📚｜english-questions

[dense oasis]

(i was referring to this comment, just saying)

[mental terrace]

i got no idea what you’re trying to say

[dense oasis]

okay, fine, i guess i might have sounded unclear then, anyway

[mental terrace]

sorry lol

[dense oasis]

no it's fine

@mental terrace would you mind being asked one thing?

because

I have a paragraph from a book am reading, and am not sure about one sentence, the paragraph is this:

"Come, Greater Being, Social Friend,
  Annihilating Twelve-in-One!
We long to die, for when we end,
  Our larger life has but begun."

am not sure what "but" is supposed to mean here

I think the context does not play a huge role here, although am just gonna add that this is sung by a group of people who drink a lot, to escape from the reality

[mental terrace]

how old is this book

because "but" in older contexts means "just"

[dense oasis]

published in 1932

written in 1931

[mental terrace]

well

it could have been old enough

[dense oasis]

"just" would make a lot of sense

[mental terrace]

yeah but in older english

but meant "just" or "only"

i don't think 1932 english was that old that but meant that however ig the writer decided to make it seem more poetic/shakespearean

[dense oasis]

the author was considered to be someone who embellishes a lot and uses overcomplicated language

[dense oasis]

makes sense

thank you

[mental terrace]

np

[dusk fossil]

Fred nothing said - correct ?

[serene plinth]

Nope

It should be 'Fred said nothing'.

[dusk fossil]

why ?

[serene plinth]

Nothing is the object to the verb said and thus comes after it

[mental terrace]

subject > verb > object

[dusk fossil]

Nothing did Fred say
In no clothes does Mary look good
When nothing happened, we were surprised.

I took these faithful suggestions. why is it possible here. especially since the word "Nothing " is not a verb, so I don't understand you

[boreal pewter]

Nothing did Fred say
This is not a normal sentence and it wouldn't be said like this in conversation or regular writing. Word order like this is done for literary effect, you see sometimes in books and poems

[echo epoch]

What does beef means in slang?

[dusk fossil]

I don't understand why he should be after

[boreal pewter]

In no clothes does Mary look good
The order is swapped here because the sentence begins with a negative adverbial phrase, "in no clothes"

When nothing happened, we were surprised.
The order here is completely normal

[dusk fossil]

@boreal pewter it doesn't explain anything

again, I'll have to go on and figure it out myself

[boreal pewter]

You asked "why is it possible here"

I've told you why it is possible in the first 2 sentences

The 3rd sentence doesn't have inversion at all

[mental terrace]

nothing is not a verb

correct

which is why "Fred said nothing" is the correct way to say it

Fred - subject
Said - verb
nothing - object

[dusk fossil]

show me the official documentation on prohibiting negative inversion

[boreal pewter]

I didn't say it was prohibited

I said that inversion happens there

The exact opposite of being prohibited

[dusk fossil]

@mental terrace I'm not asking how to say it correctly, I'm asking for an explanation of why, which rule works in this context

[boreal pewter]

The normal word order of English is subject, then verb, then object

[mental terrace]

i gave you what you asked for

[boreal pewter]

That is what applies there

[dusk fossil]

@boreal pewter no point in fooling me

[boreal pewter]

?

[mental terrace]

he's using a translator btw

[boreal pewter]

I guessed

[dusk fossil]

can you mention the name of the rule again?

[mental terrace]

subject, verb, object

it's how every sentence in english is

[dense oasis]

some people call this SVO to make it short

[boreal pewter]

Except for some cases, like questions and with negative adverbs, where the Subject and Verb are swapped

[mental terrace]

lets not over answer

[whole dagger]

isnt this just inversion

[dusk fossil]

with negatives, indirect sentences. and so on, the sentences may be constructed differently

[wintry haven]

But in some exceptional cases you can say object verb subject right?

[boreal pewter]

It's worth saying because Noeliza specifically brought up an example where there is inversion

[whole dagger]

placing emphasis on the “in no clothes” part

[mental terrace]

ah right, fair enough

[wintry haven]

Like "this I hate, this I don't"

Still makes sense

[mental terrace]

that's old english

[whole dagger]

stems from early modern english right

[mental terrace]

old(er)

yeah

[mental terrace]

nobody says that

[wintry haven]

But I've heard It in some natural conversation I'm sure

[mental terrace]

only the second half i can see being a normal conversation

[boreal pewter]

Yes they do, it just comes with specific intonation that is maybe not clear from just the text

[whole dagger]

early modern english aka shakespeare

[wintry haven]

Exactly

[mental terrace]

"this i hate" sounds too early modern english

[wintry haven]

Like when you say "this" you point something out with your finger

Then pause

[mental terrace]

well yeah

[wintry haven]

And you say "this I don't"

[whole dagger]

thats a little different

[mental terrace]

but in writing that context is abscent

[whole dagger]

yeah

[boreal pewter]

"I tried the chicken soup and it wasn't great, but this one I like"

[bright pulsar]

phrases like this are used pretty often playfully

"But alas..."

[whole dagger]

something something yoda

[mental terrace]

yeah i do that all the time

speak like a nerd because its funny

[dense oasis]

"alas" is kinda like "unfortunately", yes?

[bright pulsar]

eh, yes

[whole dagger]

yes from latin alas

[wintry haven]

Yeah

[dense oasis]

ok makes sense thanks

[whole dagger]

which isssss

[mental terrace]

lmfao i just found this

this sums it up perfectly

[wintry haven]

This phrase works also in a written form right?

You don't need a practical context

[mental terrace]

not really because "this" isn't specified

[boreal pewter]

If it's clear from context then it's fine

[mental terrace]

physically you'd be showing what you're talking about

[whole dagger]

sorry i lied

From Middle English alas

[mental terrace]

fkn hell we going back to 1500 with this convos

[dense oasis]

okay, fine, but you will remain unatoned for centuries, for you have sinned

[wintry haven]

Ok hear me out

What if I say

[whole dagger]

which ultimately does come from latin lassus

[wintry haven]

"this I despise: that too many people etc..."

How does this sentence sound like?

[mental terrace]

i don't know

are you trying to say "i despise that too many people etc"

or 2 seperate sentences

[wintry haven]

It's 2 different sentences of course

[mental terrace]

they're both very different

you're saying that you despise something contextually defined in the first, and the second you're just saying that you dont like it that too many people do [a thing]

[wintry haven]

But the first one is grammatically correct right?

That's what I'd like to know

[mental terrace]

it's fine if the "This" is defined

[wintry haven]

Ok got it

Thanks

[whole dagger]

wut

[mental terrace]

dutch

the fuck

[whole dagger]

sorry gang, its based and sigma 😭

[mental terrace]

oh brother

get this dutch heresey off my screen immediately

[wintry haven]

How old are you guys btw?

