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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by mkl on Saturday December 31, 2022 @04:36AM (#34194967)
And "it's" instead of "its", "you're" and "they're" instead of "your" and "their", "weary" instead of "wary". Lots more people seem to be making these same mistakes.
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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by hxugufjfjf on Saturday December 31, 2022 @01:12PM (#34199014)
"try and think" "would of" "could of" - english native speakers 2022
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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by mkl on Saturday December 31, 2022 @04:37PM (#34201030)
Well, "try and" has been valid English for centuries [1], and "would of" and "could of" are not recent problems.

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/were-going-to-...

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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by kmlx on Saturday December 31, 2022 @10:23PM (#34203257)
i understand making these mistakes, but it’s been getting worse in the past few years.
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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by sixstringtheory on Saturday December 31, 2022 @11:15PM (#34203536)
I use swipe typing on my smartphone and it makes these and other close but wrong insertions all the time.
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