📚｜english-questions

[cursive patrol]

What's the difference between "arts education" and "art education"?

[regal flame]

@flat rune is it

"my brother is 12 year old"

or

"my brother is 12 years old"

[flat rune]

"Years"

"On-demand" means that it happens upon demand.

It happens when requested.

[flat rune]

Maybe the topic, but there it depends on the writer.

[marble whale]

someone is N years old, compare to a 12-year-old kid

[wary mist]

The phrase "The smoking of cigarettes", I cannot understand its structure. The + gerund + of + noun? Could anyone explain it?

[flat rune]

"Cigarettes" are being "smoked", so the sentence structure is using a possessive despite referencing an action.

[empty obsidian]

do you need to cite proverbs in MLA style?

like I want to add this quote to my essay:

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

but idk if I need to cite it or not

[near fable]

You can do that

[cobalt osprey]

hwhat does “i couldnt agree more less” mean

[cobalt osprey]

What does Manipulating mean in simple words and plz show example of what it is

What does Gaslighting mean in simple words and plz show example of whqg it is

[sharp topaz]

This means: "I completely agree"
But people usually say I couldn't agree more

[sharp topaz]

It means when you control somebody without them realising. So controlling them in a clever way. People usually do this to get what they want.

Example: If somebody wants to manipulate their parents:
Child: Can you please give me €200? I want to go to a party.
Parent: No that is too much money!
Child: That's not fair. I did all my chores and I have been a good child. Don't you love me?
Parent: What?! Of course I love you!
Child: Then why can't you just give me €200? It's like you don't care about me :(
Parent: Okay okay, you can have €200.
In this case, the child successfully manipulated their mum/dad to get €200.

[sharp topaz]

It's when you make somebody start doubting what they think is right in their mind (using manipulation)

Example: Gaslighting somebody with relations to religion:
Sam: What religion do you follow?
Jackie: Christianity.
Sam: Oh you're a Christian?
Jackie: Yes!
Sam: Do you read the Bible everyday?
Jackie: Uhh no. Only once a week.
Sam: Do you pray before you sleep and in the morning?
Jackie: No
Sam: What??!! Do you at least go to church every Sunday?
Jackie: Not every Sunday. Only sometimes :(
Sam: WOW! So you don't pray, you don't read the Bible everyday, or attend church every single week?? What kind of Christian are you?!
Jackie: Thinking to himself: Maybe he's right. Maybe I'm not a Christian 😔
In this case, Sam successfully made Jackie think that he may not be a Christian after all. He made him change his thoughts.

If there is something you still don't understand, you can ask me.

[cobalt osprey]

YOOO TYSM :0 @sharp topaz

im sharing this with my sister

[near fable]

Completely agree/disagree

[deft widget]

What is the meaning of "as in" when it is put in the beginning of the sentence. As in... , ...

[remote spoke]

why is past perfect used here and not past simple?

[pearl coral]

Hello guys, i would be grateful to anyone who could help me find out more about cockney accent of London.. i'd like to be able to intimidate that one perfectly.. any good resources you could suggest for that? thanks!

[marble whale]

what does it mean if someone called 'filet-of-fish'?

[topaz sage]

he is a European or he is an European? use a is correct?

[flat rune]

"He is a European" is correct, you would only use "an" if the word that comes after it starts with any of the vowels eg a e i o u

[flat rune]

If you start a sentence with "as in" after a previous, it means you are referring to another thing which is similar to the previous mentioned word or sentence

[rare glacier]

Is "Hark me! Men of the ..." a correct use of the word hark?

[near fable]

Food

https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/filet-o-fish.html

[sacred junco]

How do British people pronounce English?

[quaint wasp]

I cooking shoup for dinner

[cobalt osprey]

wwhats mortgage and how does it work ?

[flat rune]

in - glish. But I don't know what part of England or which country in Britain you are referring too

[sacred junco]

Thanks

[cobalt osprey]

is it “i thought it would happen” or “i thought it will happen”

[flat rune]

It references an event farther in the past.

[flat rune]

That is a meal.

[flat rune]

Whenever the next word begins with a vowel's noise, one uses "a".

[flat rune]

No. Leave "Hark!" isolate.

[flat rune]

Mortgage is the payment one makes on his house to pay off the loan.

[flat rune]

"It would" sounds more natural. I have heard both, but "would" likely sounds more natural because it is a conditional.

[hard ivy]

just adding to what Lounostripes said

it's vowel sound not spelling

ex. "a lesson" but "an LMS"
L is a consonant but we use "an" bec when you say it you'll say [el em es], it starts with the vowel sound /e/

in your sentence, it's the opposite. European starts with the letter "E" but it's pronounced "yu..."

so it helps to say the word if you're not sure whether to use a or an

[flat rune]

so my answer would be appropriate too ?

[cobalt osprey]

whats loan, rent, and leash

in simple words

with examples

[flat rune]

A lease is a contract that means one is given a property or item and that the one who is given such pays for it periodically.

Rent is similar to leasing, only leasing is usually for months on end, and renting is due by the end of a month.

A loan means that one pays another so that he may buy something, but that loan must be repaid in full or with interest later.

[charred pollen]

What's the difference between "fine" and "good"?
Per exmple i'm fine or i'm good?

[cobalt osprey]

exmaple for all of them?

[flat rune]

Hello Guys.

I’m looking for a good online dictionary. Can someone give me some advice?

Thanks in advance.

[near fable]

Merriam Webster

[flat rune]

Thank you very much.

[lusty salmon]

Good evening to all

[cobalt osprey]

plz help. im filling a form and it says Province of Residence, i live in cananda in the province of alberta so do i put alberta

NEVERMIND I GOTTIE

[remote spoke]

we can use past simple also here right? or it makes a difference

[flat rune]

There isn't really a difference beyond time.

[blazing smelt]

Please tell me why "hard work" should be written without "the" but "happiness of humanity" shouldn't.

[pearl coral]

my take on that is to distinguish that work is a noun in this case and not confuse with verb..

[marble whale]

because hard work is an abstract thing while the happiness of humanity is somet5hing specific (something specific that is supposed to be achieved somehow)

[hollow night]

Grammar Question: Is there vs. Are there.

Which one of the following is correct?

**A) Is there any more membership perks?

B) Are there any more membership perks?**

[restive magnet]

the correct one is ''are there''. because the expression 'membership perks' is a plural expression, so u have to use are there.

[flat rune]

b

[near horizon]

“I had it said to me that on average, the NZ business world is 10 years behind the US”

Is “I had it said to me” a real phrase? What does it mean?

[flat rune]

That is incorrect. The first "the" with "hard work" is not proper.

Ah, now I see. I misread the question.

"The", firstly, is an article referring to number. It means "one". There are no amounts of independent "hard works".

[blazing smelt]

But also there are no different "happinesses", right? 🙂 It's an uncountable noun

[flat rune]

When you make "happiness" a possession of humanity, it becomes specifically countable. The "happiness of animals", "happiness of birds", "happiness of trees", et cetera, are all different types of happiness.

[blazing smelt]

Wow, I didn't think about it. Thanks

[flat rune]

Be well.

[pale grail]

Pls someone tell a word that fits all three sentence

[stoic crypt]

1st answer is effects
3rd is clean

Ig lol

But yeah it suits in the blank

[pale grail]

no i mean it should be exact same word for all 3

cases

[stoic crypt]

Ohh

[flint raptor]

what is it about?

[pale grail]

what u mean by that..i posted the photo above i need a homonym for that

[pale grail]

.

a word that match all 3 cases

[flint raptor]

3. wash?

[supple holly]

There is no such word. The first and second sentences need a noun, while the third needs a verb

There is no word that can act as both a noun and a verb AND still fit the meaning of all 3 sentences

Are you sure you read the exercise right?

[arctic glade]

Hello What's the difference between (on , in , at)

[next storm]

Hi guys, is there any way to avoid repeating "minimum number of moves" in the following sentence:
"The minimum number of moves to create A is smaller than the minimum number of moves to create B"

[crimson narwhal]

probably "key"

1. We can say it is the most significant moment of a pendemic.

2. Musicians talk about the "key of a piece" when they are checking the key signature and other theory stuff

3. I don't know if that matches.

But this seems like the best fit

Actually it can also be a scale

1. The significancy and range of the pandemic.

2. The piece is based on the scale in the key of C major (8 notes from C to C)

3. Scaling the fish is some kind of culinary action, I don't really know what it is but I searched it up and it actually existed

@supple holly there is one word to fit all 3 as apparently ^^

[cyan forge]

what does it mean

[supple holly]

I have a feeling that's not correct. Just a feeling

[supple holly]

The speaker wants some of the listener's success/luck/popularity to spread to the speaker

"Shine" means good luck, success in this case

[cyan forge]

rub off on me cofuses me

off here is like from?

