📚｜english-questions

[dense oasis]

oh okay

well, i thought they could be synonyms... anywayyy

[swift briar]

No

[mortal citrus]

No cinnamons sorry

[swift briar]

Lol nice

https://tenor.com/view/cinnabon-cinnamon-roll-swirl-gif-14767963

[mortal citrus]

Do you know the difference?😁

[swift briar]

Have sum

[mortal citrus]

Ty

[swift briar]

Do u know the difference between a bus and a train ?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[dense oasis]

i mean i know what a car means usually but not that kind of car

[mortal citrus]

Oh ok

[swift briar]

What is it

[mortal citrus]

Train goes choochoo bus is bus

[swift briar]

Wrong

[mortal citrus]

😨

[swift briar]

One is trained more than the other

[mortal citrus]

• BYE

[dense oasis]

but like would you say a car or a carriage lmao, you know what i mean now, hopefully

[mortal citrus]

BYE

[mortal citrus]

Say Car

[swift briar]

Carrige is old man

[mortal citrus]

Horse carriage reminds me of cinderella

Like they old

say Carrr

[dense oasis]

hm fine

[dense oasis]

thanks

[swift briar]

This is a carriage

[mortal citrus]

Call that a carriage tho

[mortal citrus]

Anytime😎

[swift briar]

Carge

Lol

I feel carriage is like a mix of car and carrying

They mixed it and it's a carriage

[mortal citrus]

mix mix mix

[dense oasis]

am not sure because it is karoca in polish, and it has some similarities i think, so it couldnt be that polish just took the english word and mishaped it so weirdly, english probably took a carriage from some older word

[mortal citrus]

Nice

[swift briar]

Carriage is really old

Nobody uses Carriage anymore

[dense oasis]

when it comes to trains then i guess someone does

probably...? british people are always hard to predict

[swift briar]

Trains use rails

[swift briar]

Eh...

I think the best rule of thumb here is to follow what is being used worldwide

Or the most*

[flat rune]

(i don't want to get political here, but just want to understand this news title 😅 )

Anger, acrimony and reconciliation:
NATO inside workings spill into public view in wrangle over Ukraine

🤔 i know newspapers have their 'own' grammar in their titles to save space,
but i really don't get what the second part means 😅

[swift briar]

Just to be clear to the widest range of listeners

[dense oasis]

tell this to all of the uk citizens

am gonna be glad if they listen

[swift briar]

Depends

On the person

[dense oasis]

ive no idea about any of this

[mortal citrus]

It’s saying how NATO is actively talking about the situation with Ukraine and the war that’s happening. A “wrangle” is a particularly long dispute, and “spill” in this sense means reveals.

So a long dispute over Ukraine

[dense oasis]

oh my, it makes sense

woah

[mortal citrus]

Does the article talk about something like that? @flat rune

[mortal citrus]

Wrangle wriggle

[dense oasis]

no, like, i got confused about "NATO inside workings", i didnt realize that this was meant to be like a whole subject

i saw these words on their own

[mortal citrus]

Tricky

[flat rune]

[mortal citrus]

Continue reading articles!

[swift briar]

What

[mortal citrus]

I should be doing that with french but im lazy i can do that another time

[swift briar]

What does that mean

Lol

[mortal citrus]

Idk

[dense oasis]

i hate articles, i read books

[swift briar]

I hate both

[dense oasis]

although these are weird too...

[swift briar]

I don't read any

[flat rune]

i only read newspaper's titles these days unless im really interested 😅

so longggg 😳

[swift briar]

That what she said

[flat rune]

i think that's why ppl are so easily brainwashed these days

[dense oasis]

look at the revenue of p#rnhub and other sites like this, of cigarette producers, and alcohol companies

i think these are the biggest reasons

[swift briar]

LMAO

What...

Black ur wild man

[dense oasis]

some people say slavic men are wild

[swift briar]

Guys im being invited to a party

I shall attend that

In the meantime, learn some English willya ?

[flat rune]

so, the people in NATO are having an argument about Ukrain and somehow it's got revealed to the public?

[mortal citrus]

Yeah

[mortal citrus]

Have fun

[flat rune]

if i want to say i have problems reading newspaper in English,
do i use newspaper as 'uncountable'?

i can't read English newspaper / newspaperS??

[supple holly]

In this context, you always use "newspaper" to refer to ONE whole issue of newspaper.
"Today's (news)paper is very informative."

This can be countable, so if you order 3 sets of the latest edition, you say "3 newspapers"

If you're talking about newspaper as a material (to wrap glasses or kitchenware), it's uncountable

[quasi cradle]

How can I use dedicated (adj). I don’t get this word, with some examples pls

[wanton moss]

Hi, is having a stammer same as having a stutter ? ^^

[supple holly]

It can mean two things

Dedicated (1) - a type of person who cares a lot about someone/something and is always willing to help. Example: If your parents always take care of you, they're dedicated parents.

Dedicated (2) - something that is meant to be used for one purpose specially. Example: In multiplayer games, if there is one server for America, you call it the dedicated American server.

[cerulean tusk]

this particular sentence sounds more like you cant read any of the English newspaperS rather than just one specific one. its a big number, but it is countable. things like water and rice are uncountable, technically

[cerulean tusk]

synonyms, yes

however, i would use stutter more for describing someone else's speech impediment while i could use either to describe my own

[wanton moss]

Alright thank you ! May I ask why though ?

[cerulean tusk]

just because our ears tell us this is what sounds better 🙂

sorry, i know thats kind of a non-answer, but many times, that's just how it works

[wanton moss]

No that’s fine, thank you for answering again ! I appreciate it ^^

[cerulean tusk]

happy to help!

[marble whale]

Hi people.
What do you call an on-floor fan in English?

[past sphinx]

Hi

[flat rune]

I smell with my nose
I smell by my nose
Which one is correct

[flat rune]

How do I use grammer

[blissful kestrel]

Exercise can be used as n./ un

do morning exercises? Take exercise?

2 what are the differences between every and each

[magic goblet]

Hey guys, should I learn grammar to speaking, or maybe what themes of grammar really required for speaking?

[cerulean tusk]

it can depend on the shape...

box fan
tower fan
or just floor fan

[cerulean tusk]

with

[cerulean tusk]

anything in particular?

[cerulean tusk]

do

each is more for an individual thing
every is for all, usually 3 or more

this is a difficult one because there are many times that either is acceptable
as in, each day i go to the gym or every day i go to the gym

[cerulean tusk]

honestly, you don't NEED to learn grammar to speak. think about how you learned your native language, by listening to your mom/dad and other adults. we dont learn what past perfect continuous is, we just learn to speak. your best option is to start talking with a native as much as possible. youtube and spotify are great, but you cannot have a conversation with them. i hope that helps!

[magic goblet]

I'm very thankful

[marble whale]

Tower fan, I guess.

[cerulean tusk]

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thats a tower fan

[swift briar]

Lmao

Nice drawing

[cerulean tusk]

hahaha

[frosty charm]

"I'm turning 9th grade" that's grammatically incorrect right?

