📚｜english-questions

[nocturne eagle]

Guys I have a question about Present perfect tense. If i say '' Where have they gone this afternoon'' It means '' They gone this after noon somewhere and they didnt come back '' i just try understand Present perfect tense so, where are they

[crimson narwhal]

Without any context, it could both mean they went and returned and went and didn't return.

Though, for the 1st example I would more likely use "been" instead of "gone"

[nocturne eagle]

would you like to try explain more basicly. If this'' Where have they gone this afternoon'' mean can be they went and return why should i Use peresent perfect

[crimson narwhal]

You can use past simple as well.

[nocturne eagle]

Yeah I know but I try to understand their difference in that sentence

Now I am looking a website they are trying to learn like that

so I confused

[plucky gazelle]

Yes, "gone" implies they haven't returned/come back yet

[pliant pier]

anyone here at this hour

[last forum]

Hello! In the following sentence is is or are used? New medicine for many diseases __ found

[flat rune]

is

[visual bolt]

what dose I'll have to make do with just you then, won't I? mean?

[empty venture]

Make do means to cope with certain circumstances, usually bad ones

And the sentence means that I will have to (insert meaning) with only you and won't I makes it a question

[outer ridge]

Please use can, can't, must, musnt, could, should, may, would, will in a sentence about beaches

[mint seal]

Whee

[visual bolt]

what dose Wow, you're taking the whole thing no problem! mean?

[hollow fjord]

"If I were a billionaire, I would donate a huge sum of money to organisations" is this good enough for second conditional?

[ember oracle]

I have a question. When we use "already" and "yet"?

[light crystal]

is the sentence structure correct? (luck is a factor of hard work)

[reef crypt]

yes

[fading totem]

Already is used for events that have happened, or events done earlier than expected.
‘I’ve done my homework already’.

Yet is for events that have not happened.
‘I haven’t started my homework yet’.

[empty wagon]

Structure is correct not quite sure about the meaning

[ember oracle]

Thanks!

[drifting comet]

is there someone here give me an explanation about this words EXPRESSION how to use in sentences

[flat rune]

I don't like the expression on your face..

[drifting comet]

Ohh i see thanks fam
Can you give me more sentences if you dont mind

[flat rune]

Expressions are necessary when you want to convey emotions

[visual bolt]

what does ( You know there's a word for players like you... ) mean?

[drifting comet]

Expression was adjectives or what?

[flat rune]

It can be used as adjectives as well as noun...depends on how you put it to use

[drifting comet]

Mmm it's seem to be hard to use expression 😅

[flat rune]

It's fine .. you'll get used to it...

[drifting comet]

What's the same meaning of expression

[flat rune]

Expression means the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings or to express one's emotions

[drifting comet]

Okey fam thanks a lot
I really won't used the translator but at this time i already used it because to your said

[flat rune]

Your welcome

[ember oracle]

In this time of learning english you need use it, because you have to known new words. And then step by step remembering ones.

[visual bolt]

what does Oh, Yumi rike sound of that. mean?

[ember oracle]

"Rike sound'', maybe "Ride sound"?

[visual bolt]

what does erseware! mean?

[empty venture]

That is not an English word

[visual bolt]

ok thank

It's a word from the game.

[empty venture]

You are welcome

[visual bolt]

what does Pending activation. mean?

[drifting hinge]

pending is like waiting for something. so in this case waiting for something to be activated

[visual bolt]

thank

[near fable]

You can use dictionary bot for definations

[toxic pebble]

pending
[1] (verb)
To hang down.
[2] (verb)
To pen; to confine.
[3] (verb)
To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
[4] (adjective)
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
[5] (preposition)
While waiting for something; until.

[drifting forge]

/define

[hot wagon]

Hi, my English level is B2. I write in English without translation in my head. Due to grammar problems, I have this level. For example, I can't explain why I use different verbs. Can you give me the title of a book that will help me understand this?

[oak sparrow]

Hello

Could you help me?

Is this sentence correct?:

none of my friends takes their day off on Thursday or Friday.

I want to say that I have no friend that doesn't work on those days

Is the verb "takes" correct?

I read that none takes a singular verb in formal speaking and plural informal speaking, is that true?

[misty terrace]

Take. But I would say none of my friends take Thursday or Friday off

[misty terrace]

Takes is singular. He takes Friday’s off. They take fridays off

[oak sparrow]

Okay, got it. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it !!!

[flat rune]

What does it mean to say that a debate or speech is controversial?

I don't really understand the word controversial.

[crimson narwhal]

It means that it caused a lot of controversy in public, so the speech revealed an opinion completely different from the majority's one.

[mint seal]

it means that there are many opinions about a specific topic

and which

it causes a disagreement

[hoary nebula]

Is it more correct to say “i taught myself how to bike and swim” or “i taught myself biking and swimming”

[plucky gazelle]

the former

[uneven saffron]

How do I do turn on the camera on this server, what should I do ?

[idle oriole]

Guys I have this doubt. When I use the word People Do I have to say That people or Those people? Thanks...

[tired geyser]

Those people

[idle oriole]

Thanks I will make a sentence. Those people are known like rude people.

[frail olive]

Igor no

No

No

Just no

[oblique oak]

Maybe "known as"?
"Those people are known as rude people."
But, I believe this sounds a bit better:
"Those people are known for being rude."

[frail olive]

Yes

[flat rune]

Tbh, it sounds a bit off.

[flat rune]

The meeting raced off on the question of whether a "state actor" could have been behind the anthrax attacks.

what does this statement mean? like, the anthrax attacks were an inside job?

[timber folio]

yes if the quotation marks are put that way it seems like it

[visual bolt]

what does Hue Hue Hue! mean?

[visual bolt]

what does Should I even bother tying him up? mean?

[flat rune]

In Brazil it was used a long time ago, for a long time, as a laugh on internet. Like: hahaha. But in a “meme way”. If you look up on google you are going to see something about that, for sure.

[flat rune]

It's probably a slurred "Yumi like the sound of that".
It means that someone likes an idea.

[visual bolt]

thank

[visual bolt]

thank

[flat rune]

The full term is not a word in English, but the suffix "-ware" is used to refer to something being created and used for a task.

I.e. "hardware", "software", "dinnerware", "silverware".

[visual bolt]

thanks

[flat rune]

Controversial means that the subject will spark public debate or a discussion fuelled mostly by irritation and hatred.

So a speech or debate are "controversial" because they're pretty often full of nothing and offer nothing new, they only really exist for people to fight and feel like they won something.

[flat rune]

“Liverpool have only won two games in this season”
In this sentence, the grammar should be “Liverpool has only won..”. But why does Sky Sports News put ‘have’ instead?

[timber folio]

they made a mistake

typos happen

:P

[flat rune]

Really?!

Because I always see them in BBC news as well

[timber folio]

no, has is right

anything else should be a mistake

[flat rune]

Ik has is right but I mean I always see lots of mistakes made by BBC news itself

[timber folio]

do you have a link to the article?

[flat rune]

Not right now. I’ll send you one when I find it.

I didnt screenshot when I saw it

[fading totem]

When referring to the place/ city of Liverpool, we always use has.
‘Liverpool has a gang problem’.

When referring to the football club, ‘have’ is sometimes used. It may be grammatically incorrect, but I guess a language is a living thing that changes.
‘Liverpool have won the FA cup’.🏆
Context tells me that it is Liverpool FC, but also ‘have’ tells me the subject here is not the city of Liverpool. That is always has.

[tired geyser]

'state actor' means someone from a country's government. So, for example, did the North Korea government send someone on a mission to put anthrax in the mail? That's the question.

[flat rune]

i got it

[rugged trellis]

Hi guys^^ I'd like to ask you a question based on the text that i'll send to this chatroom🙏🏻

[rugged trellis]

Is the word "should" correct in the line "That Wednesday, I should perform presentation in front of the owner of the company."?

Thankyou in advance

[empty venture]

Should have would've been better since the past is referred to.

