The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoNo.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNo.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squarefsxylo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI always assumed it was news as plural. Here’s a list of new’s. This is new, that is new.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt’s not only okay not to pluralize with an apostrophe, ever, but as a bonus it makes what you wrote into English.
minus-squareLengAwaits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoMight as well call it Olds then, these days, considering how repetitious it all is.
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI’m pretty sure this is the actual etymology of news. People asking each other “what new things?” becomes “what news”, as well as usage like “that information is new to me” becoming “that is news to me”
I always assumed it was news as plural. Here’s a list of new’s. This is new, that is new.
It’s not only okay not to pluralize with an apostrophe, ever, but as a bonus it makes what you wrote into English.
It is, and I hate it
Might as well call it Olds then, these days, considering how repetitious it all is.
I’m pretty sure this is the actual etymology of news.
People asking each other “what new things?” becomes “what news”, as well as usage like “that information is new to me” becoming “that is news to me”