By: Former C.P.

Former C.P.
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:32:42 +0000

I had a Conversational Partner from Korea, and one of my favorite language mistakes he made was about how he’s going to need to study hard, get a great job, and make a girlfriend. He used the same verb as “making friends”, but you get a girlfriend, you don’t make one.

It’s an example of someone who can speak English quite well, but the little nuances can take your sweet aspiration into something that sounds very wrong, and funny.