📚｜english-questions

[distant hazel]

The third example, where the difference is only the missing comma

Small but important

[marble whale]

it repeated my sentences but changed them to make sound unnatural, and I'm not a native speaker that's true

[distant hazel]

No

the suggested sentences are very slightly more natural.

"Can you tell" is more natural sounding than "can you determine"

Very slightly

[marble whale]

read the third one

[distant hazel]

I am talking about the third one

I see what you mean though

The AI is incorrectly quoting you.

[marble whale]

I used determine in the second one

[marble whale]

yes, why does it do it?

[marble whale]

it's just a machine that generates texts

[distant hazel]

AIs do what they are programmed to do.

Humans program them.

Humans make mistakes.

Therefore AIs make mistakes.

For more on AI chat programs please read the articles I posted in #1029075039741562880

[marble whale]

what should I read there? there's a large mass of chats

[quasi osprey]

Anyone that could give me some explanation when to use then or than? Im struggling with them a lot

[forest sequoia]

does anybody have good anki cards for improving vocabulary, I am not talking about basics but sometimes I find out my speech very modest and can't find enough words to express my minds

[flat rune]

"Than" is used with a comparative adjective; "Then" is an adverb

[dawn lintel]

Thencould be both adverb and adjective. Then as an adverb is used in order to refer to a particular time in the past or future. Then as an adjective is used ( only before noun) to describe somebody who had a particular title, job, etc. at the time in the past that is being discussed
While the latter isn't really common the former is

[serene plinth]

Simply put, you use than to compare between things and then is used as an indicator of time

[shut totem]

Can you please tell me when to use "to" before an English verb?

[cursive patrol]

hi guys I have a question

From a legal point of view, college students should be given the right to choose an early marriage when they have found their beloved partners.
In this sentence does it have to be partners or it's okay to use "partner"?

[mint seal]

Use “partners”

because you used plural for college students, therefore “partner” should also be in plural form for it to make sense

“partner” is not entirely wrong but could be misinterpreted bc it means that several students share the same partner(though most cases people wouldn’t think that way bc they would know whatchu mean)

[cursive patrol]

I see, so if I use singular here it would suggest multiple people owning one partner right?

[mint seal]

well, it could mean that

i didn’t phrase it properly

actually no fuck that, ignore what i said with the meaning of using “partner”

its better to use plural for “partners” if theres plural for “college students”

if it were “a college student” then you use “partner”

@cursive patrol sorry for the confusion, its 11pm and I’m tired

[cursive patrol]

I can't post a screenshot but I read Quirk's A Contemporary Grammar of the English Language and the part on distributive number confused me

[mint seal]

I see

You’ll need to get a streamer role to post photos

[cursive patrol]

Basically it says this:

The distributive plural is used in a plural noun phrase to refer to a set of entities matched individually with individual entities in another set:

Have you all brought your cameras? [Each has a camera.]
Hand in your papers next Monday. [Each has to hand in one paper.]
While the distributive plural is the norm, the distributive singular may also be used to focus on individual instances. We therefore often have a number choice:
The students raised their hand(s).
Some children have understanding fathers/an understanding father.
We all have a good appetite/good appetites.
Pronouns agree with their antecedent(s).
The exercise was not good for their back(s).

[bright pulsar]

Either is acceptable, I think.

One or the other is often chosen only to reduce ambiguity. Here, it makes sense to reduce it by using a singular "partner."

You could argue that by no means should anyone have multiple partners, thus no ambiguity... and that's fair.

[serene plinth]

You use to in front of infinitives and gerunds

[cursive patrol]

I see! Thank you very much.

[carmine steeple]

hii guys, i have a question

Where does the secret to their brilliance ||lie||?

so lie is the right answer but like is this some kind of a phrase or is there a logical explanations, you could choose from a) stand (thats what i wrote), b) rest c) sit d) lie

[obtuse thicket]

Has the order been shipped yet? It (is supposed to be sent/was to have been sent) this morning, but I'd better check.
What option is correct guys?

[idle dove]

Do we put an article before English book? Ex: Have you read ||(do we put an article here or no)|| English book?

My teacher told me we don't put articles before languages but does it apply in the above sentence?

[bright pulsar]

We don't generally put articles before proper nouns, which books are considered, so no.

[idle dove]

Alright thanks

[lunar token]

This applies when you're talking about the language itself, but it doesn't apply here

Here you're asking if they've read a book, so it makes sense to say "have you read the English book/an English book/that English book", whichever one you mean

"have you read English book" sounds either incomplete or like English Book is the title of the book they're reading

[idle dove]

Oh I see, thank you

[bright pulsar]

I might have interpreted it incorrectly, but yes, book titles are different from the improper noun "book."

[lunar token]

If the title of the book is English Book, then yeah "Have you read English Book?" is good

but that seems a little bit less likely

[bright pulsar]

Yes, looking at it more literally (perhaps how you intended), "English" is an adjective here. "books" is the improper noun, and so you need an article.

[lunar token]

The same works for other nouns too @idle dove
did you take an English class?
I see a Spanish billboard
does she want a Chinese version?

vs "do you know English", "she speaks Spanish", "Chinese is hard to learn" without the article

[light kernel]

What's the present tense of git?

Because i couldn't find the meaning of it in GT

So i assume it's the past tense (II)

[tired geyser]

Git? Can you use it in a sentence, as an example?

[light kernel]

Can i send it to you in dm? It's from a Ghost Rider comics, so I'd be easier if i sent it as a picture

[distant hazel]

Git is comic slang for “go away”.

Possibly

[lunar token]

This probably already is present, it's just spelling a way that "get" is said by some people

so the past tense would be got, like normal

[lunar token]

^ get as in "get (away)" or "get (out)" is pretty common

I live in the southern US so it's especially common but I feel like I've heard it from other regions too

[silent flame]

In the past,people............. to work long hours.

(a don't use
(b were using
(c use
(d used

is it Used or were using and why ?

[warm dawn]

D, because it had happened

[silent flame]

yea i did that and its a book with answers answers said it is B

[warm dawn]

Did you misspell B as "Were using" instead of "Were used"?

[silent flame]

nope its like that

[warm dawn]

B is wrong though?

[silent flame]

its choosed to be right lol

i choosed D but when I checked it is answered as B

[warm dawn]

But it's wrong?

[silent flame]

as u said yes

idk if the book creators answered it wrong or what

[warm dawn]

Either they're wrong, or you spelt something wrong, or I'm missing the context that would make this an actual sentence

[silent flame]

i didn't spell anything wrong

[warm dawn]

Is there any extra context I could get please?

[silent flame]

no it is just like that

[warm dawn]

Well, it is wrong

D is the correct choice

[silent flame]

alright thank you

[distant hazel]

Sounds like the textbook is wrong. D is correct.

[mint seal]

Definitely D

[flat rune]

Silly question. When i short the modals and to be verb. Shall i use for example I'm or I’m. I mean what's the right apostrophe

[mint seal]

Both are correct

The formatting is different but no one cares which ones you write

[flat rune]

Oh, thanks

[mint seal]

Npp

[flat rune]

Is the word exodus commonly being used? When describing emigration from a place/city/country

I just saw it for the first time on wikipedia

”exodus from the countryside to the cities in the 19th century”

[wooden yacht]

It's somewhat common that way (for any general mass emigration) in writing, but in more casual language most of the time you hear it is for the book of the Bible (which also isn't very common)

that makes it a good word to at least be able to recognize and maybe use it occasionally if it fits

[wooden yacht]

a little like the word "genesis" for the book of the Bible or for any general beginning of a thing, you'll occasionally see it and maybe every once in a while you'll hear it out loud

[flat rune]

@wooden yacht well explained, BIG thank you 🙏🏼

[amber pecan]

Hi guys. I have a question. What's the meaning of Competition Quiz (example: World Cup Quiz)? Does it mean some simple questions about the competition rules, the participant's information, etc.? Or it just means a result prediction? I cannot figure it out. Please tell me and thank you in advance.

[flat rune]

“He lapsed into the local vernacular”. Could mean that he ended up speaking the local dialect after living there for some time?

[mint seal]

“Competition Quiz” means that there’s a quiz that everyone will take to compete and win prizes

[amber pecan]

So it's not a result prediction, right?

[mint seal]

Nope

[amber pecan]

Thank you!

[bright pulsar]

Most likely.

[warm dawn]

Not unless you want to sound like a LARPer

[warm dawn]

Yeah, but I'd say it means he "jumped" or "stumbled" into it

[flat rune]

The 1916 Somme offensive was Britain’s most costly and remains its most notorious First World War battle, while the French army’s major role and relative success in the offensive has been all but forgotten.

