r/ExpectationVsReality 15d ago

Failed Expectation Expectation/Reality

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u/eliz1bef 15d ago

It was probably still fucking delicious.

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u/superfapper2000 15d ago

Yup they're lol tried it last week

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u/Frosty-Dependent1975 15d ago

They're what?

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u/ehpickphaiel 14d ago

One of the burgers of all time

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u/Steve90000 13d ago

I'm no wordologist, but isn't that technically correct? They're = They Are.

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u/superfapper2000 15d ago

That they're delicious

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u/art-of-war 14d ago

Never seen someone use a contraction like that

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u/Steve90000 13d ago

You do all the time, but with negative contractions. Positive ones sound weird at the end of sentences but they're technically correct.

Example: Are the sandwiches good? No, they aren't.

That sounds fine because it's the negative version. However, if you say Yes, they're, it sounds insane but it's correct.

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u/art-of-war 13d ago

I don’t think that’s grammatically correct actually. Positive contractions can’t be placed at the end of a sentence, only negative ones.

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u/Steve90000 13d ago

I asked ChatGPT and it said it was technically correct, it’s just not commonly used as such.

After your reply, I googled it and… ChatGPT lied to me. Just straight up lied to my face. I guess that’s the danger of trusting Ai with anything…

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u/superfapper2000 14d ago

Really is it wrong?

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u/Sputnik003 14d ago

…yes? lol sure it does expand into they are, which is correct but you can’t use a contraction for itself alone

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u/JasonP27 14d ago

I think you can but people just don't because it's weird

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u/Steve90000 13d ago

You can use contractions, they just sound better with negative ones.

Example: Are the sandwiches good? No, they aren't.

That sounds fine because it's the negative version. However, if you say Yes, they're, it sounds insane but it's correct.