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submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I always assumed it was news as plural. Here's a list of new's. This is new, that is new.

[–] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

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"

[–] LengAwaits@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Might as well call it Olds then, these days, considering how repetitious it all is.

[–] kelargo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That automobile manufacturer disappeared.

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Hello fellow old

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

It's not only okay not to pluralize with an apostrophe, ever, but as a bonus it makes what you wrote into English.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It is, and I hate it