This may or may not be inspired by the nebula original abolish everything, a show I have not watched.

  • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Digital billboards. That degree of rapid pace advertising is toxic, also those fuckers are bright AF.

    • Twoafros@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      30 days ago

      I would extent this to billboards in general. Its annoying and nonsensical to advertise private products in public spaces

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    The inconsistency of apostrophe usage in English for possessives and contractions. If it was instead written…

    It-s a wonderful day out today, take your phone but turn off it’s data so you can soak up the clear blue skies.

    It’d be so much fucking easier and my OCD would be satiated.

    • OfCourseNot@fedia.io
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      1 month ago

      It-s

      Thanks I hate it. Also wouldn’t the “it’s” be ‘its’ without apostrophe at all?

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        Eh - I thought dash was a pretty reasonable symbol for “There’s a contraction here” I don’t really care about the actual symbol as long as we stop using the same symbol for contractions and possessives. In my sample It-s would currently be written It's and the it's (a possessive) would be its if that’s what you’re asking.

        Possessives always get an apostrophe outside of weird exceptions where they clash with contractions. I’m proposing we fix that. Also - let’s bring back mass possessions like “At the bake sale Moms’ baked goods are always delicious”

        • fantine9@lemm.eeEnglish
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          1 month ago

          “Its” is much easier to remember as possessive if you understand it’s a possessive pronoun, like his, hers, ours, and theirs. No apostrophes in any of them.

          I don’t understand what you’re saying about “mass” possessives. That never went away, except for people’s who don’t know how to do it correctly.