[cerulean tusk]

i'm entering/starting/beginning 9th grade
or
i'm going to 9th grade

[cerulean tusk]

turning would be more reserved for an age change... as in, i'm turning 9 next month.

[flat rune]

What does "Rizz" mean?

[cerulean tusk]

its slang for charisma, a word used for describing someone who is a smooth talker or charming, usually towards the opposite sex when flirting

[thorny viper]

It can also mean the ability to pick up [opposite gender]. For example, 'Jake has so much rizz'

[cerulean tusk]

yea, charisma

[dense oasis]

sometimes it doesnt have to be very visible, like the person who "has rizz" doesnt have to be rich, beautiful, or very fit, sometimes its just... a vibe

[flat rune]

🆗

[dense oasis]

like sometimes it just happens that a conversation works very well and well you have a very nice start, then it could also potentially be a rizz

[flat rune]

Got any idea how to be Rizz in one day?

[cerulean tusk]

yea, a smoothness

[dense oasis]

depends on the speaker, like for a great amount of people am just weird and my sense of humour is pretty bad, but for some of them am actually cute and they like my weird-ass jokes

so i can have a rizz on the second ones

[flat rune]

Developing a sense of humor in non native language is difficult

[cerulean tusk]

ha, you either have it or you dont

[dense oasis]

maybe a bit... sometimes it just happens same as in native

[flat rune]

That's harsh

[flat rune]

Yea the situations can match up but the delivery is most important

It just doesn't translate one to one

[cerulean tusk]

true tho

[dense oasis]

i actually think having a sense of humour in a foreign language is more fun, because, possibly, the other speaker could be impressed by your skills or your ideas

if they know that its not your native

[flat rune]

Ye..

[barren gust]

NSFW Spoiler: (Mods remove this message if deemed inappropriate)

I have a genuine query.
||
If LMAO means "Laughing My Ass Off"
Then what's stopping LMDO (LMDO = Laughing my d*ck off) being an actual thing?||

[dusk verge]

Never heard someone say lmdo

Ever

[barren gust]

But it could potentially be an actual phrase if enough people start to use it right?

[dusk verge]

Sure so could shmtjanxhvlrirhs

[barren gust]

That's not entire gibberish

Use LMDO when the emphasis is greater

Or more intense feeling

when just using LMAO won't suffice

[dense oasis]

i guess its the same as when you see a machine which allows you to withdraw cash from your bank account, then you call it ATM because of automatic teller machine, and yet no one knows that ATM also means ||ass to mouth sexual interaction||

[thorny viper]

atm can also mean 'at the moment'

[thorny viper]

you can get rizz inefficiently by: going to an attractive person and saying "Hey [insert name here], are you a campfire? Because you're hot, irresistible, and I can't help but get closer for a sizzling adventure!"

[mortal citrus]

..

[frosty charm]

"do you think I'd be able to tell if some spider walked through my face while I'm sleepin". "walked through my face" is that incorrect

[thorny viper]

Yes, because a spider can't walk through your face. A correct answer might be "went on my face"

[frosty charm]

how about walked across my face?

is there no Grammer check website like one that actually works

[frosty charm]

I realized this might be wrong and checked it in a website that checks grammer it said it's correct and then on some others those ones also said it's correct when it's not-

[cerulean tusk]

inefficiently is an understatement

[cerulean tusk]

went on my face sounds like the spider excreted on your face... the correct wording would be "walked on my face"

[fleet sparrow]

hi

tell me, what way of learning English will be the most effective for a person using a translator?

who knows 200 words at most

[cerulean tusk]

practice with a native speaker

[flat rune]

That moment when you use ChatGPT to teach you how to be Rizz

[placid snow]

Can someone explain this sentence? "It was amazing the number of quite intelligent people whose ignorance and stupidity had melted somewhat in the fire of her scorn."

[dense oasis]

"oh babe, you look like a garbage! lemme take you out"

[dense oasis]

probably her contempt for them was so strong, that she just neglected and mocked them being intelligent, and thought of them as ignorant and stupid instead

but i dont know what "It" refers to in this sentence, so hard to tell without any broader context

[dense oasis]

it could also be different... context makes a huge difference

[worthy swan]

Do people actually use “Vice General Manager”? I thought we can only use “Deputy” when it comes to Manager…. Haven’t heard about it so can someone pls explain?

[placid snow]

I thought about it and I think I understand what is means. People she is talking to are scientists. I think the author trying to say that being intelligent makes them arrogant and stupid in some situations, and her despise towards them makes them lose that arrogance and stupidity.

Thanks for answering btw 🙂

[late topaz]

it says nothing about the arrogance, the sentence you sent contains only ignorance, which is a different thing

[placid snow]

Typo

[dense oasis]

ah yeah, makes sense

i actually had a thought like this as well

but i kinda overlooked this way of understanding it

[neat flume]

its actually correct

[neat flume]

watch lots of english speaking youtubers , even if you dont understand them keep watching them eventully you'll understand everything

[mint seal]

It’s correct

[vague swallow]

Is there a kind of list containing popular abbreviations for talking/chating?

[neat flume]

@frosty charm you can use different words too - "do you think I'd be able to sense if some spider wandered over my face while I'm sleepin". , you're correct but you can use this too

[neat flume]

you mean gen z

ikr

fr

omg

oml

damn

[vague swallow]

yes

[swift briar]

You don't have to add "A" to everything

Just say u look like garbage

Or A bag of garbage

[dense oasis]

will you forbid me?

from doing that?

[swift briar]

Yes

[blazing smelt]

What does it mean: "the minister had it coming"?

— How did you find this new graffiti? The minister really had it coming.
— I'm not a fan of politically charged artworks.

[dense oasis]

good luck

[swift briar]

Good a luck to u

Too

[dense oasis]

well, "a" should be used, maybe abandon this and don't use "the" either?

maybe just abandon the tenses, and the grammar all together, and never use "a", never use tenses, etc?

i dont think so lol

[swift briar]

...

[neat flume]

use a on first time things or just simple thing s , dont use "a" when you're using some known stuff like moon sun and if you're telling a story again to someone avoid a

use the moon the sun , and if you wanna be speciffic you can say "remember about the cherry i ate yesterday"

[dense oasis]

i know all of that

in the past i used to not use "a" at all, and i dont wanna repeat this thing again, like probably better to maybe abuse it, than to omit it everytime

[mortal citrus]

It means something was inevitably awaiting the minister and something was going to happen no matter what.

[swift briar]

Going to the cat cafe ?

[mortal citrus]

Okay

I had it coming

[swift briar]

Had what coming ?

[blazing smelt]

That is, the minister was going to be prosecuted for this graffiti?