I'm 20

[whole dagger]

at least its not french amirit hahahahhah

[mental terrace]

they are 2 fruits of the same tree...

[whole dagger]

one hell of a tree

[mental terrace]

one sounds like a heavy american accent speaking german...
the other i do not want to hear...

[wintry haven]

english Is indo-european as well so it's even the same branch

[mental terrace]

er

it's germanic

[whole dagger]

english is germanic and also yes technically indo-european

[mental terrace]

not romance

[wintry haven]

Indo-european Is a big family of languages

[mental terrace]

it's too general

[whole dagger]

yes a very very large one

[wintry haven]

Not too much imo

[whole dagger]

french is romance english is germanic

[wintry haven]

Japanese and mandarin cinese are not indo-european for instance

As well as hundreds of languages in Africa

[mental terrace]

you know that hindi falls under indo european

[wintry haven]

Yes

[mental terrace]

so hindi and english are related but really how related are they

[dusk fossil]

I do not like
Fred said nothing
wtf -_-

[mental terrace]

it's the most basic sentence

[wintry haven]

Etymology Is sometimes surprisingly similar

[whole dagger]

french is western romance and english is western germanic

[mental terrace]

fred - subject
said - verb
nothing - object

[wintry haven]

Like I don't know about hindi

[mental terrace]

subject, verb, object

[whole dagger]

free my bro fred he aint do nothin wrong

[wintry haven]

But English definitely has some etymological relationship with german and italian

[whole dagger]

german quite a bit

italian yes but not as much

[dense oasis]

this sentence makes absolutely no sense in slavic languages, and their native is russian (speaking from my experience cuz am polish), thats why i guess

[wintry haven]

I'm referring to latin roots

[mental terrace]

german is hard on its own but norwegian and swedish are easy asf for english people to learn

[whole dagger]

well

[wintry haven]

Some words in english are basically latin words

[mental terrace]

isn't russian order subject verb object aswell ?

[whole dagger]

dutch is prolly the easiest language for an english speaker to learn

[mental terrace]

why the fuck would i want to learn dutch

[whole dagger]

english is 3 languages in a trenchcoat

[civic mulch]

Why? Bulgarian is also subject verb object, for instance

[dense oasis]

Because negations do not happen this way

[civic mulch]

Well yeah

[mental terrace]

all languages in europe borrow from eachother

from greek, spanish, french, latin

[wintry haven]

Did you guys know that perhaps the word "fuck" shares the same root as the latin verb "pugnare" which means to fight?

[civic mulch]

But positive sentences are SVO (in Bulgarian at least)

[whole dagger]

yuh

[mental terrace]

that is one ugly ass word

holy damn

[wintry haven]

I know

It's the Proto-indoeuropean root Pug-

[dense oasis]

"fred said nothing" is very irrational, the usual thought process would be to say "fred did not say nothing" to mean "fred did not say anything", at least in polish, but i make an assumption that russian likes this idea as well cuz it likes other ones pretty often

[civic mulch]

Yeah in Bulgarian it's also like that, so good point

[wintry haven]

Again, I think it's every indo-european language except maybe german

[mental terrace]

my brain is not braining right now

[whole dagger]

Фред не каза нищо

[dense oasis]

Thank you

[whole dagger]

german is SVO with V2 word order

[wintry haven]

Italian does also work like "subject verb object"

[civic mulch]

Nice

[dense oasis]

thankfully i can read cyrillic

[wintry haven]

Generally speaking

[civic mulch]

👍

[whole dagger]

Фред си мълча

[civic mulch]

[whole dagger]

no trust

[bronze wasp]

What you means?

[whole dagger]

idk

[bronze wasp]

???

[whole dagger]

i just asked my bulgarian friend

what “fred said nothing” would be in bulgarian

Фред не каза нищо is closer

[civic mulch]

Yeah

It's spot-on

I thought you knew Bulgarian

[mental terrace]

greek is not helping me read cryllic

[dense oasis]

fred-not-said-nothing, makes perfect sense for me too, in polish it is "Fred nic nie powiedział" or "Fred nie powiedział niczego"

[whole dagger]

its like

“fred no said nothing” right?

[dense oasis]

yes

[civic mulch]

Yeah

[whole dagger]

im actually crazy

[mental terrace]

slavic language skills

sheesh

[dense oasis]

you just gotta be born a magician

[mental terrace]

fred is impressed

[wintry haven]

Slavic languages are kinda boring for me

[mental terrace]

they sound nice

[dense oasis]

ok

no one asked

about them being boring

[civic mulch]

-_-

[wintry haven]

Ok hear me out

[mental terrace]

i dont think a single slavic language doesnt sound good personally

except getting yelled at by a polish bus driver

that was not a fun experience

[wintry haven]

The "no one asked" argument just doesn't make sense

[dense oasis]

polish is lovely

unless it is screamed

[mental terrace]

my brain is making me think of this bro 💀

[wintry haven]

Because there's plenty of things that we say in ordinary convos that are never solicited, otherwise we couldn't even be speaking in principle

No one asked could be applied to anything

[dense oasis]

Yes, it does not, I told you this just to mess with you, i know that this is absolutely without any sense

[wintry haven]

Even to the "no one asked" argument itself

[wintry haven]

Thus invalidating it

[mental terrace]

thoiugh

there are sometimes where

you need to use it

if you are talking about like

nvidia graphics cards

then someone comes around and says "WELL HONESTLY I THINK [OTHER BRAND] IS BETTER"

that is when you use "who tf asked"

[civic mulch]

Lmfao

[whole dagger]

well honeslty i think intel is better smh

[wintry haven]

I disagree

Anyone can say whatever he/she pleases

[civic mulch]

GPU-wise?

[wintry haven]

Unless it's disrespectful

[whole dagger]

idk i just said the first thing i thoufht of

[mental terrace]

if you go to a conversation just to be a contrarian

then you deserve to be shut up

[wintry haven]

This Is just toxic internet behavior

On both parts actually

[mental terrace]

just my opinion

though this is kinda off topic so

[wintry haven]

Ik

[dense oasis]

mothercluckers, fork them all, forking nvidia

[serene plinth]

Go with 'they'... This ain't some legal paper

[wintry haven]

The contrarian and the one who doesn't even want to hear the contrarian's opinion are both wrong in my opinion, for different reasons

[wintry haven]

Duly noted

[mental terrace]

im completley fine with nvidia until they fucking turn off my monitor for an unscheduled driver update

i lost my fucking rainbow six match because of it

[wintry haven]

Btw I have another question

Is It appropriate to use "insofar" in daily conversation?