And applying that little modification the sentence turns into "I should've performed a presentation"

[rugged trellis]

sorry for asking again, but is "I should've performed..." is a present perfect form?🙏🏻🙏🏻

[empty venture]

It is not in the present perfect

[rugged trellis]

thank you for the answer and explanation🙏🏻

[empty venture]

No problem

[empty venture]

I actually messed up a bit, it is in the present perfect

Sorry

I was a little distracted

[rugged trellis]

oohh it's okaay. No problem, thanks a bunch for answering my question🫰

[thorn wraith]

Hi all, can anyone please tell me the grammatical structure of this sentence? In France President Emmanuel Macron has come under attack after an inquiry this year found the government had spent $1bn on consulting firms with “tentacular” links with the state.

I can sort of understand what it's saying but not 100% absorbing it

thanks🥰

btw it's cited from the economist and this paragraph is criticizing the consultancy industry

[green wolf]

The government spent money on companies that have power over the government.

That's as simple as I can make it

[flat rune]

But why is ‘have’ used in football club? I dont understand

[flat rune]

Have is plural. Unless they're defining the group as plural (something I've noticed from Britain), it is wrong.

Damn it’s so confusing…

[fading totem]

Collective nouns. Sometimes singular, sometimes plural.

[flat rune]

Thx for the explanation 👍

[flat rune]

But when we’re talking about a football club, we use singular instead of plural

[flat rune]

It's a British thing.

Sometimes they'll call individual companies plural entities, sometimes they won't.

[west spear]

Sky Sports News is a British media organization, so it uses so-called British English spelling, vocabulary and grammar. Collective nouns are often treated as grammatically plural in British English because they're considered to be a group of people. This is almost always the case for sports teams, but is also common for other entities like companies and government agencies.

North American English treats all collective nouns as grammatically singular.

[flat rune]

Ohh that makes more sense. I understand now. Thanks!

Yeah. The unit is understood as a singular unit due to it, you know, being a singular unit.

[quick geode]

yes

[wise plover]

There was a

[quick geode]

it is better to say "if there was a discount"

than were

i'd probably say so

yeah

no problem

[flat rune]

🤨

[ember oracle]

You shouldn't reopen those old wounds. It's idiom? What is it mean?

[worthy mesa]

Idiomatically, an old wound is something in the past that brings up a negative emotional reaction, be it sadness, anger etc. So to bring up an old wound is to remind someone of a bad experience... but the experience can be any kind, since this is an idiom. A divorce, a break-up with a girlfriend... these count.

Also hi.

(waves)

[ember oracle]

Thank you!

[worthy marten]

I want to know where some people are within a region. Is this sentence correct: Where in Calahan are you guys at?

[worthy mesa]

If you mean where someone is instead of where someone lives, then it's largely ok... but the "at" isn't needed and probably isn't helpful. "Where in Calahan are you guys?" This sounds like proper informal structure to me. (People are happy to contradict me. I'm not a professor!

[worthy marten]

that sounds more natural indeed. thanks

[lavish sorrel]

helppp

The people who hugged the trees" is a beautiful story that takes place a long time ago in India. Not only does it show the importance of trees and protecting the environment but also standing up for what one believes in. This story is about a poor girl named Amrita who lives in a village. She loved the trees. For her, the forest was life. She knows that the trees protect her village from desert sandstorms and provide shade from the hot sun. When Maharajah, the king of the village, sent his men to cut down the trees, Amrita fought against them, and saved the trees, this is what makes her a very dauntless girl. The story really falls into relating our own world too. People protect what they love and will make sacrifices if needed too. Amrita showed a lot of bravery in defending the trees, and it gives the readers many examples and key insights to not give up. In conclusion, it is to see a story with such courageous characters who are willing to fight for what they believe in, This is a wonderful story of courage and love of nature.

[languid citrus]

Maybe use located instead of at.

[tranquil patrol]

What is the exact meaning of ''kingsmen''?

[flat rune]

Which one do you usually use nowadays?

1 – Confuse with.
2 – Mistake for
3 – Mix up (with)

This is something that I need to use many times, but I’ve never known which one.

[timber folio]

2

Mistook is rlly common

Mixup is usually with objects

Confuse with is usually people

So mistook is like a balance and imo more frequently used

[flat rune]

Roger! Thank you.

[timber folio]

Np

[timber folio]

It’s a rank in some regiment but it means this-
An adherent (follower) of the king
especially a supporter of the British cause during the American Revolution

Or a customhouse (an office where customs duty are collected) officer

[tranquil patrol]

Thank you

[sand night]

Hi

[timber folio]

np

[oak sparrow]

Hello

What's the meaning of "being headed for somewhere". Could you help me with a short explanation? Please

And is "being headed to somewhere" the same?

I have this example
"I was supposed to be headed for Aruba on my honeymoon

[timber folio]

means that you were supposed to be going somewhere

[timber folio]

?

uh

what

[worthy mesa]

I looked it up. Headed for means you're going to arrive eventually, it could be a winding route. Heading to Aruba means you're going there directly and promptly.

Example, a cruise line with 5 stops vs. a direct flight

[oak sparrow]

Thank you guys

[worthy mesa]

Hopefully I can encourage people to ask questions.

[gritty burrow]

Hi guys, do you have any recommendations to be faster in building the sentences in your head to be more fluid?

[lavish sorrel]

can someone help

pls

[worthy mesa]

To build them faster you have to know the components well. People use idiomatic phrases like 'cheats' to get the message across, use "real English", but not have to think as deeply. Trying not to use idioms takes a lot of work, I think.

[noble wasp]

"i don't have neither dresses nor skirts"

could someone tell me if "neither" and "nor" are used correctly in that sentence?

[mint seal]

This is right

But you don’t need to include “don’t”

[fervent bloom]

yea

you could also just say or instead of nor

nor is grammatically correct but if you say or people wouldn't question it

[noble wasp]

tyy guys 🙏

[fervent bloom]

np

[visual bolt]

what does Kiss for luck? mean?

[fervent bloom]

it's just an expression to wish good luck I believe

I've rarely heard it used but I'm pretty sure that's what it means

[visual bolt]

thanks

what does Mission first.mean?

[fervent bloom]

idk

never heard someone say that

[flat rune]

Literally the King's men.

[flat rune]

All of them.

[flat rune]

Keep making sentences in your head with the terms and structures you know. Slowly incorporate learned structures and words as time goes on.

Doing it all in le head is very easy, though, so don't rely on it.

[flat rune]

You shouldn't use double negatives.

"I don't have neither" = ❌
"I have neither" =

[flat rune]

Mission first means that the mission is to be completed before anything else is done.

[flat rune]

Thanks!

[visual bolt]

what does( Eugh, this is gonna suck... )mean?

[flat rune]

Whatever the guy will do will suck.

[visual bolt]

thanks

what does Hell, thy name is sewage drain. mean?

[flat rune]

That sounds like a part of a larger quote.

[timber folio]

context where

shakespeare?

thy = your

hell, your name is sewage drain

[visual bolt]

I still don't understand no thanks

[flat rune]

If I just work with the main quote, it's Early Modern English.
"Thy (your) name is sewage drain"

It's just calling the place, hell, a land of shit and piss.

[visual bolt]

thanks

[flat rune]

Np.

Mfw English gave up on pronouns like thou and thy because they were for low class only

[ember oracle]

You don't look at all too and You don't look at all, either. What different?

[visual bolt]

what does Don't give me the glaring thing, it's not going to work! mean?

[timber folio]

it means don't glare at me/do something like a glare that is shared between two or more people as an inside thing, it's not going to work

like

ex.

someone has a funny glare, and the other people laugh at it

don't give me the glaring thing, it's not going to work!
so they're like telling them to not glare because they won't laugh

not sure if that makes sense

[visual bolt]

thanks

[spice crescent]

Can someone help me with this?

[worthy mesa]

I have the sense that this kind of problem needs "your" answers instead of answers in general... so try to list things about the "contrasts" in isolation at first, and then you can decide how they meet in the middle, what kind of similarities there are between the two.

