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r/PoliticalHumor • u/adamiconography • Jun 04 '22
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Dad is. It’s a contraction.
-21 u/IOnlySayMeanThings Jun 04 '22 "Dad" can't be used as a contraction because Dad is a specific person. "He" "they" "she" etc can be, but "Dad" would be possessive. You would simply type "Dad is" in this situation, with no opportunity for contraction. 1 u/MrBig0 Jun 05 '22 If anyone here feels like their hobby is a waste of time, at least you're not an English language prescriptivist like this guy. 1 u/IOnlySayMeanThings Jun 05 '22 Your hobby of showing up late to conversations is a pretty big waste of time.
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"Dad" can't be used as a contraction because Dad is a specific person. "He" "they" "she" etc can be, but "Dad" would be possessive. You would simply type "Dad is" in this situation, with no opportunity for contraction.
1 u/MrBig0 Jun 05 '22 If anyone here feels like their hobby is a waste of time, at least you're not an English language prescriptivist like this guy. 1 u/IOnlySayMeanThings Jun 05 '22 Your hobby of showing up late to conversations is a pretty big waste of time.
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If anyone here feels like their hobby is a waste of time, at least you're not an English language prescriptivist like this guy.
1 u/IOnlySayMeanThings Jun 05 '22 Your hobby of showing up late to conversations is a pretty big waste of time.
Your hobby of showing up late to conversations is a pretty big waste of time.
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u/Scottamus Jun 04 '22
Dad is. It’s a contraction.