"all but forgotten" - online dictionary provides two contradictory definitions for this. so does it mean very nearly forgotten, or all except forgotten?

[bright pulsar]

Very nearly forgotten in that context.

[flat rune]

thank you

[merry pumice]

would “the sun beat down on us” be a simile?

I mean

a metaphor

and if yes why?

[flat rune]

This would be personification. Similes and metaphors compare two things. Personification is giving human qualities and actions to non-living things.

Another metaphor could be, "She is a cheetah."
On the other hand, "The wind whispered" is personification.

[merry pumice]

what do u think this quote suggests?

[flat rune]

Well, the "sun beat down on us" would mean that it's really too hot.

So hot, that it's actually causing you pain, like a beating.

is there any website to help me with essay?

[flat rune]

https://www.internationalstudent.com/essay_writing/essay_tips/

[warm dawn]

There is me 👉👈

I write at above college level (even though I am not in it)

[flat rune]

I dont get it sorry

wdym

[warm dawn]

I can help you write your essay

[flat rune]

really?🥹

[warm dawn]

However it has been a while since I've written

Ya my guy

I have lots of vocab

[flat rune]

thank you so much 😊

[warm dawn]

Np

[flat rune]

How is the word “insidious” usually being used? Problems/virus/illness? I learnt it from that horror movie.

(spreading subtlely and causing harm)

[near notch]

Hello what does "had it not been" mean?(Does it mean the same thing as "if it had not been" means?)

[strange sinew]

For sentences like "Had it not been for him, we would not have survived." is just a way of forming the 3rd conditional. It's more formal sounding is all.

We get rid of the "if" and invert the subject and the verb:

'If it had not been' ---> Had it not been'.

The main clause stays the same:

(a) - "If it had not been for the fire department, our house would have burned down." (Normal 3rd conditional)
(b) - "Had it not been for the fire department, our house would have burned down." (Inverted 3rd conditional)

[strange sinew]

"Insidious" is used much like the definition you gave. It means to subtly and intentionally cause harm.

If you saw/heard it in the context of a movie about viruses, it could be that the movie is trying to 'personalize' it <--- (to make it have human characteristics) and make it seem like the virus is purposefully attempting to cause harm.

[flat rune]

TY! 🙏🫡

[strange sinew]

🫡 🫡 🫡

[mint seal]

barely see u here

[strange sinew]

Sometimes when ||the other place|| doesn't have much going on, I come here and see what's what.

[mint seal]

its pretty chill in this channel

hehe

[strange sinew]

LMAO

My squad isn't here, so I don't see myself being here all that often, but it's still nice to stop by and help.

[mint seal]

if the chat hasnt been active for a few hours i'll repost it again

[mint seal]

yes yes

[near notch]

Thanks Will for the well explained answer

[strange sinew]

🫡

[warm dawn]

You can shorten this to "If it hadn't been" to sound more fluent, or keep it the same if you want to sound smarter/more formal

[warm dawn]

Yooo

[marble whale]

what does "shadow someone" mean?
I played fallout 4 and there's a mission for the brotherhood of steel when you need to shadow a NPC to find out why supplies are lost

[bright pulsar]

It means to secretly follow.

[marble whale]

actually, do you know how to do it
I have low agility and people detect me easily

[bright pulsar]

Just stay on the roofs or blend in with crowds.

Oh, fallout 4. Nope, no clue.

[lean karma]

Are keep and still the same?

Examples:
I'm still using my computer
I keep using my computer

[somber ocean]

No, keep and still are not the same. In this case, still signifies that the action is continuing to be done while keep implies that the same action is happening continuously and frequently.

The word "still" is an adverb meaning even now, to this day, or up until this point in time. It suggests that something has been occurring without interruption. For example:

I'm still using my computer - This suggests that I've been using my computer continuously since some unspecified point in the past.

The word "keep" is a verb which means to maintain possession or continue to do something. It implies that something is ongoing or repetitive and we can take active steps to sustain it over a period of time. For example:

I keep using my computer - This suggests that I'm taking action to ensure I continue using my computer over a period of time, perhaps regularly, such as every day.

[sleek fulcrum]

Can someone explain this sentence?

Today, I traversed by velocipede to the edifice in which comestibles are kept in stock because I failed to recollect my intention to purchase curds of milk—separated from whey, of course—on yesterday’s trip to the aforementioned edifice.

[tired geyser]

Today, I rode my bike to the grocery because I forgot to buy cheese yesterday.

[outer ridge]

Hiiiii 👋 do y'all have any advice for feature writing?

I'm trying to join an extracurricular club and the club has a screening for it, Idk what I'm supposed to do

[warm dawn]

Ask game wiki on how to cheese stealth lol

[merry pumice]

What emotions is the quote “the waves crashed down on our little boat” trying to imply?

[marble whale]

can you say in English : launch in to a discussion?
they launched into a heated discussion

[tired geyser]

Yes

[knotty vault]

https://i.imgur.com/e7isetr.png
I discovered in a Roleplay this "the truancy officer" and... DeepL tells me first, it is the name of a kid who does not want to go to school. But deepL does also offer me like 20 different names...
Does it depend very much on the message? (pls answer with ping)

[silver gazelle]

[flat rune]

Can I use the verbs “ accomplish and fulfil” in that meaning - I accomplished/fulfilled all my hw therefore now I’m free

[wooden yacht]

a kid who doesn't want to go to school
This is a truant, not a truancy officer

a truancy officer would be someone whose job is to make sure kids are going to school the mandatory number of days, = the officer prevents truancy

[knotty vault]

Then made DeepL there a very bad job... saying as first recommendaiton that the "officer" is the one who doesn't go to school 😄

But google say the same 😭

https://translate.google.de/?sl=en&tl=de&text=The truancy officer&op=translate

Both translate it as the kid who skip school. (is "skip school" correct?)

[wooden yacht]

What are you googling? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truancy#United_States

[knotty vault]

I google nothing. I check deepL and translate.google.com 🙂

[wooden yacht]

(is "skip school" correct?)
yep, truant and truancy are pretty formal/legal language compared to schwänzen or Schwänzer in German

[knotty vault]

"While running from the scene, you trip over your own feet and fall. You land just out of view of the building and watch as the building burns. You are then caught by the truancy officer and are taken to the principal's office."
That was the message from a AI-bot which used "turancy officer" a word I didn't knowed 🙂

Also was confused why that "officer" is there and have to do with that 😄

Here in Germany, we don't have that.... maybe we have kind of "street workers" or Social Pedagogues in the school 🙂

[wooden yacht]

I have no idea if I had anything like that in high school because the area I went to didn't have much of a problem with people skipping

(= i lived in a nice suburb )

[knotty vault]

Here in Germany is it common that every school have a social pedagogue (hell thats a hard word!)

So you have someone to talk about bullying, problems with teachers, students, parents etc. 🙂

[wooden yacht]

I've never heard of social pedagogues either, so typing it out doesn't help much anyway

the "someone to talk to about bullying" would be the school counselors

[knotty vault]

Its just a adult who have a office, to be there with a open ear 🙂

[wooden yacht]

yep, that's what counselors are :)
(or are supposed to be)

[knotty vault]

Like a Pastor

My last Vocational school had a pastor AND a social pedagogue, it was the first school with a Pastor 😄

[knotty vault]

And those counsellors are kinda always available ?(I always fail to write this word -_-), not like teachers who are busy, sitting in the teacher room, having to drink a lot coffee 😄

[wooden yacht]

correction on the wording here: in Germany it's common for every school to have a

You don't say "here in Germany is it" because that makes it into a question (unlike in german)

[knotty vault]

Yeah I tend to write like I speak, I have to switch it a bit 😄

[wooden yacht]

accomplish is normally used with nouns like goal, feat, task, and fulfill is normally used with nouns like need or promise—both of those don't fit into "I ___ my homework"

The best word there is do or finish or complete, like I did my homework/I finished my homework/I completed my homework

because it's not like homework is this huge thing

[flat rune]

Thanks

[warm dawn]

A sense of hopeless and overpowering dread crushing any of the dreams/hopes of the people in the boat, I presume

[warm dawn]

You could just say did
I did my homework
Much easier, not overtly formal either

[warm dawn]

Yes usually, my school is pretty bad so I know a lot about truancy

[warm dawn]

Or swap it and is

[wooden yacht]

right, but I felt like encouraging them to be comfortable with contractions is a better learning habit anyway

since they already wrote "a kid who does not want" where it was a little awkward and they said "I tend to write like I speak"

[warm dawn]

Alr

[merry pumice]

What emotions is the quote “the waves crashed down on our little boat” trying to imply?

