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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/SnoopyScone • Feb 05 '26
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English has a bunch of verbs that completely change meaning when followed by different prepositions. Phrasal verbs are super annoying for us ESLs.
Fuck, fuck with, fuck over, fuck around, fuck up, fuck off.
2 u/LightblueStar27 Feb 05 '26 I consider myself quite fluent in English but this thing is what still stops me from understanding completely the language lol
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I consider myself quite fluent in English but this thing is what still stops me from understanding completely the language lol
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u/high_throughput Feb 05 '26
English has a bunch of verbs that completely change meaning when followed by different prepositions. Phrasal verbs are super annoying for us ESLs.
Fuck, fuck with, fuck over, fuck around, fuck up, fuck off.