We already have an apocope for “got them”, it’s got 'em. You don’t add another consonant. I guess people are saving up their apostrophes for all the incorrect “it’s” they sprinkle everywhere.
Thanks for “apocope”! I learned a new word today! It’s amusing to see such passion in what the correct usage of spelling should be for a word morphed by how it has been spoken. Would we be presumptuous, if not playful, to say that “gottem” in its multisyllabic form is without similar merit as got 'em?
It doesn’t even make sense. “Wanna” means “want to” where the “to” is elided to a final “uh” sound, just like gotta. “Gottem” makes you want to pronounce the T even harder and longer, what’s the point?
“a word morphed by how it has been spoken”
It’s not “a” word, it’s two words. Got. Them. The rule has always been to use an apostrophe, got 'em! Can not, can’t. At worst: got’em. “Gottem” makes no sense.
Just spelling out the mumbling of words, like “gotta,” “wanna,” or “deez”
We already have an apocope for “got them”, it’s got 'em. You don’t add another consonant. I guess people are saving up their apostrophes for all the incorrect “it’s” they sprinkle everywhere.
Dude, don’t be such a nerd.
gotme
It’s almost like language is this constantly evolving thing that can’t be nailed down to strict rules when spoken/used in the real world.
Thanks for “apocope”! I learned a new word today! It’s amusing to see such passion in what the correct usage of spelling should be for a word morphed by how it has been spoken. Would we be presumptuous, if not playful, to say that “gottem” in its multisyllabic form is without similar merit as got 'em?
It doesn’t even make sense. “Wanna” means “want to” where the “to” is elided to a final “uh” sound, just like gotta. “Gottem” makes you want to pronounce the T even harder and longer, what’s the point?
“a word morphed by how it has been spoken”
It’s not “a” word, it’s two words. Got. Them. The rule has always been to use an apostrophe, got 'em! Can not, can’t. At worst: got’em. “Gottem” makes no sense.
Yeah, like “bottom!” Er…
Jesus Christ what a thread this started.
I just wanted someone to ask what deez meant
gotcha! See, we don’t need “gottem”. We already have got 'em and gotcha.