[lime plaza]

idk

[crimson torrent]

“Parents may complain that their child does not eat a variety of healthy food. This problem doesn’t arise because the parents have been lenient about food in the past.” What does this sentense mean?

"lenient about food" makes no sense to me.

[warm dawn]

Slasher I answered this in the messages above

[warm dawn]

Lenient about the food being given

[crimson torrent]

Thx, after pondering on the sentence, I now understand it.

[merry pumice]

OH SORRY I DIDNT NOTICE

and thank you

i kinda get it now

[warm dawn]

Alr np

It could also be that the water represents a careless entity/nature too?

[supple salmon]

guys is it possible to say "i begin to start liking this"

i saw such a phrasing and made me wonder if it's true or not

[knotty vault]

New question:
I love the word "Pyjama(s)", but DeepL recommend me most times "Pajamas", now my question: When I write Pyjamas, should mainly everyone understand it right? Like a different "slang"?
Pajamas sounds too wrong to me, I love the "pie" sound 😄

---

A "sub" quest to that. does a Pyjama/Pajama ALWAYS, referring to a 2 piece set, so pants+top?

[mint seal]

yes

[knotty vault]

I would say you can let the "begin" away.

"I start liking this".

because start IS a form of beginning 😄

a race is starting at the "start" which is the begin of a race 🙂

[mint seal]

i think most people spell it as pyjamas, “pj’s” would be the correct slang. They always refer it as a set, rather than individual garments

[knotty vault]

Ok, I guess otherwise it would maybe called Jumpsuit or onesie, if it is just one piece, right? 🙂 Or maybe a Nightgown. (yes I tend to write uppercase... German behavior xD)

[mint seal]

oh, “pajamas” is used in the US so depending where you live I suppose. Yes, if its one piece then it will be a jumpsuit/onesie or a nightgown

[knotty vault]

But I'm sure even an American guy should understand Pyjama? 🙂

I mean it's just one letter 😄

[mint seal]

i guess? I’m not American, the dictionary states so

It’s usually best not to change your spelling, wherever you live it’s best to follow the English system

[knotty vault]

I live in Germany 🙂

We say Pyjama

[mint seal]

then you can use either

[knotty vault]

if we use the english word.

[mint seal]

pyjama isnt pronounced as “pie” btw

[knotty vault]

This is btw. now also a "overall" 😄

[mint seal]

i forgot to mention that

[knotty vault]

oh not? 😮

more like... Paie?

[mint seal]

no, it’d be pronounced as “pajamas” as well

the spelling is just different

[knotty vault]

https://translate.google.de/?sl=en&tl=de&text=Pyjamas. Pajamas&op=translate

activate the sound and listen, so its from the German 😄

[mint seal]

a bit more of a “pi-“ sound maybe, depending on ur accent

[knotty vault]

The German version is "Pie" with a high "i"

[mint seal]

i see

[knotty vault]

thats why I am used to it, we say piejama 😄

[mint seal]

the way i usually pronounce it is with a slight “a” lmao

[knotty vault]

so like.. Payment?

[mint seal]

no

[mint seal]

i can’t hear it lmao

maybe cuz im not German

[knotty vault]

🙂

[mint seal]

It’s just “pa” without stressing the a

[knotty vault]

I mean... REAL german is "Schlafanzug" (sleeping suit)

[mint seal]

interesting

tbf i have to sing in German…ancient German for choir

[knotty vault]

Anzug = suit. (like the series 'suits')

[mint seal]

nice

[knotty vault]

But this should get called sleeping overalls right? @mint seal

[mint seal]

most people wouldn’t say “sleeping overalls” and neither have I heard that phrase

[mint seal]

I’d call it a onesie or smt, usually

you can even call it pj’s

well, it’s called pj’s in both pictures

[bright pulsar]

A onesie can be pyjamas, but pyjamas aren't necessarily onesies. All clothes made for sleeping could fall under the umbrella of pyjamas.

And yeah, we don't generally use the word "overalls" outside of talking about the strapped apron-like overalls.

[mint seal]

overalls sound fancy ngl

[knotty vault]

but then its not clear, its a one piece suit 😄

I need to have the absolute correct words (without a long describing) for AI-Text-RPG's 😉

[mint seal]

pjs can be used as an umbrella term(like what Ron said)

but if you want to be more proper then onesies

[knotty vault]

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T1/images/I/91ARlQkHCmL._AC_SR175,263_QL70_.jpg

what I "see" when I hear onesie 😄

https://i.etsystatic.com/12747233/r/il/e58a65/1473724616/il_570xN.1473724616_877f.jpg

or this "thick" jumpsuits.

[mint seal]

tbf its up to you

[knotty vault]

explain that the AI xD

[mint seal]

I never used DeepL, whatever its called

[knotty vault]

I don't talk about DeepL 😉

https://beta.character.ai/

[bright pulsar]

Onesies is a term derived from jumpsuit. They're just warmer and looser.

It's the most specific you can get.

[mint seal]

what about it? Whats wrong?

[knotty vault]

I showed you a AI Chat.

I need words, to explain them in a RPG to a BOT 😉

[mint seal]

try writing an answer, then you can post it here or proofreading and ask if its correct

[knotty vault]

That was just... a sample to show you what I mean with AI, not DeepL 😉

[mint seal]

you told me to explain the AI or something but you don’t have a question

I got confused

[knotty vault]

noooo, you missunderstand me 😄 I just try to learn correct words for garments 😉

so, when I roleplay with the bots, they understand WHAT I wear 😉

You can't liftup a "shirt" of a overall, but you can liftup the top of a 2 piece pyjama 😉

[mint seal]

yes but you said this, which to my assumption I thought you had another question

[mint seal]

^

[knotty vault]

no no, sorry 🙂

[mint seal]

it’s ok

[knotty vault]

I just wanted to make clear its not up to me, the AI needs to understand it 😄

I wasted one day 6-8hours to explain a AI how to undress a Dungarees.... because its in text only a hell complicated garment 😄

[mint seal]

well, the AI bot would only follow the American spelling but it would be able to understand anything else

if the term isn’t within the American English system, wtv its called

then it may not understand

[knotty vault]

The Ai is from China, trained on US/UK English 😉

(and horrible bad German translators...)

[mint seal]

yeah so only use UK/US English

But i can get whatchu mean

when a bot doesn’t understand some of the words you use and its a little frustrating

i use a lot of Aussie slang lmao

[marble whale]

what does flipping the bird mean?

[serene plinth]

To point the middle finger at someone

As an offensive gesture

[warm dawn]

I began to start enjoying this
Would work
Just use began

[warm dawn]

Whichever way you would spell it it is correct, it's also plural with s so one pyjama is usually never said, almost always with s

[grizzled abyss]

"she was a kind of women who goes back to their abuser"

what does going back means here??

[mint seal]

To return, in this case she would return back to her abuser

The sentence is kinda wrong tho, just grammatically or whatever

It should be “she was the kind of woman who goes back to their abuser”

[thin kayak]

Koskos

[glossy cedar]

for studies showed (can “for” be used here)

[mint seal]

What context?

[marble whale]

She was the kind of woman who goes back to her abuser.

[glossy cedar]

Recently however, ___ studies showed that the acquisition of elementary associations such as stimulus-reflex response is possible during sleep, both in humans and in animals.

[marble whale]

going back means to return

[marble whale]

or repeat the same again and again

[grizzled abyss]

oh i understand thanks

[grizzled abyss]

does my sentence was grammatically incorrect ??

[marble whale]

obviously, yes

[grizzled abyss]

and what about my previous sentence ,was that incorrect too?

[mint seal]

||me who literally responded but was unseen /hj||

[marble whale]

😌 sorry not my fault

[grizzled abyss]

sorry sir, i didnt saw that

[mint seal]

I’m just kidding lmao

Allg

[marble whale]

which one? can you post it again?

[grizzled abyss]

this one @marble whale

[marble whale]

Was my sentence grammatically incorrect?

[grizzled abyss]

thanks alot

[glossy cedar]

[thick wren]

hello
how can i make these sentences in passive
We like our friends to say what they think.
2. Mustafa hoped to meet him.

[stone linden]

Hey, there!
Here's the answer:
1-It is liked by us that what they think is said by our friends.

2-He was hoped to be met by Mustafa.

[fast otter]

srry for the question but what is the difference between journey and voyage?

[bright pulsar]

A voyage is a journey specifically by sea and or space.

[flat rune]

Could u tellme Are there animes in English dub for free?? (Site or app doesn't matter)

[knotty vault]

What is the correct naming for this?

(left image have to be clicked)

[flat rune]

I'm intelligent

[knotty vault]

I think you missunderstand this thread O_o

[flat rune]

._.

