Jonathan Lamothe on Nostr: Sometimes listening to a non-native speaker say things in English serves to highlight ...
Sometimes listening to a non-native speaker say things in English serves to highlight how nonsensical the language is.
"I hope everyone are doing well."
I totally get why they would use the plural "are" with "everyone". It kinda doesn't make sense that it's "is".
#EnglishIsWeird
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