Mass bound are one of the most difficult features in the English language for English as a second language learners.
People do this with the word “code” all the time, and I have a strong urge to correct it. But I usually don’t.
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RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agojerkies
Reading the plural form of “jerky” makes me feel oddly uneasy.
Is that just like… several pieces of beef jerky or deer jerky?
helvetpuli@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
_stranger_@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’m something of a jerkonnoisseur myself, and I have never considered the plural form of Jerky. This is like experiencing semantic satiation for the first time.
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