▲ 670 ▼ Are we just making up language rules as we go? (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Also "off" meaning both off and on The alarm went off (the alarm started) The light went off (the light suddenly stopped producing light) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children) Went off really just means everything :3. "Wow you really went off on that guy" = yelled at someone, "the milk went off" = spoiled, "we went off on an adventure" = left to travel and so on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cliff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* I went off my head reading this permalink fedilink source parent [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) As a non-native English speaker I sometimes struggle with those words added after verbs: off, on, up, down, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 point 2 weeks ago One that used to confuse me when I started english was "on a bus", "on a plane", but "in a car", so I can see where all those words can get confusing :3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children) Went off really just means everything :3. "Wow you really went off on that guy" = yelled at someone, "the milk went off" = spoiled, "we went off on an adventure" = left to travel and so on permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cliff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* I went off my head reading this permalink fedilink source parent [–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) As a non-native English speaker I sometimes struggle with those words added after verbs: off, on, up, down, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 point 2 weeks ago One that used to confuse me when I started english was "on a bus", "on a plane", but "in a car", so I can see where all those words can get confusing :3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cliff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* I went off my head reading this permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) As a non-native English speaker I sometimes struggle with those words added after verbs: off, on, up, down, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 point 2 weeks ago One that used to confuse me when I started english was "on a bus", "on a plane", but "in a car", so I can see where all those words can get confusing :3 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 point 2 weeks ago One that used to confuse me when I started english was "on a bus", "on a plane", but "in a car", so I can see where all those words can get confusing :3 permalink fedilink source parent
