1029394756abc t1_je8up32 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: Then or than by National_Edges

I don’t get your example at all.

1029394756abc t1_j6lzois wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:12 AM

Reply to ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565

I find it fascinating that native speakers don’t learn this but it comes instinctually. Second language learners find this (understandably!) very difficult and it’s hard for me to help them learn this because I can’t describe “the why” either!

1029394756abc t1_j6hojpz wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:06 PM

Reply to comment by Kayback2 in ELI5 - Why do criminals get sentenced to Life without Parole PLUS ten years for example? by sir_cas

Wow I never knew this. Using the term “life” is quite a misnomer then.

1029394756abc t1_ita9n0g wrote on October 22, 2022 at 2:17 AM

Reply to comment by LymanHo in Apple Should Be Giving ‘Acapulco’ the ‘Ted Lasso’ Treatment by rmaloney3

Never heard of Acapulco or Trying. Excited to add to the list!