A question about “social-media” grammar
I call it a phenomenon of the social media age where we begin sentences with a verb, and drop the pronoun. Some examples:
”Excited to be part of this group of...”
”Participated in a workshop with...”
”Went to an event at the convention center...”
The subject or pronoun of “I” or “We” just gets dropped, and the sentence starts with the verb. It really is only done in social media posts, or texts, and not verbally. I know this style of writing is just shorthand and informal, but is grammatically wrong?
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They are not grammatical sentences, as the writers may have intended. They are phrases which may be used in a context which contains the words that complete the sentence.
- They are not grammatical sentences, as the writers may have intended.
- They are phrases which may be used in a context which contains the words that complete the sentence.
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They are not grammatical sentences, as the writers may have intended. They are phrases which may be used in a context which contains the words that complete the sentence.
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