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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Less about grammar and more about using the wrong word due to similarities, like loose vs lose. I think esl speakers in general have great grammar, but it also depends on their main language structure. For example certain root language speakers like Hindi or French tend to have great grammar until something comes up like “are you going to the park?” where they might say “you are going to the park?” Or something like “I am knowing the answer” instead of “I know the answer”. Same with Germanic language speakers with ordering, like “I to the store went”. I honestly don’t see these often, and they’re very easily recognizable as ESL language patterns, which is why I called them out as exempt. Because learning another language is hard. But if you speak English natively there’s no reason you should be misusing “lose vs loose”. They’re not even pronounced the same!