📚｜english-questions

[mint seal]

literally me

so me

[whole dagger]

not that they spell them not correct, its on purpose but you knew that

[mint seal]

I once did it on purpose and a beginner corrected me

💀

[dense oasis]

you like roasting me dont you lol

[whole dagger]

lol

[swift briar]

That's quite offensive....

Jk lol

[mint seal]

I was in a bad mood that time so I was kinda pissed for a bit

[dense oasis]

they wanted to have their moment for a fraction of time, and you gave them their time to shine

so kind

[swift briar]

I usually just avoid provocative people

[mint seal]

i ignored them

[mortal citrus]

if you want a general idea of how to structure then they’re still good but yes not 100%

[mint seal]

same

[swift briar]

If we were to separate slangs, yeah

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[swift briar]

There's a word my brain just doesn't want to understand for some reason no matter how many ppl try to explain it

It's so weird

[mortal citrus]

what is it😱

i can change that

hehe

[dense oasis]

it's fine, no reason to be offended by someone trying to help

[swift briar]

TOLERANCE AND TORLATE

Lol

[mortal citrus]

Oh my

[swift briar]

HAHAHA

Idk why...

[mortal citrus]

Not again😭

[swift briar]

I know...

[mortal citrus]

Well maybe start with ine

one word

[swift briar]

Yes

[mortal citrus]

I can tolerate loud noise🤭

[swift briar]

Tolerate = condone

Or is it way off

Lol

[mortal citrus]

My tolerance to loud noises is good

[dense oasis]

not sure but i keep things short and quick, at least thats my imagination, when i type comments like on discord and i really do not care about them being perfect that much, if i were to speak formally or something then i see myself how flawed my comments would sound lmao

[swift briar]

I don't tolerate people being racist ?

Is that correct ?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[swift briar]

OHHH WAIT

[mortal citrus]

Omg kiki is teacher

I probably shouldn’t be responding

haha

[swift briar]

Tolerance as in...accept ?
Cuz

Lactose inTolerance

Meaning doesn't accept lactose

[swift briar]

Oh shoot... i forgot to bring an apple

[dense oasis]

thats not so surprising, the most surprising was when i saw they put learning thai in the profile description here

[swift briar]

[mortal citrus]

Australia :))

[mortal citrus]

Oh okay

8:33 am

almost school

[swift briar]

Go sleep

Or prepare

[mortal citrus]

I’m ready

I have english 4th period

[dense oasis]

because, why would anyone study thai?

[swift briar]

I have english 24/7 period

[mortal citrus]

nice

[mortal citrus]

do you read books ?

[swift briar]

I hate books

[mortal citrus]

I love reading

MGG

OMG

[swift briar]

Books are overrated

[mortal citrus]

BAHDHSHD

[dense oasis]

books are underrated

[mortal citrus]

Ty

[swift briar]

I'm underrated

[dense oasis]

you're authentic

[mortal citrus]

Authentic English

[swift briar]

Not enough

[swift briar]

My authenticity dropped

Now im something else

[mortal citrus]

I doubt it

You’re C1

[swift briar]

I don't

Lmao

[swift briar]

Isn't that a bomb ?

Lol

[mortal citrus]

💀

😭

[swift briar]

Or is it C4

[mortal citrus]

thailand nice

[dense oasis]

yeah i mean i actually did not mean to mock you, the truth is i love asian languages as well, but i have no time for learning them, i used to learn japanese and i almost passed N3, but i resigned and not even attempted because i realized it took too much of my time and i really just cant do too many things

[mortal citrus]

no clue lmfao

[swift briar]

I'm like N2

In Japanese

[dense oasis]

nice

[mortal citrus]

Damn

[swift briar]

I kinda wanna take an iltes exam

But i have no real use for it if i were to take it

Expect for..bragging about it online

[dense oasis]

i didnt take the official jlpt, i was about to sign up, but eventually i did not pay the fee so i just, did not even take it, even though i guess it was possible for me to really pass that one

[swift briar]

I wonder if reaching C2 is very "impactful" lol

I feel like very few people in the whole world actually are C2

[mortal citrus]

Fr

[swift briar]

Even some natives are below C2

C2 is such a hard level to achieve

[mortal citrus]

What’s the description for C2

actually lemme look it up

[dense oasis]

not really prioritizing english only, i have a lot going in my life, and i worry a lot about my career and my living, like money in particular, so i just study programming and english, because i know there's like, nothing i can do except for these two things to improve my living, and japanese is a terrible choice when it comes to being useful in my region

like if i didnt worry that much then sure i wouldnt have even given up on japanese, but i already did so, maybe gonna continue in the future, or just drop it forever and start korean, anyway these considerations are very unrealistic for the present moment

[swift briar]

Basically when u are C2 u are taking the language academically

[mortal citrus]

Oh nice

[swift briar]

C2 level of English is essentially a native level. It allows for reading and writing of any type on any subject, nuanced expression of emotions and opinions, and active participation in any academic or professional setting.

The last bit is essentially the core description for it

[dense oasis]

sounds a bit... odd, like i bet there is a ton of natives who are not C2

[mortal citrus]

nuanced😱

[swift briar]

C1-C2

[swift briar]

Yes

Lol

[mortal citrus]

i love that word

[dense oasis]

it leaves us with many questions i think, would C2 speaker be able to read the english version of the bible and not struggle? would they understand technical language in programming or any other profession thats packed with unusual terminology? idk...

[mortal citrus]

ive probably used it like 50 times in my essays

[swift briar]

It's a very good word lol

In writing

[mortal citrus]

🤭

[tough wolf]

hi, is "ive finished it a while ago"correct? or should it be "i finished it a while ago"?

[bright pulsar]

Nah. Profession jargon definitely isn't part of the specification.

[dense oasis]

both are correct

[tough wolf]

iirc you use have when you dont specify when its finished right??

[swift briar]

C2 means u understand "English" programming and any other subjects are different

They can learn HOW to program

[mortal citrus]

I finished it a while ago

past simple

[dense oasis]

well i can too, and am doing it, despite not being c2

only in english

[mortal citrus]

.. ignore this

[dense oasis]

thats past simple tho

[mortal citrus]

Yes

Ik

[bright pulsar]

C2 has nothing to do with professional jargon.

[dense oasis]

i did a very good job of ignoring it

[mortal citrus]

U did

[tough wolf]

okay thank you

[mortal citrus]

no problemo

[swift briar]

Idk why but B2 C1 C2 are vastly different

The amount of effort u gotta put into it is crazy

Jumping from B2 to C1 is basically a HUUUUUGE jump a very drastic 1

[mortal citrus]

Me with french

[dense oasis]

like i can say "Flatpacks got broken on my arch, i hate rolling release distros, even if i used them since i installed my first debian-based distro two years ago"

[mortal citrus]

im just stuck

[swift briar]

B2 pleatu is a real problem

[dense oasis]

and C2 speaker would have no clue what i mean

[mortal citrus]

It is

[swift briar]

I was only able to escape it

By forcing myself to saying thats in not comfortable saying

And saving words that are useful in specific scenarios

Do ask me why i have some of them saved lol

[dense oasis]

i learned "clingy" the hard way

[swift briar]

Yeah

[dense oasis]

[swift briar]

Oh wait

Repulsive and impulsive

@mortal citrus

Do they mean the same thing ?

