ickplant@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThis is a very important announcement!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1412
arrow-up1412imageThis is a very important announcement!lemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to cats@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarepfuiting@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 months ago“him’s” … As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoNo, it’s not grammatically correct, it’s just cutesy online cat speak.
minus-squareShortstack@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoFolks also like to speak in a cutesy but deliberately incorrect way when it comes to cats or dogs. So yeah, chalk this one up as another ‘smol’, ‘angy’ or ‘feetsies’
minus-squarepseudo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoOh, that what this ‘smol’ was for… I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for ‘small’ on social media
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoCats’ language proficiency usually doesn’t develop past the level of a typical human toddler. There are exceptions, like Garfield, but most will mispronounce many words and often use incorrect grammar.
minus-squarethenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoNot formally, no. But people regularly say things like “my friend and I’s…” so the future is uncertain.
“him’s” … As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?
No, it’s not grammatically correct, it’s just cutesy online cat speak.
Folks also like to speak in a cutesy but deliberately incorrect way when it comes to cats or dogs.
So yeah, chalk this one up as another ‘smol’, ‘angy’ or ‘feetsies’
Oh, that what this ‘smol’ was for… I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for ‘small’ on social media
Cats’ language proficiency usually doesn’t develop past the level of a typical human toddler. There are exceptions, like Garfield, but most will mispronounce many words and often use incorrect grammar.
Not formally, no. But people regularly say things like “my friend and I’s…” so the future is uncertain.