• Gork@lemm.ee
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    English verbiage can also a source of frustration for English learners.

    For instance, you can chop a tree down. Once you’re done, you can chop a tree up.

    Imagine the confusion this causes lol.

    I do agree though that the general lack of gender for most uses are really useful. It makes learning other languages more difficult though (basically all other languages).

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      It’s just you.
      In Germany we need to think about the position of the peer and if professional or casual.

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      For instance, you can chop a tree down. Once you’re done, you can chop a tree up.

      Imagine the confusion this causes lol.

      This is an absolutely minor thing, and it is also a phenomenon which occurs in basically all other languages.

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        Minor, yes, but there are quite a few of them.

        • Break a leg

        • It’s raining cats and dogs

        • Bite the bullet

        • Piece of cake

        • Hold your horses

        • Spill the beans

        • Hit the nail on the head

        • Let the cat out of the bag

        • It costs an arm and a leg

        • Can’t have your cake and eat it too