@themaninblack to memes • 1 month agoMom hit her with “K”imagemessage-square132arrow-up1618arrow-down113
arrow-up1605arrow-down1imageMom hit her with “K”@themaninblack to memes • 1 month agomessage-square132
minus-square@Chocrateslink3•1 month agoI’m, baby. Still doesn’t seem right even if it technically is.
minus-square@naught101link2•edit-21 month 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month 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
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 😂