Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 days agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoWe like to think English follows a consistent set of rules. It doesn’t.
We like to think English follows a consistent set of rules.
It doesn’t.