Casey Peel on Nostr: A reminder of how weird English is: I texted my friend David "don't forget to go by ...
A reminder of how weird English is:
I texted my friend David "don't forget to go by the bank" and he replied "Ok, I'll".
<blink>
Oh, yes, he's not a native English speaker and "I'll" expands into "I will". Totally makes sense. I may just adopt this from now on. Thanks English.
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