[dense oasis]

I can be, if they open-source all their drivers for linux, and publically apologize for being the worst company, also they should send me flowers right to my doors, favourably with chocolate

then id forgive them

[wintry haven]

Or is used exclusively in written essays

[whole dagger]

uhh “in so far”?

[civic mulch]

I would imagine it's rather formal

[wintry haven]

No

[whole dagger]

i honestlt dont know what it means

[wintry haven]

I read it in an academical paper

[mental terrace]

ima go with gooseberry here and tell you i have never heard that word

lol

[civic mulch]

It's definitely a formal word

I have heard some people use it tho

[late topaz]

uhm

?define insofar

[hazy herald]

Word: insofar

Definition (adverb): to the degree or extent that

Definition requested by john_atdawn

[dense oasis]

Yes, also use "forevermore" and "thy"

[wintry haven]

And I wondered how common it is

[late topaz]

I hear it a lot, honestly

[whole dagger]

fr?

hmm

[late topaz]

yeah

[dense oasis]

And "albeit" too

[mental terrace]

if 2 natives have no idea what youre talking about then i dont think you should use it lol

[late topaz]

well, could be that in your circles people don't

[civic mulch]

What's wrong with albeit

[whole dagger]

albeit is far far more common than the others

[wintry haven]

I think It has essentially the same meaning as "as long as" but I'm not sure

[whole dagger]

i say albeit a lot

[civic mulch]

Yeah

I use it myself from time to time

[mental terrace]

don't know what to tell ya

[late topaz]

I betcha that you probably did not realize what was being said

so

[dense oasis]

me?

[late topaz]

that's why you "have no idea"

[whole dagger]

what

[civic mulch]

Insofar as means to the extent/degree that

[wintry haven]

Maybe in uni they tend to use It a lot idk

[whole dagger]

what is bro yappin about

[mental terrace]

ong

what is blud on about

[whole dagger]

fluent in yapanese

[mental terrace]

real

[late topaz]

what a jerk

[whole dagger]

i just dont know wht youre talking about

[wintry haven]

Where are you from John?

[late topaz]

you could be confused without being rude

[dense oasis]

dont worry, they just gotta be told to shark up mothercluckers

[wintry haven]

And where have you heard "insofar as"

Since you seem to have heard it quite a lot

[late topaz]

I hear it online

[whole dagger]

in like

normal convo?

[mental terrace]

i've hears "so far as" but not

insofar as

[young bolt]

what to do to improve essay writing skills?

[late topaz]

not really in casual conversation

more like on the news

different analysis

political videos

etc

[wintry haven]

Conversation about deep topics with a friend? Would It be considered natural then?

[late topaz]

write more essays and go through them spotting your mistakes

[mental terrace]

"so far as" works fine

[late topaz]

you could post your essays in #📝｜proofreading

[wintry haven]

But maybe insofar as makes me sound smarter idk

[mental terrace]

trust me using big words to sound smarter makes you look like a dick

[whole dagger]

facts no cap

fax no printer 😔

[late topaz]

https://youglish.com/pronounce/insofar/english/us?

[young bolt]

I want to use more formal english in essays. Is there any book to follow?

[wintry haven]

You're bri'ish right?

Unrelated but I'm curious

[mental terrace]

american

[whole dagger]

/ɪnsofɑr/ right

[wintry haven]

Oh ok

Sorry

[late topaz]

You could find guides online and use SAT, IELTS \ TOEFL to resources to practice

SAT writing

[mental terrace]

yeah i thought i heard it before but just didn't know
yeah i have no clue of this word's existance

[late topaz]

SAT is an american exam

[mental terrace]

i live in the UK though soo

[late topaz]

me neither, I thought it was 3 separate words, honestly

[whole dagger]

funny how german has the word “insofern” which is just “insofar”

[wintry haven]

Interestingly enough, I found insofar in an academical article written by a german philosopher

So It kinda makes more sense now

[late topaz]

german has the words like bruder, kaffee, wasser

etc

[whole dagger]

yes

both germanic

[late topaz]

English is technically a germanic language

[mental terrace]

yea

[late topaz]

though has a lot of features from the romance languages

[mental terrace]

its easy for english people to learn norwegian and swedish

[whole dagger]

or ducth

[mental terrace]

right

[whole dagger]

voorzover is the dutch equivalent of insofar/as far as

[late topaz]

In 2024 whom are you going to vote for?

[mental terrace]

woah

[wintry haven]

Any european language is comparatitevily easy for english people

[mental terrace]

what the hell

[mental terrace]

that was mf uncalled for bro 💀

[dense oasis]

try polish, get suicidal thoughts, polish is european

[whole dagger]

voorzover is voor + zover “for + as far”

[late topaz]

I'm just curious

[mental terrace]

apart from the gendered language part yeah ig so

[wintry haven]

chinese and japanese are like the nightmare mode of languages for us europeans

[mental terrace]

my family votes democrat

[dense oasis]

no

[mental terrace]

i can't vote so thats all you can get ig

[dense oasis]

chinese and japanese have very similar sounds to polish

[whole dagger]

why this getting political

[whole dagger]

but arent closely related

[dense oasis]

Yup

[mental terrace]

chinese*

[wintry haven]

Ok but grammarwise they're entirely different languages

[mental terrace]

japanese has easy asf pronounciation

[whole dagger]

uhh

i guess

[wintry haven]

Debatable

[whole dagger]

depends on native language

[wintry haven]

Oh you're joking

[dense oasis]

I did not say anything about it being easy. I only said it is close to polish sounds

[mental terrace]

ok maybe not easy asf but it pails in comparison to chinese

[whole dagger]

well japanese also has kanji

[late topaz]

japanese pronunciation is easy

[mental terrace]

spoken

[whole dagger]

yes

[whole dagger]

again depends on native language

[wintry haven]

Yeah and icelandic has also some similarities with greek

Like the sound of the "s"

[whole dagger]

the tone can be quite hard

[mental terrace]

japanese grammar (AND THE FUCKING KANJI) is a fucking nightmare

[dense oasis]

And these are english questions, what you saying does not seem like english questions, move somewhere i guess

[whole dagger]

true

[late topaz]

the only difficult thing in the japanese pronunciation is distinguishing between kanji and its meanings to find the appropriate pronunciation

[dense oasis]

And calm down

[wintry haven]

Yes

[late topaz]

mostly pronounced the same, though

[mental terrace]

FIFTY ONE STROKES

TO WRITE CHICKEN NOODLE!!!