[mortal citrus]

Nothing

[mortal citrus]

Yeah

[blazing smelt]

Thanks 🙂

[swift briar]

You had nothingness coming

[neat flume]

you cannot use "the" with countries name unless it has some extra words to it like "The United kingdom"

[swift briar]

People usually say THE to emphasize on something (could be a slang)

Yes yes im from THEEE x country

He's THEEEEE guy

[neat flume]

must be a slang

[swift briar]

Not just A guy

[swift briar]

No it is 100%

[dense oasis]

"marriage when"

[swift briar]

Lol

[swift briar]

When you're 24

[dense oasis]

hm i dont wanna

[swift briar]

And has a plot

[dense oasis]

i think am THE cat

that youve been searching for all of yoru life

[neat flume]

I'll get married at age 30 - is this correct and how can i make it better

[dense oasis]

*your

[swift briar]

@mortal citrus when i has a house can claim that i has a plot ?

[mortal citrus]

rephrase please

[swift briar]

Me or him ?

[mortal citrus]

You

[dense oasis]

at the age of

[swift briar]

Lol

[mortal citrus]

Say “I’ll get married when I’m 30”

or what cat

said

[dense oasis]

yes

very good

[mortal citrus]

Remember to be simple english learners!

#simple

[swift briar]

Or im marrying at 30

[neat flume]

so you're getting married when you're 30 wow

[swift briar]

[mortal citrus]

.

is this a setup

BEHDHHS

[mortal citrus]

STOP

[swift briar]

Yes

[dense oasis]

yes, you're getting married

[mortal citrus]

OMGG

wait who am i marrying

Lol

myself

YIPEE

[swift briar]

He's luring you into accepting him or her to be your significant other

[neat flume]

im marrying at 30 street

[swift briar]

Anyway

[mortal citrus]

me and myself we’re going to Greece

[swift briar]

Can i say that i own a plot

[mortal citrus]

Him im

[swift briar]

If i bought a house

[mortal citrus]

him

[dense oasis]

sure, thats gonna be double price of the tickets

[mortal citrus]

Hum

[swift briar]

Does that make sense

[mortal citrus]

Lmaoo

[mortal citrus]

Uhhh yes if the house isnt there yet

[neat flume]

nope , just thought of a joke after you explained lol

[mortal citrus]

Lol

[swift briar]

Elaborate a lil

Willya

[mortal citrus]

So a plot of land is land that is basically just dirt and soil, and when u buy it u get ready to build a house on that plot of land

[swift briar]

Yes

[neat flume]

you dont say you've a plot after making a house on it , its like saying i ate raw meat

[mortal citrus]

So even tho u technically own the land when the house is on it, u wouldnt say “I own this plot” bc its already implied

Just say

“I own this house”

[dense oasis]

can i just ignore that and instead of building a house can i put up an entire factory to pollute the air

[mortal citrus]

#English

[mortal citrus]

Sounds good

[swift briar]

Right

So a plot is strictly

A land

[mortal citrus]

Oui

[swift briar]

Gotcha

[neat flume]

plot is like a movie story line

[mortal citrus]

+2 XP Fenti

[swift briar]

I know

[mortal citrus]

You can even say “block of land”

Plot good tho

[swift briar]

Yes block is a different way of saying a 4 by 4 land

Loool

[mortal citrus]

block can be a triangle lol if u want it to be

🤗

[dense oasis]

and when you have 64 of them then it's a stack, 100% sure

[mortal citrus]

Looool

[neat flume]

you can say "little bit of earth"

jk

[swift briar]

But that wouldn't make sense if its a block

Right ?

[mortal citrus]

Yes u can

[swift briar]

(Being sarcastic)

[mortal citrus]

A block of triangles

🥺

(#English)

[swift briar]

No

Lol

[mortal citrus]

Lol

[neat flume]

what are some great english words you use in your daily sentences

[dense oasis]

"a"

"the"

[mortal citrus]

Ambiguous

[swift briar]

Funny how A is both a letter and a word

At the same time

[swift briar]

Ubiquitous

[mortal citrus]

LMAO

[swift briar]

(Jk) i never use it

[dense oasis]

tbh yeah, id expect that from korean and japanese, but english? lol

[neat flume]

do i look Ambiguous?

[swift briar]

Wait.. what's the plural for Japanese ?

[mortal citrus]

Yeah

[swift briar]

Japaneseses ?

Lol

[mortal citrus]

Nah

[dense oasis]

why would it have a plural

it is already a plural

[mortal citrus]

Correct

[neat flume]

japenis

[mortal citrus]

+3 XP Black Cat

.

-567 XP piff

[swift briar]

I guess since they end with es

Like Chinese

So their plural and singular form are the same

[dense oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/yoda-star-wars-learning-gif-14395199

[neat flume]

chikness

[swift briar]

I was also wondering why "borned" isn't a word

[mint seal]

Borned

[swift briar]

It should've been
I was borned

[dense oasis]

because european languages are mentally ill and they have a concept called "irregular past tense"

[neat flume]

i was borned in liverpool at the railroad switch house

[swift briar]

Nah they just suffer from bad england

[mint seal]

Yeah technically lmao

[swift briar]

Very incoherent England structure

[mint seal]

I study Japanese but I’ve never thought about the plurals before HAHA

[dense oasis]

which jlpt

[mint seal]

What does that stand for?

[dense oasis]

oh wow

[swift briar]

U were born in a pool full of livers ?

That's scary

[frosty charm]

why yall chatting in this channel

[dense oasis]

japanese language proficiency test, i thought you knew that, like the N1-N5 levels...

[neat flume]

born v2 form - bron , new idea that will change the english forever

if trans can change english why cant i

[mint seal]

I never took that. I study Japanese in school as a subject

[dense oasis]

ah

[swift briar]

Good A luck with that

[dense oasis]

that would explain a lot

[mint seal]

Dunno, we should probably move though

[frosty charm]

||WHY DID THE OTHER PERSON SAY IT'S NOT||

[swift briar]

Not really, we were talikg about english questions

[neat flume]

its correct

i dont know why they said that

[mint seal]

Well there isn’t a rule for talking in here and obvi I’m not gonna get y’all in trouble for it but idk i feel improper talking in here just bc it’s only English questions

[mint seal]

Who said it was incorrect?

[neat flume]

shhhh lets talk about grammer

[mint seal]

It should be fine anyways

[frosty charm]

🥹

[mint seal]

Saying “walking through my face” is correct. Not everything you say has to be literal

I can’t remember the exact quote btw

[swift briar]

We are just having insightful conversations that involves English questions here and there, and fixing grammatical mistakes and chat just for a little while.

We do a bit of everything

[neat flume]

thats why i said it was correct but also provided some alternative like wandered over my face

[mint seal]

Yeah that’s ok, it’s actually nice that people chat in here sometimes

[mint seal]

That’s also correct. Both work

[swift briar]

Yes

Wandered over or wandered on ?

