Today I learned on Nostr: TIL as a non-native speaker of English (and apparently an idiot) that "standing ...

TIL as a non-native speaker of English (and apparently an idiot) that "standing ovation" is an acceptable turn of phrase in formal discourse, and not, as I used to think, the fringe notion that a woman ovulates on the spot in admiration of a man's achievement.

https://www.wordreference.com/definition/ovation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fgbk4x/til_as_a_nonnative_speaker_of_english_and/