Question

What is the right punctuation for the expression "your welcome"? Is it a condensed version of "you are welcome"?

Answer 1

Hint: We are all taught to immediately respond with a thank you. It's respectful to acknowledge the person who has thanked you, and it's rooted in many cultures. It's one of the first things we're taught while learning a foreign language.

Complete answer:
It's possible. "You're welcome" is a simplified version of "you are welcome" which is used as a reference to "thank you." However, there are times when "you’re welcome" is enough.

In the event that we have a respectful exchange between two persons, such as:
Person 1: I love the scone.
Person 2: Thank you so much.
"You're welcome" is a simplified version of "you are welcome" in this situation.

However, there are times when "your welcome" is appropriate, such as when someone is talking about or referring to someone else's welcome.

Consider the following scenario:
Person 1: You were a wonderful visitor.
Person 2: Your warm embrace signalled the beginning of a fantastic visit.
Person 1 went out of his way to make Person 2 feel unique, and it all began with Person 1's embracing of Person 2.

If anyone thanks you, you say You are welcome, which is the right grammatical phrase (which is being).
When anyone comes to see you, you are still invited. YOU'RE is the right answer. YOU ARE WELCOME is a technical term that is a contraction for YOU’RE. As a result, the only one that can be right is the second.


Note: Your welcome is wrong since it actually corresponds to the welcome of the second party (which is possession).