So from your POV, elderly, then young, and then you look at what is "not" so different that may apply to both

I grabbed this off Google

It's an example of how to use Venn diagrams, not an example of answers for your specific case, but maybe it'll help anyway.

Good luck.

[broken tree]

She is getting married in July.

Here getting is Gerund or Present Participle?

Help

[visual bolt]

what does Well, good luck with that, I guess... mean?

[plucky gazelle]

the latter

[flat rune]

There isn't one.

[flat rune]

Present participle.

There's nothing in the sentence that forces a future grammatical structure, so the verb is in the present tense.

When looking into gerunds, think of it like this:
Gerunds are just actions that become subjects or objects. "Getting", in this sentence, isn't either of them. It's a verb.

[flat rune]

It's a dismissive way of writing "well, okay".

[flat rune]

How do I know if what the mood of the speaker is speaking at poems? Any tips perhaps? I'm having difficulties at distinguishing what mood the speaker speaks.

[visual bolt]

what does Holy crap, did somebody turn the heat up or something?! mean?

[worthy mesa]

DarkAngel: "Well, good luck with that, I guess..." is usually taken as an insincere or very weak wishing of good luck, i.e. I think you'll fail miserably, but hey, good luck for what it's worth...

As for that last one about turning up the heat, this is either literal if indoors and temperature is controlled through heating... or, more likely, idiomatic, where "the heat" is pressure or intensity, especially social intensity (like if someone on a TV show says something really stupid and 10 people stare at him).

At that point the person who said the stupid thing might ask rhetorically if someone turned up the heat because he is feeling the heat.

Stress tends to make people feel physically hot too, but that's a side effect.

[visual bolt]

thanks

[worthy mesa]

Sure.

[meager pewter]

to be phobic of water or about water? can these prepositions be used indistinctively?

[alpine marten]

hey guys

[lavish sorrel]

i need help pls

[alpine marten]

in what ?

[lavish sorrel]

a paragraph

[alpine marten]

tbh i am not that good

[lavish sorrel]

ok

[alpine marten]

any tips for learning english ?

[flat rune]

Read a lot of books aloud.
Dont read with mind,
read with sound.
And vocabulary, you must not leave behind.

[alpine marten]

umm, can u recommed me books ?

[flat rune]

Sarah, Plain and Tall.
The Big Wave.
Magnus Chase

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Pinocchio (old version)

oh also, comics can help

[mint seal]

I got a question

What is literature in your opinion, and what is considered “literature” to you

[alpine widget]

Different types of English books from around the world

[mint seal]

Hmm, can you elaborate

I’m having a little bit of trouble to interpret what I consider is literature

So I want to hear some opinions

[near horizon]

Do “by itself”, “in itself”, and “in and of itself” mean the same thing?

[mint seal]

No

||Also, cowboy bebop Stan?||

[flat rune]

To have a fear of water is to have a fear of water itself. Having a fear about water doesn't make sense.

You're describing the fear about water at that point.

[flat rune]

Literature would be books that actually mean something. I don't really consider Twain's Tom Sawyer any good because it feels.. stock, almost. He was, first and foremost, an author who needed money. That's why I would call Connecticut Yankee literature and Tom Sawyer "literature".

One has passion but is so miserably stock, the other has passion but was locked away until his death for having too much of it.

Like, you would find a LOT more from Relations in Our Southern States in terms of writing and cultural impact.

[civic cloud]

i have a sonnet

i was wondering if someone could tell me whether or not it is complete garbage

[mint seal]

Put it in proofreading

[civic cloud]

alright

[frosty charm]

"There are times you won't like me." I'm basically talking about the future here but I feel like it should be "There will be times when you won't like me" but I don't know I checked this sentence on some grammar checking website and those said it's "grammatically correct"

[flat rune]

Replace when with where.

The first sentence isn't right, but the second one is closer to your preferred meaning.

[flat rune]

“There will be moments that you won’t like me”

[flat rune]

Basic question:

Why, sometimes, there are questions that are written or are said with the auxiliary after the question word and sometimes without it ( auxiliary) ? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

For example:

What does she say?
What she say?

I know, sometimes it’s just a “common way”, and they probably know the “right way.” Ok. Sometimes it just seems like: No, in this sentence ( question ) you don’t need to use an auxiliary after the question word, though.

Pleeeeeeease, tell me that the right way ( grammatically ) is ALWAYS, A - L- W - A - Y - S with an auxiliary after the question word. Thank you in advance. 🤍

[flat rune]

"What she say" isn't right and usually is said by learners when first introduced to the tongue.

Really, "what does she say" isn't said either. It's "what did she say", or "what is she saying". It's one of those lines that are usually reserved for specific contexts, i.e. someone not related to the conversation said something and the listener replies with "well, what does she say (about X)?".

[flat rune]

This is the same for other questions without an auxiliary verb, i.e. "what you do", "what you doing", "how you do", etc.

I gave it some thought, and one could sometimes hear "what**'d** she say" as "what she say", because the light "d" and "t" sound similar enough to be confused for a learner.

The verb isn't excluded, just shortened for effeciency's sake.

Thank you so much. I was really in doubt, because even when you look up on google it send to you, sometimes, without the auxiliary, even a translator… then you: ? ( what ) but ok, thank you so much.

[flat rune]

Translators aren't very helpful, even with Google.

[flat rune]

Oh, for sure, I was just trying to remove a doubt in a fast and a little bit stupid way, after a fast little research, thank you!

[near horizon]

How would you describe the shape of this donut?

[timber folio]

circular?

Multiple spheroids glued together to form a somewhat torus

[near horizon]

Thankss

[timber folio]

@near horizon I edited it if you wanted a weirdly exact definition

[near horizon]

Sankyu!

[mint seal]

Chonky

[timber folio]

Yummy ngl

[flat rune]

Donut shaped.

Lol.

[near horizon]

What does it mean by “platform based”?

[midnight harbor]

OS

specifically made for an OS

[timber folio]

you just insulted the food community omg

[flat rune]

It's a better name than "bull shaped" tbh.

[timber folio]

._.

[half turret]

I am gonna put my question here so it's "intellect is to the mind what sight is to the body." Is this sentence grammatically correct? What does 'what' means here? I never saw any sentence like this before so I am A LITTLE BIT confused.

[flat rune]

You think I'm joking?

The shape is literally called "taurus", Greek for "bull".

[flat rune]

"What" here means "the thing that".
Basically, it would be better read as: "What intellect is to the mind and what sight is to the body are the same."

[half turret]

Tysm, I have another question. Emmm in this case, is it correct to say 'intellect is to the mind as sight is to the body'

I mean '... just like sight is to the body'

[flat rune]

Yeah.

Actually lemme move back there.

This is hard

[half turret]

Yeah... I thought so

[flat rune]

It's a little hard, since saying it feels utterly bizarre, but reading it makes perfect sense.

I'll just say "yes", since it makes sense when I read it.

Grammatically-speaking, everything is harder with writing, so I assume it makes more sense when I read it because it's something someone would write.

[half turret]

So 'what' is better here

It sounds to me like someone living in the 14th century would say something like this

[flat rune]

It sounds much better tbh.

It's likely more that I'm being weird. When it comes to written English, especially something higher-level, I try to adhere to everything I know, whereas speech is determined by what sounds normal.

[half turret]

Oh got it, thx again. 🎉. I agree with you

[flat rune]

Np.

[cold pumice]

can somebody explain to me the difference between astounding and astonishing?

[stable nova]

[half turret]

I don't think there is much difference, is there?

👀

[flat rune]

There isn't really one.
In some very specific contexts, you could say that astounding is more positive.

Really, the reason that there isn't much a difference is because the words mean borderline the same thing.
Astonishing and astounding come from the same terms for, in their original languages, "to be shocked".

[cold pumice]

oh thank u!!

[cold pumice]

can someone tell me the difference between summarize and sum up?

[grizzled adder]

Summarise: to make a summary
Sum up: to recap or to make a conclusion

But they are the same imo

[timber folio]

They are the same thing yeah

[cold pumice]

thanx!!

