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catloaf@lemm.ee 1 week agoIt 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
just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well. Allow me to retort: …stackexchange.com/…/is-curious-if-improper-to-us…
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Yes, that supports what I was saying.
just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Says the exact opposite. Keep reading.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I read the whole thing. I didn’t see any examples of “it is curious”, only “I am curious”.