themaninblack@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoMom hit her with “K”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up1603
arrow-up1603imageMom hit her with “K”lemmy.worldthemaninblack@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square132linkfedilink
minus-squareChris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI’m, baby. Still doesn’t seem right even if it technically is.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years 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-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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
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 😂