[knotty vault]

and you may simply watch youtube 😄

[flat rune]

Not interning. Dull

[knotty vault]

or earn money and buy some subscription of your favorite movie page... disney+, netflix, crunchyroll etc... (and yes even KIDS can earn money!)

[flat rune]

Ig, it's a English question. Don't take it rude pls

[flat rune]

I'm a child I haven't got any money for it

[knotty vault]

ask classmates to do their homework for money 😄

[flat rune]

It's a cakewalk decide my problem. But I can't

[flat rune]

There is big problem. There never do homeworks

[knotty vault]

or ask your parents, what you can DO to earn a subscription for your Favorite movie plattform 😉

and don't tell me you ASKED it in THAT way... 😄

"Mom, I WANT that" is not the same as "Mom, I would like to have that, what can I do to earn it" 😉

[flat rune]

Unfortunately they can't. I don't wanna ask my parents to waste money for my enjoying thinks

[knotty vault]

the most parents are happy if their kids are happy ;)... kids cost money so... well...

[flat rune]

Not smash variations, skip it

How is it going? Did I ask u about u?

Lonnyyyyy??????

[knotty vault]

Dude. Don't write like that, open your Eyes... you got since 2 minutes a Private message... 😉

Not my fault if you can't handle discord 😄

[flat rune]

Wow, gotcha

I f'd up?

[random glacier]

@flat rune I would recommend anime flv because it is a good anime channel but it is translated into Spanish

[flat rune]

Unfortunately its skip tooo. I have no clue about Spanish language.

[flat rune]

I appreciate it. Thanks a lot

[random glacier]

However, if you can search it, in Google you surely you will find many free anime pages in English

I only know Zoro.to

[flat rune]

Hmmm

Thanks a lot

[knotty vault]

So you IGNORE my private message? xD

[flat rune]

What?

U type me?

[knotty vault]

I DID...

[flat rune]

Really?

[knotty vault]

yes <_<

[flat rune]

I didn't get notification

[knotty vault]

maybe check there 😉

[random glacier]

Youre welcome sorry for I can't help you much

[knotty vault]

but maybe ME 😉

[knotty vault]

↑

[random glacier]

Are you German?

[flat rune]

Ich bin daulet. It's meaning my names daulet?

[random glacier]

Hahaha

[knotty vault]

Yes I am

[flat rune]

That's coool

[knotty vault]

English and German are VERY similar ;).... yes. thats right.

I am dauleet. Ich bin dauleet.

[flat rune]

Not too much but yep there similar

[knotty vault]

Hallo freund, hello friend its kinda same xD

[flat rune]

"How are u" into German pslsls?

[knotty vault]

so if you learn english, you can learn german too 😄

[flat rune]

Hah, really

[knotty vault]

"Wie geht es dir", its more complex in this case 😄

[flat rune]

Same

[knotty vault]

for more I recommend #1006555275152588901 or DM me 😉

funfact we call smartphones also "Handy", which sounds English, but is German 😄

[random glacier]

It's great

Im Spanish

[random glacier]

You look have you a new teacher

[knotty vault]

what? xD try that English again sir 😛

[random glacier]

Sorry for my English

Is too bad, sometimes

For this, i m here

[knotty vault]

You call yourself intermediate 😄

[random glacier]

Idk

xD

[flat rune]

LOOOON WHAT U DID

Ur Break MY HANDSOME HEART

Are u nuts???????

LOOOON UR NUTSSSS

Why block meeee

LOoon

Lol

Ur not lon ur LOL

Hiiii

[knotty vault]

You insult me by giving me a stupid name...

[flat rune]

LoL

[knotty vault]

5 letters is NOT too long..

[flat rune]

How've u been lol

It's too long to type ur name

[knotty vault]

ANd if you keep spamming here you will end get kicked ;)....

[flat rune]

Lol sound more attractive than Lonny

[flat rune]

Nooooooo

[knotty vault]

@mint seal may yo u help me again with garments :3

[flat rune]

Lol, I'm just joking. Don't take it seriously

PlS

Okay, loonyy

I'd best be off to be joker

[knotty vault]

don't tell me I am not attractive... I am friendly and helping and... you tell me "loony" is bad.... -_-
Get some fine feelings...

[flat rune]

Stop spamming or I'm going to mute you

[flat rune]

Ur attractive ur beautiful

Enough

Gotcha

[random glacier]

I'm gone for two minutes and things have already happened without me

[knotty vault]

My question about the garment is still there 🙂

[random glacier]

What?

[random glacier]

🧐

[knotty vault]

You can't help?

[bright pulsar]

Sweat shorts/running shorts are both correct.

Jogging shorts sound fine too and I'm pretty sure I've heard it used.

[knotty vault]

When I use "sweat shorts" DeepL always say its "sweating shorts" in German xD

so... with space or without...

[bright pulsar]

Never used it without the space, though it's probably fine either way.

[knotty vault]

okay, thanks

[minor tiger]

Guys, someone can say where is used the word "Will"

Please

[warm dawn]

Shorts
Gym shorts

[warm dawn]

Pirate everything in English

[warm dawn]

Zoro.to is great for English anime dubs

[warm dawn]

Will you please help me
What did he write in his will
What do you wish for, Will?

[knotty vault]

just shorts? no info about the soft fabric by saying "sweat"?

[warm dawn]

Info on the fabric would be just gym
But not sweat because they're shorts, and if you want to know why
Keine Ahnung, it's just stupid English

Gym shorts

[minor tiger]

Thank you

[knotty vault]

I used that, thanks!

[warm dawn]

Bitte schön

[knotty vault]

The buttocks
The butt cheeks
Is there a difference? 😄

.

[bright pulsar]

Buttocks is the medical term. The other is just a pretty informal way of saying the same thing.

[knotty vault]

And what is the "normal" word?

Aside from just say bottom/butt in all 😄 (or even worse, backside)

[rare flame]

do u have book recommendations for interest diversification

[bright pulsar]

Mentioning "cheeks" isn't commonly brought up since it's scarcely used outside of immature contexts. People just say butt or the less appropriate word, typically.

[bright pulsar]

Nope.

[lean karma]

how's it going at college? / how are you doing at college?

Are both correct? Is there a difference? 🤔

[rare flame]

what about books for improving ur english

[bright pulsar]

Both are correct. Natives will answer both in pretty much the exact same way.

[bright pulsar]

I can't really say since I'm not a teacher and have never needed that kind of resource.

[rare flame]

okay

[lean karma]

Thank you!

[knotty vault]

Okay. Thanks 🙂

[bright pulsar]

Oh, on second thought, natives might answer both slightly different. The first is usually more general and often invites additional conversation regarding the subject. The second with "doing" usually relates to wellbeing and it's probably going to be interpreted as "how is your mental health relating to college?" or "how are your grades in college?"

Both are fine, generally.

[lean karma]

Wow, I didn't know anything about it, thank you

[marble whale]

English grammar in use by Raymond Murphy

[rare flame]

it for grammar

[marble whale]

yeah, did you know that English includes grammar?

[rare flame]

🗣️ 🔥

[marble whale]

the Bible

[rare flame]

https://tenor.com/view/senator-armstrong-meme-based-gif-25071581

[marble whale]

https://www.amazon.com/English-Grammar-Use-Self-study-Intermediate/dp/0521189063/ref=sr_1_7?refinements=p_27%3ARaymond+Murphy&s=books&sr=1-7

[crimson raptor]

can the word "module" be also pronounced as /ˈmɒdjuːl/ ?

[mint seal]

there’s only 1 way to pronounce that word

correctly

so yes

[random glacier]

How could I boost my level of pronunciation

[crimson raptor]

I've also seen it pronounced as /ˈmɒdʒ.uːl/ so, which one do you think is correct?

[mint seal]

This example would be more correct

[gloomy widget]

*Come let's open the frontiers of our lives. ( My friend sent me this can u explain me. What does it mean)

[marble whale]

it's prnnounced as modjul

[young hollow]

My darling friends how are u doin?
I have a qs
My parents have to migrate
What do u think?
Can I prepare them ?
Our time is about 3month

[serene plinth]

Depends on the accent/dialect one's using

Some don't pronounce the 'd' as a 'j'

I believe the more popular accents pronounce it that way

But let's be inclusive

[marble whale]

I'm a foreigner and I don't hear that word often, but when I hear it it's usually modjul

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/module

[random flicker]

https://www.bribooks.com/bookstore/mystique-magic

[eternal herald]

I pronounce it like "mah-jwool"

Or I guess it's actually more like "mah-jah-wool" with 3 syllables but that second syllable is nearly inaudible and almost combines with the third syllable

[ember oracle]

Do English native speakers use often "herebyafter" , "herebybefore" , "herewith" etc. In my opinion It's kind of from legalese . What do you think?

