Feeling wet

Language Log 2024-04-12

Summary:

Yesterday in one of my classes, a female student from China said that she didn't like to exercise in the morning because she felt "wet".  At first, I couldn't believe my ears, so I asked her, "Did you say 'wet'?"  "Yes," she said, "wet".  I couldn't understand in what way she would feel "wet" in […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

04/12/2024, 08:03

Date published:

04/12/2024, 08:01