Thread by @JESSCATE93

@sapinker Pinker said in [[the stuff of thought]] that a verb is a framework, not just a word to refer to an action.

I find that when I communicate with native eng speakers, sometimes you just say two words and they basically know what you want to say.

This reminds me of the natural habit of language learning (and I think it works, although most people get overly hung up on grammar): sentences are built around their verbs. (a concept here called verb construction)

Instead of studying grammar in detail, I prefer to stretch the boundaries of communication. The difference between the two is

The former favors "accuracy", while the latter emphasizes "matching". The former is for research, the latter for communication.

Under different situations, it is enough to deliver the information even in an imperfect but suitable "structure" , and understand better what the other person (native speaker) says.

But what I didn't pay attention to is: "what" is a suitable structure?

Steven Pinker: The verb not only supports the sentence but also determines its motivation/meaning
the info of the verb not only organizes the nucleus of the sentence but determines its meaning.

It's definitely a rabbit hole🕳️.