Drusas

Learning that there is no word for “it” was one of the biggest challenges for me when I first started learning Japanese.

In English, there is never an implied subject (grammatically speaking), unlike in many other languages.

I don’t know if this helps explain it to him, but it could help him to understand the concept. Verbs always need a subject, and if you contextually know what that subject is, you can use “it” (or he, her, etc) instead of being more specific.

“Raining” could be a full sentence in some languages, but in English, you need to specify that the weather is raining, but we can just say “it is raining”.

I’m a little surprised that your boyfriend didn’t learn this while he was learning the language. Did he self-learn? Going through a book on English grammar might be helpful for him.

Stop badmouthing orangutans. They’re intelligent and empathetic creatures.

Those poor kids.

No, she’s 10 or so years younger than I am. But yeah, I guess they are more than a little sheltered.

Very much the opposite–I have always had a strong natural sense of direction.

That’s a great movie, though.

This is a fantastic movie, and not in a “it’s so bad it’s good” way. Great writing, hilarious acting, phenomenal cast… It’s just underappreciated.

I bought this for my niece and nephew for Christmas because I was such a huge fan of it around their ages and apparently their mother did not appreciate it. The seals were “scary.”

It also requires essays on applicants’ commitment to upholding the Constitution, furthering government efficiency, and maintaining a strong work ethic.

As though it’s remotely possible to support both Trump and the constitution.

She got her message out. The people it was aimed at will never learn or accept that it was a setup.

Yeah, that seems wise.

“silent concern?” She’s rocking back and forth like she’s just as high as he is.

Or it’s another false flag.

Wish we could have traded because that sounds pretty good.

I’m going for Mexican food. You?

It would if OP hadn’t neglected the word “that” or “which”. Grammatically, that is. “…a hand gesture which I could give to signal…”

I guess that’s just not how I use it, but I get what you’re saying. Not everyone is very specific.

One third of the country.

10 mph over is completely standard in most of the US. Less so on residential roads, of course.

The USA fell? In WWII?