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-squarecucumber_sandwich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoIronically students of foreign language often cling to these grammatical structures and are less confused by the same word in different contexts.
Ironically students of foreign language often cling to these grammatical structures and are less confused by the same word in different contexts.