Although he focused on patterns, he also appreciated the exceptions that prove rules in language learning.

Every holiday, my mother repeats the saying the family that prays together stays together, and we all feel a little closer afterward.

the family that sleeps together keeps together

If the tenant fails to pay rent on time, then and in that event the landlord may terminate the lease with thirty days' written notice.

I refused to lend him any more money, and that's flat.

After pulling two all-nighters in a row, that'll do it to you.

I didn't own a car at that time, so I took the bus every day.

When Maya declared the neighborhood bakery made the best croissants, I know that's right — I've been stopping by every Saturday for years.

When asked why he acted rashly, he confessed, 'I burnt that bridge when one came to it.'

In his journal he wrote, 'They burned that bridge when one came to it,' as if the decision had been simple.