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		zrail on Nov 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I record myself on audio 24x7 and use an AI to pro... Common Core has English grammar as a foundational skill. Your specific example is taught in grade 5. That said, English is a difficult language and I'm not at all surprised that people get through school without fully grasping the names for grammar concepts, even if they use them every day.

Waterluvian on Nov 15, 2022 [–]

I learned this when I was about 20, met a foreign friend online who was formally learning English, and I couldn't answer most of her questions.

It was a bizarre but very educational moment: I use English like I write code: I have no formal education on it but I seem to do fine.

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