[supple holly]

I would say

"A's minimum number of moves to create is smaller than that of B"
Here, "that = minimum number of", or generally whatever noun your mentioned before

[crimson narwhal]

Which one would be incorrect here?

[crimson narwhal]

All of them actually fit in the sentences if we put them individually

[flat rune]

Was I pinged?

[cyan forge]

yeah..

[flat rune]

What's up?

[cyan forge]

you said the is first up means number which is one

but its just on first thought?

cuz

the also used in plural

you were helping someone so i replied to you

and

yeah

[supple holly]

I googled to make sure, and found out "scale" works for both the 1st and 2nd sentences

But why would you weigh a fish before cooking it? Wouldn't you do that before buying/selling it instead?

Still, I think you've found the correct answer, and this exercise is just trying too hard to be difficult for no reason. My respect for you 📈 📈 📈

[crimson narwhal]

I know right, I probably guessed only because of my musical experience and searching all synonyms that would fit the 2nd point

I feel so too, this exercise doesn't make a lot of sense, even for an advanced English user

[next storm]

End could be the answer. We need to kill the fish before cooking it

[supple holly]

That is so hot

[crimson narwhal]

I don't feel like it would fit 2nd example

[supple holly]

I've just realized that 'to scale a fish' means to remove the scales from a fish (before cooking it)

Now this is eldritch knowledge. This exercise has humbled me

[crimson narwhal]

No worries, probably 95% of English speakers would have troubles to solve it

[tiny tapir]

when i can use word "tho" and what does it mean

[near fable]

Tho = though

It means despite the fact that

It's very common

If you just search in server

You'll find lot of examples

[supple holly]

this is a breach of information privacy

[near fable]

🔏

[cobalt osprey]

whats a fresh graduate

..?

[frank glen]

it means you just finished from college or university

[cobalt osprey]

oh ok

can someone help me with the job application

[near fable]

What specifically

[hollow night]

I have a question about the phrase "token of appreciation."

Can it be used in a dialogue as a euphemism for a bribe? Like, for example, when a crooked businessman hands over a briefcase full of cash to a corrupt politician, can the businessman say, "Consider this a small token of my appreciation"?

[topaz timber]

is it true

[flat rune]

Yes it is

[flat rune]

are you asking if it's grammatically correct or factually correct?

[topaz timber]

well its my friends homework soo-factually-

I am not sure about "too much microplastic" or "too many microplastics" also which one

[flat rune]

Too much micro plastic exists in the oceans.

Much = something we can't count.
Many = something we can count.

[topaz timber]

yeah sometimes it go brr-thanks!

[topaz timber]

I found those mistakes, is there any more?

[soft heron]

Neither of the two men were/was very strong?

it says that each, each one, either, neither, anyone,anybody, nobody etc should be followed by a singular verb

[supple holly]

general rule is that you should base the verb on the nearest noun. In this case, it's 'the two men', which is plural, so 'were' sounds better here

[soft heron]

Okay ty

[supple holly]

Well, that's how I use it. Some people might have different opinions. I'm not exactly sure what's 100% correct

[flat rune]

It doesn't matter.

[supple holly]

I agree, but some tests have a strict rule about what verb form is used here. I don't remember exactly which, sadly

[flat rune]

Some tests can have a rule for the purpose of teaching, but there are many different approaches to constructing "neither" in regards to plural, singular, and whether or not to include "nor".

[rancid quartz]

guys i have a question

is the true form 'Where can we go...' or 'Where we can go...'

[cosmic kestrel]

Where can we go probably

[rancid quartz]

thanks

[plush yacht]

Guys, what do you think is a great intermediate/advanced book for foreign students like me? I've already read a few ones, such as The Catcher in The Rye and Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

[near fable]

#872344845119815690 you can find some good recommendations there

[flat rune]

Just tryna confirm, it clearly says "No significant changes were observed"

But the thing is, it says "significant"; I looked at the data, there's not much of a difference

I'm wavering between the conclusion, would this be more of a negative change or a neutral change ugh

I'd say it's more of a neutral change, the text implies that there's not much of a change (which is what matters) but I want more perspectives into this (my brain is in an abysmal state rn LOL)

the title of the study btw (check it out, it's pretty good too)

Not significant can still be minor tho, no? (but then again, it can choose to NOT BE 😭 )

which is why I'm confused @flat rune

but I get what you mean ig

uwu, let's delete all our responses. As I'm not a native speaker, I might not be able to guide you as well

?

Delete so that someone else will answer

Why

What

As it would look like the query is already answered, it's not right?

Isn't multiple views made for discussion, why delete them? that beats the purpose?

[flat rune]

not really? it doesn't have to be, you can still think someone's answer is inaccurate

[flat rune]

There's not much of a difference, that's why it is said that No significant changes were observed. It's using negation before significant. Which makes the meaning of the statement: if at all there were changes, they were minor.

(Re-sending uwu)

[flat rune]

and further negotiate / fix it, I don't see the problem

You're right!

[near fable]

what happened here

[warm pewter]

Hey sup

[flat rune]

Someone solve this sentence active to passive

1. Solve this problem.
2. Do not tease the dog.
3. Lower the price.
4. Do it at once 05. Don't touch it.
5. Hang the picture on the wall.
6. Do not feed the rogue.
7. Please, show me your tickets.
8. Help me.
9. Work hard.
10. Get out.
11. Kindly do this work.
12. Please, lend me some money.
13. Let him read out the story.
14. Let me do it.
15. Buy me a shirt.

[warm pewter]

1 . The dog should not be teased
2 . Can this problem be solved by you
May be i'm not right so i am not going to continue this .. sorry

[atomic thistle]

not quite sure but maybe: have this problem solved...etc

[flat rune]

I'm not a native speaker
I'm just informally helping you.

1. Let this problem be solved.
2. The dog should/must not be teased.
3. Let the price be lowered.
4. Let it be done at once.
5. It shall not be touched.
6. Let the picture be hanged on the wall.
7. The rogue must not be fed.
8. You're requested to show your tickets to me.
9. Let I be helped.
10. You're adviced to work hard.
11. You're ordered to get out.
12. You're requested to do this work.
13. You're requested to lend some money to me.
14. Let the story be read out by him.
15. Let it be done by me.
16. You're requested to buy me a shirt.

There can be mistakes. If any native can check it once, would be appreciated

[near fable]

@supple holly is right one to help on this

My small brain can't comprehend

[flat rune]

Thank you so much; well I guess it's a different matter

[flat rune]

this issue is solved haha dw thank you for that anyway! I'll have to ask about the essay issue I have

can someone tell me how to further explain evidence in an essay

[flat rune]

bullshit

and say things that are obvious

[flat rune]

Thank you so much 🖤

[marble whale]

guys please check my sentence:
'I regret wasting my time on you'

[meager scaffold]

Looks good to me, just make sure to add a dot at the end

[regal flame]

@flat rune is the Pronunciation of "asked" is "ast" or "ask-t"
coz i heard someone pronounced it "ast"

[flat rune]

You will hear many pronunciations of terms while learning English. If not due to the background of a person, then due to how he learned the word.

"Asked" is "ask-t", but some will slur the final two sounds after reaching native level, and some natives will do this as well.

[warm pewter]

Maybe the 5th one is incorrect because in passive we used past tense and shall is the future so maybe the sentence will be like it couldn't not be touched. by the way i am not a native speaker maybe i could be also wrong

We shouldn't touched it

[floral reef]

i'm native speaker

[near fable]

[sweet portal]

In Australian English it is crucial to know which vowels are long and which are short, since the pronunciation differs a lot. How to know which vowels are long and which are short?

[flat rune]

According to me, the fifth one should be ‘’Let it not be touched’’ the one written by you is also correct but this one would be more appropriate ig (not a native, I could be wrong)

[flat rune]

Hear them speak.

There are no vowel markers or tones in English, so you will not find any written difference. It's purely a verbal practice.

[sweet portal]

So just remember in what words which vowels are what length?

Alright, got it

[flat rune]

Pretty much.

[flat rune]

RE: active -> passive
It's surprising how in native education, passive is hated, whereas learners must learn passive voice to pass.

[near horizon]

What does “learning about the capacity of the world” mean?

[slow forge]

Hello there,

I meed some assistance regarding the sentence below.

"For example, one of my friends has worked as assistant
engineer in one of the companies".

My teacher stated that, I used " has + verb + ed is incorrect". Could someone help me out to know the exact mistake here?

I really appreciate your assistance.

[flat rune]

Nothing, really.

[flat rune]

Your teacher is incorrect there.

Using a past-tense verb with "has" is fine.

"He has gone";
"He has fought";
"He has kicked the dog before!";
"She has decided to do that.";
"I have walked down that road before".

[slow forge]

Are you certain about that? I see that I had used "has worked as" and I guess I should have used "worked as".

