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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I think it's just typical bad writing. The poster uses "it's" wrong just before using "its" correctly, doesn't capitalize at the start of sentences, weirdly capitalizes "own", etc.

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago

"it's" is an actual mistake, but the rest is Tumblr dialect

[–] stray@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I don't speak Tumblr dialect natively and therefore can't explain it, but I do recognize it and can confirm that the capitalizations are done with explicit intent and meaning. None of them are random or accidental.

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm pretty sure it's common for people to write phonetically. I commonly write "are" instead of "our", but I fix most of my mistakes during an edit. The "it's" mistake is also common, although that's usually a problem with my phone's auto complete.