Comment on It 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.

KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• uienia@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The concept of multiple languages seems to confuse so many monolinguists.

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  • KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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.

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  • KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe, I don’t know what counts as fluent. But I am learning

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• FMEEE@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same

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