FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIt is linguistically impossible to behave anyone but yourselfmessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down18
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareIt is linguistically impossible to behave anyone but yourselfFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoI’m talking about the phrase “behave yourself”. In the English language, there is no such thing as behaving someone else, only behaving yourself. I don’t know if there’s another language where “behave someone else” makes linguistic sense
I’m talking about the phrase “behave yourself”. In the English language, there is no such thing as behaving someone else, only behaving yourself. I don’t know if there’s another language where “behave someone else” makes linguistic sense