• Idliketothinkimsmart
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    1 year ago

    I’ve seen someone type out “it’s what it’s”, which is like…technically sound, but weird to read.

    • AmarkuntheGatherer
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      1 year ago

      I don’t recall the exact rules of emphasis in english, but IIRC contractions de-emphasise the verb, which sounds (and meaningfully is) off in a sentence that’s supposed to emphasise it.