Confusables Entry 587 / 1011 60-second read

Yore vs. Your

Long ago versus possessive.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

In your times, knights rode forth.

✓ Correct

In days of yore, knights rode forth.

The ruleii

YORE = long ago. YOUR = possessive.

YORE means long ago — almost always in "days of yore." YOUR is possessive.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Archaic = yORE."

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