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:
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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.
@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. -
@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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my grammar sucks. deal with it.
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hahaha, thats grammy. and no, she is long gone.
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