[bright pulsar]

No

[swift briar]

"Recklessness

[mortal citrus]

No

[swift briar]

What's the difference

[mortal citrus]

cerebral LMFAO

ok sorry

[swift briar]

Yes, I'm cerebral lol

Surreally cerebral

[mortal citrus]

repulsive —> extremely unpleasant
impulsive —> acting without thought

[mortal citrus]

omg surreal

[swift briar]

Unpleasant as in

[mortal citrus]

geminis are actually impulsive

like me

it’s evident

[mortal citrus]

like ew

[swift briar]

Like poo

Unpleasant

Or just in general

Like is it generalized or specific

[mortal citrus]

It’s more specific towards disgust

Poo is repulsive

[swift briar]

Can i call anything that's "bad" replusive

Oh ok

[mortal citrus]

If it causes disgust

then sure

Or causes some sort of repulsion

[swift briar]

Yes

I get it now

[mortal citrus]

i just need to stare at this chart for a good 30 minutes

[swift briar]

Would u describe impulsive people as reckless ?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

Lmao

[swift briar]

I'm bad at grammar

[mortal citrus]

Oh

Well i need to look at the tenses again

[swift briar]

I rather waste my time learning what "repulsive" mean, than learning grammar

[mortal citrus]

Bc the school system failed me

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[swift briar]

All of us

[mortal citrus]

Please help im in math class

[swift briar]

Pay attention

[mortal citrus]

I hate math so much😭

[swift briar]

I got B in math

Lol

When i usually get A+ in other subjects

No

Your sentence wasn't very native

[wild halo]

Well if you were born in an English speaking country and grew up speaking it then what would make you question you being a native speaker?

[swift briar]

Exactly my thought lol

Why would u question something like that

[wild halo]

Lol hard to type sarcasm I guess haha

[swift briar]

@grizzled merlin is this an alt account ?

For what ?

[queen wyvern]

what is to catch up on?

[wild halo]

I’m trying to think of a way to explain catch up on without using catch up

[queen wyvern]

to catch up on news?

[mortal citrus]

to update yourself on

[queen wyvern]

could you use it in a sentence pls

[wild halo]

I need to catch up on the news because I haven’t watched it in a week

[mortal citrus]

^^

[swift briar]

Basically keep up with

[queen wyvern]

And this one?

My friend and I went to a restaurant together to catch up on news since we have not seen for a long

[swift briar]

On THE

[queen wyvern]

the news

ah

thanks

[swift briar]

The last bit of what u said needs improving

[queen wyvern]

are you really playing overwatch at the same time that you are answering the questions?

[swift briar]

Lmao

[mortal citrus]

If you are meeting each other to catch up on the actual news, like on the television, use “the” if not you can omit it and add “some” and it would have the meaning “to catch up on each other, sharing events etc”

So depends on what you want to say

[queen wyvern]

like to catch up on each other news, because we have not seen each other for a long time

[mortal citrus]

add “each other” after seen

[queen wyvern]

how

[mortal citrus]

Yeah don’t use “the”

[wild halo]

Although I would omit news all together in that sentence and say catch up with each other as opposed to catch up with the news

[mortal citrus]

Yep

[wild halo]

My friend and I went to a restaurant together to catch up since we haven’t seen each other in a while, is how I would say it

[mortal citrus]

That’s a nice way to see it

say*

@queen wyvern If u really want to include “news” say “some” before it not “the”

[swift briar]

That's a very coherent sentence

Wow

[queen wyvern]

👌 Thanks

[tall flicker]

so im 18 and in two months ill be graduating

so do you guys have any advice of what to do? im thinking of pursing work then drop out to school

[swift briar]

#💭｜general or #🧠｜serious-chat

Maybe

[vagrant copper]

i have a sentence written as follows:

This kind of policy can't be removed without making the sentence unclear or significantly changing its meaning.

Sometimes, I know the meaning of this one, but I don't know what the name of this structure of sentence is. Please, I need your favor here

thanks

[mortal citrus]

The grammatical name of this sentence is called a “compound sentence”. The “or” is a coordinating conjunction that makes up this type of sentence as it connects two clauses together which should be preceded by a comma.

i hate commas lmao

[bright pulsar]

Restrictive/essential clause is the type of clause that makes the sentence unclear or changes the meaning when removed.

[vagrant copper]

okay let me browse it

[swift briar]

What's a clause ? I know it's related to grammar and or within that

But i forgot

[wild halo]

A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship

[bright pulsar]

Clauses contain both a verb and a subject. They could be complete on their own or require additional context to make sense. There's two categories: independent and dependent clauses. Independent clauses are complete on their own and dependent clauses are not. Relative clauses (like the restrictive clause) are a type of dependent clause.

[swift briar]

OOOOHH

I see what you're talking about

I forgot about that,

It makes sense now

[mortal citrus]

Restrictive vs non-restrictive can help you distinguish between using “that” and “which” in a sentence😊

[swift briar]

That sentence which was

Nothing

[vagrant copper]

guys i have another question. It is about restrictive appositive (which is also known as essential appositive).

His car Ford is being fixed.

Could I conclude that he has more than one car?

Or it just tells the car we are talking about?

Thanks

[wild halo]

Ford like the brand of car?

But to answer your question, that sentence does not imply that he has more than one car, the sentence is merely specifying that the car that is being fixed is his and is a Ford

[swift briar]

https://tenor.com/view/ford-truck-gif-11531603

[wild halo]

V-8s optional frfr

[wooden yacht]

This example is a little faulty because the exact sentence you used isn't natural to me: if he had one car then I would've said his car, a Ford, ... and if he had multiple then I would've said his car, the Ford, ... or one of his cars, a/the Ford, ...

but as you have it written now it sounds like Ford is a name he gave to his car, not the brand name

(because there's no article before it)

[vagrant copper]

okay okay, the previous was my mistake. Now, the example is fresh from the website.

"The popular search engine Google receives more than 8.5 billion searches a day."

Can we take a conclusion that because there are many search engines exist today and the sentence only refer to the Google itself?

this website i visited

[wild halo]

Yes because there are several “popular search engines” google is added into the sentence to specify that it is referring to Google

[vagrant copper]

does the rule also work when talking about specific areas, like

"The female student Anna is 18 years old now."

I do this because there must be more than one female student.

[wild halo]

Yes that is correct

[vagrant copper]

oh okay

[vagrant copper]

i was confused because the website told me that restrictive appositive is possible to indicate the quantity of something or someone, but the chatgpt said the opposite.

[vagrant copper]

bro i meant not the example, but the conclusion i had

[wild halo]

Yes I was saying that your conclusion was correct

[wild halo]

Be careful with using Chatgpt, it may not always be correct. Sometimes it says things that don’t make sense.

[vagrant copper]

okay bro. i totally get your point

[swift briar]

Have you had any bad experiences ?

[dense oasis]

chatgpt is an extremely unreliable source of information, there is a ton of good reasons why a lot of companies banned their employees from using it

maybe it mines out the most general info in a good way, but when its asked more technical questions, about some specific topics, then it oftens suggests obsolete information, and later, asked about the same thing again, reflects upon the mistake, but thats too late if someone trusted it from the first response

it can't really make sure that what it says is 100% reliable, like it was trained based on a ton of data, but it has no way of filtering literally every single thing and being sure it provides whats really true

[supple holly]

Agreed. I still can't believe why people use it so religiously. I've seen some people use it to ask about their English questions, like is this sentence valid or how this grammar point works; even though Google exists and at least with that you get more choice on which source you want to use

[mossy birch]

ohhhhhh thx so much for the explanation!!

