this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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[–] pfuiting@feddit.org 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

"him's" ... As a non native English speaker. Does this exist?

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

No, it's not grammatically correct, it's just cutesy online cat speak.

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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'

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 4 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, that what this 'smol' was for... I was wondering why it was sometimes swaped for 'small' on social media

[–] starik@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

“You must pay the jellybean tax.”

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

While I cannot provide his specific jellybeans, here are some for your enjoyment:

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Aww, thank you. I meant he was saying that to you. :P

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Haha, I get it now. Well, it got me to spend 5 minutes looking at jellybean toes so I'm not complaining.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 5 points 3 weeks ago

To think I could havd miss it! Thank you for the annoucement.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago