📚｜english-questions

[spare summit]

Clarifies is fine

And it you were to use clears then youd have to say "that clears it up for me"

[sleek fulcrum]

Yes that cleared it up even more for me thank you

[spare summit]

👍i gtg now

Cya

[sleek fulcrum]

cya

[gilded river]

Hii guys! I have a really important question for you

Context in a nutshell:

I'm a French learner and the french highschool system has changed few years ago.
Highschool is on 3 years : 2nd grade ; 1st grade and Terminale (the last year of your obligatory schooling where you have a huge exam)
I'm in 2nd grade, but starting at 1st grade, I have to choose 3 subjects to specialize : we call them specialities (obviously).
For my future project, I chose : FCLA English (Foreign Culture and Language Applicated - English) , HLP (Humanity, litterature and philosophy) and Arts.

But I already know who will be my FCLA teacher next year and I'm scared I don't have the level for her attempts. I made a 50min test and it says I'm C1.
I asked my current teacher if I have the level and she told me that, if I'm able to read a lot, it will be fine. And I have to be capable doing a complete essay (with a lot of logical connectors, etc...).

I practice a lot by listening, speaking, etc...but not that much reading

So I wanted to know if you guys have some sites where I can practice reading with a specific vocabulary or complicated words (so my english can be fluent).

Thanks for the ones who will answer and let me know if I made mistakes! Have a nice day/evening
(And ping me so I can see the answer, I don't have every notification)

[sleek fulcrum]

You could ask ChatGPT to write essays for you with usages of a specific word, it is very excellent at those kind of tasks

[green girder]

Fr that’s what I was about to say

[sleek fulcrum]

@gilded river

[green girder]

Ask it to include certain words or make it about a certain topic that exposes you to new words

[gilded river]

😭

I'm sorry but I hate ChatGPT

Like, the concept is cool

But I want to be able to do it

[sleek fulcrum]

I thought you wanted to improve your reading skills (pronunciation?)

[gilded river]

Well, I already practice pronunciation by speaking but it's more about reading texts

And be able to deduce words by the context

I'll ask her more precisely the next time I will see her but I think it's that type of skill it requires

Or just, do you know a site with online books in english?

[sleek fulcrum]

Hmm

I don't know any sites but I think I have a PDF package of books in English

I could send it if you want

[gilded river]

I would love to! In DM?

[sleek fulcrum]

Oh wait nevermind, it was in my old computer which I don't own anymore, sorry

[green girder]

I remember using project Gutenberg a while back to read a book in school

You can try that site to find books

[gilded river]

oof, that's fine!

[gilded river]

I'll check it, thanks!

[sleek fulcrum]

Okay I found this https://openlibrary.org/

https://archive.org/details/ivnilyitchothe00tolsrich/page/6/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater

[arctic ferry]

openlibrary is fabulous!

you can also check zlibrary out

[frosty charm]

what does "speaking-wise" mean like what does the word wise mean here? is it like "in the matter of speaking"

[supple salmon]

How can I properly use " ... wise"? I couldn't really find anything on Google. For instance should it be "historically wise" or "historic wise" and should I also be using a - in between?

[supple salmon]

omg lol

[frosty charm]

I BET IT'D BE HISTORY WISE

[spare summit]

ive never seen the phrase "speakin-wise" before

where have you seen it

[frosty charm]

a yt video

and nvm I get it

[amber junco]

Someone that tried to sound posh was trying to say "talking about that"

[spare summit]

ohhh yh

i understand it now

[supple salmon]

could you look at my question real fast too? it's under haru's question.

[spare summit]

uhhh its kinda like when you want to talk about a certain topic

[amber junco]

"x wise" is basically using the X to confirm what are you saying

History wise people used to go around by horses

[plucky gazelle]

"I've taken a placement test and tested into/at B2": what's the correct preposition?

[spare summit]

The more natural thing to say would be "i just took a placement test and i got B2" but it seems like "at" would work best here

Well in british english its more natural at least

[fierce basalt]

would sound more natural to say “…and placed into B2” if you’re going more formal

[spare summit]

This^

[elder ermine]

Hii I need to hand-in an article for my English Class. Can someone please help me with corrections? I would send it to you by dm

[flat rune]

Sure

[elder ermine]

Thanks! I will send it

[agile fox]

Hello, can someone explain me this please :
Is this the first time you .......................... a car?
Awnser : have driven
X drive
X drove
X are driving

[sleek fulcrum]

The question is asking whether this is the first time the person has ever driven a car, so using the present perfect tense have driven, it implies that the person has driven a car at least once before, and it is asking if this is the first time

The other answers are not correct as they aren't in the correct tense, the correct tense here is present perfect tense.

[agile fox]

Ok thank you

[spare summit]

Drive

Its probably more common to say "do you drive a car?" In most situations, however "You drive a car?" Is used when someone talks about their car or something to do with it and you didnt know so you ask for confirmation

[flat rune]

I need help with an assignment

i have to write an article to persuade students not use products that have been tested on animals

i have to submit it tmrw

[elder lava]

💀

[teal crystal]

Can i improve my english with chatting there,guys?

[flat rune]

In general chat yes because you will see other people write sentences and you can get the "correct me" role which will help you if you make grammar mistakes people will correct on your grammar.

[flat rune]

It can also help you with if people are using for example "he has" or "he have" this way you can ask them question on which one is correct.

Here the correct answer is "he has" but it just as an example

[teal crystal]

Oh okay thank you then i should talk there as much as i can xD

[teal crystal]

Oh okay how i can get "correct me" role,sir?

[flat rune]

If you have time of course.

[teal crystal]

Thank you

[rapid spade]

Can someone help me understand the subjunctive mood in the context of more complex hypothetical 'trigger' words?
This came up and I'm wondering if it is grammatically correct/ if it is enough context to evaluate whether it is or is not correct.
"His attempt, therefore, be “to erect a memorial to the ..." or "His attempt, therefore, “to erect a memorial to the ..." <-- for this particular example, I was told that the inclusion of be is correct. Can someone explain, thank you!

[boreal pewter]

I'm trying very hard to make that sound ok as it is and I can't

I don't see what would be triggering the subj there

"If his attempt, therefore, be to erect a memorial..." would make sense

"His attempt, therefore, be it to erect a memorial..." also possible

It would definitely help to know how the sentence is going to end

[thorny kiln]

Which one is correct? Or both are wrong?
Much+adverb/ more + adverb

For ex.
He played the violin more easily because he had long fingers the he could reach the positions

He played the violin much easily because he had long fingers the he could reach the positions

[winged elm]

More easily is correct. Much easily is not correct.

[distant kindle]

you could also use much easier

[cobalt osprey]

what is this called

the hole

[flat rune]

I highly think It's doorknob

[wise summit]

He mean the space between door and the parameter

[cobalt osprey]

Yea

[spare summit]

This is called the gap between the door and the wall

Wait whats a parameter lol

[cobalt osprey]

thank u

[spare summit]

(It doesnt have a name to my knowledge)

[hazy falcon]

What's the meaning of legacy

Like when do we use it in a sentence for better understanding *

@spice crownone

[mint seal]

it’s just called a gap, we don’t have a specific name for it

[mint seal]

Legacy - To inherit something that has been passed down for generations

[spare summit]

yeah

it can also mean old or original

in some contexts

[tidal lily]

Just like others said
And it's mostly used in the context of passing down wealth, wisdom and other attributes from one generation to another.

For example:
He got several acres of land in legacy from his late father.

[wise summit]

@spare summit hey

What does lay down mean here?
"The technical director explain the situation and lays down the measures to be taken"

Does it mean assess ? Or describe?

[tidal lily]

My legacy will be how to build good business relationships not just that timber mill. (Father to son convo)

[tidal lily]

Prepared a framework

[wise summit]

@mint seal does “working around the clock“ mean“ work all day long“?

[wise summit]

What do you mean by that?

[mint seal]

Yes

[wise summit]

@mint seal wtb this?

[mint seal]

What’s the context here?

[wise summit]

@mint seal what about "the stakes are high"?

[mint seal]

It’s a little unclear to me

[mint seal]

A situation can be very dangerous or risky

[tidal lily]

You called for little? At your service mam ^^

[wise summit]

It's about fixing a network, a costumer went mad, and the company has emergency meeting to fix this issue

[mint seal]

Lmao

[tidal lily]

Could it be there's lots on stakes as well no?

[mint seal]

@queen thorn Aggy add “mam” to my list of names

[mint seal]

That’s really uncommon

And the idiom sounds weird to me as well, I haven’t heard of it

[mint seal]

Lemme think for a bit

Yeah it’d mean assess or analyse

[queen thorn]

Is that a combination of man and ma'am?

