ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoIt 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.message-squaremessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1431
arrow-up1431message-squareIt 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 · edit-22 years agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoTechnically “to eat” is the Infinitive form of the verb, and using infinitives as nouns isn’t all that unusual in many languages.
Technically “to eat” is the Infinitive form of the verb, and using infinitives as nouns isn’t all that unusual in many languages.