• Shortstack@reddthat.com
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      Folks also like to speak in a cutesy but deliberately incorrect way when it comes to cats or dogs.

      So yeah, chalk this one up as another ‘smol’, ‘angy’ or ‘feetsies’

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        Oh, that what this ‘smol’ was for… I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for ‘small’ on social media

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      Cats’ language proficiency usually doesn’t develop past the level of a typical human toddler. There are exceptions, like Garfield, but most will mispronounce many words and often use incorrect grammar.

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      Not formally, no. But people regularly say things like “my friend and I’s…” so the future is uncertain.