[flat rune]

Ah, no.
Your issue isn't the "has +ed", your issue was using "has" instead of "have".

[slow forge]

I don't see verb+ed with has.

[slow forge]

hmm.. that could be.

I need to work on my Tenses.

[flat rune]

I'll edit my correction, because that was also wrong.

Your teacher here is simply incorrect.

I think what originally confused me was that I first isolated "has + verb(ed)", and then didn't see the "one of my friends".

[slow forge]

my bad! apologies

could you please give me the correct sentence pls!

@flat rune

[flat rune]

"For example, one of my friends has worked (as an assistant engineer in one of those companies) there before."

It isn't an incorrect sentence, personally. If there's a rule or something is truly wrong with it, then I wouldn't know because this sentence structure is often used.

[slow forge]

well, that sounds absolute! Thank you

I really appreciate your assistance

[stuck mural]

Hiya, I had a question.
Can ‘headspace’ mean ‘thoughts and feelings’?

For example, would “I don't want to occupy your headspace.” be a correct way to use the word?

[wanton sable]

A headspace is actually one's state or mind/mindset or in modern language mood if ya will

[warm pewter]

Had

[warm pewter]

Have a

If u use has it means you are saying about present

And if you are saying had then it means past and we used v3rd from in the past

[stuck mural]

I see, thank you!

[stuck mural]

thank you for correcting

[warm pewter]

Yeah man here you go

[warm pewter]

Head space means the air or empty space left above the contents in a sealed container.

[flat rune]

"Headspace" means one's mind or thoughts. It's like personal space, but not physical.

I've not heard it used to refer to the air left in a container, probably because few will use it in such a way.

[warm pewter]

person's state of mind or mindset this is informal means of headspace

[warm pewter]

This if formal one

And the other one is informal

[flat rune]

Considering the term's composition, there's no "informal" or "formal".

[warm pewter]

Exactly but we have to know all the meaning of english

[flat rune]

Considering the context, there isn't much a reason to grant a scientific definition.

[warm pewter]

English is like 1 word but different meaning

[warm pewter]

Yeah

Maybe

[wanton sable]

yeah it can also mean that but he was referring to a different meaning since it has 2 meanings depending on the context

[warm pewter]

Yeah

[kind ivy]

wow! I didn't know the formal meaning but I just looked it up. And it is!

[warm pewter]

Yeah

[kind ivy]

Noun clauses can be questions or statements. I call them embedded questions. Direct Question: Who stole my eraser? Noun clause: Q: Could you tell me who stole my eraser? Statement: He's the one who stole my eraser.

[kind ivy]

I didn't know commands could be passive! But I looked it up. I think #9 should be: Let me be helped. I would spell #10 advised (I like to distinguish between the noun form and the verb form)

[glad hawk]

I would love some help rn, is there anything grammatically incorrect in this sentence “I wouldn’t have gotten wet if i had an umbrella”

if there is, could someone explain why

[crimson narwhal]

It should be "I wouldn't have got(ten) wet if I had had an umbrella." The entire sentence is in 3rd conditional, meaning the second clasure must be written in past perfect tense.

The got/gotten depends whether you are using American or British language.

[glad hawk]

thanks for the help!

[crimson narwhal]

You're welcome 🙂

[kind ivy]

who uses got? American or British?

[crimson narwhal]

Got is British and more neutral. Gotten is mostly used in America.

[frosty charm]

"as much as time it'll take you to understand me the same amount of time will take me to understand you." does this sound correct-

[flat rune]

no so you want to reword that

Itll take me the same time to understand you, as it would for you to understand me

[kind ivy]

First, let's talk about word order. Maybe you want to use the expression "as much time as". Second, I agree with the person above. It's a more common way to say what you were trying to get at. Third, this is also correct : I will understand you in as much time as it takes you to understand me.

[frosty charm]

thank youuuuuu

[clever swan]

• Is the food going to take some more time?
• Is the food going to be much longer?

Does the second sentence work too? (in a restaurant you wait for food to be served)

[kind ivy]

yes.

[cobalt osprey]

He is born in march 28 2004 or
He is born on march 28 2004

which is correct

[near fable]

If you are talking about the year, month or season then it should be: Born in.

[cobalt osprey]

thx

[regal flame]

@flat rune

"is" blank and blank "are" the same

is it "is and are" or " are and are"

[flat rune]

You do not use "is" or "are" twice.
"Are blank and blank the same thing?"

[regal flame]

wait whaaaaaa...

really!!??

[regal flame]

thankyou

and ohh wait

what is the difference between

"every other day" and "every two days"

[flat rune]

There isn't one.

[lilac condor]

Is my grammar correct?
"I was hopeful that someday, a good leader who has a strong vision for the country would be put in position."

[warm pewter]

He was born in 28 march 2004

[warm pewter]

Would be put in the best position

[lilac condor]

thank you

[lilac condor]

another one, is this correct?

To my surprise, they told me that I embodied a unique kind of leadership they now get an inspiration from.

[flat rune]

The video is satirical.
The "expected response" is "thank you", and the outright silliness of such an expectation is where the satire comes from.

[cyan forge]

"I'm not twisting" what does it mean

[cloud basin]

Is it true that the word „fancy“ is considered high-level language?

edit edit 2 months later: fancy is actually nit something they like to see in the writing test...

[near fable]

Not really

[cloud basin]

Should i use it at the CAE tomorrow?

In the speaking

[lilac condor]

Hello! Should I use will or would?

I was 14 when I started hoping for our country's future. I was so hopeful that someday, a good leader who has a strong vision for the country would be put in the best position.

should I use will or would?

[frigid lantern]

I would use "would" too

But I'm not 100% sure

[warm pewter]

Its correct

What ?

[warm pewter]

Now they get a inspiration from me

[kind ivy]

The second one is correct but you need a capital M for March. The person above did not give a complete answer, so I'm not sure if you understood what they meant. I think they mean: I was born in spring, in 2004, in March. (Edit: thank you to the other person above: You need to use past tense.)

[kind ivy]

Use would because hypothetical situation. AND I would say use "past tense" throughout. "I was hopeful that someday, a good leader who HAD a strong vision for the country would be put in THAT/THE position." I'm not sure about that comma, tho. If you remove "someday", no comma: "I was hopeful that a good leader who had a strong vision for the country would be put in that position." Commas are not my strong point.

[kind ivy]

Are you British? I'm Canadian, we don't use "in" with dates. EDIT: we don't use "in" with complete dates. In this case the complete date is "March 28 2004." He was born in March 28 2004=incorrect. He was born ON March 28 2004=correct.

[warm pewter]

Yeah its totally correct

[warm pewter]

No I m not but we use

[kind ivy]

it's

[kind ivy]

I'm, use it/that.

[kind ivy]

Who is we?

[warm pewter]

How can you say I was born it March or that March ?

[warm pewter]

In our country we use

[kind ivy]

I never said that. I also didn't write it.

[warm pewter]

Oh

So what you said that

Can u text a message here ..

Like he asked that i used in or on with dates

So i replied him in

And he said I am born in

So i correct him that you should use was

[kind ivy]

Maybe you should re-read what i actually wrote.

[warm pewter]

Or in 2004

You said we don't used in with date

[kind ivy]

You were correct about the past tense. I didn't notice that they had been using present tense.

date=28

[warm pewter]

See

[kind ivy]

First, you should write in complete sentences. AND re-read what i wrote.

[warm pewter]

Yeah i read it bro

Can you explain me what you said ?

[warm pewter]

What does it mean ?

[kind ivy]

I NEVER SAID don't use in with date.

[warm pewter]

I also dont mean that

[kind ivy]

omg!!!

omg. that was a typo. My original message was what i was talking about. aaaah (Edit: it wasn't a typo after all. sigh.)

[warm pewter]

Ok

Cool

[kind ivy]

So I corrected. What I meant by "date". date can mean the 28th. or the entire date "march 28th 2004"

So this is what I mean. these are correct in Canadian English: I was born on the 28th; I was born on March 28 2004.

So, don't use "in" with those kind of dates. I was born in March.=correct

I was born in 2004=correct.

March is not a date. It's a month. 2004 is not a date; It's a year. I'm not sure if I am being picky about the vocabulary "date".

The bottom line is I didn't make a typo. It's just how someone interprets the word "date".

[regal flame]

@flat rune

you know what nvm i "change" or "changed" my mind

[flat rune]

Changed.

[regal flame]

thankyou

[flat rune]

Specific dates (only days) use "on".
Otherwise, use "in".

"He was born on Saturday, March Xth, 2004."
"He was born in 2004."
"He was born in March, 2004." (Don't use this).

The second is fine, the first is proper notation. The last sounds amateur and wrong.

[cobalt osprey]

thanks guys

[next storm]

Is it correct to say "I have done things similar to these"? Is the relative pronoun "which is" needed?

