📚｜english-questions

[flat rune]

i dont really understand a single word

basically they opened up a HOLE through wich aliens could come to earth

what do you say

[forest solar]

Yes, that's pretty much what would have happened if the event occurred as i described it.

[flat rune]

is that you in your pfp

[forest solar]

Only if you look through a Xen crystal.

[dense oasis]

I think it depicts aliens who came upon earth after the hole has been opened and they were let in

jk

[flat rune]

resonance is the waves things make?

[candid gyro]

@distant oasis can you help with this

[flat rune]

seems make sense

sci-fic is amazing

and overwhelmingly confusing

[wet cobalt]

is it right to say As soon as playing football, i broke my leg = as soon as I played football

[dense oasis]

it sounds weird to me, my first idea would be to say "as soon as I started playing football"

[flat rune]

a burger is only a sandwich with BEEF between it?
so a burger with FRIED CHIKCEN in between isnt a burger but a chicken sandwich? 🤔

[marble whale]

guys, check my sentence please: We, smart people, should rely on strong bureaucratic pyramid.

should it be "THE" strong...
or
"A" strong pyramid of bureaucrats?

[flat rune]

As smart people, we should be relying upon firm bureaucratic structures

[marble whale]

But you're Italian, Italians don't speak English that good.

[flat rune]

[marble whale]

I understand, but you have your own beautiful language.

[flat rune]

I ll just go to eat a pizza and drink some wine to recover from all of that

[strange compass]

what does 'drop words exactly mean?

It was from words dropped by chance that little by little everything was revealed to me

[strange compass]

this sentence is from The Little Prince I am currently reqding

[flat rune]

It means handed over

released

[marble whale]

I'd better learn Italian than English.

[stone dove]

Nah

[stone dove]

Remove words

No

I mean

actually

i guess

pros vs cons

Good things about it vs The bad things

pros = good
cons = bad

“Where are you going to school” sounds a lot better in that situation

“Where do you school” doesn’t sound good at all

Large cascade ?

[bright pulsar]

no. reads as sci-fi gibberish even in that context.

[candid gyro]

i need an explanation.

isn't simple present tense used to indicate an unchanging situation? in this case, he schools?

[stone dove]

sorry i don’t know what simple present tense is, and i never would use “schools” (except when i am talking about multiple schools, plural)

[flat rune]

Counter Strike is a famous 5v5 shooting game,
there are 2 sides - Terrorists and Counter-Terrroists

🤔 what does "counter strike" mean?
🤔 "strike" means a terrorist action/operation?

[bright pulsar]

"strike" is used as a military operation in the context of war, not specifically terrorist. Attacks or raids, essentially. counter strikes are strikes meant to counter another strike, typically in retaliation or defense.

[flat rune]

https://tenor.com/view/drinking-coffee-im-listening-tell-me-more-stare-gif-16115547

[round field]

Those two questions don’t ask the same thing

in “where are you going to school?”, school is a noun here, and it also shows that that the”you” is going to it. But in “Where does he school” school turns into a verb, and it’s no longer asking where he goes to school, but where he educates.

[flat rune]

The simple present tense form here is "He goes to school." or "Where does he go to school?"

[civic mulch]

Isn't the first sentence more often used in the present simple (Where do you go to school?) The present progressive sounds really off here

[signal flare]

Since it's a kind of a permanent fact ,it is more likely to use the present simple.

[civic mulch]

Yea exactly

[forest solar]

A burger where i come from is called by what is in it. Be it a beef burger, hamburger(same), chicken burger, fish burger, salad burger. If it's in a burger bun, it's a burger. If it's in a bread roll it will be a <whatever> roll. If it's between two slices of bread it's a sandwich.

[forest solar]

@flat rune was correct.

A strong bureaucratic hierarchial structure.

Where do you school is not used. You may say, where do you study?, meaning what school do you go to?

[dense oasis]

peo why are you a peo

[forest solar]

Ask a scary question. Get a scary answer.

[forest solar]

Capsicum capsigo.

[fathom snow]

What does” last resort” mean again

I’m a native but I forgot and too lazy to look it up

[dense oasis]

for example a point in your life where you have no solutions of solving your problems, thats how severe they are, and you have to end them with a certain solution which is the only one, then the solution is hour last resort

[forest solar]

The last chance/hope

[dense oasis]

*your

[forest solar]

Last attempt

[dense oasis]

cut my life into pieces

this is my last resort

etc, i gotta listen to that again, it always made me crazy

[round field]

sorry I meant to say “where do you go to school” I just mistyped

but where are you going to school can sometimes work

[civic mulch]

Elaborate?

[bright pulsar]

The present progressive is used for its immediacy.

In that context, at least.

[forest solar]

Not really. Just normal.

[civic mulch]

👍

[trail slate]

“Much has happened that we couldn’t see. And the future will be nothing less than the flowering of our inwardness”

How would you interpret this quote?

[plucky jasper]

I'm a beginner in English but from my perspective this quote define that - " in our life there are multiple events are occurring and directly and indirectly which we can't see but that event are helping us to grow our selves . This impacts are on our core. Not in outer side. That means you are the future of yourselves.

I don't know how much is correct but I feel that way.
Is there any other opinions please correct me

[candid gyro]

when is "where are you going to school?" preferably used?

[flat rune]

What do you mean?

"Where do you go to school?" and "Where are you going to school?" are used completely interchangeably.

I've heard both and I use both

[flat rune]

I don't know if this question was answered or not but I do know quite a bit about half-life. The term "resonance cascade" is mainly just used a sciencey word and I don't think it really means anything. However, what a resonance cascade is is ||(fun fact: "is is" is grammatically correct)|| the act of creating a portal to another dimension. The Xen crystal was the catalyst, or the cause of the event. The reason why it causes it I can explain later if you want me to, but that's up to you.

[shrewd token]

Hey guys, how are you doing? Do you have any good resources to learn english grammar rules? I learned on my own reading and watching movies, but i always had a lack in terms on grammar

[flat rune]

#📚｜english-questions is a pretty good one 😎

[round field]

both can be used at any time, I don’t know any time they can’t be interchanged, since they both ask the same question

[flat rune]

For real though, I think the best way to improve in grammar is to just write something and see how it's write or wrong. Think of like a topic or something and just write about it. You can use a google doc for basic spelling and grammar mistakes, but don't be afraid to ask someone to review it too.

