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English is weird

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    jon-nyc
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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.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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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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          @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?

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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

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