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- Lime Buzz (fae/she) ( @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ) 21•2 months ago
Way back when, yet still in memory, there were no pronouns.
- _NoName_ ( @JayDee@lemmy.ml ) 12•2 months ago
“there” is a pronoun in your example. You’re saying “pronouns were not there” in a ye-olden format, and “there” is standing in for a place (meaning has changed over time).
'Way back when, yet still in memory, English had no pronouns."
- Lime Buzz (fae/she) ( @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ) 9•2 months ago
Nice!
[Sincere] Thank you for the explanation!
- Sneezycat ( @sneezycat@sopuli.xyz ) 5•2 months ago
I’m not a native speaker, but wouldn’t it be an adverb?
- noodlejetski ( @noodlejetski@lemm.ee ) 6•2 months ago
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
depends on the use, but in this situation I’m leaning towards definition #2
- dillekant ( @dillekant@slrpnk.net ) 1•2 months ago
Boo. This is the left version of the attack helicopter meme.
- Floshie ( @Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•1 month ago
Is “my” considered a pronoun though ? Genuine question