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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•1 month ago “They can tell” implies "they can speak“ That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?
minus-square@7uWqKjlinkEnglish-26•1 month agoI’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.
That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?
I’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.