[craggy furnace]

What is your stand on the following statement:

Media sources are regulating the minds and reinforcing linguistic habits of the local people on a regular basis in a way that suppresses and degrades the native language by mixing languages and code-switching.

[severe hedge]

Just to be sure: the words like neighbourhood, colour, favourite etc... are used in Britain, and neighborhood, color, favorite etc... in USA?

[flat rune]

Yes we do not use the “u” in those words in America like they do in Britain/Canada/Australia

[flat rune]

It's better than promoting a fake accent tbh.

You can't exactly speak to a wide audience without some people taking notes and/or copying the things they hear.

But it's a far cry superior to the high-class and actually fake accent most radio hosts or reporters had in the USA pre 1980.

[normal yarrow]

Should I stick to an accent or it's alright to mixed up the pronunciation? My pronunciation isn't good and I'm trying to correct it.
Also, when I find a word like (lieutenant), it's pronounced like le(f) in British, I don't understand how (f sound) comes here, is there any explanation for this with examples of similar words?
Thank you for your help.

[rapid spindle]

I like to think of it as the 'u' in 'lieutenant' being a secret 'v' because in ancient times the two letters were actually the same.

I've got nothing for 'colonel' though.

I think it probably developed out of the common soldiers using the English term 'leftenant' for the rank from 'left' whilst the educated higher-ups, who were giving the orders and writing things down, preferred the French spelling 'lieutenant'. Over time, in some places like the US, it was the French pronunciation and spelling which won whilst in others like the UK and Commonwealth nations, it was the English pronunciation which survived but still with the same French spelling.

[normal yarrow]

Thank you

[flat rune]

Mimic what those nearby in real life say and their mannerisms.

As per the reason for Lieutenant, it's just a French thing. You'll run into this problem a lot in English, just roll with it.

I.e. "Eucharist" being pronounced "you-kar-ist" and not "ev-har-ist".

A lot of English pronunciations are either made because of the attempt to stray from the French pronunciations or because people stayed close to the French pronunciations.

[rapid spindle]

What are the rules for when the pronoun 'that' can refer to a person and not just a thing? Sometimes when it is plural it can refer to people but then only things when it is made singular like: 'those who live in glass houses should not throw stones' which scans perfectly versus 'that who lives in a glass house should not throw stones' which does not read well at all and must be replaced with the impersonal pronoun 'one'. Then you also have sentences where the singular 'that' can refer to a person like in 'that's my friend' but also ones where it cannot like 'that was given a choice' only for the latter to then make sense again if made plural and given the context of a conversation:

Speaker A: "Did you serve the other men tea or coffee?"
Speaker B: "Those were given a choice; they wanted coffee."
The rule is not clear to me at all; it seems arbitrary.

[fervent bloom]

that is usually singular, those refers to multiple things
so "that" would be used for "that person" whereas "those" would be used for "those people"

[rapid spindle]

That's when 'that' is used as a determiner. I'm talking about when it's a pronoun meaning it replaces the noun entirely rather than precedes it.

[fervent bloom]

i can think about it

i dont really think about it when i use them its just natural i guess

[rapid spindle]

It may have no rule at all and just be something that has to be natural.

[fervent bloom]

it could be

[rapid spindle]

I hope not.

[fervent bloom]

i'm sure there's a rule about it

i just haven't heard it

[rapid spindle]

Sentences like 'that's my friend' or 'that's the teacher' are what confuse me the most about it.

It would be so much simpler if 'that' could only ever be used as a pronoun for a thing.

[fervent bloom]

i mean reading the original message i think that being for singular and those being plural makes sense

[rapid spindle]

Yeah definitely.

[fervent bloom]

in the first sentence you can't use that because you're referring to all people who live in glass houses

and in the speaker a vs speaker b thing, you should use "they were given a choice"

that and those are both incorrect

[rapid spindle]

Using 'they' in that example definitely sounds more correct though I assumed they were equivalent.

I think the plural thing bothers me because of how it intersects with relative clauses. The pronoun 'that' can only be combined with the relative pronoun 'which' ('that which') but in its plural form 'those' it can suddenly be combined with not just 'which' but also 'who', 'whom', and 'whose'.

[fervent bloom]

english is weird

is my best explanation

i dont know

[rapid spindle]

Talking it over has improved my understanding so thank you anyway.

[fervent bloom]

np

[mint seal]

True

[rapid spindle]

I think I've worked part of this out.

both the pronouns 'that' and 'one' become 'those' in the plural

'one' can be combined with the relative pronouns 'who', 'whose', and 'whom' but not 'which' whilst 'that' can be combined with the relative pronoun 'which' but not 'who', 'whose', or 'whom.

Since 'those' is the plural form of both of them, it can take all of any of those relative pronouns depending on the context.

'one who seeks' becomes 'those who seek'
'one whom you serve' becomes 'those whom you serve'
'one whose path you walk' becomes 'those whose path you walk'
'that which you find' becomes 'those which you find'

[fervent bloom]

that sounds about right

[frosty charm]

mhmmmm so I have one question 🙋 "be a little less absurd." does this sentence sound weird or is it okay?

[fervent bloom]

sounds weird

absurd doesn't sound like the right word there

maybe foolish

or irrational

[native apex]

Rich people show off money
Rich people boast money
Rich people brag about money

Differences?

[mint seal]

Show off -> To tell other people and show how much money they have compared to the others

Boast -> To be proud/talk about abilities of achievement

Brag -> To talk excessively about money(how rich they are etc.)

[native apex]

Thanks Kiu

[icy harness]

What does "hand yourself over on a silver platter" means?

[mint seal]

To earn something without working for it

[icy harness]

Thanks Kiu

[flat rune]

...until the request reaches one of the true masters of time, a Network Time Server run by or referenced against the atomic clocks...

what does "referenced against" mean here? basically, the server uses the atomic clocks as reference?

[frosty charm]

how about ridiculous

[midnight harbor]

thats good

[flat rune]

"That" is a demonstrative pronoun.
Basically, if "that" can take the place of something previously defined or a phrase that is already known, it works.

You don't really use "that" as a pronoun for people in the sense of replacing them in the sentence.
"That is my mother", and whatnot. You don't use "that who lives" because you're defining a living person.

[flat rune]

That is just used as a pronoun to determine what the existence of the noun is. It's used to grab the attention and to affirm what something is.

[flat rune]

Sounds about right.

[flat rune]

It means that you are being handed over like a goal or object to someone without any pretenses.

If you're talking about something being handed to the speaker on a silver platter, it means that the object is handed to the person without him doing anything and without any sort of drawbacks or something.

[frosty charm]

why everyone giving me different opinions 😭

[flat rune]

Because speakers say different things.

I'd say it, I've heard something like it said before.

-> bemoan situation
"be a little less (adjective here), would you?"

[mint seal]

English is subjective

It sounds ok to me as well though

[half turret]

Does it make sense if I say "I am as happy as happy can be"

[mint seal]

It sounds a little funny, as if “happy” is a person

It should be “I am as happy as I can be”

[half turret]

Haha one of my friends used to say "I am as sad as sad can be" when she was sad

[mint seal]

Lmfao

[half turret]

So it should be "I am as sad as I can be"

[plucky valley]

Where are you from, Tek?

[mint seal]

Yes

[half turret]

China

[mint seal]

Oh ur from China?

[half turret]

Yeah

[mint seal]

Are you Chinese?

[half turret]

Yeah

[mint seal]

Poggers, me too

[half turret]

Whut!?

[mint seal]

Im ABC, Australian born Chinese

[half turret]

Woah, I was born and raised in china

That's cool bro

[mint seal]

What language do you speak there?

[half turret]

I never thought I would meet Chinese here

[mint seal]

Or, which one of the Chinese languages

[mint seal]

Pretty sure theres plenty, but I barely encounter one too

[half turret]

Mandarin, and I live in the south of china

So I also know a lot of dialects bc there are plenty of dialects in the south

[mint seal]

Ooh I’m a Canto, and I grew up in AUS so unfortunately I don’t know much

[half turret]

Ah got it

Bruh, you surprised me

[half turret]

Do you know Yunnan province?

