Re: Do you want a French "little" or a Dutch "little"? :))

 --- Garrett Jones wrote:

> Me and my girlfriend have issues with the word "almost"... (We are both from
> california, native english speakers, english our only languages) I only feel
> comfortable applying the word when about 5% of anything is remaining, like
> time in the month or distance in a trip or something like that. She uses the
> word when as much as 45% of something is left. Classic example: we've been
> together for 7 months now, and she has actually said "We've almost been
> together a year now!"
Wishful thinking! After 30 years or so, she will probably not even remember
anymore how long exactly you've been together.
Besides, until the very day of her 25th anniversary, she will probably never
say that she is "almost 25".

> If we end up having kids, the poor things will be all confused...
Almost five kids? :)))
Confused?
Then they will have no other way out than to become conlangers! :)

Jan


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