[mint seal]

Both

Preferably “over”

For me at least

[swift briar]

Ok

[mint seal]

Just bc it’s walking

But both are correct anyways

[swift briar]

Can i day wandered on the streets

Say&

[mint seal]

Yes

[mint seal]

It’s more natural that way too

[swift briar]

Alright

But why not wandered over the streets

What's the difference

[neat flume]

we're trying to change english , i was bron in india , oh wait i cant use in because in "in"dia , i will use i was bron on india

[swift briar]

Ears quality check ?

Type of words

[swift briar]

So u were born on top of it ?

[mint seal]

I think more people tend to use “on” and to me it’s more natural

[swift briar]

Nice

[mint seal]

You can still use “over” though but it’s preferable to use “on.” I can’t explain it well because I’m a native LOL

[neat flume]

damn no , i will then use i was bron inside india

[swift briar]

By more natural do u mean more "ears pleasing"

?

[mint seal]

Yes, and also reading

[swift briar]

There has to be logic behind it

Hopefully

But im to lazy to dig into it

Lol

[mint seal]

Sorry, as an English helper my bio states that I am stupid

In explanations specifically

😂

[neat flume]

I'M on train - definitely not pleasing

[mint seal]

But I try my best

[swift briar]

Well im worse than you

Non native and is dummy

So that's pretty bad

[mint seal]

No no don’t say that, you’re not

[swift briar]

Don't be empathetic, im used to it

[neat flume]

use im not good like you , it sounds positive

[swift briar]

I appreciate your sentiments tho...

[swift briar]

But im bad in general so ut doesn't matter who am i comparing myself to

[mint seal]

Just because you’re non native doesn’t mean you’re bad. You definitely understand things better but at the end of the day, our levels are incomparable because we are both good :))

[swift briar]

But you are gooderer than me

Being a native grants you the upper hand on me

Lol

[mint seal]

And I don’t care what you say about yourself, I’m being a hypocrite but I see good traits written on sticky notes on your back that I can see

[swift briar]

I have to struggle just to accomplish things you accomplished effortlessly

[mint seal]

Please I struggle in English too. Not grammar wise but essays? Stories? Topics? They’re stressful

[neat flume]

for example "i killed them" intead we can be more positive "it was great action just like john wick"

[mint seal]

I know that was a joke but this lowkey made me uncomfortable-

[swift briar]

You're struggling from success

[swift briar]

I'm sorry

[mint seal]

Trying hard though, and that’s what matters

[mint seal]

It’s alright ^^

[swift briar]

Im bad at all of these

In both languages

[neat flume]

even if people accomplish faster than you , guess what you still keep grinding"english grammer"

[mint seal]

Just asking why do you have both “beginner” and “fluent” roles?

[mint seal]

This.

[swift briar]

Cuz I'm a switch, as in, i can either be a complete beginner one day, or the most fluent guy on earth

My brain isn't at a 100% functioning rate

[neat flume]

i consider myself good in english but in other things i struggle than normal people , i figured consistency is key "english grammer"

[mint seal]

This sounds so much like me, honestly

[swift briar]

Im very inconsistent

And im not joking, i mean it

There will be days where i sound like

I don't even know english at all

[neat flume]

im understanding what you're saying "english grammer"

[swift briar]

Happened to me

And days where i can takeover conversations

And go on a Tangent

For hours

[mint seal]

||Just saying, we should stick back to the topic of English if you guys still wanna chat here||

||Just bc I’m scared of getting in trouble even though I’m a staff member HAHAHAH||

[neat flume]

we're still talking about english

shhhhh

[mint seal]

Haha

[swift briar]

Can ask the mods

If you don't feel comfortable

About the specific rules of this channel

It's my favorite due to only having to deal with very few people

I answer questions, i ask questions, i help others, i basically do everything that's related to this channel.

[mint seal]

It’s just that I’ve never warned people/seen others warn people for texting in here

[neat flume]

you can scroll up my all texts are now related to english grammer

[swift briar]

Can double check with the other staff members

To come with an answer

[mint seal]

In the other big English server, people get warned but imma double check

[swift briar]

Doesn't have to be strictly grammar or vocabulary

It's any english question

[mint seal]

I should give you the English helper role

You’re great bro

[neat flume]

although i still put "english grammer" in my every text , just editted them

[swift briar]

I'm too dumb for that, but thanks if you think highly of me.

[neat flume]

btw i've a request

[mint seal]

Hm? What sort?

[neat flume]

can we focus more on english question channel

[mint seal]

I’ll just ask others anyways but you’ve been helping quite frequently and I appreciate that

[neat flume]

like if this channel gets more active i'll learn more

and i'll help too

[mint seal]

Wdym by this

It’s a little unclear to me

[neat flume]

like we can talk to server owner to put some attention on english question channel

[swift briar]

Wdym by attention

[neat flume]

to make it more active

[swift briar]

Got examples ?

[mint seal]

Oh, you want more people to ask questions?

[neat flume]

yes

exactly

[swift briar]

What do u suggest for that ?

[neat flume]

i like learning through discord

also it'll help others too

[mint seal]

That depends on the members themselves, tbh. We can try encouraging people but it may be hard

The activity in this channel is good so far though

[neat flume]

maybe i can promote this server

[swift briar]

slowly fade away for being ignored twice

[neat flume]

lol

[mint seal]

sorry about that

[neat flume]

the only thing i dont know in english is when to use capital and when to not

[mint seal]

You use capitals for nouns and at the start of a new sentence

[neat flume]

hmm

thanks

I'm learning english from youtube

[swift briar]

And after a ,

Right ?

Hello im james, What about you ?

[mint seal]

No, you don’t use capitals after commas unless if it’s a noun

[mint seal]

Good!

[neat flume]

btw beginners chat seems like general chat

dont you think

[mint seal]

But more peaceful ain’t it?

[swift briar]

In English, a capital letter is used for the first word of a sentence and for all proper nouns (words that name a specific person, place, organization, or thing). In some cases, capitalization is also required for the first word in a quotation and the first word after a colon.

[neat flume]

ya

[swift briar]

Seems complicated lol

[neat flume]

what if i use countries name , do i need to use capital for all of them or just the first country

[mint seal]

This is true

I forgot about the quotations and semi colon

[swift briar]

Yes

That's what i was meaning

[mint seal]

Oh and uh if it’s helpful, I can correct your sentences too

Just don’t expect me to have the best explanations on planet earth

[swift briar]

Go for it

[neat flume]

like Japan , America - is it correct

[swift briar]

There's google, don't worry too much about it

Even if you said something incorrect, it can be easily googled and having it googled

[neat flume]

i tend to focus more on people's explaination intead of google

lol

[swift briar]

Just do whatever makes you understand more

[neat flume]

kiu are you mod?

[swift briar]

The whole point of this whole thing we're doing rn is to send and receive

[flat rune]

"His iq is inversely proportional to the chapter number (564)"

What does this phrase mean?

[mint seal]

Yes

[mint seal]

No space after “Japan” but this is correct

[mint seal]

Can you provide the full context/extract please?

[swift briar]

Based on that limited context i assume that his iq is decreasing ?