[digital prairie]

I don’t think so , correct me, it’s optional ,isn’t it?

[floral reef]

your welcome

[supple holly]

It should be 'which are', but no, it's not needed

[crimson torrent]

“As supervisor of a children's summer camp,” Why is there not an "a" preceding "supervisor"? What are the instances where we don't/don't have to use a/an before a singular noun?

[supple ridge]

When you're referring to a position, such as director/supervisor/president, wherein there is only one, and where you would use the definite article "the," you can drop the definite article. Example:

"As president, I vow to not add any new taxes."

It should be noted that this is optional in such situations, so don't worry about always doing it.

[crimson torrent]

Thanks, now it's more clear to me when not to use a/an/the before nouns.

[crimson torrent]

"and analysing the results/findings of research concerning reactions to a product, etc," Why is there not an "a"/"the" before "research" in this case?

[cyan forge]

is the boat or a boat?

also let me know if i have made mistakes here

onto is right, huh? cuz the sharks are moving objects that jump on steady objects

[winged silo]

the

i think

[regal flame]

@flat rune how do u pronounce "clothes"

is it "close" or "klouz"

[winged silo]

something like khlout

[flat rune]

"Close"

[winged silo]

ya

[regal flame]

isn't it klothz

ia the th silent?

[flat rune]

"A result" means that the result isn't specific or all-encompassing, but only one item was checked. "The results" means that all of them are.

"Cloths" retains "th".
"Clothes" sounds like "close".

[winged silo]

not really

no

it still have the "t"

and it have a bit more air

with "h"

[flat rune]

The sound is more appropriately written as either "close" or "klouz".

[regal flame]

i really think its clodze to pronounce 😭

[winged silo]

or just clots

[flat rune]

Pronounce "close" and "clothes" in the same manner for practice.

[winged silo]

but it has a bit of "u"

like close

[flat rune]

Do not retain the "t".

[winged silo]

i think it does

[flat rune]

It does not exist nor is it said.

[winged silo]

alr

[flat rune]

If you do retain the t, you risk saying "clots", which refers to how wounds stop bleeding.

[regal flame]

thakyou both of you :>

[winged silo]

clots sounds more like klot

while clothes sounds like khlouts

while the u isn't really noticable but it's kinda there

[flat rune]

I know how these terms sound, I am saying that pronouncing them in too different a way leads to an error.

[winged silo]

english is confusing

it's hard to explain

[blissful kestrel]

Hello everyone

I have a question, could u help me?

We can say peel the banana. Can we say peel the pear?

[winged silo]

yep

a banana an apple a pear

but not a watermelon

[steel kiln]

what's the original meaning of the word propaganda?

[flat rune]

heya

can someone help me with this plz ? :

i tried to use translators to know what he means but each of them gave me a completely different answer

oh, i forgot to precise what I need help with, it's the verb "wrangle"

[mellow owl]

I need to know something. Is the word ''sensational'' means ''sad'' by any chance? I mean can I use it for sad or sorrow events?

[distant widget]

from what i know, excitement is closest to sensational.

[mellow owl]

thank you for the answer

[mellow owl]

what they gave as answer?

[cobalt osprey]

is it he has or have a dog

[mellow owl]

it's has

[lyric zinc]

Yo

I have a question for y'all

[distant widget]

ask please

[flat rune]

"he has" is correct

[raw grotto]

hello

how should I distinguish when to use many and when to use much

[mellow owl]

You should use many with countable nouns.
for example: I have many apples.

And you should use much with uncountable nouns.
for example: There was so much traffic.

If you don't know what is countable and uncountable I can explain it.

[raw grotto]

so like --- there was so much sugar

[mellow owl]

yes, exactly

[raw grotto]

should i say much thanks or many thanks 😅

[mellow owl]

You should say much 😄

[harsh sundial]

Could someone help me with some corrections pls

[near fable]

Sure

What do you need help with?

[kind ivy]

Use the verb wrangle when you are trying to catch animals that are difficult to catch. Similar to gather but gather is for things that are not moving like gather the apples that have fallen from the tree. I think it's also used on farms: I'm going to wrangle (up?) the sheep. They are difficult to catch and put together in the place that you want them to go.

[kind ivy]

the boat. But I would not say a wooden plot. Maybe it's a typo? You need to use a word that means boat. Plot is used with land: a plot of land. On a raft would work, but then I would change "the boat" to "the raft' Instead of "really", I would use "actually"

[flat rune]

thank you soooo much !!!!!

[kind ivy]

I agree. Most native speakers don't sound out the word clothes. We just say close. Most of us don't even realize we are doing it until it's on tape. lol. I tell me students the two pronunciations, tho.

[kind ivy]

You can pronounce clothes like klothz or close. I would not say that the th is "silent" In both cases the th has a sound.

[kind ivy]

no, but since you got it right in another place, is this a typo? Please edit any typos so that you can avoid my "corrections".

[kind ivy]

The "th" is one sound. Don't separate the sound of t and h in the word clothes. The h does not have a bit more air.

[kind ivy]

Wait a sec! Originally, I thought this was one complete sentence. Is it?

[spiral wyvern]

Hello. I would appreciate to know some alternatives to say "in order to"; in a formal way. Thanks

[supple ridge]

such that ('tal que' in spanish) is considered formal as well
example: I am going to tie down this tent such that it doesn't fly away
(there is also "so that" which can be used in the same contexts but is slightly less formal)

also you can simply use "to" in formal contexts, it's not considered formal nor informal, so it's safe to use in pretty much any context without having to worry about that
"I need to tie down the tent to keep it from flying away"

[oblique belfry]

What?

Al Capone and Two Gun Crowley are criminals btw

[raw grotto]

@oblique belfry do tell, what don't you understand?

[raw grotto]

nah. man was fighter of the law. respected fella

[flat rune]

Many can tell that the term isn't pronounced. This goes for other terms with "th", even with names like "Thomas" and "Thales", where it can be pronounced "Tomas" and "Talus".

[flat rune]

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge. ➡️ explain this 🤔

[blissful kestrel]

Thank u for ur answer

[crimson narwhal]

The true wisdom is to know how extend your knowledge is - what things you know and what things you do not know.

[flat rune]

Thanks

[crimson narwhal]

No problem.

[crimson narwhal]

It sounds like a sentence from literature, so the meaning can be much deeper than that.

But this is the simplest explanation of this sentence

[flat rune]

Oh

[cyan forge]

thanks

[cyan forge]

wait wha? im confused

sorry

[oblique belfry]

Got it, thx man

[oblique belfry]

Wtf

[flat rune]

Fill this blank with
"Yes" or "No"
1---I don't have a brain.
2---I don't have sense.
3---I am stupid.

What's kind of sentence is this

[flat rune]

Someone tell me the difference between "vomit" and "vomiting"

[supple ridge]

vomit is a regular verb, so it would be the same as the difference between a root verb and its present participle / gerund forms

[flat rune]

Why girls like dolls n boys don't

What could be the answer of this question

?

[frosty charm]

what does exception mean

[regal flame]

@flat rune

no i meant/mean jacob was the guy

meant or mean

[flat rune]

It doesn't matter.
One would need to use "meant" if what was being questioned happened some time ago.

How do u pronunce sausage? Im from Spain and I been 9 years studing inglish and I still with out knowing how to pronunce it

[supple ridge]

in american pronunciation the two sounds you need to figure out is the "aw" vowel, like in dog or caught or law. the second sound is the soft g or j, like in giraffe or jury. with these combined

saw-sedj

in british english im pretty sure the "aw" is replaced with an "o" like in spanish but long

however i am not british so im not 100% sure

people will understand you if you pronounce it 'sosedje' though so don't worry too much

[flat rune]

thxxxx

[kind ivy]

Is it one sentence? or is it parts of two different sentences? If it is one sentence, what I wrote is correct.

[kind ivy]

To answer in the best way I would need the questions. 1. No, I don't have a brain. 2. No, I don't have sense. (I don't use the word sense in this way, tho) 3. Yes, I am stupid. (No. I am stupid. =also correct, depends on question. Notice the period vs the comma.)

[kind ivy]

vomiting has ing 1. so it is a progressive verb, in action. It's also called a present participle. He is vomiting right now. 2. It's also a gerund/similar to a noun. Is vomiting/it a symptom? Yes, vomiting/it is a symptom of food poisoning. 3. present participles are often used as adjectives, but I can't think of one for this word, so maybe not for this word.

[kind ivy]

Why do girls like dolls but boys don't? What could be the answer to this question? Many girls like dolls because of stereotypes. Their parents think that is the best toy for a girl because that was how they were raised.