[wise summit]

Thank you so much 💜

[mint seal]

Yesn’t, ya know the drill

[wise summit]

Are you nonbinary too? 🙃 Hihihi

[mint seal]

No I’m not nonbinary but it’s fun when some people don’t know my gender

I go by any pronouns doe

Imma go eat food now I’m hungry af

[tidal lily]

Not an idiom. The stakes are high as if there are many people's interest is involved

[wise summit]

I wish you were nonbinary, hihihi🙃

[mint seal]

Oops my bad

Idk why I thought that

[queen thorn]

Man,sir,sire,dude,guy,mister,bro,brother,lad,laddy,mam

[mint seal]

I can’t brain rn

[tidal lily]

Fine fine 😊👍

[queen thorn]

I didn't realize we're in English questions

Hello ex Naruto kun

[tidal lily]

Realise

[queen thorn]

Autocorrect

[tidal lily]

Still Naruto DATTEBAYO!!

[tidal lily]

You typin faaaast

[queen thorn]

We'll would you look at that. Believe it

[queen thorn]

Sometimes my hands can't keep up with my thoughts and It forgot one or two words.

[wise summit]

@mint seal "All's well that end's well"
Mean everyone was happy and satisfied at the end, right?

[tidal lily]

Yes, After many ups and downs

[wise summit]

Thank you

[hazy falcon]

@tidal lily then what's the meaning of following sentence:
I'll surpass his legacy

[wise summit]

How do you pronounce neither? Is it like "naither" or "nither"?

Which one is American then?

[tidal lily]

Whatever the 3rd person has achieved in his life in terms of wealth, wisdom or other attributes.

Other attributes could be for example Usain bolt's world record the legendary 9.58 sprint;)

[hazy falcon]

Even popularity?

[tidal lily]

Umm maybe measurable terms only ig idk 😐

But wisdom is immeasurable though

So yeah fame can be counted when you look at marliyn Monroe kinda fame, no one claims to surpass her feat (but today's stars have a global following, when you look at that way many celebs have already surpassed the feat as being influential figures)

Marliyn Monroe 's legacy is stronkk

[rapid spade]

haha thanks Alc-- yeah it's one of these sentences that really irritate me when editing

[spare summit]

Yeah, sort of like describe and explains

[wise summit]

Thank you

[rapid spade]

I do have another query if people are available. What is the difference between reenact and reconstruct and which one sounds better in the following sentence? I know one can reenact an escape-- or a even a whole series of historical events and it is a film genre, but in this context for some reason reenact sounds odd. Can someone explain if it might work, and if it does why it might be that i find it sounds strange to use it?

"As the film continues, we follow X efforts to cinematically reenact K’s film production in Berlin, which, in C’s vision, centers around the two friends B and J, who are both selected by K to feature in the film. "

[thorny kiln]

Is this correct,

They haven't yet fixed the date on which they'll get married.

[burnt cloud]

yeah that is correct. it also sounds a bit formal, just so you know

[tidal lily]

Not incorrect but

They haven't fixed the marriage date yet kinda better

[velvet hearth]

The Difference for Reenact and Reconstruct is not very big given the right definitions, but to Reenact something is to use your body language and act out the scene of what just happened, To reconstruct is to construct what the scene was, you can either use your mind or your body language, but usually, when they say Reconstruct in movies, they mean the person's just going to think out what happened. Though both words are very similar, I think Reenact is better for us in this situation. You're using Reenact for the purposes of Reenacting what they did, like you're copying them. If you were Reconstructing, then you would be fitting the pieces together in your mind but not copying them. This was a little difficult for me too lol, I hope you understand though.

[graceful narwhal]

What tense is 'she was gone'?

[serene plinth]

Passive form of simple past

[wise summit]

What does "I'm too wired to sleep" mean?

[marble whale]

One cannot sleep because they're nervous or agitated.

[wise summit]

Thank you

[frosty charm]

neither (n) ee-ther is used mostly by Americans

[wise summit]

Thank you

[thorny kiln]

But is it grammatically correct? This is what I want to know

[burnt cloud]

yeah it's grammatically correct, just sounds a bit scholarly and formal

[thorny kiln]

Yeah I know it sounds very formal and unnatural

I asked just in case

Thank you for your time

[wise summit]

What's the meaning of this?
"I might take you up on that" @burnt cloud

[ebon quest]

It means she wants to pick you up

[wise summit]

Dad asked his son to do a job that his son was disagree before
Now his son said this

[burnt cloud]

i believe it's probably something like to take up (accept) someone's offer for something

and yeah that fits with the context

[wise summit]

"I might take you up on that"

[wise summit]

Thank you again

[kindred oracle]

Is it that question correct?

[spare summit]

No

[kindred oracle]

He doesn’t need to use watched

Right?

[spare summit]

"What the hell did i just watch" is correct

Idk if what in the hell is correct

It probably is

[kindred oracle]

Yesss I don’t know why did he put watched

[flat rune]

probably as a joke

or it was a typo

[flat rune]

Yeah it’s correct

[spare summit]

K

[mint seal]

I’ve seen that phrase around before

It sounds alr to me, tho less common

[restive swan]

hey guys

which sentences sounds better for you?

I haven't had time to do it since last monday

or

I haven't had time to do it for last monday

[kind surge]

first

[restive swan]

And what about between: She hasn't spoken to me since 2 weeks ago
And She hasn't spoken to me for the last week

[kind surge]

first

[restive swan]

thanks random guy

[kind surge]

yeah no problem

[flat rune]

why when say "Pare ela" we say "Stop Her" being that "Her" it's "Dela" and "She" is "Ela" idk

[nova jungle]

How funny

[stiff hull]

hi

i'm new here

[flat rune]

Hi

[flat rune]

Welcome

[rare glacier]

What's the difference between lying and misleading?

[mint seal]

Lying - Information that is completely opposite of the truth

Misleading - Information that is completely inaccurate

[wise summit]

What is karma? @mint seal
Do you have any phrasel verbs, idioms related to karma?

[mint seal]

Karma is when someone commits a horrible action but it comes back to them

For example, person A decides to bully person B at school, but then person A gets in trouble and gets a suspension for bullying

[tidal lily]

Lying = not truth

Misleading = those kinds of lies that have an objective to begin with so the end results can be manipulated

[wise summit]

And when they haven't done anything horrible and bad things happen to them, what you call it accidents? Incidents?

[mint seal]

I guess something along the lines of “bad luck”

[wise summit]

@mint seal do you believe in Karma?

[tidal lily]

Of your past lives. Are called sanchit karm

Not an English question though

[wise summit]

I'm asking in English
So technically it's an English question

[wise summit]

I have class we will talk about Karma
But idk what it is

[mint seal]

I indeed do! Wbu?

[tidal lily]

What you reap you sow 🙏

[wise summit]

So you say
It's like they are getting punishment because of their actions in their past lives, right?

[wise summit]

Nope
I don't think there is a general rule for this life.

It's mostly about random actions, random events.

We're just labeling them by luck or karma

I think we humans just obsessed with justice and we need words like karma to soothe us,and say "it's ok, he will get what he deserves" so we could continue living in peace.

But I think this world isn't founded by justice.

[flat rune]

Anyone from the U.S. or Canada, please tell me how much on average does car insurance cost ?

[ebon quest]

$2000

a bit higher

[wise summit]

Per year?

[rapid spade]

Thank you 🙂 Yes, it was that they were reenacting the film production in general -- in my head you can reconstruct it and reenact it too-- as to re-act the process of production. But it sounded both right and wrong at the same time.

[ebon quest]

yeah per year

[terse arch]

Hi , does anyone have a good and healthy recipe for sweet potato?

[tidal lily]

#🍧｜food

Or YouTube

[terse arch]

Thanks

[vestal narwhal]

which of these is grammatically correct
He has never faced a bigger problem before.
He had never faced a bigger problem before.

I was thinking it was the first one but at key answers it say otherwise

[boreal pewter]

Both are

1st is present perfect, 2nd is past perfect

Which one you use depends on whether it's before now or before some time in the past

[vestal narwhal]

maybe I should give some more context

I had to paraphrase the sentence 'This was Peter's biggest challenge to date.' with a sentence containing the word 'faced'

so I can't see how the second option is correct

[tidal lily]

Context says 2nd one. Present perfect

Still kinda vague lol

Can you post picture of the question?

[vestal narwhal]

sure

[boreal pewter]

"This was Peter's biggest challenge" so that challenge was in the past, he had never faced a bigger one before that point

If you change "was" to "is" then you'd choose the other option

[tidal lily]

Yeah was selling it out

[vestal narwhal]

how can I add images

cant see an option here

[tidal lily]

You need lvl 5

You can DM though if you need to post picture next time. For this it's sought out

[vestal narwhal]

so

can I dm you

[tidal lily]

Sure

I really wanna see what kinda questions are about perfect tenses without providing much context lol who's forming such questions? Are they one liners :/

[vestal narwhal]

its a key word transformation exercise from the cae exam

you have to use between 3 to 6 words

with one being the bolded word

[tidal lily]

Send the picture

[vestal narwhal]

i did

[mystic plover]

Hello! what does the word “comphrehenshal” mean?

[tidal lily]

Comprehension ?

Ability to understand something @mystic plover

[mystic plover]

Thank you for answering my question.^^

[stiff hull]

hello everybody. please how can i improve my English speaking and listening as live in french country

[distant kindle]

talk to english speakers online

[tidal lily]

Voice chats

[quartz fern]

For speaking: Talk to others(online of in person), it doesn't matter of they are native speaker or not.
For listening: The same as above and watch videos in english, listen to english poscasts, listen to english music

[stiff hull]

Thanks

[left forge]

#📚｜english-questions How can i make partner?

[flat rune]

Hello everybody. Just a question ,where can I find a good online friends who wouldn't ignore me or something ( for practicing?)

[left forge]

@flat rune

[quartz fern]

Social Media in general, I guess especially discord is a good way to connect with other people and to find people to practice with.

[flat rune]

Hm, alright, thanks

[spare summit]

Both are fine cause lost can be used in the present perfect or in the simple past

[flat rune]

not exactly, "i lost a friend" and "i have lost a friend" mean the same thing, and either is correct and completely understandable. saying you "have" something means you own or possess, but it's not exactly necessary to use sometimes especially when saying "lost" in the same sentence

[hearty grotto]

hi, how can i use thee and thou

[wise summit]

@spare summit which one is right?
"people who have" or "people who has"

[hearty grotto]

When in thee time’s furrows I behold, Then look I death my days should expiate

[spare summit]

Have

[wise summit]

Wtb this one?
"things that have" or "things that has"

[spare summit]

Have

Plural is have

[wise summit]

I was just confused.
I was thinking that verbs just refer to who and that not the noun that and who refers

Now I get it

[glass sonnet]

What is the difference between what even and what is?

[hollow ivy]

what difference does it make if you don't use the word "out" here.
I'm just learning

[hollow ivy]

I think so: The word even is used in surprising, unexpected or exaggerated situations and adds the meaning of "in fact" or "as well" to your sentence.

[tidal lily]

See words don't always have literal meanings. They're used in a figurative manner as well.
When I bump into a somewhat similar grammar topic I'll elaborate more.

There are phrases, clauses, idioms etc that make us think twice lol they're just there just catch up with em

[hollow ivy]

I don't understand exactly but thanks😅I understood a little

[tidal lily]

I'll post you some examples tomorrow I'm just not feeling well or in the mood to braining my brain lel sorry

[hollow ivy]

No problem. I need to do research. you did what you had to, thank you🙂

[dry ginkgo]

Hi! Please dont laugh. How do I say: Im a tech support from Vodafone or Im a tech support of Vodafone?

[mortal mortar]

First one

[dry ginkgo]

Thank you!

[mortal mortar]

And you would preferably say “I am a tech support assistant” as a tech support isn’t an occupation

[dry ginkgo]

Okay, thank you

[edgy axle]

I want to ask if "Deviant" a good word? And what does it mean?

[flat rune]

what's the meaning of stigma?

[dim heart]

“The souls of things are its fuel, and as long as they burn, the flame lives till there is nothing left of them.”
Is this sentence grammatically correct? Does it look natural? Is it better to use present continuous for verbs “burn” and “live”?

[flat rune]

i think it should be the souls of things are their .... rest is correct I beleive

[kindred oracle]

I can be

[spare summit]

Oh hi its you from the german server 👋 and yes "I am a tech support assistant from Vodafone" is correct

[dry ginkgo]

Thank you! But now I feel nervous being in the watchlist

[mint seal]

Stigma means shame, usually a negative thing that sticks to the human mind

[mint seal]

Generally it’s not a positive word at all. It’s someone who behaves differently from the normal standard(technically just being unusual and weird)and deviant behaviors include murder and drugs etc.

[stuck snow]

hello!!! What is the difference between «Police represses protesters» and «Police repress protesters»? thank you

[flat rune]

hello

does anyone have a free time? i need help with grammar

[mint seal]

You can ask the question here

[bright pulsar]

I feel like the first one is simply incorrect. The 3rd person plural should be used (repress) when we have a plural noun (collective police).

[stuck snow]

thanks

[flat rune]

" I think I'm just a little taken aback by how quick this all has been. " Are there any grammatical errors here? google translator wanna correct it, like how quickly , or can i say maybe in 2 ways quickly and quick

[mint seal]

“I think I’m just a little taken back by how quick this has been”

You can also say quickly but idk the context here

[flat rune]

in which sitation

for example i need to say quick, and in which quickly

it is from site reverso contexto i found this sentence

site describe like from movie this sentence

[burnt cloud]

you couldn't directly substitute quickly for quick in that sentence

because the ending part there, 'how quick this all has been' is just like 'this has all been quick', which wouldn't work if you changed quick to quickly

if you wanted to say quickly you would have to change that ending part of the sentence to have an action verb, e.g. it would work to have 'i think i'm just a little taken aback by how quickly this all has gone'

[flat rune]

thank you all for help

[flat rune]

I want to write a paragraph about a challenge i have faced in my life it must include
past perfect
Present perfect
Present modal with strong certainty
Past modal of possibility
Simple past

But the problem is
I don't know what to talk about

You know like what's the challenges that's include present modal with strong certainty like it's so hard for me

[flat rune]

" You know, I was rather hoping we might have this meeting alone. " can i say could instead of might?

[faint rapids]

Yep

I don't know the actual rule about it but both sound perfectly natural

[hollow ivy]

Me too😅

[faint rapids]

I’m gonna go to bed soon, but I could try to answer a question or two??

[wraith basalt]

When we have to day "we walked"and" we had walk"
And "we had walked" %

[flat rune]

Why the last sentence is a joke...."The online group Teixeira started was named 'thug shaker central'. 'thug shaker central' is also what colin calls atlanta." I can't get it. It's about the news of leaking classified documents through a discord group.

[tidal lily]

We had walk incorrect. You got the main verb there just use its 2nd form, no need for an auxiliary verb here.

We walked, simple past. Means the event took place in the past indefinite time.

We had walked, past perfect.
There has to be one more action/event happening. I mean you use past perfect when there's two actions taking place in the past co related to each other.

We had walked on the beach till we reached the concert

[tidal lily]

Depends on context ig

[tidal lily]

Keyword is hope
The speaker is talking about chances of occurrence of an event

May is used for higher possibility/chances

Might is used for less likely possibility/chances

[wraith basalt]

thaank you!!

[flat rune]

thanks a lot

[olive parrot]

Quickly = Adverb
Quick = Adjective

[flat rune]

'spel

[neat berry]

'A meditation on our capacity for love shapes this sweeping story of two friends, torn apart by family and life’s journeys but bound by something deeper'
Anyone can explain it in your own ways?

[remote mist]

Is it correct to say "close friend" in english to mean a friend who isn't your "best friend" but you know each other a lot? If not how to say it?

[neat berry]

native speakers know it well

[velvet hearth]

Close friend usually means that you're more than Best friends, in a platonic way. It'd maybe be, good friend, probably Acquaintance. Acquaintance means that you could know the person very well, or just a little but not be friends.

[remote mist]

Understood, thank you!

[velvet hearth]

np bro

[flat rune]

" to hell with your dibs " , " i keep my phone tight " , "when i step up to make my toast" what does this 3 phrases means can please someone answer me i will be glad for example or explanation

[wicked tundra]

I think "did" is a lot more of a choice than "has". like did he respond yet sounds like the person had a choice to respond or not while had feels more forced implying that he has to respond, idk i might be wrong tho

[mint seal]

to “make my toast” means a drink of honour. It’s an action of a celebration where people would put their alcohol glasses together and drink afterwards

”hell with your dibs” means that person doesn’t give two shits about the other claiming the object(or whatever it is)and the person will claim or choose it themselves

”keep my phone tight” there’s not a proper meaning to this so I’m guessing it means to hold something in a strict way. Not necessarily a literal meaning.

