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[–] Dalvoron@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

My favourite language joke:

What's the difference between a cat and a comma?

One's got claws at the end of its paws, the other's a pause at the end of a clause

*fixed order

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

What do you call Santa's little helpers?

Subordinate Clauses

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But a comma goes before the pause.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yeah doesn't even work with the classic joke format, in which the words switch places. I'm sure the joke should actually be:

one has claws at the end of its paws, one denotes a pause at the end of a clause.

[–] Dalvoron@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Yes I did mix up the order of the words cause of poor sleep. Thanks for correcting