[kind ivy]

To add to what the person above said: sausage has two syllables, put the stress on the first syllable (SAW-sudj). Even though the second syllable looks like the word "age", that's not how we pronounce it because that syllable doesn't have the main stress. Also, just look up how to pronounce the word on the internet. You can hear both the American and the British pronunciation. https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+pronounce+sausage&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA816CA817&oq=how+to+pronounce+sausage&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512l4j0i22i30l5.8198j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[kind ivy]

Example: There is a serious rule. (Don't speak your native language in the English classroom. So, you must speak English at all times) The exception to this rule is when the teacher says it's ok to speak any language you want. =the one time/situation you can break the rule. [That's the best I can do. I can only think of the example. Maybe someone else can put it into words.]

[hardy pilot]

Is anyone a English teacher here?

[hollow night]

Grammar Question: Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

"Has she found out that a human has stolen into her chamber?"

Context: A question. Someone in the court of the elf queen was wondering if the queen has found out about the human intruder, so a question popped up in his mind. It's inner dialouge.

[crimson narwhal]

Has she found out that a human had broken into her chamber?

We can't use the word 'steal' when talking about intruding somewhere.

And as the second part of the sentence happened before the first one, it should be in past perfect tense.

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback!

[flat rune]

How're thess things called?

Do you, folks, call 'em "sharpening"? (That's what GT shows)

[warm pawn]

What is that-

[brittle yacht]

For instance: I know many languages except for Greek. (Not considering). Hope this helps!

[flat rune]

I would call it either a machette or in England a shank

[kind ivy]

No, they are not called sharpening. The first picture is hand-made knives. The second looks like a shank, but I couldn't say for sure. The second one might be used to sharpen the knives, tho. My old knife sharpener does not look like that one.

[flat rune]

Thanks

[candid otter]

I have a question

Can I say I'm very torpid

Or is this wrong

And what is right

[mellow owl]

I think you can because this is an adjective and you can use adjectives in this way

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Which of the following 2 sentences is correct?

#1. Did I say I will go to your party?

#2. Did I say I would go to your party?

[crimson narwhal]

2nd one. It's a sentence in reported speech.

[hollow night]

thanks for the answer!

[brittle yacht]

It depends on punctuation. The first needs to be written as I said ‘I will go’. That shows that the speaker is reporting the actual words spoken. However, if the speaker wants to report those words indirectly, then it would appear as I said I would go. That, at least, is the formal position, but, particularly in speech, you will find I said I will go, although it might often be as part of a longer sentence such as I said I will go, and so I will

[spark idol]

Don't make me to answer your question with a sarcasm /// Don't make me answering your question with a sarcasm

[spark idol]

which one is true?

[flat rune]

Don't make me answer your question with a sarcasm.
I don't think we need "to" In the first sentence

[spark idol]

I'm not sure about that... maybe it's ok if we use "to"

[flat rune]

Nope.

[warped summit]

"One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture - a pale blue eye with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me my blood ran cold"

What does fell upon me mean here?

[flat rune]

Imo, the writer wants to convey that Whenever he remembered the image (of the person's eyes), his blood ran cold.

[warped summit]

Ah, thank you so much.

[deft widget]

A sentence: even the most sincere of people lie once in a while.
Why there is "of" in the sentence? Sincere is an adjective. So, shouldn't it not precede the word "of"?

[kind ivy]

I'm summarizing what the two other responders said: 1. Did I say, "I will go to your party"? 2=correct

[kind ivy]

The person who responded to you is correct, no "to" and "sarcasm" not "a sarcasm". The second example sentence is wrong.

[kind ivy]

fell upon me means whenever the person with that "vulture" eye looked at him

[kind ivy]

Your double negative is killing me. Where do you think "sincere" should go? One rule that I know of Is "the+most+adjective". Another rule I know is "of+noun".

[vocal pollen]

they just think there should be no "of"

[kind ivy]

One way is: Even the most sincere person lies once in a while. To make a long story short I don't know why it has "of" maybe it's considered an expression.

[kind ivy]

haha. omg. Even the most sincere people lie once in a while. is correct. I'm dumb. 🤦‍♀️

[kind ivy]

thanks for the hint. but yeah i don't know why "of" is correct.

[fair sable]

why is this wrong

and why is this one not?

[vocal pollen]

when they say "how many beers" they really mean "beer bottles"

but in general beer is uncountable as it's a liquid

in your case, if it said "how X beer**s **do we have" then it would be correct to say "how many beers"

but since it explicitly says "how X beer" thats how you know it has to be "how much beer"

[supple ridge]

consider a similar interaction:
"How much money do you have" (uncountable)
"I have five dollars" (countable)

the answer doesn't have to agree with the question in terms of what kind of thing is being referenced. "beer" and "beers" is a different thing just like "money" and "dollars"

[vocal pollen]

it's a common pitfall that i fall into all the time as well

you see some expression used in english literature and then you think it's correct

[supple ridge]

yup this is actually a good practice problem because it's an easy mistake to make

[vocal pollen]

but you can't just apply it anywhere

just because you saw "how many beers" in some article doesnt mean its always gonna be used that way

[supple ridge]

yeah this is a fucky situation because beer and beers appears to be the same thing

[fair sable]

alright thanks guys

[fair sable]

so what i took from this is that "beer" refers to the liquid which is uncountable so we say much
but if it says "beers" then it refers to beer bottles which can be counted

[supple ridge]

yup. although they are spelled similarly they function as different things here. this is not uncommon lol

[cobalt osprey]

Whats trade school

In simple words

[supple ridge]

School for being an electrician, plumber, carpenter, and other stuff like that

[cobalt osprey]

Thx

Whats scholarship in simple words and how do people get it

[supple ridge]

A discount on tuition for going to university. People can either get it from merit, meaning high grades or other academic achievements, or from need, meaning not being able to pay

[cobalt osprey]

Thx

[cobalt osprey]

Whats inflation in simple words

[noble wasp]

hello. i heard "the most loneliest day" in a song. isn't it wrong to use "most" there? ig he used "most" to emphasize the idea tho

[raw grotto]

@noble wasp pretty sure it's wrong

@cobalt osprey prices go up, and money value goes down. that's inflation

[sharp topaz]

It is right because "lonliest" is an adjective

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Can anyone tell me if the following sentence is grammatically correct?

"Whether it's a zombie or a half-zombie, the only good zombie is a dead zombie."

Does it make sense at all?

[kind ivy]

You're right. It's grammatically wrong. But artists can play with language, break the rules or so they think lol. So, your idea of using "most" as a word to emphasize the extreme feeling works for me. In this case, I think the writer might not be a native speaker.

[kind ivy]

loneliest is an adjective: the loneliest day. The est ending means it does not use "most".

[kind ivy]

Yes, it is correct. Which movie is that from?

[hollow night]

it's from a comic i am translating. i just want to be sure English readers can understand my English. originally it was in Chinese.

[kind ivy]

It's a very cool line.

[hollow night]

thanks! 🙂

[hollow night]

I have a question about tense mixing. Can someone look at the following sentence and let me know if they are grammatically correct. The following examples have both present and past tenses mixed in the same sentence.

**#1. "We had some disagreements in the past, so I wish to take this opportunity to clear the air between us."

#2. "Oh, Potter, fancy seeing you here. I didn't think you'd want to take this class, since Professor Snape is still the Potions Master."**

Both lines are dialogues spoken by people.

[crimson narwhal]

Both are correct.

In sentence #2, if we want to be super formal, we would say "Oh, Potter, I'm glad to see you here", or something in line of this. But in every-day English, this would be acceptable.

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[real flame]

Buying Plans or Purchase Plans?

[kind ivy]

1. The speaker is speaking in a formal style (I wish to take this opportunity) 2. The speaker sounds British (because of the word fancy) Both sentences are correct.

[kind ivy]

I need context. A complete sentence would be useful. Is it supposed to be a title?

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[real flame]

An Folder Title for my documents

[flat rune]

Anyone who can help me with an essay?

[kind ivy]

Since they are not sentences, I can imagine that the Buying Plans folder would contain plans for buying something=correct. And the Purchase Plans folder would contain the plans to purchase some things. If so, they both seem correct.

[cobalt osprey]

What is this small black dot on some people face?

pimples?

[maiden gate]

A mole, maybe?

[maiden gate]

Could also be called a beauty mark

[cobalt osprey]

now thats whats its called

[clever veldt]

is there a hyphen in "icy cold waters"?

[shy roost]

hello

There I was reenrolled in the nursery again even though I completed it when I was in the village, that means I did my nursery twice. please correct it

[marble heron]

is "there" here supposed to be another place or?

[shy roost]

yeah there is another place

[marble heron]

I enrolled in the nursery again there, even though I finished it when I was in the village. That means I did the nursery twice.

I think that'd do it

[shy roost]

yeah, thank u somuch

[marble heron]

anytime

[flat rune]

Well, yea..you can use hyphen for icy-cold water.

[clever veldt]

thx

[flat rune]

Ya always Welcome, Sir.

[flat rune]

Sure.

[flat rune]

Eh, what you're trying to say?

