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Phrasal verbs (such as "put up with") are one of the more frustrating parts of English to un-learn when trying to learn a foreign language. (I assume they're a
by colanderman 6y ago
Phrasal verbs (such as "put up with") are one of the more frustrating parts of English to un-learn when trying to learn a foreign language. (I assume they're at least as frustrating to learn when learning English as well.)
A well-known Esperantist, Tim Morley, gives a great talk on phrasal verbs (which, Esperanto having none, tend to trip up English speakers learning it). Here it is in English: https://youtu.be/eQ_hXML4nWg?t=671 https://youtu.be/eQ_hXML4nWg?t=671 (I highly recommend the first half of that video too, on "quite", for its humor value.)