[candid gyro]

Is the word school as a verb not used to mean "to go to school"?

[round field]

not sure what you’re asking, but school cannot be a verb there because it’s the object of prepostion, meaning its a noun

oh the verb to school means to educate

[candid gyro]

Because in my native language, I use a verb.

Dimana kamu sekolah?
If I translate it word by word.
It's "Where do you school?"

I thought I can use the word school like in my language, looks like it's incorrect English

[flat rune]

School isn't really supposed to be a verb, but native speakers use it sometimes because English you can really use any noun as a verb and it can make sense.

[round field]

yeah its a rare verb to use since teach or educate is there, but when someone uses school as a verb we’d assume teach or educate

[candid gyro]

Ok, thank you.

[flat rune]

Almost every speaker would say "Where do you go to school?"

[whole dagger]

^

that fr

[flat rune]

The terms "Where do you learn?" or "Where are you educated?" while technically correct are never used by anyone

And also, yeah, nobody says "Where do you school?" in english

An example of using school as a verb I know I've heard before is like this:
"I have taken the role of schooling my children."
Interchangeable with the terms teaching and educating just like @round field had said

[candid gyro]

It's my bad to assume that the word "sekolah (INA) and school (ENG) " are used the same way

[round field]

is “sekolah” a verb in your language? or does it work like a noun too?

[candid gyro]

Dimanakah kamu .. sekolah? = where do you .. verb.

Dimanakah sekolahmu? = Where is your school?

[round field]

oh ok

[flat rune]

I feel like most languages don't quite have the same flexibility as english does when it comes to words. You can pretty much use words in any way you want to in terms of informal speaking and writing

though not literally any way

[candid gyro]

what do you mean not literally

[flat rune]

people will understand it but it is not correct

no wait i guess it can be correct?
this may make zero sense but nouns can be used as both verbs and adjectives and I don't think it's incorrect to do that, but it's just that not all of them can be used like that.

honestly I agree

[whole dagger]

trne

[flat rune]

wait who am I kidding

we use nouns as adjectives all the time

and I think a lot of languages would too

"news reporter"

and like a lot of nouns also have verb counterparts like "vote"

this is nothing crazy this is like every day speech 🤦

I'm just dumb don't worry about me

Admit it guys

Neither you do understand what language do you speak

Is such a mess

[whole dagger]

yeah

thats why im learning dutch 🙏

[flat rune]

I wouldn't say I don't understand it it's more I never thought about it

[whole dagger]

trme

[flat rune]

but I will admit english can be a mess sometimes 😔

[whole dagger]

sometimes?

[mortal citrus]

no it is just a mess

[flat rune]

all the times

[whole dagger]

always the times

[candid gyro]

what is trme

[whole dagger]

intentional misspelling of true

[flat rune]

english is classified not by when it doesn't make sense but by when it does make sense

[flat rune]

Fffff

[whole dagger]

trme

[flat rune]

like the word "still" can be used quite literally anywhere in a sentence and still make sense...still

i think most adjectives can

it's a lawless land, english

You can only use still when it's not right after a verb but other than that just put it wherever you want 👍

i'm glad the people who came up with english left their homework for others to figure out

because there was just one group of people who came up with the entire language

[whole dagger]

yes ofc

picking and choosing things from random languages for fun

[flat rune]

Honestly I m founding it easier just focusing on the way you speak, meaning the pitch and rhythm of your structures. It s like english is designed to be spoken politely

Like I'm trying to get in the mind of an attractive businessman of XIVV sec and that s kinda working

lol

I mean if that's what works for you then be my guest

I mean there has to be a reason it's used as the international business language, right?

it must just be really easy to sound professional because there's not really a difference between informal and formal

[placid zealot]

When you say 'My compliment to someone', does it have to be accompanied by a compliment?

“That was an excellent meal! My compliments to the chef.”

Could you just say it and skip the first half?

[flat rune]

It's usually pretty awkward to leave out what you're complimenting

Personally I would never just say the second half on its own

“That was an excellent meal! My compliments to the chef.”
This is probably about what most people would say.

But they may also say "Send my compliments" instead of just "My compliments". Probably just a nitpick though.

[mortal citrus]

I would say “props to the chef” instead of “my compliments to the chef”. Just an alternative to what you’re saying :))

[mortal citrus]

Oh yes

[summer nebula]

hi

[flat rune]

hello?

you have a question?

[summer nebula]

Yes, i have

How are i use the present perfect in interrogative?

[flat rune]

"Where are you?"

wait

you said presnet perfect

hold on

[summer nebula]

Yeah

ok

I from Brazil

[flat rune]

"Where have you been?"

[summer nebula]

i am new in here

[flat rune]

that's okay.

[flat rune]

Present perfect tense when in interrogative would use "have/has"
"Where has he gone?"
"What have you done?"
"Why has it rained?"
Those are present perfect interrogative sentences

[summer nebula]

ok, Thank

[hidden umbra]

What can u say when ending the phone call for ex when we answer a phone call we say hello so what can I say when ending the call

[amber junco]

"Bye" or "have a good day"

[flat rune]

"Bye"
"Goodbye"
"See you later"
"Talk to you later"

These are all ones I would use

[hidden umbra]

Ok thanks lot

[flat rune]

👍

[small zephyr]

English is a hard language

I can't study it well

I wanna die

[open cloak]

Hiii, is there someone who wanna practise word formation with me?

[spark pasture]

helo

[spark pasture]

I also wanted learn english

[spark pasture]

Hi

Gss

[flat rune]

Learning any language can be difficult. I understand.

[flat rune]

Like?

[open cloak]

I made one table with these words, so i need someone who wanna practise with me... So if is someone interested lemme know to my dm

I will be happy and thankful 😁

[flat rune]

I can definitely help where needed but I dont exactly need to practice them so I dont know if that's what you want or not

[crystal urchin]

hi friends. "i used to get terrible Sunday blues" what does this mean?

sorry, google couldn't help me

[crystal urchin]

Just fill your environment with english, You'll be fluent in no time, effortlessly

[flat rune]

hello

[smoky bramble]

Hi

[flat rune]

As far as I know, "Sunday blues" is a phenomenon when people start feeling anxious on Sundays because they know that they have a work or school week ahead of them. It's also a kind of anticipatory anxiety.

