overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?message-squaremessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square153linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePulptasticlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months 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-up1·3 months 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.