[flat rune]

Thank you

[flat rune]

Guys can i say?

"my anger knew no bounds towards him"

it is useful? like for natives

[mint seal]

This sounds confusing and uncommon to say tbh

[flat rune]

i already know ) thanks)

[velvet hearth]

Actually, you sound like a native speaker. If you were writing this then it'd be fine, but if you said this in real life, It'd sound like your really smart with your words :D

[flat rune]

Ahhahahahahah

[nocturne grove]

Weird question but does native watch a movie without subtitle?

[flat rune]

🙂

[nocturne grove]

Cause I tried to watch it raw but it's very hard

[velvet hearth]

I watch it with subtitles all the time lol

[nocturne grove]

I watch a Netflix series called locke and key and all the actors speak so vaguely

[nocturne grove]

You do? Oh btw where are you come from?

[velvet hearth]

Yeah, I'm from the US

[nocturne grove]

Oh kinda glad to hear that lol

But how about cinema? Do they provide subtitle for the movie?

[velvet hearth]

No, I've never see subtitles in a movie here in the US

[nocturne grove]

I see

So I used to watch series or movie with English subtitles turned on

A friend suggest me to watch it without subtitle so yea I give it a try

But damn I can only understand a bit of it

The actor speaks not so fast but the vague of their voice somehow is hard for me to understand it

[velvet hearth]

lol yeah, I don't even understand the actors sometimes too, and English is my Native language, they just talk fast or they pronounce things weir, or they talk quiet

[nocturne grove]

Ah so it's natural

Alright then maybe I should keep try to watch it without subtitle

Hopefully Im getting better

Thanks

[velvet hearth]

np

[velvet hearth]

I do suggest watching it with subtitles though, It'll help :0

[ornate vapor]

Hello everyone .I’m really happy to be here with you.

I can understand something from English movie with subtitle

[ornate vapor]

It’s interesting to hear that from native English.

[craggy dome]

Not a problem.

[smoky steppe]

Hello guys can you please help me out with this

Max walked into a wall. He couldn't have been looking where he was going.

• I wonder why David was in such a bad mood yesterday.
• He may not have been feeling well

Guys, cannot get why they used "have been + ing"? Is it (perfect continuous)???? What I just say...
For instance:

Max walked into a wall. He couldn't have looked where he was going.

• I wonder why David was in such a bad mood yesterday.
• He may not have felt well

[astral jasper]

The Max one just sounds weird to me

I feel like it would be better as

“Max walked into a wall. He probably wasn’t looking where he was going.”

[thorn cosmos]

I second that. It sounds a bit off

[polar lava]

hello everyone, I have a problem with my Thai accent, how can I fix it

I tried to talk with someone but they don't understand what I'm talking because my accent

[spare summit]

Ikr

[sick prawn]

In Max's case, the continuous aspect (-ing) fits better than -ed because as he walked, he was looking (or not looking) continuously. Generally, the -ed suffix is indicative of a completed action, or something that was done at one time, rather than continuously.

[smoky steppe]

Hmmm

[smoky steppe]

What about the other sentence?

[amber junco]

Is the same, -ing form points a thing you are doing continuously over time, while -ed (past simple) is for a thing that you where doing once

Have you been looking (for how long) all day?

Have you looked (just once) at it (singular) yesterday?

[flat rune]

is it correct to say , he said that i should have been punished

[cunning hedge]

Yes

[real summit]

What's the best way to learn English

[kindred oracle]

Can I use (were) with I

?

[kindred oracle]

Speak listening and practice

[real summit]

Ya u can use were while imagine like
If I were rich I would like to bay a new car

[kindred oracle]

Just in the case?

How can I know when one word is singular or plural without s?

[marble whale]

Hi guys can you check the sentence please:
"I don't want to avoid the embrace of a sick man".

[ornate solstice]

why does english have a past perfect why?

[marble whale]

God's ways are inexplicable

[umbral sorrel]

How is the may used and what is its meaning?

[inner mist]

I'm looking for a friend from Chile or Argentina.

[stuck snow]

həˈləʊ

[kindred oracle]

Why did they use (suits you)

With s

At the end

Is not it suppose to be (suit)

?

[runic heron]

Hello

[steady glacier]

In that sentence, suit is the verb, the subject is green, and for the third person singular subject, the verb needs to add s

[kindred oracle]

Ohh I get it

Thanks

[tidal lily]

Yeah but less in practice

[kindred oracle]

What practice

?

[tidal lily]

2 past actions corresponding to each other. So one in simple past another in perfect.

Like: i had completed my homework before the school bus reached my school

[tidal lily]

In regular use i mean

[kindred oracle]

Ohhh

I think it isn’t grammatically correct

Sometimes you can use I were and it’s correct

[tidal lily]

Many use lol
To ask for permission in a polite manner.
For higher chances/probability of happening something.
Are the most common use

[kindred oracle]

But sometimes no

[tidal lily]

It's just English phunny lol
The old English sometimes takes over. Just use was and no one gonna frown upon lol

[kindred oracle]

Oks

[burnt cloud]

'I were' is in the subjunctive mood, which expresses hypothetical situations, generally.

as in, 'if i were to go to the mall, i would buy pancakes'. this sentence expresses that the speaker might or might not go to the mall, and that if they did, then they would buy pancakes

[kindred oracle]

Just in that case?

Right?

I can use were with she he it and I

Just hypothetical

Case

[burnt cloud]

im not entirely sure. im a native speaker so i dont know where exactly to actually use it. if i need to say something i just say it 🙂

i mean yeah. 'if he were to go' also works

[kindred oracle]

Ohh ok

Thanksss

[kindred oracle]

Can we be friends?

[pure barn]

If I were you, I would go to school early

Imperfect subjunctive + conditional

[kindred oracle]

I get it

Thanks

[serene plinth]

Only in subjunctive mood

'If I were' or something like that

[halcyon moat]

Hello everyone I have question ,how many tenses are used when speaking English from 16 tenses

I really confused when i speaking especially for the structure tenses i don't know how To use it for any situation s

[light kernel]

The next right — is it the 1st right or the 2nd right?

[flat rune]

hello, i am so excited to talk about English in english here.

in studying English the most difficult thing is listening. who can tell me how to improve my listening ability?

[serene plinth]

Most consider there to be 12 tenses in english of which future perfect and future perfect continuous are least used

[serene plinth]

Listen more......

And do listen to puns and tongue twisters

They give a fair idea of the minute differences in pronunciations of many similar sounding words

[dry ginkgo]

Wow it sounds really helpful even though Im not the OP. Thank you!

[light kernel]

.

[tidal lily]

2nd

[spare summit]

Just listen more

[wise summit]

Watch movies with English subtitle

And then re-watch it without subtitle

[flat rune]

thanks for your reply. so where r u from?

I am from norway.

[hexed matrix]

hello friends

i want some topic for the discussion.

if anyone has please share it

[wise summit]

How you guys compare two time zones?
Consider first one is +3:00 UTC and second one is +3:30 UTC
Is ok to say " the first one is 30 minutes behind of second one" or " The first one is 30 minutes ahead of second one"?

@tidal lily

@spare summit

[spare summit]

both are fine

[wise summit]

Thank you

[tidal lily]

You mistyped second one as the first one in the 2nd sentence. But i get the idea yeah both good just like above being said

[tidal lily]

Time management is a good topic.

[burnt cloud]

gut dich hier zu sehen lmao

[spare summit]

Yo was

Warum bist du hier lmao

[wise summit]

Thank you.

[marble whale]

What does reachable mean?
Don't be so reachable.

[spare summit]

Whats the text around that sentence

Because reachable means something that can be reached

[burnt cloud]

es macht Spaß zu helfen

[spare summit]

Jap

[tidal lily]

In simple words reachable= easy to contact/approach.

Don't be so reachable= make it harder to be approached by other people

[flat rune]

how to say like native speaker "I have no family and no friends "

[tidal lily]

That native got cheated

[flat rune]

what

[tidal lily]

Jk 💀

[flat rune]

what does JK mean hahahahahahah

[flat rune]

just kidding maybe

[flat rune]

but i didnt even understand your joke

[tidal lily]

Daym lol but first are you old enough? 😅 Or under 18?

[flat rune]

im 18

[tidal lily]

Phew!
||Basically that native's wife cheated on him with his homies. He got left with nothing||

Just a dark joke, people have different tastes of humour

[flat rune]

what you joking about

i understand, but where is the context

[tidal lily]

Bro chuck it

[flat rune]

stranger

[near cairn]

If your school makes a sport club, will you join?
hi guys... This is not "if zero conditional" right?

Because of "will"

[tidal lily]

I mean there's consent involved @near cairn

[near cairn]

What do you mean
How do you make this sentence if zero conditional

[tidal lily]

Maybe..

If your school creates a sports club, you all got to join it

[mint seal]

It depends where you live, there isn’t such thing about which one is better

[tidal lily]

I like Aussie one lol

https://tenor.com/view/cheers-salute-celebrate-congrats-ozzy-man-gif-13337456

[mint seal]

As you should

[tidal lily]

Hail !

[flat rune]

oh my godd

here we go again

[cyan venture]

Hi

I am sad PLZ Help me 😢

[finite river]

why ? what should I do for you ?

[broken mica]

hey i have a question

anyone there?

[visual summit]

go ahead and ask
you will get your answer ASAP

[broken mica]

its a big question so i have a picture

[visual summit]

post it

[broken mica]

I can not

I need to DM it

why the reaction

[visual summit]

you have the permission to post right now

[broken mica]

ooh now i can

what is this thing

grey is a colour and mushroom is a food item how does it make sense

[visual summit]

now just wait ^^

[broken mica]

ok

can you tell me what this is now?

[spare summit]

its a metaphor

or it seems like it

[broken mica]

ok

but how do I write a poem

green is the taste of lime?

[tidal lily]

Close your eyes imagine green colour and write about whatever pops up in your mind lol
Fresh leaves, spring, parrots idk 😶

Like
Green is Adobe of wildlife

[tidal lily]

Maybe interchange green with lime lol
Green is the taste of sour

Idk it's my first time as well

[broken mica]

ok

[dry ginkgo]

I closed my eyes and... I see like a lime green square. What am I doing wrong?

[tidal lily]

Haha

Your username is your answer

[flat rune]

"Despite of having a headache" what is it called type of this phrase - despite of having ...

[candid spindle]

Hello everyone👋, I'm trying my best to pass the upcoming exam, this is my paragraph about why doctor and teacher should be paid more (at least 150 words ) can you give me your opinion about it, which parts should be added or removed, is there any words that need to be replaced, any sentence that is grammartically incorrect, thank you👺👍

The healthcare and education sectors are two of the most demanding and challenging fields, requiring extensive education, comprehensive knowledge, and rigorous training. Despite the critical role that doctors and teachers play in shaping the future of society, their compensation often falls short of reflecting the value of their contributions. The disparity between the salaries of healthcare and education professionals and those in other industries, such as entertainment, is striking. It is imperative that we as a society recognize the worth of these essential workers and take steps to ensure that they receive fair and adequate what they supposed to recieve . This not only demonstrates respect for their efforts but also provides them with the financial stability necessary to remain committed to their professions in the long term.

[fervent bloom]

instead of "fair and adequate what they supposed to receive", you should put "compensation" or "salary", since the sentence doesn't make much sense

also u can put that in #📝｜proofreading

[mortal mortar]

Canadian. A weird mix of both

[proud valve]

at or for ?

[sly trellis]

at

[proud valve]

A: I've bought this paint because I ------ the kitchen.
B: ı'm sure it ----- fantastic

a- will paint - will look
b- m going to paint - will look
c- will paint - 's looking

[foggy wave]

A? but Im not sure

[ornate vapor]

Hello 👋

I’m the new one

[mint seal]

the answer is “after”

[mint seal]

put

[proud valve]

You sure ?

[mint seal]

yes, the others are incorrect

this isn’t based much on whether its grammatical correct/incorrect but it’s more on context

[rapid surge]

Hello

[mint seal]

hi!

[rapid surge]

It’s « people says » or « people say »
It’s « who knows » or « who know »

[proud valve]

İt depends

[mint seal]

”people say” and “who knows”

[rapid surge]

Okay thank’s !

[lilac swift]

Can I use "step back" like this? "I'm planning to step back from my main account for the time being"

[mint seal]

yes!

[tidal lily]

After is the right answer

[wise summit]

After I think

[wise summit]

Put

[mint seal]

Which one do you think is correct?

[proud valve]

Put up with it

[mint seal]

Correct! You get a cookie!

🍪

[proud valve]

😄 Thx

[clever bluff]

put it off

[astral jasper]

after

[astral jasper]

put

[astral jasper]

put up with it

[glass sonnet]

"i am getting ready" why use "getting" why not use "being"

[boreal pewter]

Because you're not ready yet

You will be ready soon

"getting" means "becoming" here pretty much

Also we'd never say "I'm being ready" because it's not an action, it's a state

Just like "I have a cat" describes a state not an action; we don't say "I'm having a cat"

[flat rune]

How can we use different words instead of saying "I'm fine"?

[dry crater]

you can say I'm good

[lime dragon]

😂

[wise summit]

Put up with it

[flat rune]

could someone with a better vocabulary then me help me decipher these couple of words in these sentences (all coming from the spoken word section at the end of a song?)

"When he was a young boy, the doctors did some tests on him, took him to an empty room and asked him a few control questions [propograting?] their medical [increate?]."

""ESP, communing with the dead, telekenisis, [IE?], the ability to move objects with the mind" were among the listed diagnoses."

"They told him that although [indecent?] now, he was in posession of godlike powers that would need to be controled and would mark him among his peers, [...]"

apologies if this is asking too much btw

[vapid glacier]

Can you tell us more about this power? What kind of abilities it contains?

My friend sent me this but I doubt its correct. Can you guys help me? ❤

[naive solar]

Which of the following sentences is more accurate and correct?

He told me I could either stay here or go away.

OR/ He told me either stay here or go away.

[spare summit]

im alright

[flat rune]

sure

[mint seal]

the first one

[naive solar]

@spare summit thank u 🙏🏻🫶🏻

[devout schooner]

" If I would go back to school and start my studies over, I’d probably study something along those lines "

I've read type of conditional sentences but none of those match with my sentence above. What type of conditional sentence is that? Or is it a certain case to say something like that?

[crimson torrent]

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

“You can refer to famous writers, composers, and artists using just their surname”

[mint seal]

“By” should be in between “artists” and “using”

But its also more natural to say “…and artists by just using their surname” or you can remove “just” since it is a bit unnecessary

[crimson torrent]

Shouldn't "suername" be "surnames"?

@mint seal

I just want to know if it's strictly speaking correct.

[mint seal]

It should be “surname” because everyone only has 1 surname. You’d only use the plural form if you’re referring to a whole group of the same kind

[crimson torrent]

But didn't the author mention a bunch of writers, composers ...in his/her words?

[mint seal]

Actually on second thought, plural would be acceptable here sorry

My brain is not functioning today

[crimson torrent]

Can you say that even though it appears like there are multiple surnames for each category being referred to (writers, composers..), as long as the author meant the individuals in each of those categories, he can still use a singular form of "surname" to refer to it?

[mint seal]

Yeah

[crimson torrent]

It's from an authoritative grammar book, even though I understand errors are part of books no matter who produced them. I just want to be extra careful with the problems contained in those.

[mint seal]

It’s alright, though I’m not sure if I was even helpful so I’m sorry if I wasn’t right or anything. I was thinking about it and I honestly think there isn’t much of a difference between both answers but I could be wrong

[serene plinth]

No

The same would've gone for 'name' as well.

You can refer to them by their name.

'them' is plural but not 'name' here.

[crimson torrent]

I now kind of think that's a correct use, after asking a series of questions on the same matter. I'd like to thank you for all your feedback. It may seem that you weren't helpful but it was because of your feedback that helped me keep iterating on my questions and eventually led me to a better understanding of the matter.

[crimson torrent]

Could you give me an explanation for why it is used like that?

[serene plinth]

The words 'name' and 'surname' have rather been used as a generalised umm uncountable entity, and not individually. So you're think to call all of them by their name, and not individually by their names(ofc realistically you'll do that and it's understood).

You're going to call them by their name, which then includes Ron, John, Rita, etc.

[crimson torrent]

There are singular countable names that are used in their singular forms when they are used in a general way. And I understand that. Thank you for adding the words name and surname to that rule.

[mint seal]

Im glad to hear that, thank you

[serene plinth]

They are being treated as that way.

It doesn't mean name and surname are uncountable

It's just like the word police

The police came somewhere

It could be 1 officer or 5, but police is considered uncountable

[serene plinth]

Hiiii btw

[crimson torrent]

Thank you!

[mint seal]

heyyyy

[prisma flicker]

when I say "I love my friend's writing" is the word "writing" a gerund?

