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arp242 on Jan 31, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Japanese explained to programmers

> I frankly gave up with English grammar and just did whatever feels right.

I think that's what most people do, including native speakers.

Besides, there ain't no One True Correct™ English grammar in the first place. This is both what makes it a fun language but also vexing.

pessimizer on Jan 31, 2023 [–]

The best feature of English is that you can be pretty trash at it and make yourself understood. I've had great friends with terrible English.

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