Why is it incorrect to say "I slept at six." in English? - Quora

Answer: Funny, my roommate does this too.​ It sticks out every time.​ He’s a nat.​.​.​ Your Reading Digest Top Stories For You Why is it incorrect to say "I slept at six." in English? Jake Freyer, Linguistics major at Harvard College Written Jul 24, 2016 Funny, my roommate does this too. It sticks out every time. He’s a native English speaker, though. (Fine, his parents are immigrants, but he was born in the U.S. and Englis...  Read More » Assuming no nuclear weapons were used, how badly would Russia beat the U.S. if they went to war? John Cate, U.S. citizen my whole life. Lived here for 41 of my 43 years (as of 2016). Written Sun They wouldn’t, even if you assume that the NATO alliance doesn’t come into play and it’s just the U.S. fighting Russia. Russia’s force-projection capabilities, relative to t...  Read More » The internet shuts down in 1 hour. It will never be back again. How will you spend this hour? Gary White, CEO at Self-Employment (2016-present) Updated Sat In all honesty, assuming that PC hardware would still be working and available, and considering I have a pretty fast internet connection, I would probably: 1. Drive to Best...  Read More » Could you buy two airplane tickets if you want a free seat next to you? George Zaharoff, 100+ Countries, 5 million miles and a love of the art of travel Updated Feb 22 Yes. I travel with my buddy all the time. I book two first-class tickets on the same reservation and reserve two seats, on the last row of the First Class cabin - the pooch ...  Read More » Who is right, Russia or USA in Syria? Issam Saeed, lives in Syria (1972-present) Written Apr 12 Russia intervened in the Syrian war with the consent of the Syrian government while the USA did not. Russia 1 - 0 USA Russia helps Syria fighting terrorism while the USA is ...  Read More » Which OS will be the main standard for people to use a computer in 3000 years? Will it be Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows? Franklin Veaux, Apple developer since the days of the Lisa Written Apr 10 In 3,000 years, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows will not exist. In 300 years, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows will not exist. In 100 years, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows will probab...  Read More » I'm writing a fantasy story. What are some clichés I should avoid and can you give me some possible alternatives to said clichés? Dave Consiglio, I am a person Written Apr 6 There’s one fantasy cliché that bothers me more than any other: “The Eagles”. It’s not just a fantasy problem - it’s known as the deus ex machina in literary terms: Deus ex m...  Read More » What are the 3 underrated PC accessories? Warren Stott, 25+ years working with computers and 20 years with Microsoft systems. Written Dec 27 Matching Dual Monitors - dual monitors are great, the matching geometry of matching monitors makes them even more comfortable to use. Prescription Glasses - Glasses with a p...  Read More » By placing 150,000 troops on their border, why are the Chinese committing themselves to defend N. Korea? Should the U.S. attack? Raven Blake, Don't mess with Texas. Written Apr 10 if you haven’t noticed, China and the KDR have came together in agreeing to bring UN action should the KPDR not lessen their missile tests. China and KPDR have very bad rel...  Read More » What would happen if the Earth abruptly stopped spinning for 42 seconds? David Byrden Written Jan 22 Eskimos would become the rulers of the world. Why? Because the sudden stop of the Earth, without a sudden stop of the objects sitting on it, is equivalent to giving those obj...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.