[crimson torrent]

It's a mass noun.

[spare summit]

what

sry i didnt answer cause they both looked right to me but im bad at grammar

[flat rune]

guys
what type of expression is this haven't been

[agile stream]

question when is the next english class, is it schedueled or will the class just be randomly anounced

[mint seal]

you can check all the dates on the event tab located at the top of the server channels

[agile stream]

thanks

[icy zodiac]

What's the verb of the noun crucible.any ideas guys

[naive solar]

Never mind, it was by mistake. I wanted to thank @mint seal but thanks anyway 😂🫰🏻

[mint seal]

I still got pinged by it, but the ping was on DumbStuffz

[naive solar]

Yeah, sometimes it happens 🤣

[flat rune]

Is "push through with" a legitimate way to say to continue to do something?

[flat rune]

It's an auxiliary verb in the present perfect tense I think

[mint seal]

Yes but the phrase seems incomplete to me

[flat rune]

Can you please elaborate? Also is this correct

"After initial reports of success, confidence greatly increased within the group, so they decided to push through with the project."

[mint seal]

Yes

[flat rune]

Thanks)

[mint seal]

What I was saying was “push through with” sounds weird on its own, I assumed it was incomplete

It does mean to continue something though

You ain’t wrong on that

[flat rune]

thank you

[spare summit]

Oh Lol

[flat rune]

There’s no straightforward, unbiased assessment of worth being made. For one thing, such an assessment is impossible, because worth is wholly subjective. For another, a given school may be using its applicant pool to microcast its student body. It may want some kids but not too many who dabble in amateur filmmaking, an oboe player for an orchestra that’s been hankering for one, somebody from Idaho and somebody from Alaska, a few Farsi and Hindi speakers to complement all those kids fluent in Spanish and Mandarin. The wish list changes from school to school and year to year.

what does 'microcast' mean? anyone has a definition?

[jade galleon]

Hello! What is the difference in pronunciation of:
Wait and Weight?

Is there any or am I just crazy?

[fading totem]

They are pronounced exactly the same.

[jade galleon]

thank you

BUT WHYYYYYYYYY

IT MAKES NO SENSE!!!

no no no

I'm not asking for real

languages are strange things

thank you very much

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[weary loom]

https://i.imgur.com/vR00OV7.jpg

[spare summit]

No way i only just realised they are pronounced the same too lol

[jade galleon]

LOL

[rose orchid]

does the sentence:

Don't be on the spectrum, create your own one.

has a meaning? in my mind it'd be something like don't stay in the background, but get involved and be yourself. How can I rephrase it if it doesn't have any meaning but I still want to include the word spectrum.

[dry ginkgo]

Weight what?

[jade galleon]

😱 😱 😱

oh nooooo

[naive solar]

"You are deserving of far more than what has been written above."

What do you think is wrong with this sentence? And why?

[vapid glacier]

Made it from dirt
Made it out of dirt

Are both correct? 😄

[young ember]

Sorry guys for the dumb question. Is 'fellow' appropriate only for male? Or it can be used for female friends too? Can I say for example:

• This is my fellow Jane.
  about the female friend?

[stuck vigil]

I'd say no. Fellow is a masculine term

Female doesn't really have something like that to my knowledge
Plus when saying fellow I don't think you'd say the male's name

[young ember]

I got it. Thanks a lot for the explanation!

[mortal mortar]

Really?

I’ve always seen fellow and gender neutral, and also plural

[full gull]

(Guys, I need to insert join or unite at the right time can someone check if I did the right thing or maybe I made a mistake somewhere with time.) Mike dreams to join the army after he leaves school. | Children, stand in a circle and join your hands! | It took some time to** join** the two halves of the bridge. | We agreed that Jane would join us at King's Cross. | We need an idea that can unite us.

[stuck vigil]

Plural yes, gender neutral idk. That's why I'm not the expert 🤷‍♂️

[stuck vigil]

I like all but the bridge. I'm unsure of it. That doesn't mean it is wrong.

[mortal mortar]

Well generally plural things are gender neutral

[stuck vigil]

Fair

[spare summit]

"You deserve far more than what has been written above" sounds better

[wise summit]

This sentence is grammatically right

[wise summit]

But what @spare summit said sounds better

[naive solar]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻🤍

[naive solar]

Yep, I agree 🫶🏻
Thank you !

[vapid glacier]

🥲

[flat rune]

Smiling at Harry ’over’ ‘the rim of his teacup’;

Staring at TV ’over’ ‘the top of his newspaper’;

Basically means on the ’edge’? 🤔
The ‘newspaper’, ‘teacup’ almost blocked his view? 🤔

[mint seal]

yup!

[flat rune]

Thank you Kiu

How is your Chinese learning going

[mint seal]

you get a cookie 🍪

[mint seal]

its going alr i suppose, but now im not really learning much

[flat rune]

What is the name of the technique, sort of like personification but like, for example, when the “father” in the story, is actually like an alter ego or reflection of the protagonists’ own inner critic. So, the father facilitates as a figure in the story that impedes the protagonists’ growth, through harsh and debilitating words, when this is actually the protagonists’ own projected thoughts.

[mint seal]

I’d call this an “Internal Monologue”

But I’m not sure if that is only when the character speaks to themselves in their mind

[lean relic]

its only the second time since i have had a job interview

is it correct guys

[mint seal]

yes

you get a cookie 🍪

[drifting sundial]

So, comma and dot practice. Where.

[lean relic]

yay thanks

guys genuine question how do you study grammar from scratch like ive only managed to be decent in english because ive been checking whether it sounds right or not like thats the only way i can tell like where should i start

[mint seal]

I can't answer this question well but the others would have a better answer, but I'm currently learning grammar in Japanese so i can share my opinion.

The best way to learn grammar is to understand how it's used and/or how it's formed. You should also use it whether you're speaking, reading or writing and you should also be able to identify it as well. If you understand the fundamental concepts then you wil be able to understand anything else that's advanced in English. Grammar can become confusing if you don't study thoroughly and of course it's never wrong to check if it's right.

If you speak another language, the easiest way is to compare any similarities of grammar between English and your other language. You should also notice the differences in grammar, which also helps. E.g. I study Japanese and I know one of the differences is that they follow Subject + Object + Verb form, but in English it's Subject + Verb + Object

And of course, be able to experiment a variety of different sentence structures and so on. Memorise your grammar! Once it becomes a habit, you won't need to remember the rules later on since they'll be engraved into your English skills!

Follow a textbook btw if you’re confused where to start. Buy a physical one-

I think I didn’t answer this properly I’m so sorry-

[lean relic]

oh wow tysm for this! i feel like my english is good but not good enough as sometimes i cant tell if a sentence is grammatically correct or not. i also feel like my grammar skills are not very advanced yet, and something i definitely should improve in thank you so much for your advice, its very helpful! and you did clarify my concerns, i think i should learn how grammar is used and formed as i havent and ive only been relying on my gut feelings 😅tysmm!

[serene plinth]

You need to use apostrophe's

It's ≠ its

[mint seal]

No problem, I’m glad that it helped. Do your best and I hope you will master English!

[flat rune]

This is a quite expensive area to live in. Is this correct?

[mint seal]

Yayayayaya

🍪

Cookie for u

[flat rune]

😋

This is quite an expensive area to live in. Is there any difference in meaning?

@mint seal

[mint seal]

Nope!

The second sentence sounds more natural tho

[flat rune]

Thanks!

[flat rune]

Last year we had our house broken in to. ✅
Last year we had our house broken into. ❎
Last year we had our house broken into dust. ✅
Right?

[tidal lily]

Are you being answered yet?

They both are correct though. But can have different connotations.
Can you provide the context here please?

Made out of dirt = the building material is dirt
Made from dirt = I believe this could also be that you gathered all the materials from dirt, but the object itself is not necessarily made out of dirt

[tidal lily]

I asked this from someone else

[vapid glacier]

Its a superhero rp and he couldnt decide which one was good. That guy created a cage and didnt know which one was correct

[tidal lily]

Rp?

[tidal lily]

@vapid glacier is this explanation satisfactory?

[vapid glacier]

Indeed! Thank you for your help! ❤

Rp means roleplay btw!

[lean relic]

tysm!!

[tidal lily]

#📝｜proofreading may be helpful

[thorny knot]

I’m looking for phrases to say to a person who’s talking to me to kind of confirm what they’re saying like: for real , totally , “school is tiring: right..”