Tho I'm 90% wrong

Hard to really judge

[neat flume]

inversely proportional is a math term means related to , and context matter of what is 564 chapter is

[flat rune]

The guy said

"This guy's iq is inversely proportional to the chapter number"

[swift briar]

That's the same thing

[mint seal]

Oh, I understand

To my understanding, the guy that said this was exaggerating how “not” smart the person is

To contrast the large chapter number

I’m also assuming inverse proportion is at a decreasing rate

In a nutshell, I’d simply phrase the sentence and meaning as “This guy’s IQ is decreasing”

[gloomy locust]

hello

[mint seal]

Hello

[swift briar]

That's what i thought too

[swift briar]

Yeah lol

[mint seal]

we love hyperbole!

[swift briar]

What's a hyperbole ?

Lol

[mint seal]

a technique in English

or a literary device

it’s exaggeration

[swift briar]

Ohhhhh i see

I get what you mean

[neat flume]

I found all the hidden knowledge in this world when kiu explained hyperbole

is this sentence correct

[swift briar]

I guess..

Yes

I don't see anything too off with it

[cerulean tusk]

grammatically, yes. truthfully, no. haha

[swift briar]

Yeah lol

[neat flume]

it was supposed to be hyperbole

[cerulean tusk]

i understand. im playing into it

[neat flume]

oh

[clever swan]

The king populated the city in his own image.
Does this sentence make any sense?

[cerulean tusk]

hmmm... is the sentence trying to say the king designed the city the way he wanted?

[swift briar]

Sounds very poetic

Or philosophical

[swift briar]

From what i understand, the king wanted to populate the city according to his vision ?

Or his standards

It's hard to piece it together, it may not mean what it says (not literal)

Lol

[cerulean tusk]

we usually think of populate to refer to increase number of people

[clever swan]

Thank you. I ran into the 'populate (something) in one's own image' from a video game so I made that sentence to see if it works.

[swift briar]

The king populated his city with people according to his vision ?

Idk...that sentence is kinda complicated

[cerulean tusk]

yea it doesnt really make sense...

[swift briar]

It may make sense to some people

But not me

[dense oasis]

like it sounds as if he had so many wives, and so many children, that the whole city was made of his offspring

[swift briar]

Mayhaps

It's a very interpretable sentence

[dense oasis]

and according to his vision maybe cuz like... he chose only women he liked, when it came to appearance

[blissful kestrel]

I wonder what is your name/what your name is.

[swift briar]

I wonder, what's your name

You only say "What's your name?" (What is your name? is more formal)

'what your name is' is the indicative form. For example, "I don't know what your name is." If it is a question you change the order as I have done above.

[dense oasis]

you're incorrect

"I wonder what your name is."

same as "I was wondering what her name was."

[dense oasis]

if this helps you

two first people from the top are not natives, the first one from the bottom is a native

like sure "I wonder... what's your name?" would be fine, but the break after the first part of this sentence would have to be significantly longer than usual

[swift briar]

https://tenor.com/view/toast-anime-concerned-gif-22128918

[blissful kestrel]

so the correct answer is I wonder what ur name is

Another question every/ten minutes

each ten minutes

[misty terrace]

Every ten minutes

[grim urchin]

Hii i am a beginner in english learning

how to start learning it

[swift briar]

Watch videos

[grim urchin]

heh?/

which one

[swift briar]

https://youtu.be/Ff5FUoo2YZA

[unreal tusk]

A question: is it said the water floats the duck or the water makes float the duck?

[misty terrace]

I would say the water makes the duck float

[unreal tusk]

@misty terrace oh ok. Thank you

[cerulean tusk]

i would say the duck floats on the water... water doesnt make ducks float

[flat rune]

Agreed

[unreal tusk]

@cerulean tusk but what about a toy (those that they use in the bath)

[noble wasp]

hello

i have to make a question for this answer "Yes, she had better respect her godfather"

i'm confused about how to make it as "had better" is an expression. can someone tell me what it would be like?

[severe arch]

Hello guys. A question: "They'd read full when they were five gallons light." What does it mean? (I figured it out like: they realized something was full, but there was 5 gallons of fuel.)

[cerulean tusk]

good question, but it is not the water that is causing the toy to float, the buoyancy of the toy allows it to float.

[cerulean tusk]

to me it sounds like they thought something was full, but in reality, they were short 5 gallons. a fuel gauge in a car can give this perception.

[cerulean tusk]

hello noûs! i am not sure what the question is...

[noble wasp]

uh ye it's kinda weird. thanks anw

[swift briar]

Yeah, your mass is the reason for your float

That's why our sun is pulling everyone/everything due to it having a bigger mass

We are getting pulled by the sun due to the mass of our planet

[mortal citrus]

Pulled*😁

[sullen wolf]

had better on its own essentially adds "or be punished" on to the end,

"She had better respect her godfather or she'll be punished"

sometimes its shortened even further to just better

"She better respect her grandfather"

[grim urchin]

ohh

[flat rune]

how do you say the file size of a video game
like Dota2 is about 45 GB, how do you say it?

FILE SIZE?
GAME SIZE?

do you say **GB **as
**GIGABYTE **or GeeBee?

same with KB, MB, TB....? 🤔

[cerulean tusk]

Gigabyte
yes, same for the others

[flat rune]

I draw illustrations, ads, graphic designs **ON / IN Adobe Photoshop ** (a software application on PC) for a living.



🤔 ON, right?

[flat rune]

🫡

[cerulean tusk]

in

[flat rune]

🫡

[cerulean tusk]

or using

[compact forge]

what is meant by that agglutinative language ?

[flat rune]

do people watch BBC news in 🇺🇸 ?

[swift briar]

Why wouldn't they

[cerulean tusk]

im not aware of this in English

[swift briar]

I think you meant accumulative

Thought*

Grammar ? Hello ? Thank u

Brain is rusty

[cerulean tusk]

I don't think normally... maybe if there is something regional happening like related to the royal family

[swift briar]

Isn't there an American brach of bbc ?

Branch*

[flat rune]

are you from chile?

[cerulean tusk]

BBC America, yea

[cerulean tusk]

nope

[flat rune]

🇨🇱

[swift briar]

If u pay attention

You'll see

The blue square actually goes all the way down

[dense oasis]

it is a kind of language that uses the idea of forming new words from smaller parts ("morphemes"), for example Japanese often likes to create new words from already existing compounds, like shoku is food (i dont have japanese and chinese characters on my keyboard so i cant type it properly, sorry), but shokutaku is a dining table

[dense oasis]

no

[dense oasis]

although be careful with terms like this, most people will not know them, it is pretty linguistic and nerdy

[swift briar]

Be careful being nerdy

[lunar token]

this is especially in comparison to analytic grammar, which tends to use entire words to form meaning instead of adding suffixes (like Chinese), and fusional grammar, which uses suffixes that combine several different meanings (like Spanish) instead of keeping each suffix distinct (like Japanese)

[cerulean tusk]

nice, but not my flag

[dense oasis]

unfortunately i have no idea about spanish, but yeah, makes sense

[swift briar]

🇨🇱

See the difference ?

