• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago
    Prescriptivist nonsense

    I love irregular conjugations in English, and I’m torn between being excited to see “forbade” in the wild and sad because it’s used for the perfect form, instead of the preterite.

    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      To be fair, this shows an impressive improvement in cats’ understanding of grammar since the start of internet memes. Remember when they used to ask, “Can I haz cheezburger?” At this rate, they’ll soon speak better English than all of us.