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• catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It isn’t, really. In informal English, subject ellipsis is common, but the implied subject is usually “I”, hence my original comment.

  Subject ellipsis occurs in the casual register with first person as the predominant referent

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  • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Well. Allow me to retort: …stackexchange.com/…/is-curious-if-improper-to-us…

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    • catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Yes, that supports what I was saying.

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      • just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Says the exact opposite. Keep reading.

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