speaking problem "your"
Monday, I have to visit that new exhibit that just opened at the art museum.It's for one of my classes. And on Tuesday, I have a really important exam. and well, your paper's due.
Why say "your paper is due". Instead of saying "my paper is due"?
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We say 'your paper' when we are talking to the person who created or handed out that paper/assignment.
So, when I talk to my teacher, I say "When is YOUR paper due ?"
When I ask the same question to another classmate, I say "When is OUR paper due".
If I was thinking to myself, I would say "When is MY paper due."
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"Your paper is due..." is said to somebody else: "John, your paper is due on Monday." (his paper)
"My paper is due..." is said about yourself: "My paper is due on Monday." (you have a paper due in, it is your paper)
*When somebody is speaking to you, they will say: "X, your paper is due."
Note: "you" can also refer to "people in general"
"It is hard work when your paper is due and you are busy." > "you" here means the general situation
Hope that helps...
Regards, Marek Alfrey / Adventure English
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