Einar

Resolve to do better next time.

“Hey, how are you?” with a smile usually works. Even with your ex who you had a sinful breakup with. Sure, takes some courage, but it’s kind and leaves everyone ok and open for whenever we run into each other again.

Are we judging people on what they did and said over 10 years ago? If so, then that says more about the one judging than the one judged.

There are so many examples for this. Some that come to mind:

• “He has 30 years” instead of “He is 30 years old” (Spanish “Tiene 30 años”)
• “How do you call this?” instead of “What do you call this?” (e.g., French: Comment ça s’appelle? I think German too)
• “I’m going in the bus” instead of “I’m going on the bus”
• “She is more nice” instead of “She is nicer”

Apart from that, try explaining to a learner why “Read” (present) and “Read” (past) is spelled the same but pronounced differently.

Or plural (or do I capitalize that here? 🤔) inconsistencies: one “mouse,” two “mice”; but one “house,” two “houses.” To be fair, other languages do that stuff too.

In case you’re wondering. The rival is IRIS2.