[whole dagger]

[wintry haven]

To speak at an acceptable level in japanese (not fluent but not even like beginner level), I think you would need something like 5 years of commitment

And hard work

[late topaz]

you could learn it in a year

[whole dagger]

shinjitai smh

[late topaz]

has been proven

[wintry haven]

Source

[whole dagger]

uh no

[mental terrace]

N5 is 500~ hours

[late topaz]

I don't remember the exact channel

but I can refer you to a very useful channel

quite informative

[dense oasis]

you all gotta train reading skills, cuz that comment seemed pretty basic english, but none of you can understand

[whole dagger]

smh just learn dutch instead of yapanese

[wintry haven]

Don't need it

I'm already nihongo josu 😎

[mental terrace]

n1 is 4000~ hours (for those without kanji experience)

[late topaz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_EQDtpYSNM&pp=ygUXd2hhdCBJIGxlYXJuZWQgbGFuZ3VhZ2U%3D

[wintry haven]

Just joking sorry

[whole dagger]

i understood but also, talking fun

[wintry haven]

Damn

[dense oasis]

no, you do not

[whole dagger]

wdym

[wintry haven]

Daijobu desu

[whole dagger]

i think i can understand it

[wintry haven]

Here

[dense oasis]

i mean did, sorry

[wintry haven]

I can speak japanese fluently

Watashi wa Parumenides desu, hai

[mental terrace]

"It's you ok?"

[late topaz]

arbitrary time frames

[mental terrace]

tf

[mental terrace]

it is what it is

[whole dagger]

np

[wintry haven]

Doesn't it mean like "I'm ok"?

Daijobu desu (watashi wa)

[mental terrace]

it means "alright" or "ok

[wintry haven]

Oreno chinchin

[mental terrace]

well ig daijoubu desu (I DONT KNOW IF ITS SUPPOSED TO BE IN KATAKANA SO ROMANJI LOL) can mean "It's ok"

well this turned into japanese

[dense oasis]

first learn english, especially to read

[wintry haven]

I can recite the entirety of JoJo part 3 in japanese by heart

Flexing me being totally worthless lmao

[late topaz]

Lets leave this channel to questions and English

[whole dagger]

yeah #💭｜general

[dusk fossil]

[trail slate]

“Bobby MacRae, with A Drywall,”
What does “with” mean here?

[whole dagger]

context?

with means works for here

[late topaz]

how? Like, do they have a drywall?

[whole dagger]

like, his employment is with A+ Drywall

i found the original contect

[late topaz]

afaik this is what a drywall looks like

[whole dagger]

Bobby MacRae, with A+ Drywall, never looked up from his phone

yep

[dense oasis]

what is this from

[whole dagger]

Are You Leveraging the Power of Your Construction Team?

a book im pretty sure

[dense oasis]

niche af

[whole dagger]

or a blog actually

[late topaz]

I don't understand what it means

A+ Drywall is some sort of a company name?

[trail slate]

Nope

[whole dagger]

bobby macrae works for A+ Drywall

[trail slate]

im reading the book

[whole dagger]

mmk

[trail slate]

the lean builder

i appreciate your answer

[whole dagger]

np

[trail slate]

Whats funny??

I get different answers (and some of them might be wrong) so it’s helpful to get as many answers as possible

[whole dagger]

true

[noble wasp]

can i say that "to show off" and "to flex" are interchangeable? can i say the same way that "to brag" and "to boast" are interchangeable?

do they all essentially have the same meaning?

[coral relic]

Hello! What's the difference between below and under

[mint seal]

They do have the same meaning yes, I believe they are interchangeable

[mint seal]

they mean the same thing but some people may think ‘below’ as an object attached to the surface and ‘under’ as an object sitting beneath without touching the surface

[thorn hinge]

yes but as with everything it depends on the situation. for example i would never utilize "to flex" on a school paper

[mint seal]

It’s also quite colloquial

and gen z-ish ain’t it

[coral relic]

I read "look out below"

And "the vital spot is under us"

But I don't identify the difference

[mint seal]

Where’s the context from?

[coral relic]

I can't send the picture

[thorn hinge]

Like Kiu said I believe in this case under refers to something connected to something, such as the vital spot being connected to the subjects VIA the ground.

Look out below is a warning to those beneath you that something is about to impact them from above. It means "Those below me, look out!". It is more of an expression than a grammatically perfect sentence, and because of this saying "look out under" does not sound right to me.

[flat rune]

I agree aswell.

[coral relic]

Got it

Thanks🫶🏻

[mint seal]

No, it's still talking about a vehicle. Trailers usually have one big room(usually the living)and bedrooms, and not everything is to be taken literally in that sentence

Also sorry for the late reply, I was asleep

[trail slate]

no need to apologize, I appreciate your help 🌸

[trail slate]

Hmm
What do others think?

[flat rune]

i remember once a dog asked me

"what are your credit card details"

[thorn hinge]

Trailers are called such because they "trail" behind a vehicle. In the united states there are large living spaces dedicated to trailers called "trailer parks" that are usually associated with the lower classes.

Trailers are favored among the lower classes as well as movie production & construction crews because they are easy to transport by vehicle and take up minimal space.

So trailers are usually referring to a small living space unless attached to a vehicle

[stuck shale]

It's more apt to say that the people who live in them are too poor to own a house

People would much rather live in an apartment or a house

[steady jacinth]

Good

[native forge]

You guys know any good c2 vocabulary lists that states the words and their definition/s?

[supple holly]

You can try this

I'm on my phone so I can't send you the link. But you can find the webpage by looking up [toe gr c2] on Google

[native forge]

Yeah that's pretty much what I'm looking for but with more advanced vocabulary

[supple holly]

Then maybe try other sources? The PDF file is pretty long so maybe you'll still find new words in there

I don't know your level so I can't be sure. But you should be able to find everything you need on that page. It looks pretty reliable to me

[swift briar]

C2 is too much

Give me C1 or B2

🥺

[dense oasis]

i usually dont like things like this, the words stick the best if you saw them in a real context like in a book

word lists are fine, but... idk, i think there are better solutions, maybe

[mortal citrus]

^^

learning through context is one of the most effective ways

[dense oasis]

like it boils down to whether someone studies for an exam or they study cuz they wanna know the language as it is

sometimes exams don't have that much to do with the real language...