[mortal mortar]

Second one should be correct, and the first one should be wrong

[marble whale]

Which is correct:
I'm striving to die
Or
I'm striving to dying?

[flat rune]

i think the first one

[thick vault]

the first one

[lean relic]

Guys what is the difference between why shouldnt i and why wouldnt i like if i answer a question for example Would you be my friend which one is more appropriate

[thick vault]

why shouldnt i is if someone tells you to not do something

and why wouldnt i is when someone asks are you gonna do "that"

and you maybe reply with ye why wouldnt i

[lean relic]

Oh that makes sense ty

[thick vault]

np

[echo epoch]

What does "went too far" means in English? How to use it?

[thick vault]

an example would be someone making a joke that "went too far" that it became offensive

as in overdid it

[lean relic]

Computer engineering. It's what's running the world right now.

[lean relic]

Is this sentence correct?

I made it but not sure how to emphasize the its whats running the world right now part

Is there a better way to word it?

Or should i say its running the world right now

[thick vault]

is what's running the world right now would be the grammarly correct way to say it

other than that your sentence is perfect

[lean relic]

Oh Okay Ty

But if I want to separate the Computer Engineering part and the is what's running the world right now into two different sentences how should I say it?

[proud valve]

whats the diffrences between I wasnt expecting and ı wasnt expected

[main shore]

What's the difference between it has rained, it has been raining, it had rained and it had been raining? Ty in advance!

[mortal mortar]

It has rained: same meaning as it had rained, but much less commonly used

It has been raining: It has been raining for a while, and still is. For example: if the rain started yesterday and hasnt stopped.

It had rained: It rained in the past, not raining anymore

It had been raining: same as it has been raining, however this one is generally used when speaking in third-person, while it has been would be mainly used when talking first person

all four phrases should be grammatically correct, they're just used in different situations

[spare summit]

"It has rained 7 times this week"

"It had rained 7 times this week"

They both sound right

[mortal mortar]

the second one sounds more suited for a book, like if you were narrating in third person

[spare summit]

ye

[main shore]

@spare summit Thanks for answering. Just another question: if I have to say that it rained before another action, I can only use "it had rained", for example: it had rained before... and in this case I can't use it has rained, right?

[spare summit]

Ye

But if you just wanna say "it has rained before." <-- then this is correct

And also its only "had" if the bit after "before" is also in the past tense

[main shore]

Thank you so much!

[shy breach]

Boy, I can’t stand that sonuvabitch [sic] [Stradlater]” (Salinger 23), Holden tries to appeal to Ackley’s pride: “He’s [Stradlater’s] crazy about you. He told me he thinks you’re a goddam [sic] prince”. (24). He tries to make Stradlater seem like a decent person so that Ackley stops insulting him. Is this correct? MLA format

[stuck vigil]

Somethings depend on the teacher, but to your question. Mla citations e.g. (Salinger 23) is supposed to go at the end of the sentence in which it was used. For example 'filler' (Salinger 23). Period has to be after citation. The (23). By itself should only be if you consistently use the same source for many times in a row.

Ah, he left lol

[flat rune]

If 2 celebrities are planning a wedding and dont want too much public attention,

Can you say they had a ’furtive’ wedding? 🤔

[flat rune]

I've never understood the joke of "can I go to the bathroom", can someone please explain it to me?

[hollow ivy]

Who made this joke when did it happen and when?

[olive parrot]

Yes.

[cobalt osprey]

Are these called cow cages?

[lean relic]

ill treat him better than youll ever will or ill treat him better than you ever will

[mint seal]

Yes

[mint seal]

It’s the second one. In the first sentence, “you’ll” is simplified for “you will” so no need to repeat “will” twice!

[rocky sequoia]

hi

[lean relic]

Oh okay thank you so much for the information!

[exotic cape]

hi 🙌

[halcyon path]

Hello, is there anyone who have taken the TOEFL/IELTS/TOEIC test before? I want to ask something

[flat rune]

’called down the table’? 🤔
[They were sitting at the table having dinner]

I couldn’t really get the ’down’ part,
I guess it’s like ’at’ the table? 🤔

[mint seal]

Mrs. Weasley is reprimanding Ron. “Called down” is a phrasal verb

[boreal pewter]

It's not a phrasal verb

It's a normal verb followed by a prepositional phrase

[mint seal]

Ah, my bad

[boreal pewter]

[Mrs. Weasley called] [down the table]
^ just the first part makes sense already

[down the table] doesn't change the meaning it just adds to it

[mint seal]

@flat rune

[flat rune]

[mint seal]

Sankyu

[flat rune]

ThanQ

[boreal pewter]

no broplem 👍🏼

It shows the direction, she was at the opposite end of the table to him so her call kind of went down the table to reach Ron

I think you got an answer about the same on the other server or am I imagining it lol

[flat rune]

Yes 😅
I ask questions in multiple servers and reddit 🥸

[mint seal]

Ah reddit, a generic place

Never used it

[flat rune]

Reddit has many great subreddits/communities and also…. many toxic ones 🥸

Like incels, racists, righr wings…..

[mint seal]

Yeah it does

[blazing smelt]

1. I like those people who venture to start their life from scratch in a new country.

2. Who ventures to start their life from scratch in a new country?

The first sentence is not a question => we use "who venture"
The second sentence is a question => we use "who ventures"

Am I getting this right?

[olive parrot]

Yes. In the first sentence, "who" is a relative pronoun, while in the second sentence, "who" is a WH question.

[hollow ivy]

"You made me the happiest" and "you have made me the happiest " what is the difference between

[lean relic]

Guys, is whatd you say to her correct?

[hollow ivy]

What is right or wrong.
I was asking the difference.

[wise summit]

Which one is right?
"I'm going to meet John's parents for the first time tomorrow"
Or
"I will be meeting John's parents for the first time tomorrow"

@olive parrot

@mint seal

[olive parrot]

The first one "you made me" is the simple past. But the second one "you have made me" is present perfect, which means we can see the result (being happy/being the happiest)

[olive parrot]

Yes.
What would you say to her?

[potent wagon]

Can i ask a question in DM? It'll be easier if i send a picture with it

[olive parrot]

Both are correct.
When we use "be going to" it shows that we have plans and we've arranged plans for the event.
On the other hand, we use "will" when there isn't any plan and we just want to do it in the future. Maybe we cancel or we don't do it. (We don't have plans for that when we use "will")

[olive parrot]

Sure.

[wise summit]

Don't we have any plans in future continues too?

[olive parrot]

And let me tell you something advanced.
If you said, "I am meeting John's parents for the first time tomorrow, it would mean:
Not only have you planned, but also you've done something for it (Like buying a gift or having your suit washed etc.)

[olive parrot]

Yes. will/will be

[wise summit]

Thank you

[olive parrot]

👍

[hollow ivy]

So it's a momentary word. and the present perfect tense is happy in the past and
continues right?

[lean relic]

Okay ty

[lean relic]

well youve only ever cheated on your tests

Is this sentence correct, guys?

[edgy hollow]

Hola

[blazing smelt]

Why I shouldn't use articles in the first sentence (before burnout, anxiety, depression), but at the same time, they are required in the second sentence (before destruction, development)?

1. It may lead to burnout, anxiety, or even depression.
2. At the same time, tourism also has some major disadvantages, like the destruction of popular tourist destinations and the development of illegal economic activities.

[blazing smelt]

Oh, never mind, I guess I get it... The second part ("of something") makes these abstract concepts specific.

[olive parrot]

In the first sentence, it is general. So we don't use articles here.

[strange flint]

How do I identify countable and uncountable nouns? I kind of get confused when I try to do that

and I need to do it, so...

[mint seal]

sorry bro i was asleep

[stuck vigil]

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/nouns-countable-uncountable#:~:text=Nouns can be countable or,%2C rice%2C water%2C etc.

[strange flint]

Thank you so much <3

[stuck vigil]

[kindred oracle]

Why we need to say(who I am)with I and with you(who are u)

?

[desert wing]

In tumblr, I found this comment in one of my posts:
"Xie Lian's internal provides a great balance and insight to his character. He's more comicated than he seems, especially when the story dives into flashbacks."
What does comicated mean? I tried to google it, however, I just found the meaning for complicated, which doesn't help me. Was comicated a typo? Or is it a expression I doesn't know?

[mint seal]

Man we got a tgcf fan

Btw it’s not a word, I’m guessing it’s a typo

[desert wing]

I was discovered! lmao

[desert wing]

Thanks! ❤️

[flat rune]

it's a typo

most likely it says "complicated"

[kindred oracle]

??

