We live in the world.
We are surrounded by journeys.
There are journeys to nowhere.
But assume this is a journey to somewhere.
A fragment of a clause.
“of the” is not a unit.
John thinks that I wonder if he hates me.
This is the cat that killed the rat that ate the cheese that…
Why did language
design
this property-
complexity of thought.
Language reflects our complexity.
If understanding creates anxiety.
What is ruining education in this country are tests.
The fact that we know
that we don’t know
whether or not
Lew Welch is alive.
by land or by sea
rage is a container (she flew into a rage)
We sit in a chair because a chair is a container.
“into” means basically to in, but English speakers invert it.
MATESOL classmate: “My personal life wavelengths are all awry.”
Professor: “I don’t normally laugh at things.”
The door closed. The door is undergoing the action, the door is not the agent of the action.
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