[late topaz]

the words there: C2 abrupt, access, etc... not really C2

I expected something like: discombobulate, ductility, intrepid

[swift briar]

Ubiquitous

Ambiguous

Extraterrestrial lol

[late topaz]

nah those are popular words

[swift briar]

....no

[late topaz]

ambiguous and extraterrestrial are, at least

want uncommon words? Open up a book

[swift briar]

I'm good, I'm barely good at using common words, let alone uncommon ones

[supple holly]

I postulate that you don't know the meaning of pustulate

[swift briar]

I'm not a nerd, so i wouldn't

[supple holly]

Maybe C2 is subjective. I don't think there's a definite source for what words you need to learn to pass the C2 exam. Even the exam itself changes

[swift briar]

I just want to improve my pronunciation tbh

Then focus on actually expanding my vocabulary

[indigo escarp]

The grades of C B and etc isn't for eauropean countries

[swift briar]

I have a decent range of vocabulary, passable

[late topaz]

A, B, C are levels of one's language skills

[indigo escarp]

I thought its for non-English languages

[late topaz]

I think it's for every language, though some other languages have different systems (like japanese)

N1, N2 or something, etc

[swift briar]

Those sounds like chemical names lol

Or a prototype tag

[late topaz]

NZT-48

[swift briar]

Of some machinery

[indigo escarp]

But TOEFL and IELTS is for English, specially for applying to English language universities

[late topaz]

yes

[indigo escarp]

Fr

[mental terrace]

CEFR (a,b,c) is made by EU generally for european languages but can apply to others

[swift briar]

Specially and especially mean 2 different things btw (just in case you meant especially)

[indigo escarp]

Lmao
Sorry
Thx for mentioning that

Especially is an adverb while specially isn't I think

[late topaz]

correction: specially has 2 meanings and could be used as especially

I double checked to make sure

merriam webster's dictionary
specially
sense 2: especially

[indigo escarp]

@swift briar u said ur vocabulary domain is wide
But I'm not
BTW I'm using discord in order to improve my English
Do u thing I'm in right path

[indigo escarp]

Thx @late topaz

[swift briar]

Honestly, no

Discord is fine

It's just...

[indigo escarp]

In other side, the colloquial english is used here more, as u k

[swift briar]

Not as good as a website or a podcast that can actually give you sufficient input

Though that's my subjective opinion

[indigo escarp]

Oh, sure

[swift briar]

I learned more from watchin youtube videos and listening to people

I only talk to people on discord to practice it and have fun

[indigo escarp]

Good point @swift briar

[late topaz]

Lex Fridman is a good podcasting channel

[indigo escarp]

Learning English in this way is fun and not boring

[swift briar]

It all boils down to how you perceive information though, (what makes you learn better) just do whatever you feel useful for you to do

If talking to people here is actually making you learn and progress then keep doing it

[indigo escarp]

Is it accessible from each podcast software @late topaz

[late topaz]

The Dick Cavett show, too

I belive so

[indigo escarp]

In fact, u say right and I like ur opinion

[swift briar]

Sorry can't NOT laugh at the name

[late topaz]

laugh or not, it's a good show

[indigo escarp]

Sorry guy
Thx for help
I should leave
CYA

[mortal citrus]

🥺

[mortal citrus]

ambiguous 😳

[flat rune]

Can someone tell me the difference between "have" and "has"?

[wintry haven]

Has is the third singular person of the verb "to have" (used "regularly" in the present tense, or as an auxiliary in a compound tense like present perfect, past perfect etc.)

I'm not a native speaker nor am I a scholar in english grammar so my answer may be incorrect

Third singular person means like "He/She/It/koji/Fenti/Joe/John" etc

[young bolt]

math dont has sound or math doesnt have sound ?

[mint seal]

The second sentence

[young bolt]

ty

[flat rune]

is it okay if I say "A positive attitude and patience have enabled me to successfully convey knowledge to others and achieve my duties as a language instructor"? I have never heard the phrase "to achieve one's duties" but maybe it is correct?

does any1 know what a name for the overarching category above punctuation, capitalization, and grammar is called? i realized a "group of linguistic organization things" sounds stupid af and i figure there is a noun for the grouping those things fall under and don't want to sound redundant and school doesn't start till the 24 for me so i can't ask my teacher (i figured it out it's grammar)

[mint seal]

my eyes are averting whilst reading these questions-

[obsidian lodge]

it works dont worry

[flat rune]

i've tried a google search but couldn't find proper wordage and "what is the category above punctuation called" didn't work

[mint seal]

remove the "A" in the first sentence and it'll look better

[obsidian lodge]

no that A needs to be there

[mint seal]

also achieve one's duties is correct but in this context, it's better to use my as stated in your original sentence

[obsidian lodge]

it will sound akward if its not there

[mint seal]

I apologise but i'll have to disagree with you

I do respect your opinion though

[obsidian lodge]

i do guess it works and it does become more concise

[mint seal]

Both work though, I just think without "A" is better

In terms of being a little natural

[supple holly]

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/attitude#:~:text=[countable] the way that you,how you think and feel

It needs to have "a" or else it's just grammatically incorrect

[mint seal]

Huh, interesting

[flat rune]

thank you guys I will leave it as it is then

[mint seal]

Man, is it the way I'm reading it?

[supple holly]

I think "fulfill my duties" is better

"Achieve" involves hard work and effort to do something beyond what's expected of you. Winning a race is an achievement. Getting a promotion is an achievement

"Duty" means a job you're supposed to do, expected to do. So "fulfill" is better here in my opinion

[obsidian lodge]

oh lmao i was right

[mint seal]

Yeah it's 12am and I had just read that sentence like 5 times, you were indeed right

I'm very sorry

[obsidian lodge]

no its fine dw about it

[mint seal]

I think it was the tone I read in but I didn't realise how off it really was

[flat rune]

okay, thank you

[obsidian lodge]

rip

[mint seal]

English at its finest

[obsidian lodge]

english good it am I

[supple holly]

Impeccable

[mint seal]

Everything just flies over my head in terms of grammar and stuff because now I'm just doing too much analysis on books n stuff

[dusk fossil]

I never go there
Fred said nothing.
"Fred nothing said" - why not if negatives can be placed anywhere
hi everybody

[mint seal]

and it's slowly deteriorating my brain..

[mint seal]

Yeah it's not always the case. The formula is incorrect here

[dusk fossil]

I want to know why (

[mint seal]

It should follow the subject-verb-agreement form. Fred is the subject, said is the verb and nothing is the agreement

Another reason why you can't place the word nothing before said is because English follows the basic SVO form(subject-verb-object)or anything else closely related to that

[dusk fossil]

Nothing did Fred say !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
here is the correct example. and I repeat again, there are different cases that contradict the rule you mentioned

2 example
At no time will Sam relax

[noble wasp]

"it's gonna last 2 weeks" or "it's gonna last for 2 weeks"

which is correct?

[hollow niche]

Many people use the first one, and I think both of them are correct but the second one is more formal

[civic mulch]

To me, the 'for' is simply superfluous and I don't think either is more formal

[hollow niche]

hmm

[civic mulch]

I mean if you want to include it, be my guest. I just think it's redundant, that's all

[hollow niche]

i gotta give that a thought

[flat rune]

Is it correct for me to say "anyway how's your day going?" or "anyways how's your day going?"