[crystal urchin]

thank you so much bro

[flat rune]

👍

[civic mulch]

Literally me

It's pretty interesting there's a specific term for that

[dense oasis]

for me it even leads to feeling like i wanna cry

of course i do not, but it really is very intensive and it fills me up with deep hatred, but i know i can change that, cuz it all depends on your job/school and how much you enjoy that right

[civic mulch]

Yeahh

[fiery jewel]

Studying any language is very hard. It becomes easier if you are immersed in English as much as possible

[candid gyro]

I started wondering what could have caused this change, and it dawned on me that it was simply the switch in songs.

What does it mean?

[serene plinth]

It means that they suddenly realised

[frozen palm]

Its not that hard rather than other language. I think what makes learning languages hard it's because we lack of practice.

[flat rune]

Actually what makes it hard is how we think how hard it is, if that makes sense.
That's my opinion.

[amber junco]

Can someone describe me how "Friendly" is not an Adverb?

[civic mulch]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but there are many adjectives ending in '-ly', which might make them seem like adverbs, but they aren't.

[clear flint]

(A) The twins are / (B) often told that / (C) they are resembling / (D) each other.

We need to find error

[flat rune]

Often been told?

Idk just thinking

[amber junco]

write the complete exercise, there isn't enough context here

[flat rune]

I feel like the point b is incorrect

But I m still trying to figure out how might we edit it

[supple holly]

C is incorrect. The verb "resemble" cannot be used in a continuous tense

Some verbs in English (called non-continuous verbs) cannot be used in the continuous form. You can look up a list online. For your question, "resemble" is one of these verbs

You either resemble something (true) or you don't resemble it (false). There is no inbetween, because there is no continuous action of becoming to look the same as something else

[flat rune]

Adverbs naive words that describe verbs. An action cannot be done "friendly". One cannot say like "He greeted us all friendly." -- you would say "He greeted us all friendlily." although most people would just say "kindly" or "nicely".

[flat rune]

A prime example is a word like "likely" which completely remains the same regardless of whether it's an adjective or an adverb.

[flat rune]

Got it! Thanks

[supple holly]

All depends on the meaning of the word (unrelated to the way the word is written)

A word ending in -ly doesn't have to be an adverb

[civic mulch]

Or just 'amicably'

[flat rune]

Almost no one uses that word that I know lol

[forest solar]

I do

[flat rune]

I don't know you

[forest solar]

That doesn't stop me from using it

[flat rune]

True

I was just saying I don't know anyone that uses that word

it's very uncommon

doesnt make it wrong it's just uncommon where I am from

[forest solar]

I am peo, And now you know of one

[flat rune]

I know nobody one person who uses the word amicably

[forest solar]

You sound like a very amicable person. I'm sure we can continue speaking amicably.

[flat rune]

that's very amicable of you

[forest solar]

My pleasure

[near cairn]

Hello
I can say: i have studied english for 5 years in the Uk

Can i say:
I have studied english since 2000 in the UK
(Knowing that NOW im not in the UK, and i only studied there from 2000 to 2005)

Since is only for actions that begun in the past and till NOW right

We can't use it to describe a period of time in the last like for

[forest solar]

You would say, "I studied English for 5 years back in 2000".

[near cairn]

Yes but its wrong to say since 2005 because now im not there right

If i were there now then i can

[forest solar]

You are correct. It is wrong

[near cairn]

Okay thank you

[forest solar]

You can also say ... i studied English between 2000 and 2005.

[near cairn]

Was just making sure because im teaching this grammar today.

[clever thistle]

`hello bro

[civic mulch]

Still valid, tho I agree it's relatively uncommon in day to day convos

[flat rune]

hi. have any questions or are you just saying hi

[sick bridge]

Hi
I have a question of processing mental, like I forget everything when I want to start a conversation, I know the verbs and grammars, but my nerves start hesitating and I can't talk in classes (I'm Spanish speaker, and Asia origins)
there's something to practice, except reading and practicing?

[amber junco]

There in no easy answer other than keep practicing and don't think too much about getting everything right, it is tiresome but languages grows on you more you use them.

[quartz rock]

This is probably because you are trying to learn everything at once and you should focus on one thing at time, 1 verb tense, 1 grammar rule and then when you get it you can start with another thing.
And you have to speak alone at your house for sure so when you'll have a conversation you already prepared

[candid gyro]

Which one is correct?

1. Are you ditching from school again?
2. Are you ditching school again?

[flat rune]

#2

[left marsh]

2

[vale wedge]

Hello, could someone please help me by explain this word in the context of the book I’m reading?

I can’t send it here because I don’t have image perms

[serene plinth]

Doesn't*

[forest solar]

He doesn't know at all

Best just 'doesn't know'

[forest solar]

Not very helpful 🙅‍♀️ when seeking help.

[ocean warren]

Can someone explain to me how to use "had" and "has"?

[flat rune]

HAVE/HAS:
I, you have
He/she/it has
We,they have

HAD:
Past form of 'to have'

[sacred perch]

What's the word?

[near cairn]

Hello
Person 1: ................to europe?
Person2: yes, two years ago.

So what do we put in the blank here:
-did you ever go?
Or
-have you ever been?

[sacred perch]

I guess most people would use have you ever been to...

[near cairn]

So we can say both are correct grammatically

[sacred perch]

Yes, it is grammatically correct

However it isn't commonly used

I would stick with "have you ever been to... "

[near cairn]

Hmm ok thx

[modern wing]

Hi, in one video a woman says "I never see her in yoga class these days" Can someone explain this to me? "never" and "these days" cannot be used together in my language. I don't understand why she used it in that way.

[sacred perch]

Never is indeed wrong to be used here

[amber junco]

If you use "did you ever go" is like you are saying that the person has an obbliagtion to be there, while "have you ever been" is a general question

[sacred perch]

"don't" would be used instead

[amber junco]

"Never" is something that it doesn't happen at all, but "these days" means that the person came to the yoga class in the past, there is a contradiction so is incorrect

[modern wing]

but it's video of an English teacher from London... she gave this sentence as an example. I don't know how I can trust her if she made this mistake 😄 isn't it some kind of exception or special usage that I don't understand?

