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[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How people learn English as a second language is beyond me. What a dumb language that those all have significantly different meanings

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do other languages not have emphasis that changes meaning? Is this uniquely English???

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Certainly some do, I don’t believe it’s universal though? I think the other European languages do generally? I know nothing on the topic though

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Atop" and "afloat" have the prefix "a," meaning "on" or "to." "Atom" does not have the same prefix. It's just like that.

People always talk about using a time machine to kill Hitler, but what about William the Conqueror?

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

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