[boreal pewter]

"hereinafter" and "hereinbefore" are words, the first 2 you wrote aren't

So I assume you mean these

They're very formal

Pretty much only in official documents (/legalese like you say)

Nobody uses these out loud, although in part that's just because it wouldn't make much sense to

They mean after/before this point in the document/whatever it is

Herewith also very formal, I can only think of e.g. receiving a letter that says something like "the card is enclosed herewith"

[light fable]

hi why is the answer "must" instead of "have to"?

if you're traveling by air, you (must) always carry your passport

[flat rune]

Is it right to use the word “simile” in that context. If it’s not , can you provide me w some examples? This simile between the energy consumption and production in France is untruthful.

[light kernel]

Is it appropriate to say "sperm whale" or should i always prefer cashalote?

And why is it called that way? 😭

[warm dawn]

Never heard of cashalote lol

Yes you must always refer to it as the population pudding whale

Whoever named it must have been going through something...

Ok @light kernel

[warm dawn]

Could you rephrase this please

I don't understand

[warm dawn]

Must is more official, more intrusive?
I don't think there is a reason for this

[warm dawn]

I've done it
Extremely rare though

[warm dawn]

Prepare them to speak English?
No, but I recommend you all take a high intensity course

[warm dawn]

Let us explore life, and try new things we have not done before, and open news paths in our lives

[warm dawn]

Talk more

[muted marlin]

hi

[marble whale]

cachalote is French for sperm whale

[marble whale]

the English word is sperm whale, so if you speak English you should use the English term

[marble whale]

because have to is an informal way to say must

[marble whale]

native speakers don't use the mentioned words often

[sullen compass]

Hello

[grizzled abyss]

what does they mean by "something in a nutshell" ??

[grizzled abyss]

does they mean that "something" is a bad thing

[flat rune]

"something in a nutshell" just means a very compacted version. Like, "this book is history in a nutshell"

[flat rune]

So, no. It's just very brief.

[grizzled abyss]

thanks

[marble whale]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-a-nutshell

[marble whale]

it does not

[next silo]

guys,dealer or seller?

[serene plinth]

Depends on the context

[flat rune]

Does someone have hacks to understand how to transcribe in phonetics

[marble whale]

do you sell drugs or your kidney?

[marble whale]

if it's your kidney you're a seller, if it's drugs you're a dealer

[flat rune]

"What the figures cannot show us is 'the human dimension of the disaster'."

It's an example of the word 'dimension' from dictionary, so no more context :))
I really fail to understand 'the human dimension' part here.....
Does it mean something like 'the parts of the disaster caused by the humans'?

[knotty vault]

Is it now "pyjama-covered" or "pyjama covered"? (yes I write pyjama, not pajama)

(this is the recommendation from DeepL "write" a grammar helper)

[flat rune]

how come you can send pics here 😂

[knotty vault]

talk more and you unlock it 😉 its just 20-30messages ;)....

Guess, it's that role.

[bright pulsar]

Hyphenating any sort of compound adjective before the noun it describes is preferred. I would hyphenate in your example.

[bright pulsar]

Yes, this is the same way I interpret it. A parallel might be "the human element of the disaster."

[knotty vault]

that sounds confusing xD now I need to google that Hpyh..

Oh... Bindestrich, hell its so complicated named xD

I don't even use the German word. we just say a "line" (strich) 😄

[flat rune]

thank you!! 🫡
a native on Reddit told me,

it's the opposite. It's talking about all the horrible effects the disaster had on humans.

[knotty vault]

This would be even in german a HELL complicated text, like a german teacher would speak 😄

I try just to understand the German text and fail °_° 😭

connected adjectives, needs a "minus" "-" 😄 I think thats it...

[bright pulsar]

Essentially. They may not always be adjectives. "two-year-old" is a compound adjective with a noun at the start, for example. As a whole, it's a single adjective.

[bright pulsar]

Yep, this sounds right. Looking at synonyms may be easier if you find a troublesome word again. "aspect" and "element" are both synonymous with "dimension" and may offer a clearer insight. Of course, this is only true if you understand those definitions in context as well.

[knotty vault]

And I thought I am good in German, but now it sounds like, I need to understand "perfect" grammar again xD...

[bright pulsar]

I'm not certain German has compound adjectives like we do, so it may not be helpful.

[flat rune]

THANK YOU! 🙏

[knotty vault]

I think for "normal" talking in Internet and social life, is it not that much used but... when I write with a bot, I wanna try to be accurate 😄

[bitter meteor]

Since the beginning of time, humans everywhere have been inventing, In fact, most of what is around you now was invented by someone in the past. -------- Think about the alphabet that we are using to communicate right now. The ink and the paper that these words are written on. The clothes you are wearing. The chair you are sitting on.All of these are inventions,and there is a person,a human mind, behind each of them.

A-Sometimes scientists discover a model of an early invention, and from this model, they can accurately tell us where it came from

B-Just as inventions can lead to discoveries, discoveries can sometimes also lead to inventions

C- We have grown so used to these things,however, that we often don't realize that they are inventions.

D-Without their contribution, some discoveries and techniques wouldn't have been possible even with such great inventions.

E-This is how we know, for example, about the Heron of Alexandria, who created countless machines in the late first century CE.

[bright pulsar]

Is this question asking which is more appropriate? It would be C.

[bitter meteor]

Thank you i was thinking C too.

[warm dawn]

Also I think it would be got most of the time

[olive parrot]

pyjama-covered

[knotty vault]

thanks

[graceful wyvern]

ist IT "She had seen the movie and then she read the book" or "She saw the movie and then she Had read the book"?

Which sentences is correct?

[mint seal]

Both are correct but the second one is a bit wordy. You could also say “She saw the movie and then she read the book”

[olive parrot]

When we use past perfect + past simple, we mean that first A happened (Past Perfect), and then (after a while/gap, NOT immediately) B happened (Past Simple)

But when we use past simple + past simple [+ past simple ....], we mean that two (or more) things happened right after eachother.

[olive parrot]

The second sentence is wrong.
We use "then" to explain something happened next.
We cannot use past simple + then + past perfect.
Because past perfect is one tense "paster" than past simple and it won't make sense if we use the second sentence, because we cannot go back in time, can we?

[haughty pendant]

Hello guys! How are you doing? Can you please give me some tips about how to pass the reading section in the Cambridge exam?I am currently preparing for FCE and I think that reading section is my weakest spot.Thank you in advance!☺️

[novel parcel]

👍

[flat rune]

Preparing for the reading section of the Cambridge FCE: Have you tried the sample tests provided by Cambridge? https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/cbpt/2015/fce-reading-and-uoe/index.xhtml Although the content is similar, your exam strategy will depend on whether you take a paper test vs. a computer-based test.

[flat rune]

Of the two, the most serious blow was the rain. Water is never far below the surface in this part of Belgium anyway, and the British preliminary bombardment had completely destroyed the local drainage system.

Can anyone spell out for me what "never far below the surface" means? I really don't understand

[proper wing]

I'd say that it's not a dry place, rather it has sufficient water. With the bombardment having destroyed the drainage system, due to rains water has perhaps overflown and waterlogged the area

[candid spindle]

Hello, im trying to study for tomorrow english test, there is one sentence in the rewrite the following sentence exercise " I must thank the man. I got the present from him" so i wrote " i must thank the man whose present i got from him" is it correct?

[boreal pewter]

It's 100% literal. It is not true that water is far from the surface. Water is always close to the surface, to put it the other way around.

Surface (of the ground)

Far/close describing vertically where the water level is, below the ground

[boreal pewter]

Technically yes but it's very awkward

Removing "from him" helps

But then it's possible the present is for him and you took it

I must thank the man who gave me this present, something like this

[candid spindle]

Thank you, that 1+ point for my test

[boreal pewter]

Or "who I got this present from" to stay closer to the original

[marble stump]

Two past events. First one is watching movie and then reading book. So for the first one we use past perfect and then for the next one simple past. Hence "She had seen the movie and she read the book" is grammatically correct sentence.

[graceful wyvern]

And the other one Not ?

[marble stump]

Grammatically the second sentence is wrong how far I know.

Past perfect is used before the immediate past event.

[marble stump]

"I must thank the man from whom I got the present." seems more appropriate.

[flat rune]

top 10 german moment

[olive parrot]

I must thank the man from whom I got the present.
Or
I must thank the man whom I got the present from.

The first sentence is much better and more advanced.

[flat rune]

Okay, thanks

[amber pecan]

1. Restore HP equaling 30% of the enemy's ATK
2. Restore HP equaling to 30% of the enemy's ATK
3. Restore HP equal to 30% of the enemy's ATK

Which one is correct?