[lunar token]

an example of fusional grammar in Spanish would be like "corrió" from the verb "correr" (to run)

-(i)ó = past indicative third-person singular, all as one unit

[dense oasis]

ohh

yeah japanese doesnt really do this...

[swift briar]

@cerulean tusk also the color of your flag is flipped/inverted lol

In ur pfp

Wrong colors order

[cerulean tusk]

it's not tho...

[swift briar]

Weird

[swift briar]

Lpl

[cerulean tusk]

imposter

[swift briar]

Yeah

[flat rune]

Hello , if there is anyone here can help me I want to improve my English , by reading books and doing conversation .

[sacred ridge]

Heyy

[sacred ridge]

We can be a English buddy

[flat rune]

Yeah

the amount of money people save 'increases
in inverse proportion to the amount' they spend.

🤔 other ways to say this,
without using 'in inverse'? >

[cerulean tusk]

ngl, you had me doubting myself for a moment. maybe i will change my name to Authentic Texan

[flat rune]

(the less you spend the more you save)

[swift briar]

Go for it

Authenticity

Is important

[cerulean tusk]

a penny saved is a penny earned?

[flat rune]

perfecto!

🫡

[swift briar]

Less output more input

[formal dagger]

Would anyone explain to me the difference between assure and reassure? also perhaps help me with an example. much obliged in advance. 🎩 👌

[swift briar]

almost the same but its just that you put more emphasis when you reassure

when you assure someone of something you tell/confirm them that its true or real.

when you reassure, you make them less worried about something by telling them again that its real.

[misty terrace]

Assure to me also is more umm used in formal and maybe professional settings. “I assure you this deal will make us all rich. “

[swift briar]

Will it tho ?

[misty terrace]

Tbh no I’m not a businessman

Only businessbear

https://tenor.com/view/we-bear-bares-gif-11067795

[swift briar]

Businessbearman

[formal dagger]

I don't suppose you're related to manbearpig then? 👀

[misty terrace]

I was until I changed my name

[formal dagger]

How so?

[misty terrace]

My old discord tag was manbearhorsepig

So I always joked I was related because that South Park episode is how I got my tag

[formal dagger]

Then I assume someone beat you to it then?

Oh

I see

[misty terrace]

Someone took manbear before me

I enjoy just going by manbear

[flat rune]

@steel thicket
🤣

[swift briar]

But no one took authentic English

Im one of a kind

[formal dagger]

Aye, me too 🙂

[misty terrace]

Looks like it

[swift briar]

There's only 3 authentic people

[formal dagger]

I got my nickname from my actual name Yu||dhist||ira, from Indian to Japanese name lol.

[swift briar]

Yuri

Was my old name

Old username*

That is

[formal dagger]

Oh my I do apologize for getting the channel discussion oot. Should we stop?

[cerulean tusk]

reassure simply means to assure again. the prefix re is almost always going to mean again

reuse
repeat
rewatch
rewind
redesign
restart

there are, very likely, exceptions to this

[swift briar]

Reboot

[flat rune]

What is a QUESTION in MATH called?

a INQUIRY or just QUESTION 🤔

[swift briar]

Ah...

Just a question

Inquiry is like... when u want to ask about products usually

Complaints and inquiries

An inquiry would be seen to be more specific and detailed than a single question.

Basically question = broad
Inquire = specific and detailed

[flat rune]

🫡

[dense oasis]

remember, read, reckon

well, there is probably wayy more of these exceptions lol

[cerulean tusk]

respect, resolute, revenue.... i thought of a bunch while i was out at the market

@dense oasis remember isnt to member again?

[cerulean tusk]

are you thinking about "problem"?

[swift briar]

Math problems

Math equations

[cerulean tusk]

the equation is, i think, when all information is on both sides of the "="
when the equation needs to be solved is when its referred to as a question or problem

or even "solve the equation" meaning, provide the data needed to make it an equation

[thorn owl]

how do u all use would to make presumption or expectation?

[swift briar]

I don't think i understand your question

[thorn owl]

ok let me explain, how dos it work here?

would for presumption or expectation

That would be Jo calling. I'll answer it.
We saw a police helicopter overhead yesterday morning. | Really? They would have been looking for those bank robbers.

what does would stands for here?

[swift briar]

He's presuming/guessing

That they're after him

He's basing He's opinion on limited information

[thorn owl]

o k, now such: -that guy had an accent| -it would be Jo

wait

never mind i dont get it

[swift briar]

Expection means: a strong belief that something will happen or be the case.

"reality had not lived up to expectations"

Or i expected him to win

Basically it means setting your bars to a level for something

(Example) if they didn't release iPhone 15 this month im gonna be very disappointed

Ever heard people say, lower your expectations ?

presume and assume both mean "to take something as true," "presume" implies more confidence or evidence backed reasoning. An "assumption" suggests there is little evidence supporting your guess

So in that case based on the evident of him hearing a helicopter he presumed that they're chasing him

He didn't expected it

Because it's not something he anticipated or knew beforehand

@thorn owl is it clear yet ?

[dense oasis]

lmao

i believe it is not

[cerulean tusk]

haha

[north hound]

hi

[cosmic path]

Le vent se lève, il faut tenter de vivre. - the wind is rising, we must try to live.

Can any1 tell me what does it exactly mean ?

[mint seal]

Hello, please provide the entire extract

[swift briar]

||real quick: nice selfie you posted few days ago||

[mint seal]

||oh meh gawd this was on Wednesday 😭 thank you though||

[swift briar]

||better late then never||

[mint seal]

||true true||

[swift briar]

I feel so disappointed in myself...no matter how much i try to improve i just seem to hit an invisible wall that kicks me away from getting there

I hate how bad i am at learning....

I guess you can call this a rant/english question,

Sorry if it's an inappropriate place for it, just frustrated.

[kind garnet]

How many words do i need learn per day?

[alpine lotus]

I don't know it will help you or not but as a fellow learner I just want to tell you that you are not alone who feels like this.
I have been trying my best to be Fluent in English for four to five years. If I look back what I was four years back, I certainly see an improvement. When you want to see that if there's an improvement or not in you, Dont keep the the time frame small keep it large.

I stumbled upon this quote when I was going through the comment section of a youtube video.
"We overestimate what we can achieve in a day,
We underestimate what we can achieve in a year"
I am not quoting the exact words but it is somewhat along those lines.

And Canguro English once said that it generally take you decades to reach the level of Native. Don't loose hope.

For example take the economy of two countries one is developing and another one is developed.

The one developing will have a much higher percentage of growth rate in its GDP annually than one which is already developed or will soon be considered as developed.

