No Dumb Questions

140 - Why to you does this title sound wrong?

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Aug 31, 2022
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INSIGHT

Hidden Order For English Adjectives

  • English has a strict intuitive adjective order (opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose).
  • Native speakers absorb this order unconsciously through exposure rather than explicit rules.
ANECDOTE

Learning Spanish Through Tutoring

  • Matt describes Camilla learning Spanish by tutoring immigrants at the library and helping them pass exams.
  • That hands-on tutoring process inspired both speakers to study and appreciate language learning.
ANECDOTE

From Impatience To Empathy

  • Matt and Destin remember being frustrated with non-English speakers at a Wendy's in college.
  • That youthful impatience later shifted into admiration after learning immigrant stories and languages.
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