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English is weird (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by Anonymouse@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word "you've". Normally, I'd say "you've got a problem", which expands to "you have got a problem", which isn't wrong, but I normally wouldn't say. Not contracting, I'd say "you have a problem", so then should I just say "you've a problem"? That sounds weird in my head. Is this just a US English problem?

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[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

‘Bough’ and ‘bow’ are pronounced the same

Except, of course, when "bow" is pronounced "bow" instead.

[-] MisterMcBolt@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I shot the boughs with my bow and then gave a bow to my beau!

[-] teft@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

The last one should be spelled beau if you mean your special guy.

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