[dense oasis]

for me the improvement is absolutely clear and discernible, two years ago i was not able to touch a book in english, today am reading books in this language with high comprehension, even if there is still a lot of rare, difficult words

[alpine lotus]

Read a book or newspaper. Don't trouble yourself with remembering words because after a day or two when you don't use them you will forget.
When reading book or a newspaper, just don't forget to look for the meaning of the words which you don't know and write down the meaning just beside the word. If the word is used regularly,. Then there is a high chance that you will again find the word in tomorrow's newspaper or the day after tomorrow. After revisiting the word five times in a month, for the sixth time you won't need to search its meaning. And that's how you add another word in your arsenal without even trying mugging up a list of words.

[dense oasis]

i disagree, actually do take the effort to remember the words, i use Anki for this, it distributes my flashcards across days, weeks, and months, so i just review things on daily basis for like 20-30 minutes a day, it helps a lot, and if someone wants to know more and more words, then the dictionary checks and immersion is not always enough

but yeah if someone wanted to study them without things like that, with an old-school paper notebook method, then it would suck

[kind garnet]

Yes, i do so. But yesterday i wrote 50 new words from book, and i didn't remember almost all of them.

I several times read them again, though.

[dense oasis]

dont take everything at once, 50 new words from a book would take me like 5 days, because i distribute new words usually like 5-10 words a day

i know very well that am gonna forget, but after few times when i forget, and few times i recall, the idea will be reinforced

[alpine lotus]

I can't say which one is the right method. Then perhaps it all come down to what suits you the best. I am happy that it is helping you but sadly it never worked for me.

[alpine lotus]

Well as black cat said don't try to stuff yourself at once. Take small bites.

[kind garnet]

Okay, thanks

[bleak cave]

hello

[cosmic path]

I found this line in a ghibli anime, "wind rises". It's a french phrase

[flat rune]

in Chess, do you say

the white king is **ON **or AT h1 (the spot in the very up left)?

[bright pulsar]

Neither is really incorrect. Probably more common to say the piece is "on" a square since in chess with a physical board, the pieces are positioned literally on the square.

[finite lantern]

Kh1

https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-notation#:~:text=The simplest and most common,board with letters and numbers.&text=In this diagram%2C the white,black begins at rank 8.

[flat rune]

how many **timeS **do you have?
do you have enough time for a 20-minute game?

🤔 time or timeS

[bright pulsar]

Time is uncountable usually. It's mostly used in the singular.

[mortal citrus]

"How much time do you have?"

[bright pulsar]

You can use it plural when referring to multiple times, though.

For example, "a sign of the times"

[finite lantern]

In chess you do not say "20 min game"

You mention the time format like 10+0

That'd be a 20 mins game

[flat rune]

there're certain situations/conditions** WHERE / IN WHICH** it would be correct but in most cases it's wrong.

🤔 **WHERE or IN WHICH **or both are right?

[flat rune]

i've been to detroit 3 times

[bright pulsar]

Yep, this is correct. Each "time" can serve as an instance, so that works. "several times" is common.

[flat rune]

do you USE and SEE the word 'blunder' a lot? 🤔

[dense oasis]

in chess yes

outside of chess i heard it too, but am not sure if it was reaaaally frequent

[rancid compass]

What is something starts wtih j which meaning is similar to dizziness or giddiness. It is some kind of feeling that's for sure

[flat rune]

means to make a mistake/BAD MOVE?

[dense oasis]

this is not just a bad move, it is an absolutely awful move

like it sounds like "a mistake", but waaay more serious

[flat rune]

`Ullman stood five-five,
and when he moved, it was with the "prissy speed" that seems to be the exclusive domain of all small plump men.

The part in his hair was exact, and his dark suit was sober but comforting.
I am a man you can bring your problems to, that suit said to the paying customer. `

🤔 "prissy speed"?

[dense oasis]

for example when you blunder a pawn by accident, but your position doesnt really change and the advantage is on your side/you both are still equal, then it is a mistake, but if you blundered an entire bishop for free, then this is a blunder

"blunder' is also a verb, as you may have noticed

[flat rune]

🫡

[flat rune]

^^^ 🤔

[dense oasis]

so his speed was low, he moved with an elegance, prissy is a pejorative word for someone who acts as if they were very upper-class

like they seem to be wanting to be respected, but it is soo prim, and excessive, that it makes you wanna ridicule them rather than really respect them

[flat rune]

can i interpret it as 'pretentious'? 🤔

[dense oasis]

for me yeah

but am not a native

[flat rune]

are you german?

🇩🇪

🍻

🌭

[hearty shuttle]

hello guys, please help me understand Why in the word like "Bitdh" we use the article. Fro example : To mark the birth of Harper Collins Publisher

Birth is it the abstract noun

Im trying to understand article's points

[flat rune]

people usually use a gerund-**DOING **with the verb COME? 🤔

he CAME RUSHING into the room, grabbed his backpack and left again

[serene plinth]

Well, you can't have two finite verbs in the same clause without a connector/conjunction

Thus after a finite verb, gerunds or infinitives are used

Gerund vs infinitive depends on the context/sentence

[flat rune]

can BUCKET be used as a CAR SEAT? 🤔
no way she's sitting in an actual BUCKET 🪣 💀

[flat rune]

🫡

[swift briar]

About 3 hours, why you ask ?

[flat rune]

(they are in a car near some big mountains)

Danny was impressed with the mountains.
"One day" Daddy had taken them up in the ones near Boulder, the ones they called the Flatirons,
but "THESE" were much bigger,
and on the tallest of them you could see a fine dusting of snow

🤔 "THESE" here refers to the current one they are near OR
the ones DADDY had taken them up to in the PAST(one day)--the Flatirons?
the current ones, i guess? 🤔

[boreal pewter]

It's a type of car seat (or other vehicle) yes

[cerulean tusk]

not to be confused with a car seat, which is what babies and small kids sit in.

[swift briar]

"Small kids"

What about big kids ?

[boreal pewter]

They're on their own

Dangle them out the windows

[cerulean tusk]

a bucket seat usually has slightly raised sides to keep you in the seat when going around corners at a higher than normal speed

[cerulean tusk]

i dont really like that definition

[boreal pewter]

Take it up with Dr. Oxford von Languages

[cerulean tusk]

ill leave him in his wrongness

[boreal pewter]

Let's just have a picture then

[cerulean tusk]

done

[flat rune]

I got really satisfied ’(when) seeing’ him winning the major champion.

🤔 is ’(when)’ needed there?

[swift briar]

2 natives fighting,lol

[cerulean tusk]

nah

[mortal citrus]

No

[mortal citrus]

Idk

[swift briar]

@mortal citrus oi

Do you get satisfaction or feel it ?

I get satisfaction, or i feel satisfaction

[cerulean tusk]

Mick would say get

[swift briar]

So it's not something that can be felt ?

I can't feel satisfaction ?

I only get it ?