[next storm]

Guys, Which one is correct and why. Are both acceptable?

• She was annoyed to discover that she had been tricked
• She was annoyed for discovering that she had been tricked

[flat rune]

In my perspective , First one is right and formal

[frigid verge]

guys could you share some important tips on how to improve your english

[harsh atlas]

@rare spire, invites are not allowed!

[clever veldt]

I'd write it as

-She was annoyed at discovering that she had been tricked.

Wonder if this right?

[deft widget]

It can only be...
Only it can be ...
Do they mean different things?

[flat rune]

Ty. when u free let me know

[flat rune]

Okok

[flat rune]

Yupp. There's a slight difference in both of them.

[flat rune]

Both are acceptable.

[next storm]

So you mean we use the"be annoyed at" phrase to say something that annoys us , could "for" be used in this case in which it explains the reason she was annoyed?

[hoary wind]

in ''you taught me to be vain of my good looks'' does vain mean like to not boast about your good looks and be more humble?

[hollow night]

Question. Which one of the following two sentences is more fitting? This or that?

**#1. Are you going to leave just like this?

#2. Are you going to leave just like that?**

Context: Dialogue spoken by a woman as her lover puts on his clothes without saying a word of goodbye.

[clever veldt]

I think 'for' can't be used

[kind ivy]

The first one is correct and easy to understand. The second one is hurting my brain, so it could be wrong. I guess you are using the rule "for+noun". It is correct if you say: I'm not annoyed with you for writing that example. lol (so, I think you need to add a bit ( with+pronoun/person) to make the second one correct.)

[kind ivy]

That's also correct.

[kind ivy]

Could you explain the second one? I think it's wrong.

[flat rune]

Sure why not..

The 2nd one is in present continuous tense.

Which mean dat..

The action is still going on

In present

i hope it would have helped

[vocal pollen]

what they're concerned about isn't the tense, it's the preposition

[kind ivy]

No. It means the opposite. I am vain means I think I am good looking and everyone knows that that is what I think about myself, so I say things like, "I'm so hot".

[vocal pollen]

"annoyed for" is never used, i did not find any usage of it online

nor does oxford dictionary have it

[flat rune]

You're right, i guess.

[kind ivy]

"She was annoyed for discovering that she had been tricked" is not present continuous.

[flat rune]

I see..

My bad

[kind ivy]

no probs. I am discovering things also.=present continuous. "be+Ving"

[flat rune]

Hmm.

[flat rune]

Yep.

[hollow night]

Question. This time it's more of a vocabulary question. Can someone tell me if the following sentence is correct? Am I using the word "settle" correctly?

Sentence: "I shall buy a piece of land in my family’s name, so that you and your people can have a place to settle."

Context: The speaker wants to buy a piece of land for some refugees so that they can have a place to live and build houses and stuff.

[cyan forge]

is it correct?

[vocal pollen]

seems fine if a bit archaic

[vocal pollen]

fine for regular internet speech, but strictly speaking you'd want to say "how is it made" not "how it is made", if the 2nd sentence was meant to be a question

[hollow night]

yeah well, it's spoken by a person who's powerful enough to use his family's name to buy land for other people.

[vocal pollen]

it's not about power more like about the age you're describing

i don't think anyone in 2022 would talk like that

[cyan forge]

lol

isn't shall kinda makes it force him to buy it

[vocal pollen]

what?

[kind ivy]

Every native speaker will understand you. The "shall" sounds hoity toity these days. The word "settle" definitely makes me think of refugees and the problems in certain countries. But the speaker's family will own the land. He is only going to let them settle there. That could be temporary. What happens when the speaker dies? Is his family going to honour that agreement? And "your people" sounds a bit racist or demeaning. So people don't tend to use expressions like "shall", and "your people" these days.

[kind ivy]

I don't think so. It means: I have the power to buy this land and I will let you people live here. Maybe you're thinking of another usage. But I can't imagine which one.

[cyan forge]

i was thinking about document papers

[kind ivy]

Context is really important. Where is this going to be written? If it's in a book, it's great. It sounds like a line from a novel.

[kind ivy]

Oh. yah. could be. I hate those things. The first party blah blah blah shall do blah blah. Similar to "be responsible for doing blah blah." I think so, but I would have to double check that. Not sure if I have the energy at the moment tho. Edit: the Parties shall first notify and seek approval from the other Party prior to...(stolen from the internet.)

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[hollow night]

it's a comic book line. "you and your people" are half-breed monsters who are shunned by both humans and full-blooded monsters.

[frosty charm]

is it bare with it or bear with it

[marble heron]

it is the animal one

[frosty charm]

the animal yessir got it

[marble heron]

but it would still be fine even if it's not from a book wouldn't it? "live" would serve the same purpose for the sentence, but since he said that it's a comic book line, I think it's fine either way.

[marble heron]

we can wait for coolcat's opinion, but you used it correctly yes.
oh wait nvm lmao, didn't see coolcat's answer

"settle" less used if it's spoken directly, as most people would just use "live"

[cyan forge]

does that mean they likely have English as main language?

read the third paragraph

[supple ridge]

whoever wrote this is fluent in English. hard to tell if they're native because people have different writing styles

this could plausibly have been written by a native speaker who has a good but not great writing level, it could also have been written by someone who speaks english at a C1 level as a second language. idk

[cyan forge]

dang

[winged silo]

i feel like if it was written by a person with english as their second language because if that person was native they'd use wasn't instead of was not

but that alone is not enough to actually prove anything

[supple ridge]

also in the text itself they say that they needed a translation to be able to read the quran which implies that they don't speak arabic, and that implies that they're probably second generation and that english is their only fluent language

[cyan forge]

but they asked of an English version of Quaran

[winged silo]

ohh

right

if english was her second language she wouldn't ask for an english quran

[cyan forge]

but how

[winged silo]

wdym?

[supple ridge]

it's possible that her situation is similar to mine and that she learned to speak arabic but left whatever country before she learned to read

[cyan forge]

she doesn't seem to live in english speaking country

[supple ridge]

ah that's a good point actually. this could be france or something

[winged silo]

this is some sherlock shit right here

[cyan forge]

maybe her studie were taught in english

[winged silo]

[winged silo]

but she would've asked for the translation to be in her native language

[supple ridge]

i know many people who speak english as a second language who are able to write this well but i also know many native speakers who write like this

[winged silo]

lmao

[supple ridge]

writing is also harder to get a read on because people can use translators or grammar books to help themselves. its really easy to tell if someone is native when speaking with them but not so much w/ writing

[cyan forge]

cuz i know Azerbaijan guy who moved to Italy at young age and his first language is english because he has surrdings are english and also he studied in it

[winged silo]

ngl

[cyan forge]

well, i checked her whole inst

[winged silo]

i know english more than my native

since i speak english more

but both are ass so...

[cyan forge]

you from Canada?

wait no

Philippines?

[supple ridge]

yeah same

[cyan forge]

lol

shit

[supple ridge]

i also probably know more english than most native speakers but technically i'm not native lol

[winged silo]

the only word i know in phili

is

[cyan forge]

i knew it

[winged silo]

putang ina moo

[cyan forge]

what makes you not a native speaker?

[supple ridge]

born in israel. moved to US at age 7

[winged silo]

i feel like native language is the language that you've talked most

[supple ridge]

really it's an iffy construct

[winged silo]

or the native language of the country you've lived in the longest

[cyan forge]

broh

it's so complicated

[winged silo]

yeah

[supple ridge]

"native" presupposes that you don't travel too much because if so the lines get blurred

[winged silo]

the language of the country that you've lived in the most

maybe

[supple ridge]

i would argue many people who say that english is their second language can actually make a fair claim that it's co-native with their main language because of the amount of exposure they get from a young age

[winged silo]

because their school in an all english school

[cyan forge]

i once tried to have an argument with her but i couldn't take it bc you know... it was hard to explain some things cuz i simply dunno its meanings in eng

hahaha

I'm jealous...

