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The problem with pronouns (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Way back when, yet still in memory, there were no pronouns.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"there" is a pronoun in your example. You're saying "pronouns were not there" in a ye-olden format, and "there" is standing in for a place (meaning has changed over time).

'Way back when, yet still in memory, English had no pronouns."

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 9 points 3 months ago

Nice!

[Sincere] Thank you for the explanation!

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a native speaker, but wouldn't it be an adverb?

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there

depends on the use, but in this situation I'm leaning towards definition #2