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minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIn English popcorn is pronouned as a non living item: it
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThat’s singular, though. If you’re talking about two bags of popcorn, how do you refer to them?
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWell, most couples would share one bag, and in this context specifically, it would also be awkward wording even if that’s what they meant. But yes you could in some context obviously also talk about bags of popcorn as “them”.
In English popcorn is pronouned as a non living item: it
That’s singular, though. If you’re talking about two bags of popcorn, how do you refer to them?
Well, most couples would share one bag, and in this context specifically, it would also be awkward wording even if that’s what they meant.
But yes you could in some context obviously also talk about bags of popcorn as “them”.