English is weird
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wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 13:15 last edited by
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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wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 13:32 last edited by
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.
wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 13:43 last edited by@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.wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 14:01 last edited by -
wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 14:06 last edited by
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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wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 14:24 last edited by
my grammar sucks. deal with it.
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my grammar sucks. deal with it.
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wrote on 23 Sept 2024, 14:34 last edited by bachophile
hahaha, thats grammy. and no, she is long gone.