▲ 994 ▼ Sneaky sneaky (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (11 children) Wait, English has two different verbs "to sneak"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, OC implies that "sneaked" and "snuck" have different meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, so far I've also only heard snuck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] d00ery@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) More than that. One can creep about, or flit stealthily from place to place. I'm sure there's more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nono, those are synonyms of " to sneak". He is saying that sneak has two different past tenses, depending on the meaning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* Oh I understand now that I misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockerface@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Transitive vs intransitive, I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That would be an absolute anomaly in English, as far as I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, because English is such a structured and regular language otherwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago I think you conflate irregular orthography and irregular grammar or conjugation paradigms. Like it's pretty regular otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, OC implies that "sneaked" and "snuck" have different meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, so far I've also only heard snuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) I mean, OC implies that "sneaked" and "snuck" have different meanings permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, so far I've also only heard snuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, so far I've also only heard snuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, so far I've also only heard snuck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) More than that. One can creep about, or flit stealthily from place to place. I'm sure there's more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nono, those are synonyms of " to sneak". He is saying that sneak has two different past tenses, depending on the meaning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* Oh I understand now that I misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nono, those are synonyms of " to sneak". He is saying that sneak has two different past tenses, depending on the meaning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* Oh I understand now that I misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago* Oh I understand now that I misunderstood. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Transitive vs intransitive, I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That would be an absolute anomaly in English, as far as I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, because English is such a structured and regular language otherwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago I think you conflate irregular orthography and irregular grammar or conjugation paradigms. Like it's pretty regular otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) That would be an absolute anomaly in English, as far as I know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, because English is such a structured and regular language otherwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago I think you conflate irregular orthography and irregular grammar or conjugation paradigms. Like it's pretty regular otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Ah yes, because English is such a structured and regular language otherwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago I think you conflate irregular orthography and irregular grammar or conjugation paradigms. Like it's pretty regular otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago I think you conflate irregular orthography and irregular grammar or conjugation paradigms. Like it's pretty regular otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent