themaninblack@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoMom hit her with “K”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down113
arrow-up1606arrow-down1imageMom hit her with “K”lemmy.worldthemaninblack@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 months agoyeah, auto correct too “i m baby” and made it I’m baby
minus-squareLoudWaterHombre@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoIsn’t I’m literally “I am”?
minus-squarerimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThe missing comma is what makes it mistakable
minus-squareChris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI’m, baby. Still doesn’t seem right even if it technically is.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 months agoI would say it’s technically wrong, because the am is where the emphasis sits, and you wouldn’t contract an emphasised word. But yeah, that still seems like the best interpretation of intention in this case.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoYep, it’s called a clitic, and you can’t put emphasis on it the same way you would if you used the full word https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic
yeah, auto correct too “i m baby” and made it I’m baby
Ahh… That clears it up.
Isn’t I’m literally “I am”?
The missing comma is what makes it mistakable
I’m, baby. Still doesn’t seem right even if it technically is.
I would say it’s technically wrong, because the am is where the emphasis sits, and you wouldn’t contract an emphasised word.
But yeah, that still seems like the best interpretation of intention in this case.
Yep, it’s called a clitic, and you can’t put emphasis on it the same way you would if you used the full word
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic
TIL, thanks! Funny word 😂