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I hate the English language

Phrasal verbs are the worst nightmare for ESLs, do native sp...
dark unhinged pit
  03/17/18
I dunno other languages but it has to be the worst.
Violet Sanctuary Circlehead
  03/17/18
You think? Explain. Also, are you a native English speake...
dark unhinged pit
  03/17/18
go home then
Demanding hell national security agency
  03/17/18
cr OP has to go back
Effete razzle-dazzle kitchen pervert
  03/17/18
I live in China. English is spoken all day at my job. I can'...
dark unhinged pit
  03/22/18
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fragrant stag film volcanic crater
  03/17/18
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Startled rehab
  03/22/18
Easy there nyuug
Supple ultramarine sandwich corner
  03/17/18
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dark unhinged pit
  03/22/18


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Date: March 17th, 2018 1:23 AM
Author: dark unhinged pit

Phrasal verbs are the worst nightmare for ESLs, do native speakers suffer through them too?

blow up explode The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station.

bring up mention a topic My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again.

bring up raise children It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.

call off cancel They called off this afternoon's meeting

do over repeat a job Do this homework over.

fill out complete a form Fill out this application form and mail it in.

fill up fill to capacity She filled up the grocery cart with free food.

find out discover My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her.

give away give something to someone else for free The filling station was giving away free gas.

give back return an object My brother borrowed my car. I have a feeling he's not about to give it back.

hand in submit something (assignment) The students handed in their papers and left the room.

hang up put something on hook or receiver She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.

hold up delay I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom.

hold up (2) rob Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon.

leave out omit You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue.

look over examine, check The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. (They looked them over carefully.)

look up search in a list You've misspelled this word again. You'd better look it up.

make up invent a story or lie She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends.

make out hear, understand He was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying.

pick out choose There were three men in the line-up. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse.

pick up lift something off something else The crane picked up the entire house. (Watch them pick it up.)

point out call attention to As we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites.

put away save or store We put away money for our retirement. She put away the cereal boxes.

put off postpone We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Please put it off for another day.)

put on put clothing on the body I put on a sweater and a jacket. (I put them on quickly.)

put out extinguish The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. (They put it out quickly.)

read over peruse I read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it.

set up to arrange, begin My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. She set it up.

take down make a written note These are your instructions. Write them down before you forget.

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Date: March 17th, 2018 1:26 AM
Author: Violet Sanctuary Circlehead

I dunno other languages but it has to be the worst.

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Date: March 17th, 2018 1:32 AM
Author: dark unhinged pit

You think? Explain.

Also, are you a native English speaker?

My native language is Spanish, this shit does not exist in my language. Every verb has its own word, not this bullshit.

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Date: March 17th, 2018 1:34 AM
Author: Demanding hell national security agency

go home then

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Date: March 17th, 2018 1:57 AM
Author: Effete razzle-dazzle kitchen pervert

cr

OP has to go back

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Date: March 22nd, 2018 7:09 PM
Author: dark unhinged pit

I live in China. English is spoken all day at my job. I can't get away from it even living on the other side of the globe. I constantly mess up phrasal verbs and people laugh.

I once told a female coworker "I want to come on to you" meaning I wanted to "come over" to you to check work stuff. She accused me of harassment.

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Date: March 17th, 2018 2:05 AM
Author: fragrant stag film volcanic crater



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Date: March 22nd, 2018 7:09 PM
Author: Startled rehab



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Date: March 17th, 2018 2:00 AM
Author: Supple ultramarine sandwich corner

Easy there nyuug

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Date: March 22nd, 2018 7:08 PM
Author: dark unhinged pit

?

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