[queen wyvern]

How can I learn phrasal verbs and idioms or other expressions?

[cloud canyon]

Why we don’t use infinitive verbs with some auxiliary verbs?
I can go
why not “I can to go”?

In Bulgarian which is also info European langue equivalent of “to” is used with all. Why we stopped to use it in English?

I can (to) go
I should (to) go
I must (to) go

[swift briar]

How to learn is subjective to the person, where to learn is a different story

[supple holly]

Huh? English is English, Bulgarian is Bulgarian. Why would they follow the other's grammar rules?

If you're asking why English is the way it is, well, it's just the way it is. They didn't stop using infinitive verb with aux verbs, they never used it in the first place

[swift briar]

There's no 1 absolute method of doing it

[cloud canyon]

“It is what it is” is not enough for me. Why they didn’t use “in the first place”? I wonder that. Is there some kind of logic behind it?

[queen wyvern]

im interested in the different story

[swift briar]

Well

Literally go to google and type phrasal verbs and or idioms, and learn whichever one you like, and u can ask us if they're a good one

Or alternatively

#🌄｜word-of-the-day

#🌅｜idiom-of-the-week

U can use these channels

[supple holly]

Maybe if you use an ouija board and ask the creators, yeah. Your question is like asking why does 1+1=2. It's just how basic math works, just like how English grammar is with the grammar rules. Just like how all languages work

I could ask you the same why Bulgarian uses "to verb" instead of its bare form. What would the "to" really add to the sentence

[queen wyvern]

Uniqueness

[swift briar]

They're probably asking about something that's more technical, like the history of it or something, or how they've concluded that 1+1=2 (which is basically an easy logic to understand)

1 = single body 2 = double bodies
Single body + single body = 2 bodies

[cloud canyon]

That’s another good question.
We don’t need that board. Sumerians have invented writing. We can read what our ancestors wrote and learn about them. Also languages are not mathematical. They are not natural. We made them up. It is normal to wonder why we made up some parts like how they are.

I can even ask why 1+1 is 2. I can wonder what I want,

If you don’t know the answer or if you don’t want to answer you can skip to answer it.

[supple holly]

I think my answer was already clear

[swift briar]

To be fair you just said that they are the way they are, which is not a very "informative" answer.

I don't mean to take sides, just being objective lol

[supple holly]

Not everything has to have a definite answer. It's like asking why the word question is written as question. Is there any specific rule to it? Any reason why it must be written like that? No, not really

Why do English have that number of verb forms while other languages have more/less? Maybe it's simply because they just wanted it to be that way. So that's the same with how infinitive verbs are used. They set clear rules about when and how it's used, but there isn't any real reasoning behind it

[cloud canyon]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/question

[swift briar]

So you're saying since we live we don't to question why we're living, it's just the way it is ?

[supple holly]

I think you misunderstood the point I was making

[supple holly]

I think living and a grammar rule are two very different subjects

[swift briar]

Not trying to argue with you, just trying to understand the logic of what you said

[swift briar]

They are 2 different subjects, needless to say but, if we go by that logic that you just said it can mean what i just said

[supple holly]

I said "not everything has to have a definite answer". I didn't say "nothing has a definite answer"

[swift briar]

Gotcha

Some not all

I respect your opinion.

[supple holly]

Uhuh

[cloud canyon]

Anyway my question has fall behind.

Why we don’t use infinitive verbs with some auxiliary verbs?
I can go
why not “I can to go”?
In Bulgarian which is also indo European langue equivalent of “to” is used with all. Why we stopped to use it in English?
I can (to) go
I should (to) go
I must (to) go

[swift briar]

I don't think anyone here that's online rn has the answer to that question since they need to know the history behind it

You can search in books that talks about the history of languages to know your answer

[cloud canyon]

I have searched google and couldn’t find. I think I need a key word or key phrase for better search.

Maybe someone knows. I have just asked maybe someone who knows see my question.

[swift briar]

I honestly doubt that, but I'm not speaking for everyone, just saying my guess.

I personally can't answer that question because I'm not into history or majored in linguistics

So, sorry.

[shy shell]

This is why I don't think English learners should focus on learning grammar like this. Even I, as an advanced native speaker, have no idea what stuff like infinitive verbs or auxiliary verbs are.

My point being that you do not have to know what an auxiliary verb is and why you cannot use it with an infinitive verb to be fluent.

[supple holly]

but you'll need to know what they are if you're aiming for a high score on an exam, which could affect your job or immigration, so it just depends on what people are studying English for

[shy shell]

Eh, perhaps, but perhaps not. I'm only a 17-year-old high school student but through various tests I've found that I have the English proficiency of a college student. Plus I've always gotten excellent scores on English ACT tests, which are entrance examinations to admit you to a college or university. Yet I still have never worried about what an auxiliary verb is.

[swift briar]

"Advanced native speaker"

That gave me anxiety reading it

Sounds very technical and scary

[shy shell]

I say that I am an advanced native speaker because, believe it or not, you can have a poor English proficiency level even being a native speaker. So, I say that because I am a native speaker and I'm also very competent with speaking and using it.

[swift briar]

It's only useful in an academic setting

Tbh

Like why would u learn about chemicals if you're not gonna be an alchemist for example, sure it's good information but not "essential"

[swift briar]

Yes i know what you're saying

Natives doesn't = good English necessarily

[shy shell]

No, I don't think so. I tend to have a much more rich vocabulary than most people my age and it's been very useful for allowing myself to have conversations and express myself and convey my thoughts clearly and succinctly. There are more benefits to having a high English literacy rate other than just in the academic world.

[swift briar]

But, you're talking about being very expressive, I'm talking about knowing terms that are too technical

[cloud canyon]

I don’t wonder because it’s necessary. I don’t even study English. I study Bulgarian and saw that difference and wondered why. I like to learn this kind of details. I like to study about this kind of details. It gives me joy.

[swift briar]

There's a difference between learning things that are too technical for the average person and too expressivs and rich.

[shy shell]

Oh, I see. So in that case, you have backed up what I've been saying. Why would you learn what auxiliary verbs are if you're not going to be an English professor? Sure, it's good information, but not "essential."

[cloud canyon]

Also understanding logics of something helps you a lot when you learn or teach.

[swift briar]

Yes im on ur side lol

Why waste time/energy into learning something that's not useful SUBJECTIVELY to you

I'm not gonna be an English teacher so why should learn what "clause" is for example.

If learning the word "clause' gonna increase my english score in tests then yeah, it's worth it

Other than that it's not

That's my take on this whole topic of importance

[mortal citrus]

The preposition “to” is omitted after modal verbs like can and should because it lost its prepositional status in the English language. In Old English, the “to” has always been omitted just like in Modern English. The modal auxiliary + infinitive constructions omit it except for “ought”.

Example:

Ic canne rune writan —> I can write runes’ (Rune = ancient Germanic letter)

As seen in the Old English example, “writan” is the infinitive and doesn’t require the “to”, it is simply placed after “canne” (can) but with the direct object in front of “canne” which is “rune”. This is still the exact same in English except we place the direct object after the infinitive “I can write runes” but that doesn’t concern the infinitive. Hopefully this helps.

