ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-27 months 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-square165fedilinkarrow-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-27 months agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·7 months agoThe concept of multiple languages seems to confuse so many monolinguists.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months 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.