I’m having trouble with nouns (gendered nouns, formal/informal, plural/singular, etc)…

Does anyone have any tips?

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[–] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This is clearly a beginner. By the time they're not, they'll be more exposed to exceptions. Saying to ignore patterns and to just memorize every single noun because there are exceptions is a pretentious take at best.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I didn't say to ignore them, I was trying to caution them because I've seen many beginners and intermediates confused when the patterns they memorised keep failing them.

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  • Saying they're not helpful and are detrimental isn't technically saying ignore them, but practically it is. Training wheels get in the way of leaning into a turn on a bike and are therefore detrimental to riding a bike, but they have their uses for beginners. Saying cyclists that have learned to ride shouldn't use training wheels is a) obvious b) not useful. Please be more useful to this beginner.

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