[amber junco]

Must be something else

[amber junco]

You sure that is not "I**'ve** never seen her"?
The difference is suddle but she used present perfect to say "I never seen her and is still true today"

I'm personally confused why she used "in yoga classes these days"

[sacred perch]

You don't use never in a case where something used to happen but doesn't happen anymore. For that you use don't

[sacred perch]

Subtle*

[amber junco]

Oh no

[modern wing]

i can't send here screenshot but it's really "I never see her in yoga class these days"

[forest solar]

This sentence is correct. There is nothing wrong with using never in this context. 'Never see her these days', is basically saying, in the past she used to attend the class. But now (these days) she is never there (to be seen).

@amber junco said "I've (I have) never seen her", indicates she was never seen in class in the past nor presently. This is different to your original sentence.

The use of 'these days' is describing a time close to the present and includes the recent past. An example in discord would be:

Last year Jack was always in the English hub. Earlier this year Jack stopped chatting as often. These days (recent months up until now), I never see him here.

[forest solar]

The use of never is confined to 'these days'. It does not necessarily include the distant past, when it may have been true.

When i was young, I smoked. These days i never touch tobacco.

Disclaimer: never smoked. 🧜‍♀️

[amber junco]

But I never seen "never" and "these days" used like this and I can't find any examples

[flat rune]

I hear them quite a bit too

It is a little weird but still correct

[sacred perch]

Saying "I never touch tobacco these days" can be a bit contradictory because "never" implies an absolute and constant avoidance, whereas "these days" suggests a recent change in behavior.
It would be more precise to say "I no longer touch tobacco" or "I don't touch tobacco anymore" to convey that you have completely stopped using it. This phrasing aligns better with the idea that you've quit using tobacco.

[sacred perch]

That sentence is correct but only because of the extensive explanation provided before it

[dusk fossil]

hi all. How will it be in an adjective? "Sunset "hands

[near cairn]

Hi guys
"We found a stray cat in our house and now it became part of our lives"

Why did we say "became" and not "become" here although we are talking about the present not the past

Is there a name for this grammar or something i can look up

[amber junco]

Simple past of "become", I'm assuming this phrase is telling about an event in the past so is like a story and you can read it as "...and from that time it became..."

if the cat is still there, you have to ask about it

[amber junco]

please write the complete sentece

[dusk fossil]

Sunset hands

[winter island]

I have a basketball related question. you know, every NBA team has its own dance team. so, the Suns have "Suns Dancers," the Sixers have "Sixers Dancers," so why does the Blazers' dance team called "Blazer Dancers," not "Blazers Dancers"?

[amber junco]

is difficult talking about names because everyone does whatever they want with their titles.

[sacred perch]

You should actually use "now it has become"

[near cairn]

Makes sense

Thanks

[sacred perch]

Anytime

[forest solar]

It does, but as i say, it's confined within the limits of 'these days'. Absolutely never these days, but not absolutely in the past.

[forest solar]

For native speakers, it doesn't really need such an elaborate explanation.

[sacred perch]

Absolute and "constant" avoidance... In your case the avoidance isn't constant

[sacred perch]

I feel as though the explanation would be required so as to not make the structure sound odd

[forest solar]

I have a bottle of fine wine. I drink it. It will never have that fine wine in it again. But it did. But it absolutely will never again. Never doesn't mean absolutely forever before and forever to come.

[sacred perch]

I'm sorry but I don't get what you mean to say

[forest solar]

Never is not time ad infintum

[sacred perch]

How so?

I can't think of a case where it wouldn't be

[forest solar]

It had wine. You're definition says the bottle cannot be described as never having that same wine in it again because you say never means it cannot have had wine in it to start.

English does not use that (your) definition of never to that extent.

[sacred perch]

I still don't get the sentence you're using as a reference

Can you perhaps separate it from the rest of the explanation so as to make it easier?

[sacred perch]

If you're saying that you had a bottle of fine wine and then you claimed that it will never have wine in it and it does have fine wine in it sometime in the future then your claim is incorrect

You're claiming that the wine will never be in the bottle again whereas it is, so the two statements are contradictory

But since the later can't be false as it is a fact, the first must be false and hence is wrongly used in this situation

[forest solar]

I bought a bottle of wine. It had wine in it. I drank the wine. It will never have that same wine in it again.

You are telling me I cannot use the word 'never', now, because there was some wine in it in the past.

I am saying that in English, you can use the word 'never' for the period from when it was empty until the end of time.

Another example: i have a letter and read it. I then burn it. It will never be read again.

[sacred perch]

You used "will" in the sentence which shows that you're talking about that point onward

[forest solar]

Yes

In the original example 'these days' is equivalent to 'will' in this example. The use of never is confined to a period of time, a subset of time. It does not have to apply to all of time all the time.

🧜‍♀️
Yesterday i saw her in yoga class. Today i never saw her. (Not in the entire day)

[keen rose]

Hello^^ Today , my english teacher said "english people don't say "i don't see" but they say "i can't see" . Is it right ? she removed 1point from my assessment....
She is bad in english, right ?

[flat rune]

It is perfectly clear to me

[flat rune]

Send me a picture I ll tell you if she s bad

[forest solar]

I don't see why she believes that. On contemplating my usage, I use 'don't see' being 'I don't understand... ', whereas 'I can't see' is used more when i am speaking literally about vision.

[flat rune]

^

I think most English speakers would agree

[jolly anvil]

J

[spring saffron]

https://www.quora.com/profile/Alexander-St-John?ch=17&oid=37522988&share=bb2427b0&srid=tvdi&target_type=user

[marble whale]

hi guys could you please check my sentence and correct if needed:
The world doesn't transit to EVs. EVs are luxury for most people.

[supple holly]

EVs as in Electric Vehicles right? If so, then I'd write this as:
"The world hasn't transitioned to EVs (yet). EVs are a luxury to most people."

