It must confuse English learners to hear phrases like, "I'm home", instead of "I am at home." We don't say I'm school, or I'm post office. - eviltoast
  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    with the addition that most languages - especially romance languages - have irregular verbs and constructions.

    e.g. in french you say “I have 30 years” to say you are 30 years old. in English you say “I am 30” to say you are 30 years old. It makes no sense to say you are the number 30 or you have 30 years. But no one really thinks about it.