▲ 543 ▼ 'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled? (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments What about similar oddities in English? (This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it's to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.
[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 16 points 10 months ago (2 children) it's means "it is". It is really not difficult, just pretend you are Data and swear off contractions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I think the contraction vs possesive thing messes with me, and my brain can never settle on what goes where when, how, or why... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] amelia@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago Just try changing it to "it is". If the sentence still makes sense, it's "it's". Otherwise it's "its". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Ah, thanks for the reminder to look through some TNG again. Data is such a great character and fills the role of the outsider looking in perfectly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Plus he's a sex toy, which is cool. If peak Denise Crosby wanted to find out if I was fully functional, I might bust a hydraulic hose right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I think the contraction vs possesive thing messes with me, and my brain can never settle on what goes where when, how, or why... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] amelia@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago Just try changing it to "it is". If the sentence still makes sense, it's "it's". Otherwise it's "its". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amelia@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago Just try changing it to "it is". If the sentence still makes sense, it's "it's". Otherwise it's "its". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Ah, thanks for the reminder to look through some TNG again. Data is such a great character and fills the role of the outsider looking in perfectly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Plus he's a sex toy, which is cool. If peak Denise Crosby wanted to find out if I was fully functional, I might bust a hydraulic hose right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Plus he's a sex toy, which is cool. If peak Denise Crosby wanted to find out if I was fully functional, I might bust a hydraulic hose right there. permalink fedilink source parent
