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English is weird (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by Anonymouse@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word "you've". Normally, I'd say "you've got a problem", which expands to "you have got a problem", which isn't wrong, but I normally wouldn't say. Not contracting, I'd say "you have a problem", so then should I just say "you've a problem"? That sounds weird in my head. Is this just a US English problem?

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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I've got all but the use/use one. What's the other usecase if one is "to consume"?

[–] frosty99c@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It has utility = it has use

To consume = to use

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

The noun 'use', as in 'this has a specific use'

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You can have a use for something, and you can also use something (first one is pronounced the same as the end of 'papoose', second one is pronounced the same as 'ooze')

[–] mick@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

What’s the use of giving you the answer when you can look it up on the internet?

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To have a brief conversation. I can look everything up myself, but it's nice not being a basement dweller every now and then.

[–] mick@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It was just my crass humor. I used the noun version of the word “use” because you said you couldn’t figure out how to use it.