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#MondayBlogs I wrote Grammar Errors Part I. Hundreds of you had THOUGHTS. Here’s Part II (and yes, I know it should be ‘Grammatical’ errors, but that sounds like little green Mike Wazowski in Monsters). Bring your red pen! by @BadRedheadMedia geni.us/GrammarErrors2 1. Your vs. You’re Your shows possession: Your book is on the table. You’re means you are: You’re pretending not to refresh your sales dashboard. If you can replace the word with you are, use you’re. “Your welcome” can’t sit with us. 2. Irregardless The standard word is regardless. Yes, irregardless appears in dictionaries because people have used it for a long time, but that doesn’t mean we agree. Dictionaries record language; they don't come to your house to approve every grammar decision you make because that would be weirdly intrusive. Irregardless is generally labeled nonstandard. In edited writing, please use regardless and save everyone an argument. 3. Conscious vs. Conscience We’re conscious when we’re awake and aware. Your conscience is the inner voice that tells you not to correct a stranger’s typo in the middle of their highly emotional post about blue bunnies in space. Being conscious gives us opportunity. Our conscience tells us, "Stop scrolling already, Rachel. You should be writing.” So bossy... Click or see bio for the rest! Always free to read and subscribe!