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Speakers of non-English languages, what common mistakes do native speakers make that drive you crazy? (infosec.pub)

submitted 11 months ago by Slinky5737@infosec.pub to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, English speakers commonly mix up your/you're or there/their/they're. I'm curious about similar mistakes in other languages.

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[–] The_Cunt_of_Monte_Cristo@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In Turkish de/da can be a suffix or a conjunction or of course a part of a word. If de/da is used as a conjunction you have to write them separately. If it's not written correctly it can be confusing for those who are reading the sentence.

Example 1:

"Bende gittim" instead of "ben de gittim." (I've gone too). "Ben de gittim" is the correct sentence. De means too in this example.

Example 2:

O da iyi (It is good too). "Da" means "too" in this sentence. Oda iyi (The room is good). "Oda" means "the room". Odada iyi (It is good in the room). 2nd "da" means "in". Oda da iyi. (The room is good too). 2nd "da" means too. Odada da iyi. ( It is good in the room too). 2nd "da" means "in", 3rd "da" means "too".