[mint seal]

No lol

[mint seal]

HAHAHA

[half turret]

So you can speak Chinese?

[mint seal]

Yeah, Cantonese but not Mandarin

I can’t read or write either

[half turret]

Ah I cant speak Cantonese tho, lmao

[plucky valley]

Oh I'm learning Mandarin, but don't know enough to explain in it, apologies 🙇‍♀️

[half turret]

Yeah I feel you, Chinese is so difficult even for native speakers like myself

[half turret]

Where are you from btw

[plucky valley]

Spain

[mint seal]

Its fine, being able to speak Mandarin is good enough

I can speak basic phrases

But i dont have the vocab

[mint seal]

I got more English treatment in an Asian household

[half turret]

Pogg. Omg so your native language is Spanish and you're learning Chinese. That's so awesome, good luck to ya

[half turret]

That's not a bad thing.

[plucky valley]

Thanks! It's fun when your teacher doesn't speak at 100 km/h

[half turret]

How do you cross out your words. Tell me pls bc I don't know

[mint seal]

@plucky valley you pog

[mint seal]

Do ~~ on both ends

[half turret]

Ah tysm

[mint seal]

PFFT

[plucky valley]

It's like learning English but your teacher is a native speaker that likes to speak the fastest way possible and with her accent 💀

[half turret]

They speak on fire lmao

[mint seal]

Would want to hear how much I can understand XDD

Wonder how long they’ve been rapping

[plucky valley]

Me pronouncing 4 characters in 4 seconds:
Her: three sentences in that time

[timber folio]

#📚｜english-questions this channel is now void of its purpose

[mint seal]

Oops-

[plucky valley]

Mb, but it still serves its purpose. There's no one asking anything at the time so I wouldn't consider it illegal to have a small conversation 👍 sorry again

[mint seal]

Goddamn

Well im going to sleep, nighty y’all

[half turret]

Nighty night, see ya tomorrow

[flat rune]

You'll hear this said sometimes.

[half turret]

Hah, ty. So it is not incorrect

[regal flame]

how do u say "what are u fighting for then?" in angry. in other words @flat rune

[flat rune]

"What's this for, then?" or something.

I'd just say "you're doing nothing" but the above works.

[regal flame]

oh thankyou!

u really are my life savior

[flat rune]

saver

I ain't no saviour.

[cedar rock]

Can you guys help me with the question?

[plucky valley]

what is your try?

[half turret]

I'll go with C, lmao

[timber folio]

C for sure

[half turret]

Oh it's c

It says Babylon

[timber folio]

A - Oxen are still dangerous as of right now
B - If oxen could have been fundamental to the Mesopotamians, it probably wouldn't have been listed as an example
D - Would be is just wrong as it's referring to people in the past
E - Again, oxen are still dangerous

[timber folio]

pfttt I saw that you wrote B and instantly agreed

[half turret]

Hhh

I didn't see Babylon at first

[timber folio]

mhm

[half turret]

So I have a question too

Is it "be diagnosed with" or "be diagnosed as"? Are they both correct or just used in different context?

Prepositions in English are so tricky

[timber folio]

diagnosed with means to be identified with something ex. he was diagnosed with cancer
diagnosed as means the same thing but it's like... specifics? ex. he was diagnosed as a cancer patient
okay as uses a direct noun more often

it's hard to explain

like

let me give a bunch of examples

[half turret]

So it's "be diagnosed with a disease"

[timber folio]

with:
He was diagnosed with autism at the early age of 5.
Many people diagnosed with lung cancer have smoked before.
as:
They are all diagnosed as diabetic.
My parents told me that I was diagnosed as sociopath by my therapist.

YEAH THAT MAKES MORE SENSE

I couldn't word it quite right

[flat rune]

• (diagnose something as something) The illness was diagnosed as cancer.
• (diagnose somebody with something) He has recently been diagnosed with angina.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/diagnose#:~:text=diagnose something as something The,diabetic when he was 64.

[timber folio]

yeah it's in the name

the more I write diagnosed the weirder it gets

[half turret]

Oh ty

❤️

[timber folio]

no problem

[radiant crane]

hallo

am a nwer user here

any one can chat with mw

me*

[hushed nexus]

Hi everyone, looking for someone to practice English with

please correct my grammar😁

[frosty geyser]

Hi everyone!

[brave current]

For number 3 answer is it action or being

I've been thinking about it

[flat rune]

Being

[brave current]

Thanks

[brave current]

What's the direct object?

Which word should i circle for number 3

[flat rune]

Mom's garden

[fervent bloom]

"little bit ridiculous" sounds weird, just use "don't be ridiculous"

[brave current]

@distant hazel

Me don't know

[south depot]

@brave current

First =10

Yearly =11

Today =12

8= extensively

[brave current]

?

Ow

B

H

[brave current]

What does "today" modifys

[south depot]

Established

Yearly modifies gathered

[south depot]

Today motifies held

[brave current]

Thanks

[south depot]

What Senator

The

FDA

[south depot]

Actually I was wrong about today, I didn't see still

In the point 12

[south depot]

@fierce swift you was right

About still

[frosty charm]

"During my exam week, I cried every night hysterically." is this sentence grammatically correct and sounds okay? @timber folio

[timber folio]

I cried hysterically every night is better

and makes sense

it's adjective before verb usually

in English

other languages like French & Spanish differ

[frosty charm]

are those grammar checking websites a scam? 👹 (genuine question)

[oak sparrow]

Hi Guys

Could you help me with one question?

What's the meaning of "crash on the couch "?

"Are you going to crash on the couch?

I don't get what crash on means.

[fervent bloom]

it's just a phrase

to "crash" somewhere is to hang out there

like you might say "you mind if I come crash at your place later"

[oak sparrow]

Oh Okay, Thank you so much

😄

[fervent bloom]

np

[misty terrace]

Typically it’s used to refer to sleeping on the couch. Usually when at a friends house. “Hey man I’ve been drinking and I don’t want to drive home. Mind if I crash on the couch”

[oak sparrow]

Got it. Thank you so much. Now everything makes sense

[timber folio]

not really, but humans are a better source

Grammarly is pretty reliable just for grammar if you don't buy their premium or whatnot

default grammar checkers are also fine for spotting basic mistakes in your writing

google docs & word has built in editors

[frosty charm]

I use quillbot website

[timber folio]

that one is for paraphrasing more

[dapper flax]

oy

what does this mean exactly?

"It is merit that explains differences of wealth between two individuals."

what does worthiness have to do with this?

[sudden plover]

It means sleep on the couch

There asking to sleep at your house

[dapper flax]

and another: what does this mean?

[flat rune]

If you need to pay for it, don't use it.

Your sentence is fine, but it might be better to say that you were "in hysterics every night".

Honestly, I don't like using the term because it's not English, so it might be better to say "My exam week brought nothing but anguish, I cried every night."

Sure it's Latin in origin, but it's a lot more English sounding than

A word that isn't even in English

[frosty charm]

YOU ARE CONFUINSG ME

I'm gonna

[flat rune]

It's okay, half of my rambling is kind of nonsense anyway.

Basically, you don't need to use "crying hysterically", just say "crying uncontrollably" or something else.

[frosty charm]

I saw someone using it and I learned it and now you say this (breaking my heart)

[flat rune]

It isn't so much that I don't like you using it, it's more that I loathe how more of the "higher-end" English words aren't even English.

So, I generally teach people how to avoid using loanwords because at some point with them they become borderline either unintelligible or are outright extreme (hysteria means that you act like a woman, "irrationally", or with intense crying or laughter).

It used to literally be called "Woman's Disease" because only women become or can act hysterical.

[frosty charm]

oh :3

[flat rune]

Yeah.

Etymology is fun.

[frosty charm]

do you like cats :3

idek what that is :3

[flat rune]

Etymology is word history. It's a Greek term.

I'm not sure what brought up this shift in English, but pretty much every "educated" term isn't English. If it refers to science or any field you would see in education, it's not really in English.

