ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to 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.

ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months ago

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It helps when you realize that home is an adverb in English.
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  Ah. You’re talking to a math grad.

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