Saturday, June 29, 2024

An interesting (second-language) mistake in (English)...

...by the one (late elementary school-age) (immigrant) daughter of my one (newer) (tall) (Thai) coworker, when I recently asked her how her school year ended up and what grade she was going into:

"I'm turning fifth grade."

. . .

(She must understand the phrase "I'm turning" to indicate a subsequently-specified new stage, like "I'm turning ten," therefore "I'm turning fifth grade.)

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