@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 days agoMom hit her with “K”lemmy.worldmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1603
arrow-up1603imageMom hit her with “K”lemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 days agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-28 hours 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•9 hours 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 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 😂