r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Upstairs_Cash8400 • 2d ago

English for Beginners

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u/Swervin69 2d ago

Don’t feel bad beginners, fluent speakers still don’t know how to tell their, there, and they’re apart.

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u/allnaturalfigjam 2d ago

Is it just me or do a lot of fluent English speakers use "weary" and "wary" interchangeably? I keep hearing people saying "be weary of that" and I'm starting to think I'm the crazy one.

I had a boyfriend in uni who pronounced "wander" the same as "wonder". Drove me up the wall.

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u/hhfugrr3 1d ago

How often are you meeting people who others think you need to be cautious of?

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u/allnaturalfigjam 1d ago

I live in Australia, it's less the people and more the place

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u/hhfugrr3 1d ago

Ahh makes sense. Good luck with... well everything out there

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u/allnaturalfigjam 1d ago

Thanks mate