[flat rune]

hi whats the question

[cloud canyon]

Why we don’t use infinitive verbs with some auxiliary verbs?
I can go
why not “I can to go”?
In Bulgarian which is also indo European langue equivalent of “to” is used with all. Why we stopped to use it in English?
I can (to) go
I should (to) go
I must (to) go

[swift briar]

Which book did u steal this answer from ?

Lool

[mortal citrus]

I summarised it but it was so hard to find

@cloud canyon https://oldenglish.info/advanced2.html

It doesn’t just talk about Old english it relates it to modern english

[cloud canyon]

@mortal citrus Thank you so much

[mortal citrus]

Ofc

[pallid bramble]

hi there, native speaker, I would only say 'have to' is the only time where you wouldn't omitt the prepostion

i think its the exception

[mortal citrus]

Same with “ought”

[pallid bramble]

otherwise any other verbs you omitt 'to'

[pallid bramble]

yes, bout ought is very rarely used. I haven't heard that in a good while

[swift briar]

Also that's really impressive, being competent at a language is a very admirable accomplishment, i wish i could have that level of fluency lol and you're what 17 ? Makes me jealous

[mortal citrus]

This also isn’t a modal verb

[swift briar]

I've been learning English for 10 years and im not even close to you.

[mortal citrus]

Yeah not used at all with speaking

[swift briar]

Or being very expressive, not event remotely

[pallid bramble]

saying ought is very archaic

[mortal citrus]

True

[pallid bramble]

i would never use that

let alone hear it

then again i'm from australia

[mortal citrus]

Aussie

[swift briar]

Get oughta here

[cloud canyon]

I sometimes hear that people use “should” something like “will” (future tense). What it means in that usage?

[pallid bramble]

like 'I should go' instead of 'i will go'

or 'i would go'

[cloud canyon]

I can’t remember any example sentence

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[swift briar]

I should've and would've but could've gone

[pallid bramble]

so an example

'i will go to the store' (future tense), they say 'I should go to the store'

[mortal citrus]

i ought to

heheh

what a weird word

ought

bdhshdh

[swift briar]

I've never heard someone say ought

Such an outdated word

[mortal citrus]

lets keep it that way

[pallid bramble]

I think it comes from British English

[mortal citrus]

Sounds about right

[swift briar]

If so that explains it

Bri'ish

[mortal citrus]

do u have a favourite english word

[cloud canyon]

Oughtdated word

[swift briar]

Yes

[mortal citrus]

Spill

[swift briar]

Oh word

I was gonna say a sentence

Hold on

Hmmm

[cloud canyon]

What is will-shall difference?

I have learned that should is past tense of shall

[swift briar]

King/black

[mortal citrus]

Oh interesting

[swift briar]

Can't decide between both of them

Wanna know my reasoning ?

[mortal citrus]

Shall isn’t used at all in speaking

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[cloud canyon]

I have heard it in English(England) shows

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[mortal citrus]

In informal discussions, “shall” is not used

[cloud canyon]

What about formal? What does it mean?

[pallid bramble]

shall is only really used in the first person

[mortal citrus]

True

[cloud canyon]

Why would I use shall instead of will

[pallid bramble]

i would just use will

shall is very rarely used honestly

[mortal citrus]

Yeah

[swift briar]

King is such a powerful word, when you hear it you get shivers, king of the north, kings landing, pirate king, has such an impactful impact on us

Black sounds very mysterious and cool and intriguing, I also love black like the color, black blade, black fire, etc

[cloud canyon]

Okay but what does it mean?

[mortal citrus]

Amazing

[cloud canyon]

You shall not pass!

[swift briar]

But i would say 1-king 2-black

[pallid bramble]

you'd use shall as a way saying something will happen in the future

its more in formal speak

[swift briar]

Shall sounds very poetic

[nimble musk]

I like Kingburg 🤣

[swift briar]

Burgerking ?

[pallid bramble]

i'd say

use should

instead of shall

you can almost use either

[cloud canyon]

You should not pass!

[pallid bramble]

but should is used more often

[swift briar]

He shall face severe consequences for his recent actions.

[pallid bramble]

and shall sounds pretencoius and too formal

[nimble musk]

Yea!

[pallid bramble]

mind my spelling

pretentious

[cloud canyon]

Does it has possibility meaning?

[pallid bramble]

sorry?

i didn't understand that

[cloud canyon]

Shall we have a dinner tonight?

Is there a chance that we have a dinner tonight?

[pallid bramble]

Yea i'd say they're interchangable

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[nimble musk]

For black, I love Black Mamba Kobe

[swift briar]

Does it have

(Thanks fenti)

[pallid bramble]

you can say either phrase

i would say 'should we have dinner tonight'

[mortal citrus]

😌

[pallid bramble]

'should' and 'shall' are basically interchangable

[cloud canyon]

I also wonder why we use have/has in some tenses.
I have gone.
In here why we use a word which means possession?

[mortal citrus]

@swift briar 😍

Have/has ^^

[pallid bramble]

has is used with signular subjects only

except 'you'

[mortal citrus]

I have
You have
He/She/It has
We have
They have
😎

[pallid bramble]

yes

[cloud canyon]

Y’all have

[mortal citrus]

Ooo

[pallid bramble]

y'all have is plural second person

[mortal citrus]

Y’all —> You all

[pallid bramble]

english doesn't differentiate between singular and plural second person

unlike the romance languages i think

[mortal citrus]

Yep french

[pallid bramble]

yea i'm learning italian

[mortal citrus]

Hows italian

wait r u studying at uni

[pallid bramble]

yes but not italian

im learning that in my own time

[cloud canyon]

Learn Bulgarian. 7 million people speak it. Just wow! So many!

[mortal citrus]

Oh nice

[mortal citrus]

Hmm

[swift briar]

Plural = have
Singular = has

I, they, we, you = have

He,she,it = has

[pallid bramble]

no but i like learning italian

it has this flow that english doesn't have

its very elegant

[mortal citrus]

u must like english tho

[pallid bramble]

best way to describe it

[mortal citrus]

italian flow beats french

i must say

[pallid bramble]

well yes i'm a native speaker of english

[mortal citrus]

ok good

[swift briar]

https://tenor.com/view/mario-dance-gif-24160910

[mortal citrus]

idk some natives dont like english

[pallid bramble]

i joined this server becasue i'm curious how people learn english

to me it seems like a mess of a language to learn

[mortal citrus]

Lmfao

[swift briar]

Why wouldn't they ? English is such a fun good language

[mortal citrus]

😭

[swift briar]

Learning isn't the main objective of this server

[pallid bramble]

from learning italian to like idk a2/b1, english would be a pain in the ass to learn

[swift briar]

People make friends here, get to talk to people to learn how to be social, they get to learn about different cultures

[pallid bramble]

ahhhh

yea that as well

another aspect

[swift briar]

Even tho this IS an English learning server it's not the ONLY thing. Just 1 aspect of it

[pallid bramble]

makes sense

[mortal citrus]

helping others is rewarding

[pallid bramble]

very much so

would like to talk to someone who is italian learning english

[mortal citrus]

i love being able to answer questions

[pallid bramble]

would be extremely rewarding

[mortal citrus]

im trying to find french buddy

[swift briar]

While it's not physically rewarding, it can be emotionally satisfying

[mortal citrus]

lmao

[mortal citrus]

fr

[pallid bramble]

how do you find it

are you a native english speaker?

