Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down110
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 months agoWe like to think English follows a consistent set of rules. It doesn’t.
We like to think English follows a consistent set of rules.
It doesn’t.