[winged silo]

lmaoo

[cyan forge]

i want to write like her. i fell like movies and series aren't helpful

maybe books?

but i dont frickin read them

[supple ridge]

audiobooks are your friend. you get all the benefits of books (vastly expanded vocabulary and formal grammar) as well as the benefits of listening (picking up on pronunciation)

[cyan forge]

what if i want to highlight something

[supple ridge]

what i typically do is I have a pdf open and read it while the audiobook is running. if I find something interesting, i pause the audiobook for a moment to highlight it

the audiobook helps me keep focus and prevents me from drifting off which is also a bonus

[cyan forge]

okay

wait

people don't talk like in books

or ig it depends on genre

or maybe... idk cuz in russian there is a big line between how characters speak in books and people actually talk

[supple ridge]

oh for sure books are written differently than people speak in natural conversation, which is why it's important to read as well as converse

so that you can get input from both domains

someone who only reads will be awkward in conversation, and someone who only converses will write very informally

[cyan forge]

i do converse, but I can't stop people in the middle of speaking lmao, though i do it and I'd say pretty frequently lol

[kind ivy]

That makes sense. I forgot you were the person translating the comic book. Next time, just remind us that it's not someone speaking in real life. 😃

[supple ridge]

yeah listening is arguably the hardest skill because you have the least amount of control over it (you can choose what to say, you can read at any pace, but you have neither privilege w/ listening)

[cyan forge]

uh idk, maybe understanding is more important than speaking

[supple ridge]

understanding helps with speaking more than vice versa from what i understand of the research

so if you're very good at listening but not so much at speaking it's not hard to close the gap, but for the reverse, it's not even possible to be very good at speaking but not understand

it is possible to be good at writing without understanding if you write very slowly with the aid of a grammar book. but not speaking

[cyan forge]

I'm good at speaking but, i kinda want to wide my vocabular

[supple ridge]

yeah for vocabulary, books will help a lot

[cyan forge]

and make more logical sentences if i can say

[supple ridge]

if you want to really challenge yourself take a look at poetry for some really creative uses of vocab as well as some nonstandard grammar

[cyan forge]

cuz sometimes i explain in a dumb way though I sound like a native

[supple ridge]

yeah i can relate to this w/ my spanish lol

[cyan forge]

you know what i've found really helpful is to watch something in my language while the eng captions are rolling

rolling lmao

[supple ridge]

you can actually use the word rolling here if you want lol. it works

[cyan forge]

oh okay

[supple ridge]

its slightly nonstandard but its correct

[obtuse prairie]

Hello

[cyan forge]

dang, progresssing

[obtuse prairie]

What's the difference between kind and type?

[cyan forge]

i think it's synonyms

sort too

[obtuse prairie]

Thanks

[cyan forge]

but let others to answer

hold on

don't go

[supple ridge]

they are synonyms, but "type" has a somewhat more technical connotation

both are usable in every context where the other is used (off the top of my head) so it's not too big a deal

[supple ridge]

also this is correct

[cyan forge]

i wonder is dutch intelligible for english speakers?

it's like a uwu lingo for them

lmao

[supple ridge]

nope. english is very isolated in terms of mutual intelligibility because of the large amount of influence from french

i think maybe half of english vocabulary is of french origin. don't quote me on that

[cyan forge]

french and germanic

[supple ridge]

the average english speaker can't understand any other language at all. which I think is actually pretty uncommon among languages

[cyan forge]

and also something

[cyan forge]

yeah

dang it sucks

[next storm]

Could the relative pronoun be ommited by transform the verb "kill" into its ING form in the following sentence: "He is the one who killed the dog"

[supple ridge]

as in could the sentence be changed to "he is the one killing the dog"?

[next storm]

Yes

[supple ridge]

in which case yes but the meaning would change

in your sentence this is an event that happened in the past, but in my sentence it is happening as we speak

[kind ivy]

What makes you say that she is not living in an English speaking country? She's at least separated from her father. She might be studying at uni. and doesn't know where to search for an English Koran. Maybe she's in a small town or didn't want people to know that she wanted an English Koran.

[cyan forge]

the buildings

okay, anyway

[next storm]

Is there any ways to ommit the relative pronoun in that sentence

[cyan forge]

is the word tipsy the same as drunk?

or does it have another strength

[supple ridge]

I can think of one, but it's clunky and I wouldn't recommend it in all cases.
"It is him that killed the dog"

or if you're willing to lose a small amount of precision, "he killed the dog" works fine

[cyan forge]

she've told me

she's from Bangladesh i think

[supple ridge]

this is dialect specific I think, but usually tipsy means "a little drunk" although it is sometimes just used to mean drunk in general

[cyan forge]

dialect?

of Indian English?

or what

[supple ridge]

for vocab relating to alcohol and drinking it can sometimes be different between USA/UK/AU

and other places

[kind ivy]

I only noticed two mistakes. Second paragraph can should be could and third paragraph, I would write it: ...started reading and researching it every single day. I think these types of mistakes are made by non-native speakers. This person knows how to use commas well. So, she's not a typical native speaker. She could be a non-native teacher of English or she moved to an English speaking country when she was young so was forced to take English as a Second Language classes.

[supple ridge]

for example I think "buzzed" in the US means that you've only maybe had one or two drinks, whether in australia (australians correct me if I'm wrong) it's interchangeable with "drunk"

[supple ridge]

I think the "moved to english speaking country aged 7-12" hypothesis is a good one

[supple ridge]

and the word "plastered" doesn't exist in america although it's quite common in other english speaking countries

[kind ivy]

Or her English is better than her Arabic.

[kind ivy]

You should have told us that when you posted it.

[winged silo]

But then she wouldve asked the quran to be in her native language

[kind ivy]

Why? She wouldn't have understood it. I'm thinking she moved to an English speaking country when she was really young or went to an English school in whichever country she was in. It can be difficult to learn your mother-tongue if both parents are not there. I think her parents are Arabic. Even if they both are there, it's difficult to be fluent in your mother tongue if you spend all your time in an English setting. Kids tend to be able to speak and understand their mother-tongue but reading could be difficult to learn if you are studying in an English school or living in an English country. Why do you think she asked for the Koran to be in English?

[winged silo]

I feel like your native language is the language mostly used in the country/city you spend most of your life in

[cyan forge]

I just remembered it lmao

because i wanted to prove that point so much i remembered it now

[flat rune]

Im free now.

would version is the more generic of the two, and can be used both for past and present pretty interchangeably.

If need more detailed explanation, tell me.

Ty.

[supple ridge]

would have refers to conditional statements regarding the past. "i would have eaten a sandwich if there were bread to make it with." 'would' can refer to either things you did habitually in the past "when i was young i would take the bus to school" or to conditions in the present "I would go out, but it is raining"

[cyan forge]

Is like would've is the action you intended to do in the past but you didnt?

[flat rune]

Yes sir.

[cyan forge]

yeah, okay just to make sure

it's actually understable in context

[flat rune]

No worries! Friend.

[flat rune]

Yupp

[cyan forge]

preclude = prevent ?

or not necessarly

[supple ridge]

preclude ~= "remove the possibility of"

[cyan forge]

so it's the same

[supple ridge]

to make impossible

[flat rune]

preclude has a similar meaning to prevent.

[supple ridge]

you can use prevent in situations where you could use preclude but not necessarily vice versa

[cyan forge]

"So this precluded you to become a queen?"

[regal flame]

@flat rune

"when he saidb not to download it but downloaded it anyway "

did i say this right

[supple ridge]

this is a good example of when you probably couldn't use the word preclude nope

"this precludes the possibility of you being queen" works

actually, hold on

[flat rune]

I do not understand what this sentence is saying, so I do not believe so.

[cyan forge]

then how was in that interview with Princess Diana cuz i remember it said something like that

[supple ridge]

according to google you actually can use preclude like this. the reason it sounded weird was because you used "to" instead of "from." someone is precluded from being queen

[cyan forge]

under this it was a reason

[regal flame]

well umm my brother said do not download this app but bcs im curious i downloaded it

[flat rune]

Arabic as a tongue for the Quran requires a lot of study. One could speak some Arabic and still not understand much.

[flat rune]

This seems correct to me, But it can be said in some other ways as well.

[supple ridge]

ok, new answer. the word "preclude" means that the thing that was prevented was concrete and countable.

you can say "this prevents mistakes" but "this precludes mistakes" sounds weird because 'mistakes' is not specific enough

[flat rune]

Especially if, say, one speaks a dialect. They'd either need to read Classical Arabic perfectly or they could substitute the Arabic for the English.

[cyan forge]

she's defintely english

[supple ridge]

eh this is a good point tho

[flat rune]

Both make sense. It is simply something one will find with readers of a specific scripture.

I.e. modern Greeks will either ask for a Bible in English or in Modern Greek, not in Koine, because Koine requires study, and English is an easy language in comparison.

[flat rune]

"He said not to download this, but I downloaded it anyway."

[flat rune]

Preclude means "prevent" if prevent was a lot more drastic.

[supple ridge]

preclude generally is slightly stronger yes. mostly because it's more pointed and specific

[cyan forge]

i see!

so you basiaclly need to say more words

to elobarate it. then Preclude can work pretty fine

[flat rune]

It's more or less because it implies that one is trying to halt something ahead of time.

[supple ridge]

i think i was wrong about that part too. grammatically I think you can use prevent and preclude in the same contexts. you can use it like i did here but you don't have to explicitly say "preclude the possibility of" you can just say "preclude"

[flat rune]

Both are borderline interchangeable in everyday speech because written English is stricter than spoken.

[cyan forge]

boy

[flat rune]

Spoken, by all means, one could even say "stop".

