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lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There have been quite a few cute capybaras on the internet lately, still fewer than cats.

  Btw, the only time to use an apostrophe for a plural is for the plural of a lowercase letter:

  Strawberry is spelled with 3 r’s.

  That’s because otherwise it’s too confusing, especially in a case like:

  Individual is spelled with 3 i’s.

  where is would look like the word is.

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  • lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ah shoot, my language (Dutch) always uses an apostrophe for +s plurals if it ends on a vowel (telefoon > telefoons, but auto > auto’s)

    I’ve noticed I use those apostrophes too often in English, maybe because of this.

    Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I learned something interesting about Dutch today, thanks!

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• linearchaos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They’ve been all over Instagram and TikTok. People have found the most personable and presentable capybaras. I actually came here to post this from that post.

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  • lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Instagram and TikTok

    Ah, that’s what I’ve missed! I thought it was a Lemmy thing and was wondering where the hell the capybara posts were since I didn’t see any, even on All.

    Thanks for the explanation!

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