Etymos is just "word", logos is "study".
You could say "wordlore" and be just as accurate.

[half turret]

I always think etymology is so interesting and it helps you better understand the meaning of some words. One of my teachers told me the word 'history' is the combination of 'his' and 'story' so she think it is kinda full of sexism. But latter I searched it up on the internet. It shows that the English masculine pronoun 'his' is German origin but 'history' originated from Greek so they have no etymological connection. Now I feel like discussing the origin of 'history' with her.

[flat rune]

It's just "ιστορία", literally "Istoria", but without the feminine ending.

People added the "h" because the Germans thought anything beginning with a vowel was insane or something, I guess. I genuinely don't know.

I think the meaning would be like...
"Story of learned peoples", or something, since "Istor" (in old Greek) means "expert", and "-ia" as an ending would sometimes denote a song.

Kind of like how the Iliad is called "I Ilias", "the song of Ilium".

By all means, the etymology helps. It's pretty much all I know in regards to English.

[half turret]

I don't know Greek lmao but everyday's a school day

[half turret]

Yeah that's true

[ember oracle]

Hi guys! "In fact, it's not right", "Actually, it's not right", and "If you want to race at all". What different between "In fact", "Actually" and "At all"?

[plucky valley]

They have similar meanings, but "in fact" is usually used to reinforce a previous statement, whereas "actually" is used to correct it. I've heard it both ways though so I'm not 100% sure whether there's a clear or correct difference in use

And "at all" in this sentence is just saying in anyway, if there's any possibility you want to race

"I'll race with you, if you want to race at all that is" = I will race with you if you want to race, if not, well 🤷‍♀️ I will race with you if you have a minimal desire to race

[steel bone]

hi, guys! I am new here and I am not familiar to the use of discord. Now i am confused why i cannot send pictures in the channels #proofreading? The ➕ near the placeholder is grey.😭

[plucky gazelle]

"in fact" is very often also used to correct a previous statement; I see it used this way all the time. From the Oxford learner's dictionary:

used to emphasize a statement, especially one that is the opposite of what has just been mentioned
I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy.

[misty terrace]

You need to participate more in the text channels to get level 5 then a bot will give you the proper permissions

[steel bone]

get it , thx😀

[plucky valley]

That's why I also added that I've seen it both ways

So they're not wrong in any case

[ember oracle]

Thank you!

[ember oracle]

Thanks!

[noble wasp]

hello! are "to put together", "to assemble" and "to set up" interchangeable?

[timber folio]

In most cases, yes.

Exceptions are always there, but rare.

[flat rune]

"In fact" is for emphasis.
"Actually" is to make sure someone understands the technical correctness of something.

You wouldn't say "actually, it's not right" to someone if you want to reinforce something, you would say "actually" if you want to basically say that someone is just wrong, straight-up.

[flat rune]

Pretty much.

You'll find some contexts where "setting up" and "assembling" won't be interchangeable, but they're a little few and far between.

[ember oracle]

Thanks!

[oak sparrow]

Thank you 🙂

Sorry for asking another question

I'm trying to understand a c1 word. Could you help me? What's a slot of time? xD

As far as I understood, it is a given period of time, in which something has to happen

Is that correct?

[misty terrace]

Yes that would be correct

You could say certain things have time slots

Could be something like an appointment where your appointment is 10am but they give you til 10.15 to show up

[plucky valley]

yeah like a time interval

[oak sparrow]

🙏 Thank you so so much for your answers. They will help me a lot

[brave current]

@flat rune

[sudden plover]

1. Him
   2.Her
   3.Building, action
   4.eating, action
   5.been, being

[near horizon]

What’s the word or phrasal verb for starting, stopping, starting, stopping and starting something again and again and again in an inconsistent matter?

In other words, doing something frequently or infrequently at an irregular intervals

[normal yarrow]

Isn't it "resume" ?

There are "resume", "restart" and "start again".
I'm still learner so let's wait to answers from native speakers.

[waxen mural]

This is my coursework, since English isn’t my first language so there might be quite a few major issues that I can’t recognize

Is it possible if someone can help me improve the places that clearly didn’t make sense?

[normal yarrow]

Good question. Thank you for elaborating.

[languid lily]

I think posting the text in a more legible way and asking specific questions will help everybody help you

[fickle palm]

What is acknowledged ?

[plucky valley]

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/acknowledge?q=acknowledged

this may help

[fickle palm]

Thank you! ^-^

[waxen mural]

ok, sorry for being unclear earlier

It wasn’t an ordinary day: rountine instructions were sent to us at the normal time, but there was something uneasy in the air. The usual greetings were nowhere to be found, but instead an order for the secret base located in Okinawa city of japan to implement ourselves immediately into defcon2. Without anytime for reactions; another piece of coded message had been received. With the same lightening speed, it was decoded. However, the relieve of believing that this is a total mistake fades slowly and painfully away. My blood was burning, as if they were racing to reach its boiling point; it was an order, for us to fire all nuclear heads located in different location. I turned around for the clock, it is currently 00:15, Tokyo time.

Time began slowing down, as my brain brought myself back to this piece of white paper, I was not convinced by the reliability. As if seeking for a rescue rod, I looked for the files containing the password for the permission of nuclear weapon usage, which were covered with dust, and waited for my next order. The next order came quickly; my heart beat increases propotionally towards every word written on the piece of paper had been read out. My colleague called attention to me, the passwords were the same. I could no longer remember how many times I went back and fourth with the password, making sure I have not made a single mistake. However, the slightest hope had been ruthlessly extinguished by a phone call from the rest of the combat team, questioning of the recent order. This was not a mistake. I hestitated, more than I should have done. To my surprise, none of the target were located in the soviet union, with a mindset of avoiding any chances of pulling the world into hot water, I once again questioned the authenticity of this order with my colleagues, but was answered with no hope to grab onto. Staring again into the clock unconsciously, the current time displayed was 00:17.

As if the existance of sound had vanished, the ringing tone of the telephone was hurting my ears. 'It might be that the opponents had already began a nuclear war', 'Maybe our operationer was in a rush and forgot'. More answers to my question of why there was no warning for this action came quickly from my colleagues with equally shivering voice. Shooking my head again; I was not convinced. The pressure was immeasurable, almost unimaginable how this much pressure was able to form onto my body with tiny area; I reached again for the telephone, but a scream violently brought me out of fear. "PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE ANY LONGER", I was stunned by the power of his words, but I was told on his target list, all 4 targets were indeed located in the soviet union. 'It is currently 00:30 tokyo time, it is currently 00:30 tokyo time', the radio repeats itself with a voice of a man.

'Grab the weapons, shoot that officer dead at once if any actions to fire the nuclear weapon was seen'. Seven long minutes have passed, finally clearing off my last doubts, I could not pay the price of spending more time. The telephone was picked up once again by myself, I decided to put this in a final gamble. Slowly typing in the number I had not once called, I dialed the highest chief in charge of this particular operation. Although I was frightened, but I was not hesitant. 'EITHER CHANGE THE CURRENT ALERT STATE TO DEFCON1 OR CANCEL THE FIRING', I did not care of the consequences of speaking with no manner. I wanted an answer. For myself and for the people who will be suffering the aftermaths of a mere accident. Time flowed slowly, tremendously slowly, on the other side of the phone, there were no answer. 'STOP THE FIRING AT ONCE'. The echo of this voicing reached deeply into my heart. There were no celebrations, there were no cheers; but only the sound of a man from the radio announcing the time of 00:45, and a sound of relieve as the gunners removed their rifles from me and my colleagues.

I’m wondering if there is any phrases or sentences that didn’t make sense or was unclear when you guys are reading it, if so can you tell me it or suggest another phrase in contrast to what I have written?

or any vocab that I should change

and is there any places I should add a particular phrase to make the piece of written better and more intense?

thanks ><

Since English is a foreign language to me so mistakes might be common

[timber folio]

It wasn't an ordinary day; routine instructions were sent to us the same time as normal, but there was something uneasy in the air, a feeling I just couldn't shake off. The usual greetings were noewhere to be found, but instead for us to relocate ourselves immediately into defcon2, a secret base in Okinawa, Japan. Without any time for reactions, another piece of coded message had been received. With the same lightning speed, it was decoded. However, the relieve of believing that this was a total mistake slowly and painfully faded away. My blood was heating up, racing to reach its boiling point; it was an order for us to fire each and every nuclear head to a differnet location. I turned around to the clock; 00:15, Tokyo time.

