ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-25 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-square17fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down13
arrow-up17arrow-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-25 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoNo, actually it’s not even tickling any resemblance of confusion
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoYou’re clearly fluent if you describe “tickling any resemblance” of an effect. Learners would likely say something akin to “make me confused” or similar or less.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoMaybe, I don’t know what counts as fluent. But I am learning
No, actually it’s not even tickling any resemblance of confusion
You’re clearly fluent if you describe “tickling any resemblance” of an effect. Learners would likely say something akin to “make me confused” or similar or less.
Maybe, I don’t know what counts as fluent. But I am learning