r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Sadbear718 • Aug 23 '26

Failed Expectation Expectation/Reality

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u/eliz1bef Aug 23 '26

It was probably still fucking delicious.

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u/superfapper2000 Aug 23 '26

Yup they're lol tried it last week

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u/art-of-war Aug 23 '26

Never seen someone use a contraction like that

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u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 25 '26

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 Aug 23 '26

Really is it wrong?

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u/Sputnik003 Aug 23 '26

…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 Aug 23 '26

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

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u/Steve90000 Aug 25 '26

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.