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minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoMy pet theory is that spoken English and written English are two different languages that kinda translate between them. In spoken English, “I read books.” doesn’t have ambiguous tense.
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minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoNoah Webster didn’t go far enuf
My pet theory is that spoken English and written English are two different languages that kinda translate between them.
In spoken English, “I read books.” doesn’t have ambiguous tense.
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Noah Webster didn’t go far enuf