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[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 26 points 1 year ago

Human language truely is a wonder to behold.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 year ago
[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago
[-] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Idk why, but I jumped to "yitten" first

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

Makes sense, sorta like eat / eaten

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

no no, "yoten" is old english plural, equivalent to modern "yeese".

it's the same grammar as "oxen".

[-] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're talking nouns though, I was going for a participle; cf. thrown

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