yer or yore?

notfred

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If I say "move your car" it sounds like "move yer car" and not "move yore car". However, if you ask me the proper pronunciation of "your" I'll say it sounds like "yore".
 

Supermercado

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Originally posted by: notfred
If I say "move your car" it sounds like "move yer car" and not "move yore car". However, if you ask me the proper pronuncian of "your" I'll say it sounds like "yore".
I do the same thing. I may not technically pronounce it correctly when I use it, but if someone were to ask, I'd tell them "yore."

 

Jzero

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Depends on the context and the audience.
In everyday conversation and in certain word combinations when speaking formally, it can sound like "yer."
Most of the time in a formal setting it is more like "yore."
 

xirtam

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yer for possessive: "move yer car"
yore for contraction: "because yore stupid"