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.
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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.
