Re: emacs-30 baaf97ce1a1: ; Fix some ungrammatical uses of "allows to"

["Gerd Möllmann" <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>]

Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> writes:

> Hello,
>
> On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 08:23am +08, Po Lu wrote:
>
>> AFAIK this construct is taught in the German education system, which
>> probably gives rise to the bulk of its users.  Not to imply that it
>> isn't ungrammatical.
>
> I have a qualification in teaching English as a foreign language and did
> so for two years.  It feels like every country has its own set of both
> incorrect and highly unidiomatic bits of English that somehow survive on
> its syllabi.  (And I assume the same is true for other languages taught
> in English-speaking countries.)
>
> I haven't taught Germans, so thank you for sharing this.

I think it's a meme that allows to make fun of Germans :-).