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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

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.

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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.

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

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Put is something you do to something (I will put this down), putt is a technique in golf (watch me land this putt).
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