I love it, but I'm SO lucky to have had it as my FIRST language!
I couldn't agree more. I think that so often. Prepositions are a nightmare, and if that doesn't get you, the spelling will. (I had a student the other day who, when writing about her boyfriend, had typed "I will kiss his rip" before a friend pointed out she needed to use l instead of r.)
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Date: 2004-12-21 08:55 pm (UTC)I couldn't agree more. I think that so often. Prepositions are a nightmare, and if that doesn't get you, the spelling will. (I had a student the other day who, when writing about her boyfriend, had typed "I will kiss his rip" before a friend pointed out she needed to use l instead of r.)