Time began slowly down as my brain brought me back to the piece of white paper, yet still unconvinced by its reliability. As if seeking for a rescue rod, I looked for the files containing the password that permitted usage of nuclear weapons. Hidden away in a safe, a thin layer of dust had formed, and I waited for my next order. The next one came quickly. My heartbeat increased proportionally as each word was read out. My colleague snapped his fingers for my attention, but I was too distracted by what had hit me. Reality. The passwords were the same, nothing out of place or wrong.

Uh, can I ask, wdym by "the passwords were the same"?

[waxen mural]

so basically during the war

they will have a sheet of password

if they recieved the same password/letters from the commanders

they will have to do what it was original said on their piece of password

[timber folio]

I could no longer remember how many times I scanned the text, letter by letter, making sure that I hadn't made a mistake. However, the slightest sliver of hope I had was extinguished by a phone call from the other combat team, questioning the recent order. This was not a mistake.

I hesistated, much more than I should have at that moment. I was trained for moments like these, yet the panic was settling in, adrenaline filling up my veins. To my surpise and great relief, none of the targets were located in the Soviet Union. With a mindset of avoiding my chances of pulling the world into hot water, I once again questioned the authenticity of this order with my collegaues, but was answered with still no hope to grab onto. Staring into the clock unconsciously again, the current time displayed was 00:17; only two minutes had passed, yet it felt like two hours.

Uhhh...

so like

[waxen mural]

thanks I kind of just spammed the colons and semi colons xd

[timber folio]

during war

people have a password

if they receive the same password from the higher ups

they need to do what is instructed alongside the password

on the original paper?

[waxen mural]

yes yes

basically

[timber folio]

and every individual possesses one

[waxen mural]

but I explained it horribly

[timber folio]

yeah I saw lmao

[waxen mural]

every individual group

[timber folio]

I'll try to adjust it more to what I understand

and uh

mc and his colleagues

they are

a group

[waxen mural]

yes

[timber folio]

I saw mentions of a combat group

are they seperate?

[waxen mural]

maybe I need a better word for colleagues

[waxen mural]

yes

[timber folio]

so is this group also a combat group

or like

scientists

[waxen mural]

yes

[timber folio]

command center

combat?

[waxen mural]

combat group

[timber folio]

mmmmmmm okay then

[waxen mural]

I based this off a real story

I’m trying to describe the intensity of them going against their higher ups to do what they believed was right

[timber folio]

mmmmmmmmmmmm not quite getting the hang of this but I'll continue

[waxen mural]

my friend said the exact same to me at school lol

[craggy furnace]

does anyone here familiar with forensic linguistic?

[waxen mural]

I feel like what I did was more like writing a descriptive written on another perspective instead of a creative writting

[timber folio]

no but I can give whatever that is a try if you want?

@waxen mural Man, it's dragging too long but you do you

about the uh

soviet union thing

first you said

the bombs weren't going there to avoid world war whatever

but now all four targets are there???

all 4 targets were indeed located in the soviet union.
To my surprise, none of the target were located in the soviet union

gonna proofread smth else brb

[waxen mural]

sorry I was reading the text u wrote

[waxen mural]

lol i think I just wrote it so unclearly

I was trying to show

[timber folio]

yeah take ur time

[waxen mural]

that in my combat group, we got an order to fire not to the USSR

[timber folio]

yeah

[waxen mural]

however in other combat groups

it was to fire to the USSR

[timber folio]

...

[waxen mural]

I wanted to show that this is clearly a mistake

[timber folio]

okay

okay

I'll see

[waxen mural]

lol I wrote it so terribly

it took me like

5 minutes to realize what I was trying to write

and I wrote the damn thing lol

[craggy furnace]

what do you think are the challenges of forensic stylistics?

[timber folio]

I was stunned by the power of his words, but as stated on his target list, all four targets were indeed located in the Soviet Union. "it is currently half psat twelve, Tokyo time, it is currently half past twelve, Tokyo time," the radio repeated itself in a monotone voice.

As if the existence of sound had vanished, the irritating noise of the telephone stopped. 'It mig

WHAT THE HECK

ARE YOU WRITING

@waxen mural

you repeated that paragraph twice

 

As if the existance of sound had vanished, the ringing tone of the telephone was hurting my ears. 'It might be that the opponents had already began a nuclear war', 'Maybe our operationer was in a rush and forgot'. More answers to my question of why there was no warning for this action came quickly from my colleagues with equally shivering voice. Shooking my head again; I was not convinced. The pressure was immeasurable, almost unimaginable how this much pressure was able to form onto my body with tiny area; I reached again for the telephone, but a scream violently brought me out of fear. "PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE ANY LONGER", I was stunned by the power of his words, but I was told on his target list, all 4 targets were indeed located in the soviet union. 'It is currently 00:30 tokyo time, it is currently 00:30 tokyo time', the radio repeats itself with a voice of a man.```

differet meanings

???

[waxen mural]

lol

sorry I pasted it to dc from my one note

[timber folio]

yup nope I'm lost sorry I don't know

[waxen mural]

I had to adjust it to word limit

[timber folio]

I'd do research but it's really damn late

[timber folio]

soooo

p1 or p2

[craggy furnace]

oh, it's okay thanks

[waxen mural]

P2

[timber folio]

okay

let's see

[waxen mural]

The first one was my very first draft I had no idea how it got here

[timber folio]

mk

@waxen mural does the telephone keep ringing

or does it shut up

since sound is gone

but it's ringing

[waxen mural]

keeps ringing

I’m trying to persent a feeling of

I’m distracted

so distracted that

[timber folio]

ah okay so he's concentrated on the ringing

[waxen mural]

although a loud sound is present but I can’t hear it

[timber folio]

yeah

OH

okay

gotcha

[waxen mural]

lol

This really shows how terrible my writing was

[timber folio]

trust me I have some really cringe worthy writing only a year back

I like your writing

bit of a drag, but it's more descriptive than my fast paced plots

[waxen mural]

haha thanks

[timber folio]

@waxen mural
I am once again lost.
so your combat group got orders to not fire to the USSR so ur panicking???
but you looked for the passwords to allow access to the nuclear weapons
and you're supposed to fire

why were you panicking-

confusion intensifies

[waxen mural]

I think I was trying to say

since this was during the Cold War

themcwas on the US side

The mc was

and it was very surprising that since the USSR was their biggest enemy

but the targets were not on the USSR

but on other countries

so let’s say like Mexico

so the mc is panicking since Mexico is a neutral country

not involved

[timber folio]

just a note that my history is nonexistant but I'll try to follow along

[waxen mural]

lol

that’s basically it

[timber folio]

ah okay so they had the wrong target location

and panick

[waxen mural]

more like a weird target location

that’s why he was questioning the legitimacy

since it was weird to fire weapons at countries that was not involved

while in contrast the other group wanted to fire since their target is in the USSR, which was their enemy, so it makes sense

lemme shorten this to English lol

USSR= BAD to them

non USSR = good

so why fire the good

[timber folio]

yes gotcha I'll continue my writing

[waxen mural]

ok xd

[timber folio]

and hope it makes sense

[waxen mural]

nonetheless it would be many times better than mine anyways lol

at least the English part now make sense

[flat rune]

This tale is all over the place.

[waxen mural]

yeah I was told this too

but because my teacher limited the word to 700-1000

I couldn’t write too much about what is going on

sorry it might be very confusing

I think I have to improve on the settings

[flat rune]

It's all fine. Give me a minute, I'll make the words more efficient.

[timber folio]

A MINUTE

impossible

I had to interrogate this man

just to find answers

[flat rune]

For what?