[flat rune]

He's set to appear in XXX movie portraying XXX.
He's set to marry for the fifth time at 91
He's set to have a XXX surgery.

'Be set to do',
'SET' here is like the thing is already planned and is just waiting to happen at some point in the future?

[grizzled abyss]

which would be a correct sentence and why:

A) first we need oil before we cook

B)we need oil first before we cook

[mint seal]

Which one do you think is correct?

[grizzled abyss]

B) one

[knotty vault]

German can be complicated if you talk in "Teacher German", better talk just like a civilian.😂

[warm dawn]

Yes

[half turret]

Hello, could someone help me with this please. What does "The fact that he could hear his father made it no less surprising that his father was calling at all" mean?
Context: the father was calling his son, and his cell phone service was bad
Can someone rewrite this sentence for me? I am not so sure what does it mean by "no less surprising ... at all "

[radiant hare]

"She knew verbatim the best quotes from Plato and Cato."
~ A good girl's Guide to murder

Here ,are Plato and Cato books ?If not pls tell what are they .

[radiant hare]

" It might only look like a few feet but there was a rumbling chasm between where she stood and over there "

• Agggtm

[boreal pewter]

Even though he could actually hear his father calling, he was still surprised to find it happening

[boreal pewter]

Authors

[radiant hare]

Oh okay thanks 😊

[boreal pewter]

Cato was Roman, Plato was Greek

[radiant hare]

Oh now I got what the author meant

[boreal pewter]

The name Plato is very well known as an example of an ancient philosopher even by people who don't know anything else about him

[radiant hare]

Btw can you also tell the meaning of rumbling chasm

@boreal pewter

[boreal pewter]

I see your question you don't also need to ping me

[radiant hare]

Oh , I am sorry

[boreal pewter]

Rumbling is a kind of noise, like thunder, or an avalanche, or someone dragging a wheelie bin across a road

Easier to find a clip and listen to it than for me to try to describe the sound

[radiant hare]

And chasm ?

[boreal pewter]

A chasm is a large deep gap

[radiant hare]

Okay , Thanks again and also sorry for distributing you .

[boreal pewter]

Distributing me, like a leaflet

Rumbling: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=926a-7b9EIs

Chasm:

[half turret]

Thank you. I appreciate your help

[grizzled abyss]

which one of the follow sentence is more correct and why:

A)They were working on it all week.

B)They had been working on it all week.

[grizzled abyss]

are both of them correct ??

[flat rune]

"Ingorer" it's meaning person who ignore people etc?

[flat rune]

Are there synonymous of this word?

[boreal pewter]

Both of those sentences are equally wrong because of "all weeks"
"All week" works, as would "every week" for more than one
After that, the tense-aspect doesn't change which one is "more correct"

[last anchor]

“He was innocent right enough. The gang had got me squared and between us we got him put away for stretch.” What does the second sentence mean?

(The guy who said this was an ex-officer and indulged perjury)

[flat rune]

Hello

when I finished my sentence. what else can I say instead of “thank you, back to you”?

[warm dawn]

Dauleet do you mean ignorer

[warm dawn]

You don't have to say anything at all 😳

[flat rune]

Sorry guys

[molten bone]

Hy guys can I ask something, There is a sentence that I don't understand the meaning is

"Like something a bard had spun"

Thank u

[flat rune]

Bards were musicians and story tellers, and it's pretty common to refer to stories being woven/spun. So, it probably means that whatever the sentence was referring to was like a story, unbelievable or fanciful.

[radiant hare]

What's the meaning of the following sentence? :

"Their words good padding for even worst ideas."

[flat rune]

They say things that make even the worst ideas sound good

[cursive patrol]

hey guys I have a question

Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay.
Is lay here the past tense of lie? What does it mean here?

[radiant hare]

Thank you so much

[flat rune]

@outer swift can u help me with my english assignment

[warm dawn]

Bro I don't think you'd want Manry doing that

[knotty ridge]

i need help

anyone three

there

[candid spindle]

I have a question, Do all prepositions come before relative pronouns? Can someone help.

[finite lantern]

Yee

[radiant hare]

"She turned four strokes more posh, abandoning middle class to grapple for a poor imitation of upper ." Means ?

[radiant hare]

No , i guess
Please makes this sentence sound a little wired,according to me .

[flat rune]

Yeah

[flat rune]

Hello btw

[marble whale]

how an adult man can address a young girl without sounding like a creep?

what words can be used for that purpose?

[molten bone]

@flat rune thank u

"but I had escape him, and glowed with the giddy lightness of solitude . It was the first time I had been alone in weeks "

What does it mean of sentence in bold?

[flat rune]

I think it means the character really enjoyed their alone time. They felt lighter and happier.

Where is it from?

[flat rune]

Young lady, probably

[novel moth]

@flat rune Ask your questions here instead of randomly dm’n teachers. 🙂 I occasionally check questions and if I time I try to answer. But there a ton of other students and teachers that can probably answer your question and help you out.

[flat rune]

ok

my bad

the problem is that i cant upload any pic here

[thin temple]

hello

[radiant hare]

THANK YOU

[agile pendant]

hello

[grizzled crown]

Hi

[frosty charm]

@novel moth what is the difference between shutting down and shutting off

[flat rune]

Nothing

[novel moth]

"shutting down" and "shutting off" can be used interchangeably in some contexts, but they can also have slightly different meanings depending on the context in which they are used.

"shutting down" refers to the process of closing down a system or device in an orderly manner.

"shutting off" typically refers to the process of turning off a device or system abruptly, without following the proper shutdown procedure.

it's common to say "I shut off my computer" or "I shut down my computer" to mean the same thing - turning off the computer's power.

[harsh atlas]

@craggy gazelle, invites are not allowed!

[mighty plank]

Hi! In spanish is common to say "Thanks to you!" after someone thanks us, is it common in english too or it sounds unnatural?

[bright pulsar]

We use "thanks to you" but not in that way. So yes, it's unnatural. We might say "thank you too" or "thank you as well" or just "no, thank you." (saying it's thanks to them and not yourself). You can always say "no, it's thanks to you" to mean that whatever you're thankful for is because of them, but that's usually in the context of progress (the goal we accomplished is thanks to you)

[mighty plank]

Oh, thank you so much for the long explanation!

I couldn't find how to answer to a "thank you", very useful examples as well!

[bright pulsar]

No problem. "thank you too" is probably the most common if you want to thank someone back.

[flat rune]

May anyone help me with an annotated bibliography please?

I’m really stressing out over it

[molten bone]

@flat rune A book the song of Achilles

[flat rune]

Ooooooooh thanks....it sounded super interesting

[molten bone]

@flat rune Yes it is,

[novel moth]

Unnatural and something I rarely hear. “Thanks to you we have enough money to go to Vegas”

[hollow night]

Grammar/Sentence syntax question. Can someone take a look at the following sentence and let me know if it makes sense?

Sentence: Ever since you came to this camp a few days ago, you've managed to search through every nook and cranny of this place.

Context: Spoken speech. This camper was commenting to another camper that ever since the latter had arrived at this camp a few days ago, he had managed to search through every nook and cranny of the place.

[serene plinth]

For me, 'ever since' and 'few days ago' don't go together.

Either- Ever since you came to this camp, you've managed to....

Or
You've come to this camp only a few days ago yet you managed to....

If someone has a different opinion, do let me know

[flat rune]

This assignment is designed to help you prepare for the final essay. For your annotated bibliography, you will need to gather a list of five secondary sources for your final essay project. A secondary source can be defined as a work that comments on or criticizes a primary source – it is thus “secondary” to the primary source. For example, Terry Eagleton has written an essay that comments on Emily Brontë’s novel, Wuthering Heights. Eagleton’s essay is therefore a “secondary source.” All sources must be from MLA International Bibliography, unless you have received approval from me to use a different source. More recent secondary sources (e.g. those published within the last 10 years) should be given preference over older sources, unless an older source has been particularly influential. You will know if an older source is influential because it will be consistently cited in more recent sources.

Your annotated bibliography should list your sources as MLA-style citations, and offer a summary and evaluation of each secondary source.

In the first paragraph following each citation, you should summarize (in your own words) the main points of the essay. Here are some questions to consider: What is the thesis? What is the approach? What kinds of evidence does the author use?

In the second paragraph, you should evaluate (in your own words) each source. Some questions to consider in your evaluation: where do you disagree with the argument? How could you build on the author’s points by taking a different angle or by looking at different examples? Does this source respond to any other sources on your list? What do they agree or disagree on?

Please post a copy of your annotated bibliography to Brightspace under “Assignments.” You are not required to write your final essay on the subject of your annotated bibliography; rather, you may take advantage of the research of your peers (i.e., their posted annotated bibliographies) and choose a different text.

