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minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoHuman language truely is a wonder to behold.
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoAnd to beyote
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIdk why, but I jumped to “yitten” first
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoMakes sense, sorta like eat / eaten
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agono no, “yoten” is old english plural, equivalent to modern “yeese”. it’s the same grammar as “oxen”.
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYou’re talking nouns though, I was going for a participle; cf. thrown
Human language truely is a wonder to behold.
And to beyote
It has been yoten
Idk why, but I jumped to “yitten” first
Makes sense, sorta like eat / eaten
no no, “yoten” is old english plural, equivalent to modern “yeese”.
it’s the same grammar as “oxen”.
You’re talking nouns though, I was going for a participle; cf. thrown