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English is weird

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    Overhearing Mayla’s English lesson.

    We say IN the morning, IN the afternoon, but AT night.

    Of course I have that fully internalized, but never gave it any thought until hearing her teacher explain it.

    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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      English is nonsense:

      Link to video

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      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

        Overhearing Mayla’s English lesson.

        We say IN the morning, IN the afternoon, but AT night.

        Of course I have that fully internalized, but never gave it any thought until hearing her teacher explain it.

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        @jon-nyc said in English is weird:

        Overhearing Mayla’s English lesson.

        We say IN the morning, IN the afternoon, but AT night.

        Of course I have that fully internalized, but never gave it any thought until hearing her teacher explain it.

        It's called a collocation.
        Pro tip: finding artful ways to avoid them improves your writing.

        Please love yourself.

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          @jon-nyc said in English is weird:

          Overhearing Mayla’s English lesson.

          We say IN the morning, IN the afternoon, but AT night.

          Of course I have that fully internalized, but never gave it any thought until hearing her teacher explain it.

          It's called a collocation.
          Pro tip: finding artful ways to avoid them improves your writing.

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          xenon
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          @Aqua-Letifer said in English is weird:

          It's called a collocation.

          TIL

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            I didn’t realize until I had to take standardized tests that I didn’t know all the rules of English - I had just learned what sounded right.

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              my grammar sucks. deal with it.

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                my grammar sucks. deal with it.

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                @bachophile said in English is weird:

                my grammar sucks. deal with it.

                She’s still alive?

                The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                  hahaha, thats grammy. and no, she is long gone.

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