[cerulean tusk]

sometimes you can't get no satisfaction

[swift briar]

Oh

[cerulean tusk]

hey hey hey

[swift briar]

Satisfaction is something that MAKES you feel happy

Got it

I got satisfied = i feel happy

[swift briar]

What what what

[cerulean tusk]

https://youtu.be/nrIPxlFzDi0

[swift briar]

Oh it's a song

Lol

[cerulean tusk]

hahahaha

[mortal citrus]

I get satisfaction ✅
I feel satisfied ✅

[swift briar]

Yeah

[mortal citrus]

Nice

[swift briar]

@mortal citrus who's that on ur pfp

[mortal citrus]

Latto

[swift briar]

It's satisfying my eyes

[mortal citrus]

If you know jungkook’s new single Seven u know latto😉

Stream!

[cerulean tusk]

not an English question buuuuut
@dense oasis i remembered you when i bought this

[swift briar]

Wtf lol

Cato negro...what a weird brand

[flat rune]

I have one of his picture ON or IN my instagram?

Can i call a lady MS. + HER FIRST NAME?

[supple holly]

"On" is the standard, because Instagram is a (social media) platform, and you always say "on a platform", not "in"

But either works fine

[supple holly]

Yes, but since you're already referring to her as "Miss", which most likely means you're in a formal setting, using her last name would be better

[swift briar]

IN n OUT

[swift briar]

Miss cheese

[supple holly]

Personally I hit them

[flat rune]

What do you call it
when you turn your head around too fast you hurt your NECK? 🤔

[quasi widget]

Hi @flat rune .

I think it's called whiplash.

[flat rune]

🫡🫡🫡👍

[supple holly]

Most reliable EngHub member

[swift briar]

Bruh

[mortal citrus]

Ive been replaced😒😒😒

Noooo

[quasi widget]

Why did you replace to no.

@mortal citrus

[mortal citrus]

i don’t understand sorry?

[quasi widget]

you said that you have been replaced to no above, didn't you?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

Are u asking why i said “Noooo”

[quasi widget]

yeah. that's it.

[mortal citrus]

I think a gif for this would explain jt

it

https://tenor.com/view/noo-toy-story-buzz-lightyear-gif-14664723

[supple holly]

You are still the OG to me

[mortal citrus]

i was joking about “being replaced” bc kimcheese would always say im the modt trusted english hub member. so i followed it with “Noooo” which is like the emotion of the gif

@quasi widget ☺️

[mortal citrus]

🥺

[quasi widget]

I understood.
I was just wondering if you are refering to me "Nooo".

[supple holly]

When no VC to hear Fenti's 3 accents

[mortal citrus]

Ah ok

[mortal citrus]

Lmfao

[flat rune]

do you feel 'satisfied' when answering people's questions here and** (WHEN)** they thanked you afterwards?

🤔 is (WHEN) needed here?

[supple holly]

Nope. It sounds redundant. You only really need 2 "when"s if you want to ask about 2 separate instances that aren't related or connected to each other, usually with the conjunction "or" in middle

But in the sentence above, someone answering the questions and getting thanked afterwards is (hopefully and usually) paired together. If you help someone, they thank you, so it's one continuous flow of events. So when you ask if someone's satisfied, you mean after they are thanked (which also makes more sense considering the question). Besides, who wouldn't feel satisfied when they're thanked, so splitting it into a separate question is redundant.

That's just my impression though. Also, "they thank* you", not "thanked". The sentence tense is simple present

[flat rune]

couldn't thank you enough
🫡

[supple holly]

I feel satisfied

[mortal citrus]

✅

[flat rune]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/781816282634780683/829656523377606757/image0.gif

[supple holly]

Fenti's validation is my life fuel

[supple holly]

https://tenor.com/view/embed-fail-embed-discord-memes-no-image-perms-image-perms-flex-gif-24899732

[flat rune]

could you guess where this british guy from? 🤔
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM_GO8afRg4)

[dense oasis]

kind of you, people usually dont remember me

[dense oasis]

am polish

[flat rune]

🇵🇱

[flat rune]

A big storm is hitting east asia.

I ’got myself all wet’ even with an umbrella…..

🤔**’got myself all wet’**? Right?

[lone ore]

Heyyo

[supple holly]

It is right, but sounds a little hmmm erotic.

I would say "I got soaked/drenched" and be done with it

[winter linden]

im not used to vocabulary

[wild grove]

hello i need some help to put some sentences into the passive.

People apply mathematics in many different activities. -> In many different activities mathematics are applied by people. Is this correct?

[vagrant copper]

put the comma to distinguish the main sentence and the support sentence

[spare summit]

Whats passive

[supple holly]

Mathematics are applied in many different activities.

When the subject of the active sentence are vague phrases like people, everyone,..., you can and should ignore it when putting the sentence into passive (so there's no "by people" here).

My English teacher also taught me a tip with the placement of the "by" phrase which I think is very useful: BY before time, BY after everything else

And finally, any prepositional phrases (in many different activities) should go after the passive verb, usually near the end of the sentence, which is why you don't put it at the start of the sentence

[vagrant copper]

thanks for explaining

[spare summit]

Anyone can tell me what passive is

[supple holly]

https://tenor.com/view/friend-charlie-meme-criti-kal-pov-gif-25062978

[spare summit]

?

[supple holly]

I think it'd be faster and better for you to look it up on Google. They'd do a better job explaining than I would

[spare summit]

okayy

ohh i see

[supple holly]

Indeed

[wild grove]

thank you ❤️ so "People use the binary scale in computers" -> The Binary Scale is used in Computers

this is so confusing😂

[supple holly]

You just got it right. So you only need a little practice with different sentence types and you're good to go

[wild grove]

Allright nice, i got one more 😁 People form the square of a number by multiplying the number by itself. -> The square of a number is formed by multiplying the number by itself

tomorrow i have my english b2 test

[supple holly]

Very nice

[supple holly]

Good luck my friend. I think you'll do just fine

[wild grove]

thank you😊, i hope so

[flat rune]

*"Discrete Math" is not the name of a branch of mathematics,
like number theory, algebra, calculus, etc.

Rather, it's a description of a set of branches of math
that all have in common the feature
that they are "discrete" rather than "continuous".*

🤔 DISCRETE?

[scenic stirrup]

Guys, I'd like to know what it means to pay your way out of something as in this sentence below:
Similarly, time affluence involves small decisions that allow you to have more and better time, such as saying no more often and paying your way out of time consuming, unrewarding tasks.

[swift briar]

Anything

And ur understanding of English is dark

Yes my English is the most authentic in the server

Everything i say is very reliable

Cuz it's not authentic enough to be used

[scenic stirrup]

Guys, would you pay some attention here for God's sake?

How come?

Nah. So pretentious my dear!

[swift briar]

Could is the correct word to use

In that context

[scenic stirrup]

Is it supposed to insult me?

Get to the point and spare me this long-winded speech.

Man, for God's sake, do you u have an answer or not?

[swift briar]

What's your question ?

[serene plinth]

Paying your way out means that you do something (maybe pay with money) just to avoid time consuming and unrewarding tasks.

[swift briar]

Basically it means

Having short cuts