ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-27 months 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-square163fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down142
arrow-up1385arrow-down1message-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-27 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squarewewbulllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIn this case, it’s nothing to do with Latin. German is not a Latin language, and old (pre-Norman) English is closer to German than anything else. It’s the shared Germanic heritage which gives us this quirk.
In this case, it’s nothing to do with Latin. German is not a Latin language, and old (pre-Norman) English is closer to German than anything else. It’s the shared Germanic heritage which gives us this quirk.