cat·catsbyickplant This is a very important announcement!View original on lemmy.world406Comments12Reply
ppfuiting feddit.org5Hide 5 replies"him's" ... As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?12Reply
ickplant replylemmy.worldNo, it's not grammatically correct, it's just cutesy online cat speak.24Reply
SShortstack replyreddthat.com1Hide 1 replyFolks also like to speak in a cutesy but deliberately incorrect way when it comes to cats or dogs. So yeah, chalk this one up as another 'smol', 'angy' or 'feetsies'14Reply
pseudo replyjlai.luOh, that what this 'smol' was for... I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for 'small' on social media5Reply
sstarik replylemmy.zipCats’ language proficiency usually doesn’t develop past the level of a typical human toddler. There are exceptions, like Garfield, but most will mispronounce many words and often use incorrect grammar.8Reply
thenextguy replylemmy.worldNot formally, no. But people regularly say things like “my friend and I’s…” so the future is uncertain.3Reply
ickplant replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesWhile I cannot provide his specific jellybeans, here are some for your enjoyment: 13Reply
ickplant replylemmy.worldHaha, I get it now. Well, it got me to spend 5 minutes looking at jellybean toes so I'm not complaining.6Reply
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"him's" ... As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?
No, it's not grammatically correct, it's just cutesy online cat speak.
Folks also like to speak in a cutesy but deliberately incorrect way when it comes to cats or dogs.
So yeah, chalk this one up as another 'smol', 'angy' or 'feetsies'
Oh, that what this 'smol' was for... I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for 'small' on social media
Cats’ language proficiency usually doesn’t develop past the level of a typical human toddler. There are exceptions, like Garfield, but most will mispronounce many words and often use incorrect grammar.
Not formally, no. But people regularly say things like “my friend and I’s…” so the future is uncertain.
“You must pay the jellybean tax.”
While I cannot provide his specific jellybeans, here are some for your enjoyment:
Aww, thank you. I meant he was saying that to you. :P
Haha, I get it now. Well, it got me to spend 5 minutes looking at jellybean toes so I'm not complaining.
To think I could havd miss it! Thank you for the annoucement.
Cat.