Transit (v) just means the act of carrying something to another place
Transition (v) is the word you're looking for. It means adapting something, making it more common, or getting used to something

Also you use present perfect because it's not true now, but can be true in the future

And you say:

1. a luxury for... = these people have it
2. a luxury to... = these people don't have it
   => If not many people have it, you should use the 2nd one (to, not for)

[supple holly]

My answer above

[sacred perch]

OK so I was thinking last night (it was night where I live) and I realised that I never even said that never is used for an infinite time

[sacred perch]

I said that the avoidance is to be absolute and constant

Which means that you can't have a little bit of tobacco and say that you've never had tobacco

Nor can you say that if you've had tobacco in the past

I kinda went with the flow and argued that "never" is used when the time period is infinite which was where I was wrong

Never can and is usually used in such cases

[sacred perch]

However, without previous context, I would still say that that statement is incorrect

[sacred perch]

Nor is it correct in this case for the same reason

[sacred perch]

However, because of previous context, I find this statement to be correct

[supple holly]

I don't see why it can't be correct

[sacred perch]

Once again, I'm not saying that "never" is used in situations where the time is infinite

However, "never" is usually only used in situations where the amount of time is very long

So saying "I've never seen her today" would be incorrect

So would it be in the sentence "I've never seen her in the past few days"

You could use "I've never seen her in the past one week" but that still sounds awkward

You may use "I've never seen her in the past month"

And depending on the situation you would definitely use never in the sentence "I've never seen her in the past one year" to emphasise that you've never seen her during this time period

However, "never", in my opinion is never used where the time period is short

And as for future cases, it is used to emphasise that something most likely won't happen

Because no one is to know what is to come in the future so you can't say for sure that something will never happen

[supple holly]

How long is very long? Who decides how long is very long? Isn't it all relative

So what might sound awkward to you, sounds normal to me

I agree "today" isn't a good use case for "never", but "these days" and beyond are acceptable

[sacred perch]

Hmm... Doesn't sound like a good use to me, at least not in the actual question

But once again, as I said before, this is just my person opinion

[supple holly]

You can still say something like "Since (something happened), I never touched a tobacco again." Still works

So the usage of "never" is more nuanced than "you can use it here, you can't use it there"

[sacred perch]

Exactly... It works but with previous context

[supple holly]

Hmm right right. I forgot that part

If you use it as an adverb of frequency, then all your questions will be answered

[candid gyro]

What's the difference between gate and gateway?

[drowsy cove]

Nice

[candid gyro]

what do you mean nice

[drowsy cove]

I mean nice question

[candid gyro]

thanks

[supple holly]

Highest IQ EngHub member

[serene plinth]

Hahaha

[candid gyro]

what's the synonym of gateway

entrance?

doorway

[serene plinth]

Yeah

They work

[serene plinth]

Technically doorway and gateway is the same thing. The only difference is that doorway is through a door and gateway is through the gates

[native forge]

Is the plural for "ignoramus" ignorami or ignoramuses?

[serene plinth]

My immediate instincts would say ignoramuses

I might need to check once tho

No more debate ig...

[native forge]

I'd say ignorami because of cactus-cacti, octopus-octopi, colossus-colossi and so on

But I guess both work

[serene plinth]

Yeah

Use whichever you like

[buoyant thicket]

gateway could also be both the actual gate and the road or only the road?

[buoyant thicket]

tf does the word even mean xd

[fluid crown]

technically, the gateway is only the road
in practice, noone calls them gateways

people usually only really use "gateway" in the metaphorical sense, or in computer science

[fluid crown]

someone who is ignorant, it's really just a pretentious way of saying dumbass

[buoyant thicket]

I see xd, well i guess it's a complicated word to make the one being called it look more idiotic

Is the belief that I could do "the thing" was false a okay sentence?

This is a okay question to ask in this channel right?

[near cairn]

Hello guys
She........ In a few minutes, do you want to go with her.

The options are "is leaving" and "leaves"
Now i know the correct answer is "is leaving"
But the questions is why

[buoyant thicket]

why do you want to leave with her in a few minutes

[near cairn]

Yes

Why?

Don't know lol i just want to leave

It's because this is something that is happening now right so we use continuous

[mortal citrus]

Both are actually grammatically correct.

[near cairn]

Then if im doing a test and this popped up what do i choose

Also shouldn't "in a few minutes" indicate that this action will happen in the very near future which requires continuous?

[mortal citrus]

I would say the more appropriate choice is “is leaving” because as you said, it happens in the very near future. “She leaves” can still be correct… but may not convey the same sense of immediacy-

[fluid crown]

eh, imo it has the opposite effect, where the person saying ignoramus comes off as self absorbed but thats just my take

[mortal citrus]

Did you get the answers from a worksheet or something?

[misty zealot]

present progressive can also express future scenarios, "it refers to a future event in connection with a present plan" as my grammar book says

[buoyant thicket]

yes but in the olden ages it mightv been like that

idk how old the word is but it sounds like it came from ye olden english

[near cairn]

No someone asked me there ate no answer sheets

[mortal citrus]

Oh

[mortal citrus]

Ok

[fluid crown]

i mean neither "is leaving" nor "leaves" inherently implies how soon it'll occur

i actually think leaves sounds more natural

fewer syllables, more concise, sounds like something id say

[near cairn]

No, the sentence is not correct. The correct sentence would be: "She is leaving in a few minutes, do you want to go with her?"

This is ChatGPT answer
But didn't give me the reason so i asked here

But i get what you said....

