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BM (oh my... I think we need to be careful about our abbreviations!  ) ~ in all fairness, it was AnnaStrophic who said it first. AS, you're restored to your rightful throne of the origination of the quote! And as for you, Mav... "Me Tarzan, You Jane" provides the perfect forum for just this discussion. "Me Tarzan, You're Jane" fits the actual meaning of the phrase, whereas "Me Tarzan, Your Jane" implies that there was more to his leopardskin miniskirt than previous generations had ever suspected... 
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"Me Tarzan, Your Jane" implies that there was more to his leopardskin miniskirt than previous generations had ever suspected... --------------------------------------------------- Believe me dear FB, those micro mini, side slit pelt skirts worn by Maureen O'Sullivan in the earliest Tarzan adventures left little to the imagination ... except for the flights of fancy about what went on when the sun went down in the steamy jungle.  wow
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All of the mnemonics suggested so far are fine and dandy if it's written out on paper, but most likely someone would want something that they can say out loud to remember. You can't hear the difference between you're and your. I suggest something like "When you are, an appostrophe is apposite."
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JazzOctopus makes a good point about needing to say the mnemonic rather than writing so I think AnnStrophic is right on the money with her observation "If you can replace it with "you are" then it's "you're""
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to say...There's no apostrophe in your name. ..unless your name is Jane
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Thanks for all your help, everyone. I have been away for a bit of a long weekend, but I shall start putting your suggestions to work first thing tomorrow... I'm afraid my poor colleague may be a bit overwhelmed by the end of the week! I'll let you know how we get on with it.
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Good luck with it Marianna. I think Jackie's suggestion >What is yours, isn't ours. is quite good because it clearly explains your as a word explaining possession.
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