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Show Contentpfuiting@feddit.org9·1 day ago“him’s” … As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?
Show Contentickplant@lemmy.worldOP20·1 day agoNo, it’s not grammatically correct, it’s just cutesy online cat speak.
Show ContentShortstack@reddthat.com11·1 day 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’
Show Contentpseudo@jlai.lu3·1 day agoOh, that what this ‘smol’ was for… I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for ‘small’ on social media
Show Contentstarik@lemmy.zip7·1 day 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.
Show Contentthenextguy@lemmy.world51·1 day 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.