u/GoblinToHobgoblin

As a native speaker, which mistakes are really jarring?

For me:

- mixing up "much" and "many"

- forgetting the "s" on third person singular verbs

- double past (e.g. "I didn't ate")

- "-ed" past for certain irregular verbs, e.g. "slided", "catched"

Any examples you guys find particular jarring to hear?

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u/GoblinToHobgoblin — 11 hours ago

Extremely limited multiverse

What's the trope called where alternate universes exist, but it's extremely limited in scope.

E.g. the bit in Futurama where they see an alternate universe where everyone wears cowboy hats, and Fry goes "wow, so there's an infinite number of parallel worlds?"

"No, just the one".

Or, in the solid jj bit where Madame Web gathers "every Spiderman from every reality", and it's like 5 of them, and it turns out there's only like 15 alternate worlds, and the only difference in 5 of them is that McDonald's is spelled with an A instead.

Is there a specific name for this trope???

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u/GoblinToHobgoblin — 17 hours ago
▲ 7 r/GuyCry

A few years ago, I was in a very toxic relationship. Since then, I feel an incredible amount of anxiety around dating. Im unable to really open up, and the thought of doing so is incredibly stressful.

I'm having trouble telling if it's me or the women I'm dating or both. I'm completely fine when not dating, but as soon as it starts to get a bit more intimate, I get told by women that I'm too closed off/not supportive enough/seem uninterested/whatever else.

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u/GoblinToHobgoblin — 4 months ago