Thanks in advance

[civic mulch]

Both are acceptable informally, 'anyway' is the only standard one, though

Anyways is exclusively colloquial and is considered non-standard

[flat rune]

Wow thanks, I learned a new word today ''Colloquial'' but I have to ask what is the formal way for me to ask that question.

[civic mulch]

Not really sure in this specific example, but something like this should be good enough: Are the following sentences both considered grammatically correct: "anyways,..." "anyway,.." ? Thank you in advance.

[thorn hinge]

in everyday speech you will hear people using "anyways" as it makes the sentence flow a lot better

it is a case of formal vs informal

so both correct, but going by the dictionary "anyway" is the most grammatically correct

[mystic ether]

Guys, does "Just" mean from short time or it means simply ?

Or it depends

[half relic]

need someone to discuss few questions with me

[mental terrace]

you’re still going on about this?

let fred rest bro there isn’t nothing more to say

[boreal pewter]

This example is not a normal sentence !!!!!!!!!
It does not sound right in a normal conversation !!!!!!!!!
It ONLY works in a VERY LITERARY CONTEXT

SVO order is the default

Sometimes the order is changed, but only in specific cases, not randomly
"At no time will Sam relax" - inversion is used here because "at no time" is a negative adverbial phrase, and it is at the start of the sentence. This is correct.
"Nothing" is not an adverb so it does not work the same way.

---

Also, inversion only happens with auxiliary verbs. You can't do it with normal verbs:
"You said something." ✅
"Did you say something?" ✅ (inversion is used because this is a question)
"Said you something?" 🚫 (incorrect inversion - can't do it to a normal verb like "say")

[mental terrace]

depends
“It’s just 10 minutes”
“Just go already”

or short for justice but that’s completely different

[dusk fossil]

I already understood that you are not familiar with negative inversion

@boreal pewter I already knew this, but thanks for writing, it’s a pity that this didn’t happen before when I didn’t know this and searched for an answer for days

[boreal pewter]

We did actually tell you nearly all of that before

But you told me I was trying to "fool" you

Still not sure what you meant there

[dusk fossil]

@boreal pewter I'm sorry, I'm a difficult person, especially when I'm not a native English speaker and translate through a translator

[boreal pewter]

Anyway I'm glad it was helpful this time 👍🏼

[boreal pewter]

No worries

[dusk fossil]

@boreal pewter in any case, it's good what you wrote, it is useful for students to know this, I think.meant people, not students.who teaches

[mental terrace]

only now damn

[elfin cairn]

Hi everybody! I would like to know if there is any page to see how a word is used in a sentence?

[thorn hinge]

if you would like to ask here you could!!!

[shrewd canopy]

Maybe you already know it but Cambridge dictionary is really good and has a lot of examples, not just translation you can look for grammar

[elfin cairn]

I'd love to but I can't because I write all the words I see for the first time in my notebook

There are more than a thousand words

[half parrot]

actually this would seem a bit weird but you could try chatgpt

for various words

generally britsih people using like 1 percent of grammar while speaking enghlish right?

[thorn hinge]

grammar rules were made to be broken

[half parrot]

ı mean ı have been learning for 7 years and never used

[half parrot]

based

toefl or ıelts whıch one gentlemen?

which one would give more advantage ?

[undone pond]

HI what is the solution to speak fluently

[half parrot]

uh mate you mean how ı could speak fluently?

oh you could watch sitcoms or series

[elfin cairn]

I have never tried chatgpt before, so I could try it

[half parrot]

maybe himy

[half parrot]

actually watching american sitcoms would make your english way better and fluent

like you will be able to get som phrases in amerıcan culture or brıtısh culture

[thorn hinge]

I watched a lot of anime to get good at listening, but one of the things that helped me most was gaming.

When you are playing a video game with english speakers, it requires you to listen and respond very quickly, which really helped me to develop an "english" brain

also a lot of slang is used in gaming

which is good for sounding natural

[undone pond]

thank you

[half parrot]

yo man definetly try gaming

[half parrot]

also dude you could watch himy or maybe friends (himy better ) or house of cards would be if you interested about military films series like me you could watch saviny private ryan or flags of our fathers , or siege of jadotville

[half parrot]

yeah cod mw1 inspired me lot about searching all words and try to translate scenario

[undone pond]

thanks but i hat playing games and i don't know how to play because i have 54 years old

[half parrot]

54 year old?

uh okay Sır

[elfin cairn]

It is not a necessity I guess

[half parrot]

it is

[marble whale]

What is the word in English to describe a person who has prominent ears?

[elfin cairn]

Chill out sir I'm withdrawing

[half parrot]

o7

[elfin cairn]

I messed up

[obsidian lodge]

i don't belive there is a specific word for that, if there is then it is one of those difficult words

[half parrot]

hmm really interesting questıon

[half parrot]

bat -eared

they call like that

or seen someone was usıng lop -eared

[late topaz]

lop-eared is completely different

have you ever seen a dog with really long ears that just hang by each side of its head?

that's lop-eared

[half parrot]

isnt that descirbes person too?

[late topaz]

and as you can imagine, it is only applicable to the animals

no

people don't have drooping ears

[half parrot]

uh never heard thıs detaıl

[late topaz]

it's impossible

how big and soft must they be?

[half parrot]

yeah man ı feel you but ı mean lıke exaggeration

not real meanıng

[late topaz]

I still don't think ANYONE would use it

[half parrot]

100 percent sure seen on a sceene

[late topaz]

wouldn't be so sure

[half parrot]

yeah

[late topaz]

human memory is flawed

[half parrot]

agree

[half parrot]

answer is

[marble whale]

Jug-eared?

[marble whale]

Is that the word?

[half parrot]

never heard

[marble whale]

Jug-eared?

[half parrot]

ı mean ı jsut seen polıce used subject down or neutralızed ınstead suspect down thesse 2 same meaning?

guys subject down and suspect down same?

[obsidian lodge]

I have never heard of the term jug eared

Weird

[half parrot]

same

[marble whale]

These are 2 different words.

[half parrot]

okay but same meaning?

[half parrot]

ık that jsut meaning same or not?

[marble whale]

Suspect is a person whom you suspect of being a criminal.

Subject is a person enduring something.

[half parrot]

oh

ı feel you

[obsidian lodge]

Yeah he's right

[half parrot]

1 more question

[marble whale]

Ask away.

[late topaz]

it's really vague, honestly

I'm having trouble following the question

subject is not just a person enduring something, it's also an unknown person

[marble whale]

Is the word jug-eared.

You're a jug-eared little boy.

[late topaz]

Personally, I don't remember ever seeing it

or hearing it anywhere

[marble whale]

Probably, it's British.

