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English is weird (lemmy.world)

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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[-] RTRedreovic@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago

English has quite many problems in a lot of components. It is not phonemic and is very complex. That is one of the main reasons I got interested in learning Esperanto. It is simple, phonemic and planned to be good.

Bonan tagon al ĉiuj esperantistoj ĉi tie.

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago
[-] lupec@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

It says a lot that I don't know a lick of Esperanto yet even without the emote I'd have known for sure what you were saying. Working as intended!

[-] TeaHands@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Jes!

(That's Esperanto for "yes". It's pronounced "yes" 😄)

[-] senloke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Saluton, kiel vi?

this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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