[timber folio]

for the entire kinda nonsensical plot all over the place

[waxen mural]

to be honest with you this was originally on paper

[timber folio]

if you can do it in a minute

go write a book

[flat rune]

Nonsensical..?

[waxen mural]

but my teacher was confused by both my hand writing and this weird plot

so I was forced to write on one note again lol

[flat rune]

Idk man a nuke going from JP to RU is a pretty normal idea.

That's literally the only reason the USA colonised Japan.

The plot isn't really nonsensical, no. The descriptions are wonky, but that's fine. They can be trimmed and enhanced.

[waxen mural]

I think it was more because of how I described the event

[flat rune]

Tbh the only lines I needed were:

"none of the targets were in the USSR"

Makes perfect sense to me because the American Empire only utilised missiles for the Soviets. Iran, Congo, Japan, etc., were all either established by troops or money.

The idea of tossing a nuke literally anywhere but RU was so terrifying that it got General MacArthur fired during the Vietnam war.

He wanted to nuke China to stop them from flooding 'nam.

[waxen mural]

what is ‘nam

[flat rune]

American slang for Vietnam.

[waxen mural]

oh

[flat rune]

Just a shortened version, since VA is uh

Virginia

[waxen mural]

ohh

didn’t some general also wanted to nuke China during the Korean civil war

[flat rune]

Anyway, give me a bit to finish up some things and I'll fix up the writing.

[waxen mural]

Thank you, with @timber folio I can probably summarize all the corrections and make it much better

[flat rune]

If I'm misremembering that it was Vietnam, it was probably Korea.

The USA doesn't keep the Korean war in the education system, so the only war info I know is from my family history, since everyone on my father's side participated in every war the USA fought.

[timber folio]

@waxen mural I finished and I'll send it in a second but like

'Grab the weapons, shoot that officer dead at once if any actions to fire the nuclear weapon was seen'. Seven long minutes have passed, finally clearing off my last doubts, I could not pay the price of spending more time. The telephone was picked up once again by myself, I decided to put this in a final gamble. Slowly typing in the number I had not once called, I dialed the highest chief in charge of this particular operation. Although I was frightened, but I was not hesitant. 'EITHER CHANGE THE CURRENT ALERT STATE TO DEFCON1 OR CANCEL THE FIRING', I did not care of the consequences of speaking with no manner. I wanted an answer. For myself and for the people who will be suffering the aftermaths of a mere accident. Time flowed slowly, tremendously slowly, on the other side of the phone, there were no answer. 'STOP THE FIRING AT ONCE'. The echo of this voicing reached deeply into my heart. There were no celebrations, there were no cheers; but only the sound of a man from the radio announcing the time of 00:45, and a sound of relieve as the gunners removed their rifles from me and my colleagues.

so like

gunners got sent to their location

[waxen mural]

tysm it honestly helped a lot

[timber folio]

and uh

mc called higher ups

the chief told him to change whatsit or cancel whatsit

he didn't care about talking but he didn't talk???

and after 7 minutes or something the higher up said stop firing

and the gunners retreated

what

explain

please

[waxen mural]

I need to read it again lol

I’m confused too

[timber folio]

yup lol

[waxen mural]

so firstly

the mc told the chief to change

because he needs his order

alert state defcon1 is to ensure firing

so he wanted the higher up to tell him face to face that this was not a mistake

[waxen mural]

this was talking about the CHANGE blah blah blah

[timber folio]

change what... ;-;

[waxen mural]

the 7 minutes was a plot device but I was trying to say like the chief was making sure what’s going on, to emphasize this was a mistake as he had no idea

[waxen mural]

The alert state

basically defensive position

[timber folio]

okay okay okay

[waxen mural]

gunner was sent by the other group, they retreated as they was already in the mc room, they also heard the higher up saying this was a mistake

[timber folio]

so orders were sent to stop mc from firing the weapon, seven minutes passed, he called higher up and asked abt the order, got the order to change the alert state/cancel the firing. slowed time, stop firing, guns down, day saved

is that it

[waxen mural]

no

wait lemme explain the whole thing with better English

[timber folio]

okay

[waxen mural]

order was send by other groups to force mc to fire his weapons

as the gunners were coming, he dialed the higher ups contact

and questions the legitimacy of the very first order

if the nuclear bombs were supposed to be fired in the first place

after 7 minutes, the higher up said it was a mistake

there was no such order in the first place

[timber folio]

ah okay

[waxen mural]

no nuclear bombs are fired

[timber folio]

okay

[waxen mural]

day saved

[timber folio]

do you want to include the direct dialogue of questioning the order

or just

subconciously mention it

[waxen mural]

this

[timber folio]

okay

@waxen mural

fun

not even perfect

but

it should be 90% more understandable

yk

[waxen mural]

good enough

more than enough honestly

[timber folio]

xD no problem

[waxen mural]

saved my life

[timber folio]

have fun not dying

hmu any time if you need more help deciphering your writing

I'd be honoured to read more writing of yours

[waxen mural]

Deciphering is honestly the best word to describe my writing

pain reading it even for myself

[timber folio]

so is my handwriting

[flat rune]

@waxen mural I was giving this a cursory overview before writing it and noticed that you made DEFCON-2 the focal point for firing a missile.

I'm making this dilemma a little more specific in my edit of the paper, because DEFCON-2 just means "put soldiers there", not "fire nuclear warheads".

I've sent my edit as a TXT.

[waxen mural]

oh i didnt know that

from my research

what was defcon 1?

[flat rune]

Yeah. Cuba was on DEFCON 2 for a while when the crisis began.

DEFCON 1 is "all hope is lost, toss every missile we have."

DECFON 2 is "send armed forces."

[waxen mural]

yes i think what i was trying to say is

the higher up send this decfon 2, however they wanted them to send the missiles

so they were confused

[flat rune]

Yeah. I just made that more overt.

[waxen mural]

ok

wow

you created so much more tension to the story

thanks

my original lacked the tension and many more details

[flat rune]

Np.

[flat rune]

is it “did he died?” or “he died?”

help me plz

[charred ether]

If you was to say the first one you would say "Did he die?"

[flat rune]

oh ok

thank you

[flat rune]

The first is when you would ask what happened to someone. The second is what you would say for confirmation or for emphasis.

[flat rune]

oops sorry mb!

[undone light]

does "tell me straight" sound okay in English? like when I want somebody to tell me about something without beating around the bush.

So for example: "I think you're not interested in playing with me anymore. If that's the case just tell me straight and I'll look for somebody else to play with"

[misty terrace]

Yes you can say it that way

[undone light]

Thank you! 🐻

[chilly cobalt]

Hola soy de argentina quienme enseña hablar ingles

[grand pewter]

Hello, Can I somebody help me ?

[misty terrace]

2

[grand pewter]

OK, I will answer the others and you tell me if they are correct. Pls

[grand pewter]

This is correct ?

[misty terrace]

#2 is wrong

[grand pewter]

is "did you live"

[misty terrace]

Yes that’s correct

[grand pewter]

Okay : )

[misty terrace]

What’s the other option for #5

[misty terrace]

Other than shone

[grand pewter]

was shining

[misty terrace]

That’s the correct answer

[grand pewter]

ok i'll change it

8/10 😄 Excellent

Thank you so much Spooky

[misty terrace]

Does it tell you which ones were incorrect?

[oak sparrow]

how did you make this kind of text here on Discord?

Does "heading to somewhere" sound natural? Do you know if it's good grammar?

[blazing pike]

guys, can anyone tell me what ''Deadly Decadence'' means?

[misty terrace]

Do you mean like saying. “Im heading to the store?” If so then yes. It’s what a native would say

[misty terrace]

Decadence is excessive indulgence.

[mint seal]

Honestly yes but i would remove the “to”

[oak sparrow]

So

Is "I'm heading the store" correct?

I'm asking because I have a grammar checker, and it says that adding the preposition "to" is incorrect, even though it sounds weird to me because of my native language

[mint seal]

It should be “I’m heading to the store”

[oak sparrow]

Okay

Sorry for bothering