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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Non native so maybe it just gets lost, but I don't get it?

Is the error that the possessive 's is missing at 'dogs' ? If so, then its plural... I don't get it ^^'

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yes, they forgot the apostrophe, so the Dad took "Have you seen the dogs bowl?" to mean "Have you seen the dogs go bowling?"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Oohhh OK, now I get it. I was missing that 'bowl' is short for bowling.

[–] pipes 2 points 5 months ago

It's not short for bowling (although it can be expressed like that too), it's the infinitive form of the verb, to bowl. "Have you seen the birds fly?"

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