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It's a strange language when "getting laid" and "getting laid off" mean such different things.
by angelortega 12y ago
It's a strange language when "getting laid" and "getting laid off" mean such different things.
- thesteamboat 12y agoTo compound the problem, "getting off" happens when "getting laid".
- aikah 12y agoYeah,as a foreigner ,it's hard, never know what to put after a verb to get the right meaning,let's take "to go". to go on,go back,go off,go around,go by have a different meaning...that's the most difficult part of the english language imho,now you can use a different verb for each expression,but it wouldnt feel idiomatic. At the same time,it makes english composable and easy to extend,it cannot work with my language.I wonder if other languages work like that too.
- sammyd56 12y agoMost Germanic languages have constructs similar to English´s phrasal verbs. Learning them, for a foreigner, is really difficult (I know, because I spend most of my time teaching English to Spanish students). I actually just released the Android app I´ve been building to help with this. I didn´t think it was worthy of a Show HN post, but now seems a good time to mention it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phrasalverbworld https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phrasalver...