If the sentence's context affirms that something was done ahead of time to make someone not perform something, then it would still work with both "stop", "preclude", "prevent", etc., because the emphasis then is not the time, but more-so the event.

[supple ridge]

usually if a person is doing the action it's strange to use "preclude." for example the sentence "he is trying to preclude a catastrophe" sounds wrong. preclude is usually used for conditions, as in "my attaining a second citizenship would preclude me from getting a third"

[flat rune]

Preclude is used for anything "prevent" would, though in writing it's used to affirm something ahead of time.

[supple ridge]

'stop' and 'prevent' are synonyms, also 'prevent' and 'preclude' are synonyms, but 'stop' and 'preclude' are usually not interchangeable

like you definitely cannot preclude a car for example

actually in that context you couldn't prevent a car either

[flat rune]

Yes, because you are addressing the halting of motion with something that means "You are prematurely halted from accomplishing something."

[supple ridge]

in order of generality it goes
stop > prevent > preclude

preclude is the most precise and stop is the most general. stop basically means to halt motion of any kind, literal or abstract. preclude means to eliminate a specific future possibility

prevent roughly means to keep some sort of thing or something from happening

like "stop" but not literal

[flat rune]

Yes, as previously said.

[cobalt osprey]

whats provocations/ provoke in simple words

[flat rune]

They make you respond.

[cobalt osprey]

"group #1 had made provocations" what do they mean

[supple ridge]

i assume you read this regarding geopolitics. an example of a provocation in this context would be moving many soldiers to the border of a neighboring country. here it's synonymous with "escalation"

the difference being that provoke usually implies a start to the interaction, whereas an escalation is a continuance of that interaction. also naturally escalate has the literal meaning of going up as well

[cyan forge]

do you necessarily use "the" in front of season of year?

[supple ridge]

you usually don't

[cyan forge]

like the fall

[supple ridge]

when you're referring to it in the abstract you can if you like. for example "there is a lot of rain in the summer"

but here it's optional

and it sounds strange to say "it is the summer" here you would want to avoid the definite article

[cyan forge]

for intance you have a word without any articles, like some kind of topic. does abstance of articles mean it could be one object, numerous objects and uncountable objects

but like, because it could be anything and we don't know that is the reason why we omit articles

[supple ridge]

i'll be straight with you, I don't know how to explain elegantly when to include or exclude the definite article, it's a bit finicky. ill have to defer to another speaker on that

[cyan forge]

no like

[supple ridge]

oh you meant specifically here?

[cyan forge]

"the demon code prevents me from declining rock off challenge"

[supple ridge]

oh yeah absence of articles leaves things ambiguous in that way. However sometimes conjugation can clue you in. for example see "there is beer" vs "there are beers"

[cyan forge]

he didn't use "a" because there are unliminted rock off challanges

[supple ridge]

i don't know what either of those things are so i'm not 100% sure but I think rock of challenge is a definite thing of which we know the identity, so you would use the definite article for it

[cyan forge]

no way

[supple ridge]

there are billions of cows but if I am referring to a specific cow, it is the cow.

maybe im not understanding though

[cyan forge]

should i send the video with timecode

[supple ridge]

yeah i could help more easily that way lol

[cyan forge]

oh wait

i was wrong

he did use "a"

i just misheard it

[supple ridge]

ah yeah that makes sense

[cyan forge]

because it's a music video

so it's hard to hear

[supple ridge]

oh yeah songs are tricky. i think most native speakers struggle with understanding 100% of song lyrics, although maybe im projecting idk

[cyan forge]

;-;

[supple ridge]

i imagine it's like that in every language though, because song lyrics usually use nonstandard grammar because they're restricted by poetic meter

[cyan forge]

idk about that

i dont think so

actually the music video is pretty understanble

more over recently i started to hear lyrics i coudn't hear in songs i used to listen

[supple ridge]

i guess a poem is a decent analogy. take this sentence

"I went outside today and it wasn't very hot."
suppose I want to say "but I still ran." I can't really do this and be in sync with the meter, so I have to say something like "Though it wasn't easy. I still tried to run a lot."

I have to get a little creative with how I structure my sentence and it ends up coming out, while still correct, a little unusual.

This is just a personal theory though, maybe songs are hard because of the background noise idk

[cyan forge]

what

[supple ridge]

tl;dr is that having to match a meter restricts the ways you can structure a sentence, so that if you want to get the same thing across semantically, you have to sacrifice syntactically

this is part of why it's extremely difficult to translate songs

[cyan forge]

oh yeah, translating songs so it can rhymes in your language is art

i actually find ones where they even kept all words and sense

but also it rhymed

like wow

[supple ridge]

yeah it's actually mind blowing how they do it

[cyan forge]

what's up with pick

[supple ridge]

but my point is that the problem of translating from song to song is fundamentally the same problem as translating natural speech to song. if you're writing a song and you have a melody, your lyrics need to match that melody, which means you need to get creative with how you phrase things

[cyan forge]

what does he mean

[supple ridge]

it's worth pointing out that there is a typo here. "your first in line" should be "you're first in line"

[cyan forge]

"you brought me the pick"

what does it mean

[supple ridge]

eh this depends on context. my best guess is that this is referring to a literal pickaxe or icepick. maybe the rest of the song could contextualize that

[cyan forge]

they're dealing with the devil

[supple ridge]

yeah I'm at a loss as to exactly what pick means here. my second guess is that "pick" means "lot" here. as in "you brought me the lot (people???)"

but it's a weird lyric I don't really have a solid guess

[cyan forge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOBKxUT9Da4&t=247s

[supple ridge]

oh tenacious D. isnt that the jack black one

[cyan forge]

yes

it's so funny and cool

oh sorry about the lyrics that take place all over the screen xd

[supple ridge]

this slaps

OH IT MEANS GUITAR PICK

yeah guitar pick

[cyan forge]

okay

but what about it

[supple ridge]

"you brought me the pick and now you shall both die" means "you brought music but im gonna kill you"

[cyan forge]

i wonder if black or white the song of Michael jackson is fully understanble to native-spepekears

cuz i feel like its not

there is one part

"girl is that or boy with you" or smth idk

[supple ridge]

oh let me see

i havent heard it in ages

yeah it's not easy

[cyan forge]

LOL

[supple ridge]

my personal opinion is that the best song to learn english is don mclean American Pie because it's like 8 minutes long and it's very clearly sung

[cyan forge]

you know there are some accents of americans that i sometimes think wtf he sounds like a russian who has a good accent but you still can hear an accent

lol

i know you probably think this isnt about russians

but

yeah

[supple ridge]

michael jackson had a very specific way of speaking yeah

[cyan forge]

some of them have good accnt

im not about mj

for example Bo Burnam

like tf

he sounds like a person with english as his second language. JUST A LITTLE BIT

he's american

[supple ridge]

listening to an interview and it sounds like he has an unusually thick northeastern accent

[cyan forge]

im talking about the accent only!

[supple ridge]

im now going to check if he is actually from the northeast

yes he is

david foster wallace sounds vaguely similar

[cyan forge]

can you judge my accent tho?

in vc

[supple ridge]

oh gladly. i have to be quiet though because it's nighttime here

[cyan forge]

oh yes

north america

hold on

[supple ridge]

wow this is an insanely good accent

like really 80-90% of the way to native

you're clearly going for american

idk who's telling you you sound british lol

honestly your accent is good enough to the point where I can't get a read on what country you're from

it's not perfect but it's really really good

russia??? wow good accent

genuinely thought netherlands or something

[cyan forge]

okay thats it

you can quit

does glotal stops make an accent british tho?

[supple ridge]

the only thing your accent is missing is the R sound, which is the hardest sound

[supple ridge]

yeah they're much more common in british english

[cyan forge]

cuz i do it sometimes

when im on british servers

lol

[supple ridge]

if you mix those in with american vowels you might end up sounding northern european

which is maybe what through me off

[cyan forge]

what does it mean

[supple ridge]

i thought you were maybe from the netherlands or something. maybe because of this, but i'm not sure

if you were to get the R sound down it would be difficult to tell you're not a native speaker in a short conversation

[cyan forge]

yeah

it's easy to fuck up on r sound

what time is it for you tho

[supple ridge]

like 2 am lol

[cyan forge]

so i dont usually say r in every word (i was trying my best to sound american ) cuz it gets exausting quickly

my tongue gets tired after a while

[supple ridge]

yeah it's a pretty unique R sound.
also [correction: fastly -> quickly]

[cyan forge]

oh thanks

[supple ridge]

yeah that's an irregular one lol

[cyan forge]

is rollen r for americans exausting?

i think its not

cuz its like normal r

[supple ridge]

rolling Rs is very difficult for americans typically. I'm learning spanish right now and the double rr is really tricky for me

it's a shame because my first language is hebrew which also has a rolling R but i've lost it and need to relearn it\