I really don’t believe that the writer for Yahoo! Finance doesn’t know the difference between you’re (which is a contraction of you are) and your (which is a possessive pronoun):
It’s the kind of mistake I’ll prone to make even though I know the difference and my writing is otherwise perfect. Nearly.
You probably don’t want to do what this editor for Yahoo! Sports did — mistaking you’re for your:
I don’t think the writer is confused by a possessive pronoun (like your) and a contraction (you’re, meaning “you are”). He did manage to use you’re correctly at the start of the sentence.
I’m not loving this typo and homophonic error on Yahoo! Style:
If you’re famous, you might be mentioned on Yahoo! Style, with a homophonic error:
Whether you’re having fun pointing fingers at Yahoo! Makers writers or merely shaking your head in disbelief, things are bound to get silly when you read this:
When you’re a writer, you have to know your ass from your elbow about grammar and spelling. Except if you write for Yahoo! Makers, then you don’t even have to know the difference between a possessive pronoun (like your) and a contraction (like you’re):
If you’re wondering why the writing on Yahoo! Makers is full of miserable misspellings, grammatical gaffes, and terrible typos, consider this: The editor in chief of the website isn’t any better at English than her staff:
If you’ve wondered why the writing on Yahoo! Makers is so amateurish and juvenile, take a look at this excerpt from an article written by the site’s editor in chief:
She’s obviously a tad confused. She probably thinks that the word holiday should be capitalized, and not the name of the holiday. And she’s a little confused about you’re (which is short for you are) and your (which is the possessive pronoun).
Perhaps she just takes a very relaxed view about grammar and spelling and word usage. Perhaps that’s not a great attitude for an editor in chief.
If you’re writing for Yahoo! Style, you should be careful about your word choice:
On second thought, don’t worry. Nobody at Yahoo! cares about your word choice or about the quality of your writing. Just be thankful you have a job.
Here’s what you’re going to read on Yahoo! Style:
I’m hopin’ this is just the result of a brain cramp and that the writer really knows that you’re is short for you are and that the possessive pronoun is your.
Terribly Write 