“Think about any foreign language you’ve learned (or attempted to). What’s the first thing you learn? Usually how to say “Hello, my name is [Kory]. How are you?” You don’t learn the word for “name,” and the learn the conjugation… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
![“Think about any foreign language you’ve learned (or attempted to). What’s the first thing you learn? Usually how to say “Hello, my name is [Kory]. How are you?” You don’t learn the word for “name,” and the learn the conjugation of “be” (and good thing, too, because it is stubbornly irregular in…” quote by Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/22d/kory-stamper-11455_foreign-language_think-about-any-foreign-language-you-ve_2635008.jpg)