“Forgive me Father for I have sinned” and “I’m sorry daddy; I’ve been very naughty” are simultaneously saying very similar and very different things.

Pro tip for writers: This is what people mean when they say “sure they’re synonyms but it still dramatically changes the entire meaning of a sentence.”

im the dj screaming w laughter

I think about this at least once a day.

working in customer service be like

This is common for spanish speakers, we do the same with “i want to break free” from queen, a lot of people sing it like “agua en tu refri” (lit. Water in your refrigerator)

man victorian slang was fucking lethal

literally how was anyone expected to say something like this with a straight face

*lying on my velvet chaise lounge in my robe and slippers* sorry old chap, but i won't be able to make it out tonight. i'm afraid i've got the morbs.

My favourite sentence is "bitch the pot, I've got the morbs" which means "pour me some tea, I'm depressed"

Honestly “thanks I hate it” is one of the funniest phrases in the English language

i one time told my italian professor “grazie lo detesto” and she lost her shit, so it’s not just english

“¡Gracias! ¡Lo odio!”

“Danke, ich hasse es.”

“Merci, je déteste”

Tak, jeg hader det.

Bedankt, ik haat het.

Спасибо! Я это ненавижу.

go raibh maith agat, is fuath liom é

どうも！ それが嫌い。

411 Writing systems of standard forms of languages

.شکریہ! مجھے اس سے نفرت ہے

(shukriah! mujhay isay nafraat hai.)

kiitti! mä vihaan tätä.

תודה! אני שונא.ת את זה. Toda! Ani sone.t et ze

谢谢，我厌恶它！

Takk, jeg hater det.

Hvala, mrzim to.

You get ‘on’ a bus or train, but you get ‘in’ a car or taxi

How to not mix them up (for those who might be learning English): If you walk upright when boarding, you’re getting on. If you sit into a seat from the door, you’re getting in.

So, for example, you also get *on* a plane or boat, and *in* a carriage.

Oh, that is a good distinction.

English is my native language and this blew my mind

Getting on a horse but you sit in the saddle

and ride it onto the old dirt road

What i.e. and e.g. really mean!

I’ve seen so many posts that say, “Oh, I just realised what e.g. means. It means ‘example given’” and “I know what i.e. means, its in essence’”

This really makes me grind my teeth, because:

Meanings and Latin Origins:

i.e. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase id est, meaning ‘that is’. The definition being: ‘that is to say (or to add explanatory information or to state something in different words)’.

e.g. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase exempli gratia, meaning ‘for the sake of example’ It’s definition being: ‘for example’.

There you go, now you know. (Ha, that kind of rhymed)

Lauren Marie