[mortal citrus]

Yeah that’s why I said “may”

True

[mortal citrus]

True

[mortal citrus]

Erm

Well both are fine

[near cairn]

Yes i understand
Thanks for the help

[amber junco]

"She is living" sounds less harsh than "She leaves", the second one might suggest that you can't do anything about it

[fluid crown]

disagree

[buoyant thicket]

agreed

[amber junco]

Argue please

[mortal citrus]

Interesting

[fluid crown]

they genuinely both sound very neutral to me

[buoyant thicket]

she's leaving sounds more open and the leaves does indeed invoke feelings that it's unavoidable, though both neutral i would argue she's leaving sounds better

[fluid crown]

well that's rather peculiar

maybe its a regional thing

i personally wouldnt use is leaving

[near cairn]

Geez english grammar can be confusing sometimes 😂

[mortal citrus]

Both can sound like it’s unavoidable

[buoyant thicket]

maybe, or its because the type of sentences i read generally

[mortal citrus]

Fr

[buoyant thicket]

true, she is leaving now. is also a way of making it seems unavoidable

[fluid crown]

cest la vie

[buoyant thicket]

although in this particulat sentence i would say is leaving feels best for me personally but i dont think it would be all too wrong to use she leaves

she leaves sounds verry resolute to me

[near cairn]

In general i find natives less strict about grammar than foreigners who learn it

[fluid crown]

this tbh

but that applies to a lot of languages

[mortal citrus]

Natives can’t explain grammar but we can tell u what sounds right😭

[amber junco]

Is not a matter which sounds better to you but how natives use it, I heard many times "she is leaving" as begging of the action while "she leaves" is already decided and mostly done

[near cairn]

Like they have more flexibility

[mortal citrus]

Unless ur a grammar nerd

and ur native

[fluid crown]

hello! :D

[near cairn]

Haha yes

[mortal citrus]

📝

Keep studying hard carbonate

[fluid crown]

think about it this way, "is" is a verb, you can genuinely add more verbs in front of it and it can still be grammatically correct without changing the meaning or implications in the slightest

"she is to be leaving"

is also correct

[buoyant thicket]

she is leaving is what i read in books and hear on social media platforms, I dont know how its used in every-day life by natives since I am not one but i would say she is leaving would the best here

sht i forgot to capitalize one of my I's

why tf does that even need to be capitalized

[amber junco]

English had no institution for his language for long time so there are many exceptions and weak rules sometimes by grammar books, but most of it is clear

[fluid crown]

english is a descriptivist language, its institutions do not dictate what is right

[buoyant thicket]

thats basically all languages rn @amber junco unless they are more modernized recent ones

[fluid crown]

they merely document it

[buoyant thicket]

can any of yall proofread my thing rq cz i have a discussion bout the prject in like 15 minutes

[fluid crown]

etymology specifically but i should be able to answer questions on why certain word orders sound right, and why others sound funky

[near cairn]

From what i see "is leaving" is the correct option to choose in a test because we study strict grammar
But natives are used to use grammar with more flexibility

[amber junco]

Is not cause "she is(be) to be leaving" you cannot repeat the same verb on the same clause

[fluid crown]

yes, yes you can

you can absolutely say is to be

[near cairn]

So if you want to learn real English you have to listen to natives talking

[buoyant thicket]

she's to be leaving is correct in most instances

[mortal citrus]

nice

[fluid crown]

"he is to be executed by firing squad"

[mortal citrus]

Yeah cuz thats who ur gonna be talking to in the real world

[sacred perch]

That sentence is correct

[buoyant thicket]

hello there, i am notfying you about your girlfriend, she is to be leaving for South Africa soon, you better properly say goodbye

[near cairn]

Of course

[amber junco]

You will never use it

[fluid crown]

she is to be your lawfully wedded wife

[amber junco]

Like buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo

[fluid crown]

its a phrase that genuinely comes up

typically in more formal registers

but a common one nonetheless

[sacred perch]

I might use it in certain circumstances like for example, "she is to be leaving for London tonight"

[fluid crown]

i digress

[mortal citrus]

i digress too

[fluid crown]

what have you had

[buoyant thicket]

i woudl use it in this situation indeed

should we maybe call a teacher for help instead of continuing this pointless conversation of opinions?

[amber junco]

You can get in pretty stupid places in English but most of the native avoids too many words on their sentences, is not natural unless you are talking to a noble of whatever and even them they are dismissing this kind of speach

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[buoyant thicket]

brittish people exist

[amber junco]

I'm living in the UK

[fluid crown]

well english is the bastard child of multiple european languages so very few of the rules actually make sense once you zoom out

[sacred perch]

But it has a kinda sense of command and control like you're saying that it will happen and it will happen

"she leaves" has the same effect

[buoyant thicket]

yeah thats the point of saying that

[sacred perch]

It's like whatever you do, you can't stop that from happening

[buoyant thicket]

thats true, i'm simply arguing is to be would be a correct sentence

[mortal citrus]

Formal😒

[fluid crown]

i think you lot are reading too far into it lol

[mortal citrus]

At the end of the day, she leaves

✅

[amber junco]

The root of your phrases gives nuances to what are you trying to say

[fluid crown]

how you interpret it makes no difference in this context as objectively its a rather neutral statement

[sacred perch]

It is correct, but I think "is leaving" would be better to be used in that kinda situation

[fluid crown]

none are better

theyre just choice and flair

[mortal citrus]

each to their own ig

[fluid crown]

bleh

[sacred perch]

The way masses interpret statements is what makes the tone in a language

[fluid crown]

this phrase specifically, none of the ways its been worded are pragmatically different from one another

i get that pragmatic definitions are important but these ones specifically to most people, are effectively the same

[mortal citrus]

how long have u been studying english for? (sorry random question)

[fluid crown]

its my first language

[mortal citrus]

Oh-

Nvm

[fluid crown]

i just wasnt sure whether to take the native role or the fluent role as the country im from, while having english as an official language, isnt predominantly english speaking

[mortal citrus]

Fair

[fluid crown]

i however, grew up speaking english and to this day speak more english than i do the local language

[mortal citrus]

bilingual

[fluid crown]

ehhhh

multilingual

[mortal citrus]

Cool

[fluid crown]

indeed

[amber junco]

That sounds more like you are native

[fluid crown]

i couldnt be arsed to pick up a new role though

[mortal citrus]

Lmao

[fluid crown]

not entirely sure where id even look for it

that aside

"is leaving" might sound correct to the most people as thats how english is taught as a second language

but its not inherently better than "leaves", which grammatically, is how germanic languages typically would phrase that

[amber junco]

You can use any form, it's a free country.

[fluid crown]

that was the point from the start

eugh

@mortal citrus do you think i should pick up the native role?

