Felt vs fell

Why can’t I say “At the end of the movie, she felt in love with him…”?

I must have heard students misuse this word hundreds of times. These two words look and sound similar and often get mixed up by learners when they speak.  But fell and felt come from different base verbs….

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Most vs almost: Why not: “Almost people like pop music”?

I often hear students misusing the word “almost”

… they say things like: “Almost Koreans like eating kimchi.” Or “Almost people like pop music” :-/  “But why is that wrong…?”  I hear some of you ask… (more…)