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[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 90 points 11 months ago (2 children)

First time I’ve learnt what the past tense of yeet is.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Human language truely is a wonder to behold.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Idk why, but I jumped to "yitten" first

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 0 points 11 months ago

Makes sense, sorta like eat / eaten

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

no no, "yoten" is old english plural, equivalent to modern "yeese".

it's the same grammar as "oxen".

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You're talking nouns though, I was going for a participle; cf. thrown

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Academic language, bruh