[mortal citrus]

yep

[pallid bramble]

ahhhh yea

[swift briar]

You can check their roles

Everyone's role

[pallid bramble]

ohh yea

i forgot

lmao

[nimble musk]

Thank you guys can help us here!

[mortal citrus]

🥰

[swift briar]

Idk why but i feel like my speaking/social skills are like market stocks, they increase and decrease

And i can't point my finger to why that is lol

[mortal citrus]

interesting simile

[mortal citrus]

u practice every day?

[swift briar]

I don't talk to people everyday, (both languages)

[mortal citrus]

oh ok

[swift briar]

Idk why my performance on any social activity depends on my mood for the day

[mortal citrus]

hm

[flat rune]

do we have any advanced english speakers in the chat right now?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[flat rune]

who

[swift briar]

I'm a beginner for today

[mortal citrus]

Me, moxy (as of now) there’s also Big Chungus

[flat rune]

but moxy said she beginner

[mortal citrus]

.. bshdhd

[swift briar]

No, i got downgraded

For today

[mortal citrus]

Damn okay

[swift briar]

I'm like a 4G connection lmao

[mortal citrus]

Did u have a question?

[mortal citrus]

😭

[flat rune]

Yes

so since you are an advanced english speaker what is a very loong english word i can say to impress my crush

like not veryyy long

[swift briar]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Say that 3 times and she'll wanna marry you

[mortal citrus]

You could say anything r u looking for anything specific?

[mortal citrus]

LMAO

[flat rune]

but thats veryyyy long i cant say that

[mortal citrus]

@swift briar be serious lmfao😭

[swift briar]

He/she said long lol

[pallid bramble]

is she a fluent speaker

[swift briar]

That's long and impressive

I'm being serious

[mortal citrus]

BSHDHSH

[flat rune]

yes very fluent

[pallid bramble]

hmmmmm

what country?

[flat rune]

she speaks like butter

if that makes sense

[pallid bramble]

yea

smooth

[swift briar]

I speak like peanut butter

Lmao

[mortal citrus]

@flat rune Maybe if u want to complement ur crush u could use adjectives like “ravishing” “delightful” “enchanting” ..

[pallid bramble]

which country is she from

that would make a difference by saying something regfional

regional

[swift briar]

I bet European

[flat rune]

So i say to her you are ravishing right?

[mortal citrus]

Yeah

[pallid bramble]

no no

lmao

[swift briar]

Astonishing is a good word

[mortal citrus]

Breathtaking

[pallid bramble]

^^

[swift briar]

https://tenor.com/view/keanu-reeves-woah-xbox-one-breathtaking-gif-14309950

[flat rune]

we are both from the UK if that helps

[pallid bramble]

hmmmmm

yea

take her to a pub

[mortal citrus]

Classic

[swift briar]

From or living ?

[pallid bramble]

pour a pint into ya

[mortal citrus]

Lmaoo

[swift briar]

If you're from the uk how come you're a beginner

[pallid bramble]

very informal english

pub talk

[mortal citrus]

wait fr ..

[flat rune]

i like that word what it mean

[swift briar]

Amazing

[flat rune]

i live in UK but not native

[swift briar]

gotcha

[swift briar]

What's pub talk ?

Flirting ?

[flat rune]

pub as in puppy?

[mortal citrus]

bar

a place to go out and drink, socialise etc

[swift briar]

Yall call bars pub ?

[mortal citrus]

Well we say bars but also pubs

[pallid bramble]

a pub is a type of bar

[swift briar]

A specific bar ?

Type of bar*

[pallid bramble]

often you go to a pub for a meal, for a beer or watch sport

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[swift briar]

I can't differentiate bars, they all look alike

A store where u buy booze

[flat rune]

okk so i have to go to pub

[mortal citrus]

u dont have to..

whatever u guys want tbh

[swift briar]

DEFINITELY not

Lool

[pallid bramble]

a bar is a place you go to drink, a place to buy alcohol to take home is a liquor store

[swift briar]

You don't have to

[flat rune]

She doesn't drink though

so I'll go alone

[mortal citrus]

Damn

[flat rune]

wait

[swift briar]

I mean when u go to a bar you buy drinks

[pallid bramble]

yes

[swift briar]

Is what i meant

[flat rune]

Will it still help if I go by myself?

[swift briar]

Im aware of the difference between a liquor store and a bar lol

Don't worry

[pallid bramble]

sorry

i didnt read your profile

[swift briar]

OSJAJSJQJNSNS

Don't apologize

[mortal citrus]

😭

[swift briar]

For what ?

[pallid bramble]

tags

fluent speaker

[pallid bramble]

help you to go to a pub

its a social place

you can go on your own

[flat rune]

wait you're not advanced?

[pallid bramble]

its best to go with someone

[swift briar]

I ain't fluent for S#$%, my fluency depends on my mood.

[pallid bramble]

fair enough

[pallid bramble]

I'm a native speaker

[flat rune]

wow

[swift briar]

Fluctuating quite regularly

[mortal citrus]

Really

[mortal citrus]

u seem pretty fluent rn

lol

[pallid bramble]

^^

[mortal citrus]

sometimes i think ur being too harsh on urself

moxy

[swift briar]

Maybe

[mortal citrus]

its literally me with french

[pallid bramble]

i'd say to help you, compliment something about her

[mortal citrus]

i cannot be a perfectionist

[pallid bramble]

personality

[swift briar]

But i rather be harsh on myself than overestimating myself

And be stuck

Living in my own illusions

[flat rune]

guys i googled for a big word and it says it is pnemonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoisis is this word good?

[mortal citrus]

sometimes being harsh can force ur brain to not repeat mistakes but still

[swift briar]

Nah my word is better

[mortal citrus]

LMFAO

[swift briar]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Say that 3 times fast

[flat rune]

but it says thats the biggest word possible

[swift briar]

100% she'll marry you

[flat rune]

okay

I'll try when i meet her next

[swift briar]

Tbh size doesn't matter, sometimes saying "i love u" can be more impressive than saying that word u just sent

Lol

[pallid bramble]

it's not about how long the words you say are, what matters is what words you choose and how you say them

[shy shell]

Cyclopentadienyl-propylcyclopentadienylruthenium is a longer word. 😱

[flat rune]

hehe but i am not saying I love you just yet

[mortal citrus]

try not to waffle on as well

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[swift briar]

Sorry fenti ❤️ from now on i shall refrain from being harsh on myself.

[mortal citrus]

Good

[flat rune]

well but i am not sure she'll like me saying some random organic compound haha

[mortal citrus]

impress her with 2-methylpentanol

chemistry rizz

(pls dont)

[shy shell]

I need to get a hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy in the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch because I used too much methylenedioxycyclopropylmethylamphetamine.

[mortal citrus]

Sounds good to me

[flat rune]

she will say like a compound twice the size of that trust me she's smart 😂

[pallid bramble]

just say you take heroin

(dont)

[mortal citrus]

Lmaoo

[swift briar]

I see, flexing your fluency at its fullest

[flat rune]

I'd rather avoid organic chemistry guys lets think in some other direction😂

perhaps physics is the way to go

[mortal citrus]

.

[swift briar]

What ?