[mortal citrus]

Yes

[fluid crown]

one moment

there we are

[mortal citrus]

Better

[fluid crown]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[fluid crown]

wdym

[flat rune]

" china probe row adds to EU's green deal woes "

Is it row meaning dispute

Yeah and probe meaning inquiry

That s so tough

[forest solar]

Yes. That is argument/disagreement in that context

Yes probe is inquiry

[flat rune]

It took me 10 minutes to understand it I swear

Thanks peo

[forest solar]

🧜‍♀️

[supple holly]

When you don't want to be too specific, because it's not so complicated, you know?

Or maybe the other person already knows what you're saying, so you just mention it to get to the more important parts, you know?

[forest solar]

Or you don't know yourself so you ssy some thing simple and follow with you know.

[supple holly]

Y'know?

https://tenor.com/view/wink-eye-wink-gif-12352742718877841322

[serene plinth]

Only the passage that you're going through

[native forge]

"In today's society" or "in the society of today" for formal writing?

[serene plinth]

1st one sounds better

[marble whale]

can you help me? is it "luxury for most people" or "luxury to most people"?

EVs are a luxury for most people.

[serene plinth]

For

[flat rune]

what does "addressing" an issue excatly mean? 🤔

start to talk about it and to fix it

[zenith ether]

pointing out an issue and discussing about it

[flat rune]

gracias

[serene plinth]

More stress on the talking part and less on fixing

[flat rune]

🫡

[fluid notch]

💩

[flat rune]

is this British caster speaking in a RP? 🤔
if not what region is he mostly likely to be from?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVk1YubLO0)
JUMP TO 27:20

[boreal pewter]

The left one is from somewhere in northern england but probably not way up there, like if you drew a blob encompassing yorkshire and greater manchester I imagine you'd include him. His accent isn't super strong so I can't tell exactly. Could be a touch further south than that

The right one sounds very south-east

Can't be far from London I'd say

Anyway no neither of them speak RP, pretty different

But then almost nobody does hehe so that shouldn't be surprising

[boreal pewter]

Forgot to ping-reply :)

[flat rune]

wowww 🫡

mate

[boreal pewter]

Oh it actually shows their names

[boreal pewter]

Ok yea they're well known enough that their birthplaces are on google lol

Rotherham (South Yorkshire) and Shoreham (indeed not very far from London)

[junior oar]

any native speakers?

I need some help

It'll take 1 min

[flat rune]

Yessir

I am indeed one of those

@junior oar

[wet cobalt]

can anyone help me with this question, please

“ Do the zakis live next door to you?

• No, but they……..
  a) used to do. b) used to did
  C) used to. D) are used to doing

[mortal citrus]

C)

[flat rune]

C)

[finite lantern]

C)

[round field]

I don’t know guys but there’s a slight chance it might be C) 🤔

[river basalt]

Does anyone know any good source for vocabulary and grammar?

I have an C1 and i am now aiming for C2

My weaknesses are grammar and vocabulary

Specially vocabulary

I’d love to know more how to talk more formally

[trail tide]

Adverbs like '' with '', '' for '' where should we put them in the sentence? after the Object?

[amber junco]

"sound" Is singular if the were many "sounds" they are plural

[flat rune]

"sound" is singular so you use is

[flat rune]

"with" and "for" are not adverbs - I don't understand the question

[amber junco]

After an object?

I'm pretty confused too lol

[flat rune]

depends where the prepositional phrase is

[amber junco]

Damn is 1 am, I have to go

[flat rune]

"For most of you, it does not matter."
"It does not matter for most of you."
Those are both correct

[flat rune]

like what

[flat rune]

also seeya later 👋

[long bobcat]

I would be able to talk about it if I $$ the whole thing.

had been able to see
saw
had seen

[flat rune]

those are all correct

they're just in different forms

so it depends which form you're trying to use

[flat rune]

If someone speaka really slowly, like at the end of every word and sentence,

We say that person speaks with a DRAWL? 🤔

[river basalt]

For example how would u talk in a job interview

Or writing an email to a company

That sort if things

of*

[flat rune]

Unfortunately, formal ways to say smth are spread out everywhere as far as I can see:

Phrasal verbs, e.g. to put in
"He put in for a transfer to the division..."
Compound expression, e.g.
"Money-laundering sting"
Simple vocabulary, e.g. "to buy out a company"

So it s very hard to be able to access organized data for that purpose, it might be a good idea to just start working together on it

@river basalt

[forest solar]

Word of the day:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygE01sOhzz0&pp=ygUgc3BhY2ViYWxscyBsdWRpY3JvdXMgc3BlZWQgc2NlbmU%3D

[flat rune]

👍

[flat rune]

Ehhh buckle this! 😂

[dusty barn]

Y'all, I know this is so random but what is antecedent? Like can it be two or more words? Or just the noun which the pronoun is referring to?

What if it is like "Everything in the jewelry case has its own price tag", what is the antecedent? Would it be the "jewelry"? Or "Everything in the jewelry"?

[forest solar]

It would be ' everything in the jewelry case'

It can be a phrase.

[amber junco]

An antecedent is the first clause of a sentence splittet by "if, because, than, so..."

[amber junco]

There is no antecedent here because they are part of the same clause

[serene plinth]

They mean the antecedent of the pronoun

So Peo is right here... the entire phrase is the antecedent

[amber junco]

What about "its own price tag"? Is not a clause

[serene plinth]

Wdym?

[serene plinth]

This is a simple sentence so no question of a clause...

[amber junco]

Oh right now I got it
"Everything in the jewelry case has it(jewelry)'s own price tag"

Its when you are forced to use a pronoun

[dusty barn]

How about in the example "Few of the members on the girls' team had arranged their own transportation"? The pronoun is "their" since "few" is plural, but what about the antecedent?

Is it "Few of the members"? Or "Few of the members on the girls' team"? THIS IS SO CONFUSING 😭

[serene plinth]

The latter

[modest juniper]

Hi. Could you help me understand what the word "Cools." means in slang? I know that "Cool! means "very good, excellent" but I've never seen the plural form ("Cools") before.

[serene plinth]

Do you remember where you've seen this?

[modest juniper]

I've seen it in a private conversation with an English speaking person. 🙂 Do you think it's just a mistake?

[serene plinth]

Wait for someone who knows about it... I can't think of anything atm

[swift scroll]

Hi I need to write the sentence "Don't forget to phone me tomorrow" in reported speech. Any ideas??

