overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?message-squaremessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square140fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoI recently realized that w’all needs to be shakespeared too. Following the pattern of other languages, y’all and w’all are missing in English. Also, I shakespeared the verb shakespeared, in reference to Shakespeare making up new words by following patterns among other words.
minus-squareSoapbox@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoI won’t argue against w’all. I’m fine with it in principle. But it’s not something I think I’ve ever said, or ever heard anyone say.
I recently realized that w’all needs to be shakespeared too. Following the pattern of other languages, y’all and w’all are missing in English.
Also, I shakespeared the verb shakespeared, in reference to Shakespeare making up new words by following patterns among other words.
I won’t argue against w’all. I’m fine with it in principle. But it’s not something I think I’ve ever said, or ever heard anyone say.