Comment on Anon can't go on a field trip

M137@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Stern@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “only reason the doom is not doomed”

  he am good word man

  source

  • underline960@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I can empathize.

    I’m a native speaker and sometimes even my words refuse to English right.

    source
• Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think that’s just how British brain rot wording works. They all talk this way.

  source

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    unlike those American headlines

    Image

    Image

    Image

    Image

    source

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Those last two are definitely intentional.

      source
    • SaltSong@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It wasn’t an American who wrote “Foot Heads Arms Body.”

      source

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        yes but that is an incredible and brilliant piece of writing, one I’d argue outstrips Baby Shoes Never Worn

        source
• srestegosaurio@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Genuine question from a non native English speaker here: what’s wrong?

  source

  • DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We would usually say “the ones I spied on”. English is the only language I’ve ever spoken and although it sounds weird to not include the word “on”, I really dont see why its necessary either.

    source

    • SaltSong@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Because “spied for,” and “spied with” are both options.

      “I spied them” is a legitimate sentence, but it doesn’t mean covert surveillance in that sentence, only to have seen then, generally through some difficulty.

      source
  • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They left out the word “on” and the best that m137 has to contribute to the conversation is someone did a typo.

    source
  • underline960@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think it’s supposed to be “ones I spied on for weeks”.

    source

    • julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The ones on whom I spied for weeks. 😂

      source