What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it’s to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
    81·
    16 days ago

    Pretty much only native speakers have problems with this, I see this type of mistake far less frequently with those who learned English as an additional language.

    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
      2·
      16 days ago

      Pretty much only native speakers have problems with this

      That makes no sense since they would use it more, however native speakers from the US do have problems with it, and other words (they’re/their).

      Rarely encounter it with others.
      Their spelling is embarrassing, same as their very limited vocabulary. IDK what they do in schools.

      • bigfondue@lemmy.world
        1·
        16 days ago

        Native speakers acquire the language before learning to read. Remember, writing is a representation of spoken language not the other way round.

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
      1·
      16 days ago

      Pretty much only native speakers have problems with this

      99% agree with this. This is a native speaker issue, except where someone took up bad habits from the natives…