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minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoDid you shorten parents’ to 'rents?
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoI did. It’s fairly common in the US (i think?) I’m a tank anyway and i picked it up in casual conversation
minus-squaremoosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI’m from NY, and I’ve never heard anyone say that, maybe it’s a more regional thing?
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHuh. Ya got me… I’m from the Midwest. No clue
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoParent is already an abbreviation. It’s short for “pays rent”.
Did you shorten parents’ to 'rents?
I did. It’s fairly common in the US (i think?) I’m a tank anyway and i picked it up in casual conversation
I’m from NY, and I’ve never heard anyone say that, maybe it’s a more regional thing?
It’s an Albany expression.
Huh. Ya got me… I’m from the Midwest. No clue
Parent is already an abbreviation.
It’s short for “pays rent”.