[flat rune]

what's system failiure

[swift briar]

That bot came out of nowhere

[pallid bramble]

no clue

[flat rune]

i think it was trying to ask me to not say words bigger than 20 letters or something but not sure

[cloud canyon]

Here is just not for chat. Only question and answer.

[late topaz]

Depends if the discussion is relevant to an aforementioned question. We're here to learn, and sometimes questions need further clarification

[flat rune]

I would like if you take a moment to consider my application and reply me with the best of your circumstances and consideration.

is this sentence good

[pallid bramble]

I would say so

I would say 'I would like if you could take a moment and consider my application.'

I wouldn't say the second part

too much in one sentance

[flat rune]

yeah

I would be grateful if you could take a moment to consider my application and reply with the best options available given the circumstances.

[pallid bramble]

perfect

[flat rune]

chatgpt wrote this

[pallid bramble]

yea sometimes AI is a great tool

[flat rune]

sometimes

[flat rune]

I think you should join spelling bee 🥲

[dense oasis]

i recently learned "ophthalmologist", until this day i only thought of "optician" and "eye doctor"

i know that optician is a different profession

[shy shell]

Where?

[scenic stirrup]

Guys, would you lend me a hand with the meaning of “set us up”?
The costumes for the show, they set us up in this world.

[supple holly]

It means "to make something more immersive, to make it look like it belongs" in this sentence

So the costumes make the speakers look/feel like they belong in the show's world

Usually it means something negative though. It means "to trick, trap someone"

[scenic stirrup]

Satisfying enough. Thanks a lot.

[flat rune]

hey, I write a correct sentence, but when I talk, I do something wrong in grammar.
anyone has a solution.

[dense oasis]

it happens sometimes

maybe you know the grammar but you dont really feel it too strongly when you have no time to think and analyze

it helps to listen to english on daily basis

[dense oasis]

a lot of "what feels right" is just automatically inferred by our brain from what we hear other people say, this is how we learned our native languages, and this is also how we build the intuition in other languages, so

[dense oasis]

i think thats the solution, like there is no way to speak properly if someone doesnt even listen to the language regularly

[trail slate]

“I dont see any memes being posted here”

Is this correct?

[flat rune]

don't we have to say "generation HAS ..." in the second example sentence?

[bright pulsar]

British English convention. Collective nouns may use the plural verb if each individual in the collective could be treated independently. Not standard in American English.

[mint seal]

[dense oasis]

i remember seeing it few times and i was 1000% sure it was terribly wrong

lol

but most of my english is coming from americans

[bright pulsar]

In American English, yeah... it wouldn't be weird to assume it's wrong.

[mossy birch]

TIL woww thats interesting, i didnt know

[swift briar]

My generation has

My generations have

I say generation is Singular

[charred cliff]

Hihi I need help plsss

1. What tense is used in this sentence
2. Change the sentence to a question sentence

• my brother said you sounded upset

• they found the longue underground

• I'll count down while you find the nouns

• he measures the weight in pounds

[sly lintel]

my brother said you sounded upset- Simple past tense

they found the longue underground- Simple past tense

I'll count down while you find the nouns- Simple present tense

he measures the weight in pounds- Simple present tense

There are many ways you could make these into question sentence otherwise known as interrogative sentences.

The easiest way would be to use a helping verb or a modal verb such as (Have, has, had, do, does, did, would, will) in the beginning of the sentence, then add the subject (the person/ the thing the sentence is about) and then the verb (the action that is being done) and duplicate the sentence.
For example, the sentence 'they found the longue underground' can be changed into a question like this-
Have they found the lounge underground?
Here, ****have ** is the helping verb, they is the subject and found is the verb

The other way is to duplicate the entire sentence and then add the question in the end- This is called a question tag...

The same sentence can be made into a question like this-

They found the lounge underground, haven't they?

Here too you are using a helping verb followed by the subject. The only difference would be that if the sentence is positive, the question tag will be negative.

my brother said you sounded upset- Did my brother say you sounded upset? or My brother said you sounded upset, didn't he? (Here, the highlighted sentence doesn't give the same meaning. So, you need to pick a question form that will not change the meaning of the sentence)

they found the longue underground- Did they find the longue underground? or They found the longue underground, didn't they?

I'll count down while you find the nouns- Will I count down while you find the nouns or I will count down while you find the nouns, won't/ wouldn't I?

he measures the weight in pounds- Does he measure the weight in pounds? or He measures the weight in pounds, doesn't he?

[strange compass]

"Long time ago." Can I say it without an 'A'?

I know that Putting an A is grammatically correct, but what if I remove A and how does it sound like?

[sly lintel]

It is grammatically incorrect to use this phrase without an 'a' before it.
'It was a long time ago' is correct and 'It was long time ago' is not. The reason we add an 'a' before it is because we are speaking about a particular period of time.

[nimble musk]

Is this expression correct? "has the responsibility for doing something"

[mint seal]

Yes but the sentence is incomplete

[nimble musk]

I found there also is another expression that "has the responsibility to do something", I think both of them are correct.

[fickle rivet]

hi

[serene plinth]

3rd one is simple future tense

[restive osprey]

how to read "t" in "mutton" on earth?

[flat rune]

thanks, ron

[flat rune]

thanks Moxy-poxy. Here is ur 1$ 💵

[swift briar]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-money-bribe-dollar-dollar-bills-gif-17855289

[dusk fossil]

in the sentences "i`m working" the word "working" will be a participle?

[late topaz]

I am also interested in this question being answered, because I've searched online and found information that it was indeed a present participle as well as a gerund. So, naturally, my extention to the aforementioned question is: Is that true? How can you tell those two apart when it is confusing? (I know that gerunds function as nouns and participles function as adjectives)

It must be JUST a participle, right?

[dusk fossil]

I don't know how to tell either. For now, let me ask you another question. participle works like a verb? since in Russian the participle does not occur in Continuous tense

[late topaz]

participle is formed from a verb

[supple holly]

A gerund functions as a noun in a sentence, while a participle is part of the verb

Gerund example:
I like swimming. Swimming is my hobby.
=> Swimming is a gerund in both cases

[late topaz]

bleeding ankle would be a present participle from the verb to bleed

[late topaz]

Please read the message carefully

in the example you provided it is apparent

I is the subject pronoun

like is the verb

[supple holly]

Well, isn't that the answer to your question. How to tell them apart = How they function in a sentence

[late topaz]

"when it is confusing"

is a very important detail

[dusk fossil]

why, then? I have to speak with the participle, what am I doing now if I need a verb. why not such an offer? - i work , i`m work

[supple holly]

When is it confusing

[late topaz]

well, I don't know. I was confused by an answer online from english stackexchange

I got a table right here hold on

okay, so gerund is just a noun?

right?

[supple holly]

It acts as a noun, yes

[late topaz]

and participle is also acting as a verb so it's a bit ambiguous?

nvm I confused myself, thank you

but still

what the hell was that answer

it must be wrong, then

[supple holly]

Just think of the gerund as "the act of doing something"

Like, "swimming" as a gerund is the act of swimming

So I am swimming, it is NOT gerund because you are not the act

[late topaz]

yeah, I double-checked and it is the google's fault

phew

[supple holly]

You are performing the action, so it is participle in a verb

[late topaz]

thank you

[supple holly]

I hope that answers your question as well

[late topaz]

What exactly do you mean?

