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[–] [email protected] 89 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Human language truely is a wonder to behold.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And to beyote

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It has been yoten

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Idk why, but I jumped to "yitten" first

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Makes sense, sorta like eat / eaten

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

it's the same grammar as "oxen".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

Academic language, bruh