@overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-27 days agoWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?message-square159fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?@overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • edit-27 days agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Pulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish6•6 days 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-square@Soapbox@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 days 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.