[flat rune]

Short talk
Read the questions and compare them. Give a short talk to your partner. Speak for about 2 minutes.
Choosing a challenge
You are planning an expedition with a group of friends. Consider the following options:
-a weekend climbing trip in mountains that are steep and rocky
-a five hour cross-country run across field and hills
Discuss the disadvantages and advantages of each option. Say which option you would prefer and why.

can someone help me with this?

i choose the first option

[serene plinth]

What points have you thought of till now?

[primal shadow]

Hi I want to improve my skills

[serene plinth]

Which skills

That's such a vague question

[primal shadow]

Writing Skills

[serene plinth]

[serene plinth]

Note down these pointers:

1. Develop your own writing style which is solely yours and is reflected in whatever you write.
2. Read books and good write-ups.
3. Practise writing, for example you could make diary entries every night.

[primal shadow]

Thanks

[serene plinth]

4. Practise basic grammar

You don't want your sentences to be grammatically incorrect

[flat rune]

i did not think of any points yet

[serene plinth]

Have not thought*

Did not think is grammatical... But perfect tenses are better in these contexts

[lethal knot]

good evening

[flat rune]

Do you know EF ?

[lethal knot]

no

So, can you explain to me

[digital sandal]

Can you use this word in a sentence, please? And I will explain. 🤗

[flat rune]

Which one is more common at the real life?

1 - "I did try"

2 - "I tried"

[wild girder]

2

[tender flare]

2

[flat rune]

Ok thanks

[serene plinth]

Both are used in different contexts.

It's true that the latter is more commonly used, but since they are different, I don't see a reason to compare between them

[flat rune]

Ok Do you know What's Education First

[rotund basin]

can anyone teach me language english?

[misty sail]

in which way? to speak english more fluent or to start with learning the english language in general?

[languid tinsel]

What should i do to be more fluent??

[mint seal]

i accidentally responded AND misread the wrong comment

[mint seal]

depends on what field you want to focus on

[misty sail]

Study a lot vocabulary, speak a lot english with other people , ban your language from your every day routine, read books, listen to audio books. And the most important thing is to stay consistent.

[mint seal]

me who has to speak 3 languages per day

and study 2

[misty sail]

ouf xD

[mint seal]

english(obvi, im still in hs), japanese(as my elective)and cantonese(cuz my grandparents dont speak english)

[flat rune]

thank u

[languid tinsel]

Such a great idea
Thank you

[flat rune]

I dont understand past simple

[fair bluff]

Guys need help urgently

_____ I went, people were angry or suspicious.
a) somehow
b) everywhere
c) somewhat
d) somewhere

I think its a Everywhere or somewhat

[misty sail]

its b

[fair bluff]

What should I do. The chatgpt part told me that the correct answer is somewhere.

[misty sail]

i think it depends on the context and especially what you want to say.

[fair bluff]

I have no context, just one question. Okay, thanks for your help.

[flat bluff]

hi

[flat rune]

With the support of recent optical observations and additional radar observations, the uncertainty in Apophis’ orbit has collapsed from hundreds of kilometers to just a handful of kilometers when projected to 2029. This greatly improved knowledge of its position in 2029 provides more certainty of its future motion, so we can now remove Apophis from the risk list.

Can anyone rephrase the sentence in bold for me? What does it mean when the "uncertainty in an orbit has collapsed from such-and-such distance"?

[digital sandal]

Yes, of course?

[harsh atlas]

@urban root, invites are not allowed!

[flat bluff]

@digital sandal Hi, can I talk to you?

[digital sandal]

Sure. 🤗

[flat bluff]

@flat bluff Nice to meet you.

@flat bluff I'm from Germany, and you?

[shut mica]

Hello, I don't know how to speak or write in English (I'm using a translator for this, I'm speak Spanish). I wanted to ask if you recommend any platform for learning English or a virtual or in-person teacher. I'm not sure which option would be best for me.

[kindred oracle]

Hi I used to do it

And I speak Spanish too

I don’t use the translator now ,I think the thing that helped me was watch videos in English with subtitles and see memes on instagram or tik tok and also talk with people in this app

But I’m in one English institute too

You can write me if you want

I can talk to you in both languages

And other thing is that you need to think in English

If you think in Spanish the words don’t have senses

https://youtu.be/nFFItkzfeTY

This video can help you

[boreal pewter]

The orbit is some path in space, and we can try to measure where exactly that path goes. But no measurement is perfect so we can only say e.g. "we know the path within 100 km". This paragraph talks about predicting where its path will go in 2029.
The bold sentence says that thanks to some recent observations, the uncertainty in that prediction has decreased from hundreds of km down to a much smaller value, just some km.

[vital echo]

Is there such a thing as "negative excitement"? Like Schadenfreude?

[harsh atlas]

@devout flare, invites are not allowed!

[warm dawn]

Unexcited? Idk

[misty sail]

ty

to learn english is a grind :))

[olive parrot]

[misty sail]

Maybe you could phrase it with "you are happy when something bad happens to [specific person/name]"
otherwise i don't think that there's existing a direct translation.

[hollow night]

Can someone take a look at the following line and let me know if it's grammatically or syntactically correct?

Sentence: I didn’t expect an outsider to remain alive after disrupting a trial.

Context: It's a line spoken by a priest of a tribe. Usually, outsiders who disrupt a village trial would be stoned to death. But this dude was so clever and managed to unmask the true killer so they let him live. I am doing translation work so I can't afford to be too creative with this line.

[worn bluff]

Which of the YouTube video I start

With

[mint seal]

👍

[hollow night]

Grammar question about tense mixing. Is the following sentence correct? Is it right to mix present and past tense in the following sentence?

Sentence: He doesn't even remove his ring when he takes a bath, so how did it get stolen?

Context: Spoken dialogue. A person was wondering out loud about the missing ring. The owner has a habit of wearing his ring even in the bath, so the speaker was wondering how it got stolen.

[sage totem]

Everything here looks correct.

[hollow night]

thanks for your feedback! 🙂

[half turret]

Hello, could anyone rewrite this sentence for me please?
"It wasn't as if her father was never around"
Context: "Bette sat down at the kitchen table while her father filled the electric teakettle with water. It wasn't as if her father was never around."

[midnight harbor]

maybe you mean "It wasn't as if her father was always around."

[flat rune]

Any grammatical errors? 😅

There's nothing better than to sit at the yard in a sunny afternoon reading a book.

[tough dagger]

hii

[flat rune]

I think it would be better as, "There's nothing better than SITTING IN the yard ON a sunny afternoon, reading a book."

[flat rune]

🙏 🫡

[hollow night]

Sentence syntax question. Can someone take a look at the following sentence and tell me if it's wrong or if it sounds weird?

Sentence: Perhaps they may even have left firearms lying around, hoping for a shooting incident to happen on the island.

Context: Spoken speech. Someone was commenting on how a certain fictitious group of terrorists might act to create crime. It's a translation so I can't get too creative with it.

[frank creek]

Where has my father been? He asked me

what would be the reported speech here

[serene plinth]

He asked me where his father had been.

[flat rune]

What is the format of a report?

do we have to give a heading and a byline??

[mint seal]

Looks fine lad

[pseudo urchin]

I would put the have before the even while nothing is wrong with it being like how it is.. it is phrased more like how a young child would phrase it than how a adult would

[flat rune]

How many past times there's English?

[mint seal]

you mean past tenses?

there are 4

[hollow night]

Grammar question. If you were a D&D DM, how would you narrate the following line?

**A) After you wash away the filth from its body, the baby unicorn nods its head at you and runs away.

B) After you have washed away the filth from its body, the baby unicorn nods its head at you and runs away.
**
A or B? Which one is grammatically correct. It's a game in progress and the DM is narrating the line at one of the players who have chosen to give the unicorn a bath.

[thorny knot]

“I will watch a movie hopefully i become fluent in English after” is this sentence grammatically correct?

[serene plinth]

I'd say they have slightly differing nuance

The fomer indicates a general scenario while the latter doesn't

[ivory igloo]

Hello everyone, I want to discuss the grammar of this sentence.

**"The last time I attended a ceremony of this character was in the spring of 1941, when, as Chancellor of Bristol University, I conferred a degree upon the United States Ambassador, Mr.Winant, and in absentia upon President Conant, our President, who is here today and presiding over this ceremony. "
**
I want to know if the main clause of this sentence is ‘The last time I attended a ceremony of this character was in the spring of 1941’?

[hollow night]

Syntax question. Can someone tell me if the following sentence makes sense?

Sentence: The smell of her baking a pie in the grove draws the brownies to her.

