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minus-squarecanihasaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·8 days agoWhile we’re on a thread about English grammar, “who’s” means “who is.” The possessive of “who” is “whose.” Sorry.
minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 days agothanks. went ahead and just deleted the whole comment. wouldn’t want to ruin any potential sentiment with poor grammar!
minus-squaremurtaza64@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·8 days agogrammar pedantry is way more annoying than any grammar mistake
minus-squarejim_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·8 days agoGrammar pedantry is way more annoying than any grammar mistake. FTFY /s
minus-squarey0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoTIL FTFY doesn’t mean “Fuck That, Fuck You”
minus-squareBanana@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoInteresting thing about grammar and spelling is that incorrect grammar/spelling is only incorrect until it’s not. Language is dynamic and is changed based on how people use it, and if people use it “wrong” in the same way enough times it becomes right.
While we’re on a thread about English grammar, “who’s” means “who is.” The possessive of “who” is “whose.”
Sorry.
thanks. went ahead and just deleted the whole comment. wouldn’t want to ruin any potential sentiment with poor grammar!
grammar pedantry is way more annoying than any grammar mistake
Grammar pedantry is way more annoying than any grammar mistake.
FTFY /s
TIL FTFY doesn’t mean “Fuck That, Fuck You”
Interesting thing about grammar and spelling is that incorrect grammar/spelling is only incorrect until it’s not.
Language is dynamic and is changed based on how people use it, and if people use it “wrong” in the same way enough times it becomes right.