[hollow ivy]

"a/an" is not used in affirmative sentences of uncountable nouns. Instead, indefinite words such as “some”, “a lot of”, “much”, “plenty of”, “a bit of” are used.

Affirmative: We can use “a/an” and “some” in affirmative sentences of countable nouns.

Singular: She has an apple. (He has one apple.)
Plural: She has four apples. (He has four apples.)
Indefinite numbers: She has some apples. (She has some apples.)

[lean relic]

Guys, is im going to hit the waterworks firstimplying that the person is going to use the restroom?

[marble whale]

Basically uncountable and countable nouns are the same in every language. Like, you can't say milks, or waters. So, milk and water are uncountable nouns.

[flat rune]

I wouldn't ever say that I am going to"the waterworks" for me waterworks can be slang for crying, but in a false way (like crocodile tears). For example - "he didn't want to do the task set, so he turned on the waterworks". On the other had "waterworks" can be used as slang for your bladder. An example being "the poor old dog has problems with his waterworks". I hope that helps.

[spare summit]

What is a countable noun and what is an uncountable noun?

[lean relic]

Oh okay thanks 😃

Carrying these huge books is so tiring or Carrying these huge books are so tiring?

[flat rune]

Anytime 💜

[flat rune]

These books are huge and it is tiring to carry them around (would be the way I would word it).

[serene plinth]

Ikr!!!!

I'm a huge tgcf fan myself

[tough wolf]

i have a question, is the idiom "dont give up your day job" rude?

[dim heart]

I have found this sentence “I'd start getting dressed, if I were you.” Can someone please explain the grammar rule behind “start getting dressed” phrase. To me it seems like start+gerund+past participle, but I still cannot get why past participle goes after gerund.

[flat rune]

It can be ... It depends on the relationship with who you are speaking with for example "wow you're not good at singing... don't give up your day job"

[mortal mortar]

Nouns with plural forms I think

[spare summit]

So a countable noun is a noun with a plural form

[mortal mortar]

like you wouldn’t say “I have lots of waters”

[mortal mortar]

Pretty sure yes

[spare summit]

Oh yeah

Bro how did i only just realise now that not every noun can be plural

[mortal mortar]

Just native speaker problems

slept through 6th grade English

[spare summit]

True 😂

[mortal mortar]

I don’t think I understand your question

“I’d (I would) start getting dressed” seems normal to me

I would start + getting dressed

How else could you write it? If you put the past participle before the gerund, I don’t think you would be able to write it.

I’d start dressing if I were you?

I guess you could write it like that

[dim heart]

I am more confused about the usage of “dressed” in this context. Would not in be right to say “dress” intend of “dressed' after getting?

Maybe “dressed” here is not a verb but a p.p. adjective.

I get it. It is just start+gerund+p.p. adjective.

Is it possible to rewrite it like “I'd start to get dressed” or “I'd start dressing up” or “I'd start to dress up”?

[spare summit]

whats a gerund

[strange flint]

so, that's kinda confusing cuz you can say "leites" and "águas"

[spare summit]

is that spanish or portugese

[marble whale]

Saying leites or aguas would be incorrect in most contexts.

[dim heart]

It's a " ing form" of a verb that acts like a noun. If I'm not mistaken, it expresses the idea of an action.

[spare summit]

oh

it sounds like german

"gerundet" means rounded

lol

[spare summit]

probably

[cloud canyon]

Verb-ing
It has imperfective aspect. And to+verb perfective aspect. I may be wrong.

[spare summit]

whats a perfective and imperfective aspect

[cloud canyon]

I can’t really describe. I searched about them a lot but still can’t separate perfectly. They are important in Slavic languages.

[spare summit]

oh ok

im gonna try to learn a slavic language at some point so that will be helpful

[cloud canyon]

You can learn Bulgarian. They say it’s the easiest and there are enough resources.

[spare summit]

maybe

but i have a lot of polish friends

[cloud canyon]

One of the hardest

[spare summit]

ah

what cases does it have

[cloud canyon]

I didn’t study polish but I have heard that it has a lot of cases. Bulgarian doesn’t have any except the pronouns.

[spare summit]

oh damn

i only know accusative dative and genitive cause im learning german

[cloud canyon]

Nominative is also popular:D

[spare summit]

yes

lol

[cloud canyon]

I didn’t understand too. Have you find the answer? Why not “to get” ?

[strange flint]

touché

[marble whale]

A standard way of the English language to express concepts thru get + past participle.

[marble whale]

What was your question?

[cloud canyon]

Usage of
Start getting dressed
Instead of
Start to get dress

[marble whale]

One starts doing something.

Getting dressed is just some passive form to do things.

[cloud canyon]

I am getting dressed.
I start getting dressed
So is it kind of infinitive form of passive voice?

[marble whale]

Getting dressed is like it happens to you and not like you do it yourself.

[marble whale]

No, it's gerund.

[cloud canyon]

I mean noun clause.

Or something like that. I am not sure.

Using sub-sentence as a noun

[vapid glacier]

"Wait, does that mean you will stay here?"

I doubt this one is correct but I may be wrong. I saw this on Instagram

[dim heart]

As far as I know, you can use to infinitive or gerund after start interchangeably.

[cloud canyon]

Thank you братле

[tepid mica]

do u pronounce the L in Although?

[mint seal]

yes

[lean relic]

tysm!

[flat rune]

Anytime!

[distant panther]

hello i recorded a video of me speaking english to apply for university. (1 minute long) i need someone to check it please?

[mint seal]

don't hesitate and send it in #🗒｜pronunciation , I'll take a look!

[burnt cloud]

that is correct english

[viscid sun]

hey, someone can read me a sentence in voice chat i need to pronaunce well?? I have an oral presentation tomorrow

[spare summit]

Yeah but its sorta like a w sound

In my accent though

Which is british

[tepid mica]

i see

how to pronounce “don’t asK that”

the K is a problem

[boreal pewter]

It's extremely common to drop the k there

If not more common than actually pronouncing it

Even so, you should be able to pronounce it, as far as consonant clusters go that's not a difficult one

If you can pronounce "ask" and "that" correctly, there shouldn't be anything stopping you from putting them together

[burnt cloud]

as an american i pronounce the L

[stuck vigil]

Ah-sk. Sk being pronounced long s and k = kuh

[flat rune]

he roared, so suddenly that they ’jumped a foot in the air. ‘

Is it a set phrase or literally? 🤔
(They’re shocked)

[mint seal]

can you give the full context?

[arctic nimbus]

What is the difference between "definitely" and "definitively" ?

[marble whale]

Definitely means that you're sure that you have described the situation correctly.

[marble whale]

Definitively means that the situation fits the description precisely.

[flat rune]

Basically, the big guy yelled suddenly at them so they all ’jumped a foot in the air. 😅

[mint seal]

it’d be literal but it wouldn’t be a big movement. You know when something scares you all of a sudden, you jump a bit? That’s what they mean here

[flat rune]

Kiu, simply the best

[mint seal]

or it could be an exaggeration as well

[mint seal]

no bro i am stoopid

[flat rune]

https://tenor.com/view/tigger-bouncing-dancing-dancing-tiger-dance-gif-18325898

[mint seal]

i’d most likely call it an exaggeration tbh

[flat rune]

Have you read Harry potter

[mint seal]

i haven’t

[flat rune]

Balls of your foot/hand? 🤔

[mint seal]

actually that’s a lie, I have read it

[mint seal]

I don’t know my anatomy bro

[main shore]

A: Wow! This picture is amazing. When did you take it?

B: When I was walking in the Himalayas or when I walked in the Himalayas?

[flat rune]

Hermione bobbing up and down ’on the balls of her feet’ with her hand in the air
(trying to answer the question the teacher just asked)

[mint seal]

when you can picture the action but you can’t put it in words. Lemme think for a bit

actually from the picture you sent me, she’s bobbing up and down with her feet doing the same thing, specifically the “balls of her feet” tapping on the ground simultaneously(idk if i spelt it right)

[flat rune]

[mint seal]

both are fine

[flat rune]

[CONTEXT]
(In a divination/fortune-telling class,
the teacher said not every wizard is able to see their future.)

Couldn’t really get the part—’the area of loud bangs and smells and sudden disappearings,’

[mint seal]

can you send the full paragraph of the extract?

oh the image didnt load for me sorry

[flat rune]

I was about to send you the whole page…. 😅

[mint seal]

from that extract, the teacher is simply saying “Even though the most talented witches and wizards are able to do anything, are still yet unable to see the future”

it adds on to the part where the teacher says that “Divination” is the most difficult magical art