Context: This woman is baking a pie and the brownies are drawn to that smell.

[flat rune]

it is corrcet in grammar, but make sure to put a comma in the sentance, like this " i will watch a movie , hopefully i will become fluent in english after" you can also say " i'll watch a movie" which I'll is just a combination of i and will

[cedar narwhal]

yo

welp

Change " Had she had bath today?" into assertive

welp

[boreal pewter]

Yea, but if as you say at the end she "is baking" the pie, then the sentence should have "is drawing"

[boreal pewter]

It's wrong to start with so

[hollow night]

thanks for your input! 🙂

[cedar narwhal]

Had you had a bath?

into asssertive

[boreal pewter]

What do you mean by assertive

Imperative?

Telling someone to do it?

[cedar narwhal]

did she eat it

assertive : she ate it

[boreal pewter]

Indicative ok

[cedar narwhal]

ok

[boreal pewter]

Do you have a guess for the answer?

[cedar narwhal]

you had had a bath

[boreal pewter]

Yeap

[cedar narwhal]

why

[boreal pewter]

Why not...

What do you think it should be instead?

[cedar narwhal]

i think the question shouldn't exist

she had a bath

did she have a bath

you had a bath

did you have a bath

?

@boreal pewterpls mate

[boreal pewter]

Ok well the question does exist lol

[cedar narwhal]

yep

so whats the structure?

[boreal pewter]

The 1st "had" is auxiliary, same as in "I had eaten it"

[cedar narwhal]

and

[boreal pewter]

The 2nd "had" is normal, like "I had lunch"

I have a shower every morning

This kind of have

So the whole thing is past perfect

[cedar narwhal]

possessive ??

[boreal pewter]

No

Have a shower, have a bath, have lunch, these uses of "have" just mean "do" pretty much

Wash yourself in a shower/bath, eat lunch

[cedar narwhal]

ok

so

mate

the structure is " Subject + has/have/had + verb 3 + object "

where v3 is had

[boreal pewter]

For the perfect, yes

[boreal pewter]

It is

[cedar narwhal]

thanks mate

@boreal pewter bro

had bath = bathed ?

[boreal pewter]

"had a bath" means "bathed" yea

[cedar narwhal]

so

i had been living under a rock

in my whole life

i had lived under a rock in my whole life

i had had live under a rock in my whole life 🤣

[boreal pewter]

No lol you can't just add "had"s everywhere

[cedar narwhal]

so whats special about bath

e

[boreal pewter]

I had been living under a rock in my whole life (until some point in the past)
I have been living under a rock my whole life (to the present)

[boreal pewter]

Because the expression "have a bath" exists

[cedar narwhal]

ohk

how many expression are there like that?

never mind

[cedar narwhal]

someone did it
Negative : Someone didn't do it
negative : Noone did it

@boreal pewter

welp i m in dilemma

[harsh atlas]

@chrome heron, invites are not allowed!

[boreal pewter]

Someone didn't do it - There is a person who didn't do it
No one did it - There are no people who did it

You could argue either of these for the negative version of that sentence

[flat rune]

Can someone please please please help me with this

its the only reason i joined this server

[signal shadow]

Hi

Can someone help me with this text

??

[blissful drum]

you can talk about how the mountains are dangerous because they are steep and rocky but they might have nice views from the top

[signal shadow]

Going through a bunch of stuff caused me won’t have forgotten to take a good look at my surroundings where I can joy, that is what I buzz about my enterprising; therefore I should amuse myself as much I spoke up cuz im not rigorous on my words otherwise

@blissful drum can you help me ?

[blissful drum]

what is your native language

the translation does not make much sense

where is the text from

[signal shadow]

Well I made this text and Dutch is mine

Is this wrong ; Going through a bunch of stuff caused me to not have forgotten to take a good look at my surroundings where I can joy, that is what I buzz about my enterprising; therefore I should amuse myself as much I spoke up cuz im not rigorous on my words otherwise

[blissful drum]

this is wrong i can help you to correct it but i need to understand the context

[steep tulip]

Guys I do not know why, but why's my English so good without studying? I'm 16 years old and I live in Denmark. My pronounciation is like a native and my speaking ability is coherent. When comparing it to my classmates there's miles of difference. My english teach thought I was American where she called upon me and asked "Did you live in the US or have any relations with the country, or even have family members?" No I don't. I'm just naturally really good. Why am I this good and not my classmates, when they also watch English series/movies as me?

It's not like they aren't listening to music whatsoever.

[mint seal]

English tends to me more easier the more you’ve learnt in the past. Once you start mastering the fundamental parts of the language then eventually you may find it easier than others. You might even have a good ear or so, and you’re probably learning faster than the other students. Idk you but there are endless possibilities really, I’d say the main thing is also having confidence

[steep tulip]

I was really bad at english when I was at the age of 12 - 13

Now i'm 16 and I speak like a native speaker with C2

I didn't practice that is what's creeping me out

[mint seal]

What about your reading/writing/listening?

[steep tulip]

Reading is topnotch, writing is really good and listening is good too.

[mint seal]

Then maybe you’re just naturally good with languages

[steep tulip]

Wouldn't say so

I'm not grammatically good

Just the ability to speak

Pronounciations.

[mint seal]

If you were continuously surrounded by English throughout your years of learning then it has probs grown on you

[steep tulip]

I'm actually a polyglot btw lol

Or idk

[mint seal]

What other languages do you speak?

[steep tulip]

Danish, Turkish, English and Spanish

And can read arabic

[mint seal]

That’s cool

[steep tulip]

Yeh

[mint seal]

I can only read English fluently but I’m in the middle of being able to read Japanese

[steep tulip]

Kanji?

[mint seal]

Yeah, kanji

[steep tulip]

Kiragana and katagana is easy

Once you step into the real stuff

[mint seal]

Hiragana and katakana*

[steep tulip]

Gosh it's hard speaking from experienge

[steep tulip]

I write fast 😂

[mint seal]

Agreed

[steep tulip]

I memorized Hiragana

Then suddenly lost interest

[mint seal]

Kanji is easy for me to remember bc my ethnicity is Chinese

[steep tulip]

That's cool to know

[mint seal]

But I was born in Australia

[steep tulip]

Chinese is hard as well

[mint seal]

It’s why I dropped it lmao

[steep tulip]

Ig your motive behind learning japanese is anime?

[mint seal]

It got harder to learn

[mint seal]

Partially

[steep tulip]

I see

I just didn't find learning japanese useful

[mint seal]

I have an exam in 2 minutes lol

[steep tulip]

I was cool with reading subtitles

[steep tulip]

Oh damn

Good luck

[mint seal]

I’m just doing it lmao

[steep tulip]

🤪💪🏽👍🏽

[mint seal]

Had an English exam yesterday

But today I’m doing ancient history and Japanese speaking

[steep tulip]

Do you use duolingo?

[mint seal]

No

[ivory igloo]

Sadly, no one responded to my questions. I've been waiting all night.

[pseudo urchin]

Oh what was your question? I would love to help!

[ivory igloo]

@pseudo urchin Hi, Thanks. I want to discuss the grammar of this sentence.

"The last time I attended a ceremony of this character was in the spring of 1941, when, as Chancellor of Bristol University, I conferred a degree upon the United States Ambassador, Mr.Winant, and in absentia upon President Conant, our President, who is here today and presiding over this ceremony. "

I want to know if the main clause of this sentence is ‘The last time I attended a ceremony of this character was in the spring of 1941’?

[pseudo urchin]

I dont think thats right because character is another word for person could you try to explain to me what sort word you were wanting to use?

[ivory igloo]

@pseudo urchin What I mean is that I want to understand the grammar in this sentence. Which is the subordinate clause and which is the main clause?

[pseudo urchin]

I dont think I know 🤣 I think I should have spent more time in writing class lol

[ivory igloo]

@pseudo urchin OK, OK, I appreciate your kindness all the same.

[pseudo urchin]

sorry I couldn't help

[silent flame]

do we say how quick can u run or how quickly can u run ?

[spark island]

What

[spark island]

Well it doesn’t really matter.

They both mean the same thing because, quick and quickly mean the same thing so

Your correct

There both the same

@silent flame

[silent flame]

both right ?

[spark island]

Yeah

[silent flame]

but its a question and i have to choose 1 and im confused lol

[spark island]

Oh

Don’t be confused

Listen

[silent flame]

i don't have teacher to ask lol

[spark island]

Quick and quickly basically mean the same thing

[silent flame]

its like a thing i do alone

but one is adverb and one is adjective

[spark island]

Omg

In reality Americans don’t really care about adverbs and adjectives 😆

[silent flame]

Bruh

[spark island]

We just say whatever words

[silent flame]

Lol