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English phrasal verbs make completely zero sense since there is no logic involved

If English was logical "make out" would mean somethibgg like "throw out". But "to make out" means something else obviously. And you dont throw out your trash. You throw them away...



You can throw stuff out or throw it away. They both mean the same.

The one that gets me as a native speaker is the difference between stand up and stand down. Or write up and write down.

Many phrasal verbs are fairly logical, and so don't require much attention.




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