[late topaz]

I dont think so

I think dialect is irrelevant

[half parrot]

hmm lıke unıdenıfıed?

[half parrot]

hmm but never heard

[late topaz]

unidentified is an adjective, subject is a noun

[half parrot]

ık ı am asking

[marble whale]

Subject is a person whom you're experiencing on.

[late topaz]

it is also a definition

subject has multiple definitions

[marble whale]

All visitors are subject to inspection by guards.

[half parrot]

yeah actually my questıon was what would be mılıtary term for subject cause seen polıce usıng that word whıle watchıng axon body vıdeos lol

[late topaz]

Wait, I am partially wrong

[half parrot]

.. lol

[late topaz]

subject could be an adjective

subject to something

[half parrot]

yeah

why my city is like hell

too hot

[late topaz]

it's kind of weird to think about it

I've never realized it

Well,TIL that in the phrase "subject to" subject is an adjective

[half parrot]

which one mate?

[half parrot]

yeah

[marble whale]

Subject is down means that someone is laying on the ground because they were shot.

[late topaz]

it could mean many things

[half parrot]

ık man but whats difference between suspect down

[late topaz]

but primarily that, yes

[half parrot]

or just almost same word

[marble whale]

Suspect is someone believed to be a criminal.

[half parrot]

no ıdea why ı am still thinking this

but thanks gentlemen you were too helpful got my answer ı guess

[flat rune]

did any of you take the toefl test?

[half parrot]

nah not yet

ı will take it soon

prob thıs year

[flat rune]

Which grade

[half parrot]

11

[flat rune]

Me 10

[half parrot]

ı mean ı am now 11 th grade

[marble whale]

I don't want to pay for a TOEFL test.

[thorn hinge]

people do not say subject down tbh

i have never heard it

[half parrot]

its like 40 -30 euro?

[thorn hinge]

possibly the words suspect and subject sound very similar especially over radio

[flat rune]

Yeah its a little bit expensive but worth going to america

[marble whale]

No, it's at least 200.

[half parrot]

200?

[late topaz]

either that or simply someone under suspicion, i.e someone who is someone or MIGHT have done something

[flat rune]

FKWJXNSNXNSJBDSJJD

3400 tl

[half parrot]

should ı take TOEFL or IELTS?

lol

[late topaz]

You could go to america without TOEFL or IELTS

[marble whale]

No idea.

[half parrot]

gentlemen is there any exchange or volunteering program like ESC ı can apply before 18 ıf you know pls let me know been searching this for really long time

[marble whale]

I like pumpkin seeds.

[half parrot]

yeah erasmus for high schools or other exchange progrmas

[half parrot]

hmmm

[late topaz]

you could search for a university in your country that has exchange programs

[marble whale]

Pumpkin seeds are delicious. I very recommend.

[half parrot]

ı am 11 th grade

[half parrot]

hmm

anyone tried british fish and chips?

[marble whale]

Actually, never.

[half parrot]

hmm where are you from sır?

[marble whale]

Russia.

[flat rune]

I think toefl is better than ielts

[sullen wolf]

Considering Im English. Yes I have 🙂

[tepid mica]

quick question

so i improve my pronunciation through phonetics

what does this mean

the ' between k and s

[bright pulsar]

Indicates the start of a primary stressed syllable

[tepid mica]

okay thanks ❤️

[bright pulsar]

The following syllable should be stressed

[tepid mica]

stressed syllable, i don’t even know what’s that but im gonna find out

[echo epoch]

I have a question, if you are kissed by a stranger on the streets of the United States, can you sue for this?

[supple holly]

That's less of an English question and more of a law question. But yes. That's sexual harassment/assault

Or sexual misconduct. I'm not a law expert so I don't know the exact name. But it is definitely an offense

I just looked it up. It's sexual assault specifically

[tepid mica]

Yes

[tepid mica]

bro who kissed u

[solemn tundra]

Hi, guys, I have a question "I have a supper in a famous restaurant, or I have supper in a famous restaurant" which one is correct?

[echo epoch]

Not me obviously

[tepid mica]

i would choose the first one

idk

[solemn tundra]

Can you explain it a little bit? same as you , I choose first.

[tepid mica]

both are good

[solemn tundra]

I check out online, there are a lot of examples showing have a breakfast/lunch or have breakfast. I guess the reason is "have supper" just says eat meal, and the other emphasizes this meal is specific.

[tepid mica]

but the second one is more used because it sounds more natural

[solemn tundra]

I see

I hate doing the test like that.

[tepid mica]

i understand

;))

[supple holly]

"Have supper"

Every meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper) is an uncountable noun

The only exception is "snack", which is countable

[mortal citrus]

Yummy snacks

[native forge]

Is "teaseful" a word? It sounds grammatically correct but I can't find much about it online

[tidal lily]

Yes it's a word,
Probably because there are better, popular synonyms are trendy nowadays. Like : bothersome, annoying, irritating (guy)

[violet blaze]

Hello everyone, can anyone suggest a server to strengthen the grammar rules

[mental terrace]

where would you want to put "to"

[supple holly]

"Home" is an adverb here so it doesn't need an article

We usually use it as a noun so there can be some confusion. But it can also be an adjective or an adverb (as above)

For your reference:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/home

Don't overthink it my friend. Just use the adverb "home" in place of "to one's own home" and you should be fine

He is going to his home.
= He is going home.

[late topaz]

but what if we used the going to future with the verb home?
Harry was expelled, so
he is going to home tomorrow.

That is cursed

[supple holly]

A server? Maybe you mean a website? Personally I think Grammarly articles are pretty comprehesive

[violet blaze]

yes a website, thank you

[lucid pond]

Which is correct?
I'm the only one working in my family.

I'm the only one working among my family.

[supple holly]

"In" sounds better and more natural, but "among" can be accepted too I guess

[lucid pond]

Thanks🙂

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Which onf the following is grammatically correct?

a) He's the eldest son of the Beijing Song family.

b) He's the eldest son of Beijing's Song family.

[mortal citrus]

Grammatically, they are both correct.

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback!

[brittle gate]

I am doing summer homework and I don't know the difference between:
Moral and Author's message.
What's the difference?
I know what they mean in my native language, but even then I don't understand the differences

[supple holly]

If you have a certain paragraph or book then I think it'd be better to explain

Moral means the lesson you learn from the story, what you can apply to your own life/work/... to be better or avoid something unwanted

Author's message is simply that - what the author wants to tell you

Sometimes they can mean the same thing, sometimes not. For example, the classic Rabbit and Turtle story, the moral AND the author's message is don't be arrogant, and persistence will lead to success

While, for example a story where the bad guy wins, there's no moral, BUT there's an author's message - evil can win if you let it, or sometimes evil is unstoppable. Something like that. There's really no lesson to be learned here, it's just an interesting story the author wants to tell you

[brittle gate]

oh ok thank you

[supple holly]

You can try here for more reference:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-theme-and-vs-moral/amp/

[brittle gate]

alr

[deft zodiac]

how to study english good

[bold thunder]

Hello

How are you ?

