#GrammarQuestion

2025-05-30

So, I'm realizing that very often, I don't use personal pronouns in my writing. For example, I just wrote, "Looking forward to posting more videos..." Yes, I know I should write, "I'm looking forward" or "I am looking forward" but I often find myself leaving out "I am". Been doing that for years now. Anyone else? Or is it just me?
#Grammar #GrammarQuestion #EnglishLanguage #LanguageIsAVirus

BunRab Voted for HarrisBunRab@mstdn.social
2024-05-22

Here's a question for those of you who have first languages other than English: when you are snarling at an inanimate object, what voice and tone do you use? Do you address it with a familiar "you"? Do you use the imperative? For example, begging one's valve cap on a brass instrument to "C'mon, seat yourself!" Or shouting at a lawnmower, "You piece of $#!t, start!!"
#LanguageQuestion #GrammarQuestion #LinguisticsQuestion

The Haunted Bookshopbookshopghost@mastodon.lol
2022-11-21

Okay #nerdstodon, we need a word!

Bookstore Baby is a fan of Chef Gonger, who duplicates syllables in the middle of fruit names, e.g. bananananas, cranberberries, pineaneapple... what do you call this kind of infix?

#linguist #linguistics #EnglishLanguage #GrammarQuestion #grammar #words #SesameStreet #ChefGonger #CookieMonster

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