What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it’s to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    How did I get to the lead merchant? I was led here. But in the price negotiation, I took the lead.

    • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      That works for your way of saying it but there is nothing wrong with the way I said it. You don’t say I’ll led you there later. My statement wasn’t past tense at all.