How English study with you?

I hope to learning English correctly

I have some problems in the pronouncing of some words

[tidal lily]

By enrolling in a UK school with natives spawning in the class

[tidal lily]

Hmm, maybe watch some series, movies, songs etc and mimic ?

[bold thunder]

I want someone to practicing English with correctly

Hmm, maybe watch some series, movies, songs etc and mimic ?

Ok what are the movies and series I need to watch it
Like what for learning

I want to hear language correctly

[bold thunder]

Are you there?

[wintry haven]

Guys I have a question

[tidal lily]

I am now

[wintry haven]

What does "no shit"mean?

Would It be correct to say that it has the same meaning as "duh"?

Like when someone makes an obvious statement

[bold thunder]

I can practicing English conversation with anyone

[tidal lily]

I'm bad at recommendations lol

Dub Anime ? Dragon Ball z,
(I actually went crazy and note down all the script of 150+ episodes on a register for the betterment of listening. Each Dialogue lol)

Song? Taylor swift and Bruno Mars are good ig
(I love Eminem and used to mimic him 😭 )

Series and movies ? Well any that interests you,
(As kid I used to watch random movies on TV with subtitles and repeat after them )

[tidal lily]

I think it is more closely associated with really?

[serene plinth]

No

[tidal lily]

💯

[wintry haven]

What does It mean then?

[bold thunder]

Ok this part for English questions

Where is the part for English conversation?

[serene plinth]

Slangs are hard to explain. I'll cite a proper resource for you

[wintry haven]

I'm really having a hard time with this idiom

[serene plinth]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/no-shit

[wintry haven]

Well

Looks like Cambridge says I'm right

[serene plinth]

Do you use 'duh' that way?

Well technically 'duh' could be used in a lot of different contexts

[tidal lily]

Voice chats are best.

If you don't mind I'd suggest you to polish your grammar a tad

[serene plinth]

But I wouldn't say not shit and duh are interchangeable.... They really aren't

[wintry haven]

Like Imagine if someone says something like "raping 19yo girls is morally wrong", I'd respond with "duh? Of course it's wrong"

[bold thunder]

Can you correcting my language?

[thorn owl]

i'll go to the shop tomorrow vs i'm going to go to the shop tomorrow, what is the difference?

[tidal lily]

Delivers same idea

[serene plinth]

||You could've come up with a better example, this is a pg-13 server..||

Well yeah... But the meaning duh and no shit would imply there are different

[tidal lily]

Keep learning bud, I'm learning too

[serene plinth]

'Could you correcting'

[obsidian lodge]

First thing I see is someone saying the r word 💀

[thorn owl]

what are connotations of each?

could you explain in detail?

[wintry haven]

But I could theoretically replace "duh" with "yeah, no shit" and the meaning would be the same right?

I don't understand the difference

[obsidian lodge]

Tbh it just depends on the context but either is fine

[wintry haven]

Maybe duh feels more passive aggressive idk

[cinder stone]

it kinda is

[bold thunder]

No , I can't because I am looking for someone to help me

[serene plinth]

Duh: ofc/obviously
Yeah no shit: ikr, ofc

What I'm trying to say is that there's a subtle nuance

Which you kinda start to get once you're advanced in english

[wintry haven]

Like no shit implies an agreement

[serene plinth]

Yeah

[wintry haven]

Whereas duh Is more "antagonistic" in a sense

[serene plinth]

No

Duh is more like.... Isn't that obvious... Duhhhh

[bold thunder]

Do you have any problem to practicing English with you?

[serene plinth]

I just corrected your grammar there ....

[wintry haven]

Aight thanks

It's baffling that I end up spending so much valuable time in learning the kind of english that won't possibly be of any help in a certification test

[bold thunder]

So Could you Correcting?
That's true

[serene plinth]

No it's wrong English

[serene plinth]

Nay it'll help you sound more natural... Nobody speaks academic/formal English in daily conversations

[obsidian lodge]

You could tell the instructor "no shit" after he tells that you passed the exam

[serene plinth]

Hahaha

[bold thunder]

I don't understand you

[serene plinth]

It should be 'could you correct' and not correcting

[wintry haven]

immidiately gets rejected in spite of scoring 100/100

[serene plinth]

It's a modal infinive and takes the base form of the verb

[bold thunder]

Why?

[serene plinth]

..

Huh?

[obsidian lodge]

Wait no

What am I saying

[wintry haven]

Suffix

Prefix means that It preceeds

[obsidian lodge]

I'm stupid sometimes

Pls ignore me

[wintry haven]

Also I have another question

[obsidian lodge]

What is it

[wintry haven]

I once heard a streamer say "I come to your mom's house, and she's popping out them Classic board games..."

I won't explain the context any further

But

[obsidian lodge]

That's grammatically incorrect

[wintry haven]

My question Is about the verb

To pop out

[obsidian lodge]

Should be came

Not come

[wintry haven]

Because I read that It means to birth

[wintry haven]

I mispelled Sorry

[obsidian lodge]

Uh not specifically that is more of its slang term

[wintry haven]

Or maybe he did use the present tense hold on

[obsidian lodge]

Oh ok

[civic mulch]

not necessarily

[hazy bramble]

thats just a slang hes using
"she's popping out them Classic board games..." can be understood as "she's taking Classic board games out"

[wintry haven]

But still It doesn't make sense to me

Even in this "slang" sense

[obsidian lodge]

Oh yeah it's went

[wintry haven]

Because you don't give birth to board games

That's idiotic

[obsidian lodge]

"go somewhere for a short time, often without notice." Definition of popping in this scenario

[civic mulch]

i'm saying it doesn't have to be a past tense at all

[dense oasis]

what you hear from streamers may sometimes be a very mishaped, weird english, because all they say is slang after slang, and slang has no real rules, it changes rapidly

don't even worry

[serene plinth]

Yeah

[wintry haven]

For the record

[obsidian lodge]

Yeah the cat is right

[serene plinth]

So?

[wintry haven]

Idk

[serene plinth]

That's definitely racist lmfao

It really ain't got any connection

And that's not AAVE if you're worried about

[dense oasis]

yes, I am

[wintry haven]

He doesn't seem like an educated person

[dense oasis]

[serene plinth]

Again has no connection with their skin complexion

[obsidian lodge]

pats ur head

[wintry haven]

I'll drop It because I don't want to get into any trouble