[dusk fossil]

example "I'm working" I'm talking about the present tense what I'm doing now, I'm talking about actions, so why do I need a participle if a verb is needed here, I don't understand it

[dusk fossil]

not

[supple holly]

Present continuous. The verb consists of:
The auxiliary verb "be" + the present participle of a verb

Both of these combine together to form the whole verb of the tense

Anyway, if you don't want to use a (present) participle, use a different tense. But then that'd change the meaning of the sentence

[dusk fossil]

ancillary connects objects with an addition. Maybe a linking verb here?

[supple holly]

Auxiliary verbs need another verb form behind it, not an object

Only transitive verbs, linking verbs and complex verbs need an object behind them

[late topaz]

be is an auxiliary and a linking verb

@supple holly you are no beginner, are you?

[supple holly]

I am English Helper yes

[late topaz]

makes me anxious

[supple holly]

I just like the color pink

[late topaz]

couldn't you just ask for it?

[supple holly]

Probably not

[dusk fossil]

in the sentences "i`m working" there is nothing behind it, I don't understand you

[supple holly]

The auxiliary verb here is "am", with the present participle "working" behind it

[supple holly]

Here's the formula for the verb of the present continuous tense again

[amber lily]

why is persons a word

[dusk fossil]

and here ?
Moscow is a large city.

[flat rune]

never knew that there were 3 different forms of verb+ing (adj, verb, noun). Always thought it was just gerund

[swift briar]

Why english is a language.

[amber lily]

i thought you helper

[swift briar]

I only help when I'm knowledgeable

[amber lily]

who is more knowledgeable than you

[swift briar]

Everyone

[supple holly]

"Is" acting as a linking verb. Linking verb can have a noun or adjective behind it. So:
Moscow is a large city.
Subject + linking verb + (determiner + adjective + noun)

[amber lily]

why is persons a word

[supple holly]

English moment

[dusk fossil]

Can you give examples of the difference between an auxiliary verb and a copula. I have ceased to understand

[supple holly]

Persons is mostly used in formal or legal contexts, to refer to the group of people mentioned before. It's to make sure they only refer to those people and no one else outside of those people

While people is generally used in the same meaning as "everyone", as in there is no individual, just a large group of people

[amber lily]

you were right

[swift briar]

Persons is often used in formal, legal contexts to emphasize individuals as opposed to a group.

[supple holly]

Copula is a linking verb. Like I said, linking verb is followed by a NOUN or an ADJ. It is used to mean the subject = something, like adding characteristics to it, like:
He is a basketball player. He is tall.

An auxiliary verb is part of the verb of a sentence. Auxiliary verbs include "be, have" and the modal verbs. You use auxiliary verbs to determine the tense (which is also the meaning) of the sentence:
I am working. (Aux verb = am; present cont.)
He has left. (Aux verb = has; present perf.)

[flat rune]

okay, new question.
Is 'running' adjective or present participle in the following sentence:
'She bought a new pair of running shoes'

[dusk fossil]

im red color. this is linking verb Im working. this is auxiliary verb
Right?

[supple holly]

The present participle is functioning as an adjective

[supple holly]

"Am" in the first sentence is a linking verb
In the second sentence it is an aux verb

Yes

[dusk fossil]

participle is a verb similar to an adjective, but it can also contain an adverb, as far as I know

[dusk fossil]

the question remains-
it turns out that the auxiliary verb is only needed for the participle to become a verb?

[supple holly]

Only in some tenses, like the continuous and perfect tenses. You MUST have an aux verb, or else it would be grammatically incorrect

In simple tenses, you don't need an aux verb

[supple holly]

Oh yeah I understand you now. Yes, you're right

[serene plinth]

Yes, it is a present participle

An easy way to identify a gerund is to question the main verb of the sentence with 'what'

For example- I love swimming.
Now you question: I love what?
Ans: Swimming
Therefore swimming is a gerund

[dusk fossil]

Understood.Thanks a lot . You helped me a lot.
and if I say " the toy decomposing on the table"
I'm not talking about real time here, but in general. can't say that?

[supple holly]

You can say it. When it is happening (the past or the present) will be up to other information in the conversation so far

This is a case of a reductive relative clause. You can look it up to read more about it

[dusk fossil]

it`s clear. but can i tell?

[supple holly]

Can you tell what

Sorry I don't really understand

[dusk fossil]

the toy decomposing on the table.
dad working at the factory, too tired.

[dusk fossil]

man helped me here. but thanks for trying to help. but unfortunately about the questions, I don't understand how it should help me to understand. I am from Russia

[supple holly]

You can use these phrases yeah. But they're not full sentences yet, only noun phrases

[dusk fossil]

clear, thank

[dusk fossil]

@supple holly
I have thinked here
when I say this to a person. so it`s possible? - "you is clear ?"
so it's possible? : so possible? - what role does it play"it's" ?

[supple holly]

Try this website: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/impersonal-verbs/#:~:text=Impersonal verbs are verbs that,” or “it's snowing.”

Sometimes you just want to talk about something without being specific, so you use the subject "it". "It" doesn't need to mean anything, or anything specific at all

Your example is a case of this

[dusk fossil]

Thanks. Can the phrase "you is clear" be so?

[supple holly]

It should be "you are clear". The pronoun "you" always use the plural form of verbs

But if it's a question then it should be "are you clear?"

[rain ruin]

[dusk fossil]

exactly. I forgot. thanks

[supple holly]

Do you need help

[dense oasis]

actually when i think about this then english has it so straightforward, like with present participle

my native has like few groups of them

of equivalents, kinda, to "participle"

[dusk fossil]

@supple holly if I want to tell a friend that I work at all, and not that I have a process now. then it will be like this? - i work

[supple holly]

Uhh I don't really get your question

[dusk fossil]

example:
"are you working in your life?"
"yes I work" - It's right ?
(I'm not talking about now, but descriptions of myself)

[supple holly]

Kinda a strange question and answer in my opinion. A more natural conversation would be:

"Do you work?" or "Do you have a job?"
"Yes, I do"

It should be that simple

[dusk fossil]

so how do I say it in present simple ? So ? "i do work"

topic "do" I have not studied yet

[supple holly]

Just "I do" is enough. The other person will automatically understand you do what based on their question

[dusk fossil]

I not need workarounds. i need a solution

[supple holly]

Uhhhh that's the solution

I don't understand what you're trying to do

[dusk fossil]

i want to tell a friend in present simple tense that i work, swim, poop

[supple holly]

You just did

"I work. I swim. I poop"

[dusk fossil]

it`s cleat. it's just that one native speaker told me that he might think from this phrase "" that I have a job and not that I work at all.
so i asked ^-^

[supple holly]

Don't trust everything natives say just my opinion

[dusk fossil]

I try )) it's good that I'm the kind of person who asks too many questions

[dusk fossil]

@supple holly I have a feeling that the adverb is always placed after the verb, are there any exceptions?

[supple holly]

Not always. You can still place it before the verb (especially if that verb has an object)

I quickly leave.

I quickly give the cake to him.

Those are examples of adverbs before verbs

[dense oasis]

i know that for example Japanese almost always places adverbs before the verbs, but english is most of the time the opposite

tbh polish does the opposite of english too, now if i think about this english really makes no sense

[supple holly]

That's the beauty of it

[dusk fossil]

that's how it is. do I just have to remember this or are there rules about this moment ?

