While I enjoy many aspects of teaching English, one of my favorite parts of the experience is discovering the many vagaries of this language which I thought I knew so well. For instance, did you know that you can’t use the modifier “less” with words comprised of fewer than two syllables (i.e.: not with one syllable adjectives)? Strange but true!
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Catherine // August 30, 2008 at 3:20 am |
I can’t say “This is less true than that is”?
Natalie // August 30, 2008 at 10:03 am |
Hum… I guess you can.
That’s the other thing I’ve noticed about teaching English… the second you tell someone “This is a rule and we do it like this ALL THE TIME,” someone invariably finds the exception seconds later!