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Karadeniz

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10. But, but... What about the partitive genitive? No one seems to care about that anymore! I try my

Reply to JHB (Original post)

Sun Apr 11, 2021, 09:53 AM

Apr 2021

Best, but I can't fight that battle by myself!!!

I have noticed that even in the media, one can still from time to time detect a gerund being preceded by a possessive... or should that be "a gerund's being preceded"?

The most important aspect to spelling and grammar: Don't let such technicalities become a tool for judging others as in some way inferior.

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Sunday TOON - Imagine There's No Facebook [View all] JHB Apr 2021 OP

Love them both! apcalc Apr 2021 #1

Not an English teacher here FakeNoose Apr 2021 #2

I've noticed my spell/grammar check seems okay with both... Hugin Apr 2021 #4

There is an already, as in I've already done that vs. Are we all ready to go? Different meanings, Karadeniz Apr 2021 #7

I have no problem with the evolution of dialects. Hugin Apr 2021 #8

Re-read the last panel, then party on. MiHale Apr 2021 #9

I was merely explaining. I am not a subterranean grammarian, thank you. See the last sentence Karadeniz Apr 2021 #12

Done and okay... MiHale Apr 2021 #13

That's because it's alwrong. tblue37 Apr 2021 #22

Love them! niyad Apr 2021 #3

I suspect... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #5

Great! K&R mountain grammy Apr 2021 #6

But, but... What about the partitive genitive? No one seems to care about that anymore! I try my Karadeniz Apr 2021 #10

Both are awesome MiHale Apr 2021 #11

Thanks for posting Sunday TOON - Imagine There's No Facebook steventh Apr 2021 #14

Thank you for the cartoons LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #15

Yay! Sunday toons! planetc Apr 2021 #16

What I want to know is: what about "alrighty"? planetc Apr 2021 #17

I can certainly see the upside of the disappearance, or at least the severe curtailment of it. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #18

Kick dalton99a Apr 2021 #19

K&R Blue Owl Apr 2021 #20

Kicktoon for "Imagine there's no Facebook"-- splendid! Hekate Apr 2021 #21

Thank you. murielm99 Apr 2021 #23

Really good toon! burrowowl Apr 2021 #24