[supple holly]

Most of the time you'll be fine just saying what feels natural to you

But adverb before the verb is almost always grammatically correct (I can't think of a scenario where it isn't but there could be 1 or 2)

[dusk fossil]

it`s clear, thanks )

[supple holly]

[solid copper]

@supple holly sir/mam
What is the difference between
She has been fired
She got fired
Could you explain

[frail quest]

most natives dont give a crap about their language and just speak it but they can still spread misinformation about their own native language so yes true

[frail quest]

"has been" is progressive, "got" is past perfect

"she has been fired" is when a person got fired and is still unemployed ig

otherwise its not really a natural sentence imo

[supple holly]

||"got" is actually just simple past passive||

[frail quest]

ye true im busy rn so im not paying attention to tenses

[solid copper]

Is it so

[frail quest]

"she's been fired from her job for a while now" has the sort of intension that the person that we're talking about got fired from her job and wants it back

[supple holly]

If you're using them to talk about the same recent event, both are fine to me

The only small difference is, "has been" means she's still unemployed
While "was" doesn't tell you if she's still unemployed or got a new job

So if you're retelling a past event, you won't be able to use "she's been fired", especially if she found a new job afterward

[frail quest]

actually it is possible if we're talking about the same company

"she's been fired from company 1, she now works in company 2"

it's complex and it's better not to talk about that in order not to confuse people tho

they'll get it with time

immersion

[solid copper]

@frail quest thank you

[supple holly]

I agree I agree. Good man

[serene plinth]

I agree with this, but it also might just mean that she's been fired recently

[frail quest]

also true yes

actually that doesnt seem that natural

"what's up with her"
"she just got fired"

[serene plinth]

American?

[frail quest]

"what's up with her"
"she's been fired"
this seems unnatural without adding smth like "for a while"

[frail quest]

english

[serene plinth]

Ahhh interesting then

[frail quest]

there is no morphological difference in american and british english

both have essentially the same grammar

although those in lower classes in america tend to speak weirdly

[serene plinth]

Collocations mate

[frail quest]

there's currently a diachronic morphological shift where the hypothetical conditional past is being replaced by the same form as the conditional past lmao

[serene plinth]

[frail quest]

no relation

[frail quest]

many americans nowadays say "what if i was" instead of "what if i were" when speaking in the hypothetical conditional past tense

[supple holly]

Hasn't it always been like this

[frail quest]

thats the only example i can give rn

[frail quest]

nah

havent noticed this sort of behaviour with english ppl

[serene plinth]

It does change things a lot. Certain grammatical differences are there

[supple holly]

I mean, hasn't Americans always talked like that

[frail quest]

nope

[supple holly]

Like they didn't just start doing it recently

[frail quest]

proper american english has the correct form in hypothetical conditional past

"if .. were"

if you're asking me when they started doing it i don't know

[supple holly]

Huh. I'm not a native so I wouldn't know. But that's always been what I heard. I only knew about "if were" once I started learning English seriously

Interesting though

[serene plinth]

Overall they're the same language so the similarities overrule

[frail quest]

what are you on about mate

we're talking about a general rule that is the same in all English dialects

what similarities are you on about

[strange compass]

What does "This is personal" mean and when do you use it? Can someone explain me specifically? Because when I searched it, I didn' t understand at all. There is no such as this phrase expression in my language ;-; there arent any explanations about it

[dense oasis]

"i am taking this seriously and it means a lot to me, most likely i would also think of it as a secret"

depends on the context

but if someone tells you this, then most likely they mean it is not an information they would like to share randomly to different people

like

"Ok, this is gonna be personal. So...I was actually in love with her." = the speaker loved her and tells you that, they wanna show you that it meant a lot to them and it feels like a secret, or they are emotionally attached to it

like it's private

not something they would tell most of the people

[dense oasis]

or maybe "It was a very personal issue to me, you should have known that." = sounds as if you told that to some other person and you were supposed to keep a secret

[late topaz]

they were*

[dense oasis]

hm

[late topaz]

nvm

[dense oasis]

no

i was correct

[late topaz]

missed the "some other person AND you"

missed the "some other person"

my bad

I promise I am not dyslexic

[dense oasis]

okay it's fine

[fluid harbor]

what is the difference between their and there?

[mortal citrus]

“Their” signifies possession of the third person plural pronoun “they”.
“There” signifies “at that point”.

[There is a lot of people at the house] —> You can replace “there” with “at that point” if that helps you.

[Their house is full of people] —> “Their” means that they (multiple people) own the house.

[fluid harbor]

thank you!

[dusk fossil]

Hi all.
the impersonal verb is only "it", and as I think it is not used in speech, but only in the text, right?

[strange compass]

Okay, So it depends on the situation.
So this is how it works? : "Okay, this is gonna be personal. So... I was actually in love with her." = "Okay, this is kinda like one of my private thing / secret. ...." But I don't really understand the other one, the bad situtation.

So I know that the phrase : "I took that personal" means the one is taking something very offensive and finds it and angry and being pissed off. (or if you can explain it more specific, that'll be great, I am not used to this kind of english phrase) When you say "This is personal", I get that in this situation, you're in your angry mood and can't stand it. But what is "this"? The feeling the one's having? The anger? Is it meant like = "I was keeping this anger towards you as a private but I've been very mad and impatient these days. Now I'm telling you I'm pissed off."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9bow9J5QEI

In this situtaion, What's the 'personal' for Patrick? The anger towards Spongebob?

And also in this situation, what does it mean? It's confusing. He said he is seeking for revenge, so it sounded Rad is saying "I have an private anger towards someone who I want to revenge.", But after I heard explanation from you, it felt more like "I'll tell you my secret story, come here and listen." What exactly is he trying to say?

[dense oasis]

depends, "this" can mean different things

in this phrase

for example in the spongebob recording i think what patrick meant was that the action of licking feet of spongebob is very important to him, so it is personal

he wants to be alone with his foot, and its so important, its personal for him

[dense oasis]

yeah, this phrase doesnt always mean the same thing, it can be positive or negative, but either way it is important to the person

he has a private anger and a personal drive for revenge, so it is personal to him, because he finds it very important to himself

while patrick has a private need and a personal drive for licking the foot, so it is personal to him, this time the meaning is positive, but either way, its important

[dense oasis]

"I took that personal" may be very negative and angry, if the context suggests it, or actually positive, if the context allows this

"She told me she loved me, and it was personal to me..." = he was told she had loved him, and it was very important to him, he most likely felt a positive feeling, joy, and felt like its a personal matter between him and her

but "to take something personal" doesnt have to mean the same as "it is personal", the first one usually expresses negative emotions, the second one is really used for everything from positive to negative

[dense oasis]

"and this... is personal" could mean it's very important for him to seek the revenge, like i dont even know this cartoon so, but thats what i assumed from the clip

[dense oasis]

yeah, this one is positive, but it can also be negative, while "i took something personal" is mostly a negative expression

"this is personal" and "i take it personal" are different expressions

the first one is just the usage of "personal" adjective, the second one is a set phrase

[late topaz]

are you sure it's not "personally", or either is fine? (in the latter sentence)

[dense oasis]

i think the correct grammar is personally

but some people say "take it personal" too

[swift briar]

I take it personally

I would probably just say "i took it personally"

Don't take it personally

[late topaz]

https://punchng.com/between-dont-take-it-personal-and-dont-take-it-personally/