYour Welcome\u201d Correct? 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