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[-] mo_ztt@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago

Get outta here with your 'f for "if"

[-] BossDj@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not a contraction, but still a recognized linguistic device called a clitic! That's safe to Google, I promise. In this case it's a proclitic

[-] PoolloverNathan@programming.dev 9 points 11 months ago

Saving readers a risky Google: Clitic - Wikipedia

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