General_Effort@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoI know just the audience for thislemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up11.05Kcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.05KimageI know just the audience for thislemmy.worldGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square64fedilinkcross-posted to: nonpolitical_memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squarerimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoI wonder if this is a mistake only native speakers do, because I (as non native speaker) don’t understand why anyone would mistake “of” for “have”.
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoIt’s because when it’s said aloud, many of us just truncate the “have” ('ve) and it sounds like “of”. Then we go to type it and often type what we think it sounds like…
I wonder if this is a mistake only native speakers do, because I (as non native speaker) don’t understand why anyone would mistake “of” for “have”.
It’s because when it’s said aloud, many of us just truncate the “have” ('ve) and it sounds like “of”. Then we go to type it and often type what we think it sounds like…