ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.message-squaremessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down142
arrow-up1385arrow-down1message-squareIt must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·2 years agoThe concept of multiple languages seems to confuse so many monolinguists.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIt’s not intuitive if you don’t know several languages that some things in language are just how any human communicate, such as skipping words and stuff.
The concept of multiple languages seems to confuse so many monolinguists.
It’s not intuitive if you don’t know several languages that some things in language are just how any human communicate, such as skipping words and stuff.