[spare summit]

whats reported speech

[dense oasis]

He/She/It/You/They told me not to forget to phone you the following day/the next day.

you can also start with "I was told to... "

[swift scroll]

thanks 😻💜

[dense oasis]

but like, it depends on the context, sometimes you may be able to just replace "tomorrow" with "yesterday", if, for example, you are talking about that event from the perspective of one day after that

but usually textbooks/tests like to teach to replace "tomorrow" with "the next day/the following day"

[swift scroll]

I didn't know about it. Thank you very much

[dense oasis]

thats like when u wanna say that "somebody told you to... something" instead of "They were like... [and literally insert what they said]" or "They said '[insert what they said word to word]'"

so

you are essentially saying that somebody told you something, but from the perspective of some time that passed already

for example:
He was like "just do this" -> is not reported speech

He said "just do this" -> is not reported speech

He told me to do that. -> is reported speech
I was told I should have done that. -> is reported speech

[turbid shard]

https://tenor.com/view/impressive-christian-bale-patrick-bateman-american-psycho-thats-great-gif-18161298

[dense oasis]

so, the words related to time like "yesterday" or "tomorrow" get replaced with "one day before/the next day/the following day" etc, this gets replaced with that, these gets replaced with those, the tense of the sentence that the person told you is also supposed to be 1 tense back in time

tbh all of this is lengthy, like modern speakers just say "He was like..." and quote what they were told, with none of those complications, but thats the "correct way"

[serene plinth]

They warned me not to forget to phone them the next day.

Just put a suitable speaker to your choice

[dense oasis]

wow, actually, i think i sometimes have an urge to say "to not do" instead of "not to do" lol

like "My sister was told not to leave the doors open." i sometimes say like "My sister was told to not leave the doors open"

which is... is it actually incorrect?

[serene plinth]

Nope, both r correct iirc

They have very subtle nuance in them

[amber junco]

Talking about before: grammatically speaking, what is "some of" connected to a noun? Is as an adverb, an adjective or else?

Exemple: some members of the organisation

[dense oasis]

some = adjective
of = preposition

members = plural noun, the = article, organisation = singular noun

"some" is connected to "members", "of" is connected to "organisation"

because we indicate that there are certain members of an organisation, like there are some employees/participants of it, anyone working in it, and we dont know which ones exactly, we dont give the exact names, so we say "some"

"of" because we indicate what the members belong to

[forest solar]

Do you not think that "he was like 'just do that' " is also reported speech, as "he was like" is potentially slang for 'he said' or 'he was saying something like...'

[dense oasis]

it is not

because for it to be reported speech, there would have to be those changes occuring

those changes meaning tense being switched to one before, etc

and they occur only after expressions like "I was told..." and so on, like i think ive even seen a list of those, but now i just keep on relying on my intuition so

[mossy birch]

hi guys, I wanted to find a word to described that I'm annoyed but not really annoyed, i found "miffed", but do yall have better terms?

[amber junco]

I think you will be "bored" before you are starting to be "annoyed"

Also usually English people use "a little bit" to not sound rude

[mossy birch]

well, i am annoyed and want to convey that but dont want to use the word "annoyed" as it seems strong
yaknow when youre talking with someone in a formal setting, you dont want to use strong words, so im looking foor a word to demonstrate that i am annoyed but not be too direct (as that would be rude, imo)

[forest solar]

The tense can be present or past. The aim is to convert what someone said into a sentence that you are now reporting to your listener. I can tell others that" you told me it is not", it's reported speech of what you said. If you argue with me, i may phrase my reported speech to others as "he was like so confident that he was saying it was not". That is still reported speech. I could also write this now in present tense and say "he is telling me it is wrong" .

[forest solar]

A bit pissed

(not totally pissed)

[mossy birch]

please read my second comment

[forest solar]

1 moment I'm getting there

[mossy birch]

pissed is stronger than annoyed and is informal

[forest solar]

Anything less than informal, is sitting at the Queen's table. But let me think. I can only see in my head some pompous gathering so I'm probably going to over do the politeness.

[mossy birch]

im not in a rush and you dont have to answer if you dont have any

I can wait for answers from other natives too

[forest solar]

Irked, bothered are alternatives. If it wasn't that bad, i would still be adding. A bit irked, or a little bothered.

[forest solar]

Not a bother

[mossy birch]

hmmm those sound good i think, thanks!! ill see if theyll work with my text

[forest solar]

But I'm in Australia, so pissed would be accepted in the office, maybe not to the ceo though.

[mossy birch]

no way really?? 😲

i mean if youre talking to colleagues that youre close with, sure why not

[earnest coral]

good day eeveryone

[mossy birch]

but not in a more formal setting 😰

[forest solar]

Even an immediate boss or project team

[mossy birch]

"sir, I'm quite pissed"

like this?? 😂

[forest solar]

If we had to call it boss 'sir' it would not be used.

[mossy birch]

huh i see

[forest solar]

But that is not common

[mossy birch]

so maybe your setting isnt very very formal then

TIL

[forest solar]

Let's say Australian business is reasonably casual. If a Japanese company has an office in Australia, then 'sir' would probably be being used. It really depends on the origins and formally of the company and the closeness of the bosses to the staff.

[mossy birch]

good to know, thx very much for the help!!

[forest solar]

For instance i work in a 3000+ company. I sat next to the current ceo before he became ceo. I am also older. I am happy to talk at that level with him. A graduate from uni may be a little more cautious and be more polite. If i walk into an office where everyone is wearing suits, i would need a little less informal and more polite in speech. Some companies like law firms, accounting firms like the formally and force ties and suits. But the majority these days are not that formal anymore unless they have an image of professionalism that must be maintained. One just needs to judge each situation as it is presented.

@mossy birch

[forest solar]

Well, I've not conciously taken notice of this word 'cools'. If i heard it especially online i word take it as 'cool, cool [...]', which still has to be interpreted in your local slang. But could be 'fine', 'totally agree', 'no doubt', and in some locales may even mean the opposite to cool such as 'cool/sarcastically', 'not cool its nerdy'.

A good reference for any slang is urbandictionary.com. . Bookmark it if you don't know it.

But hey, i won't lie. I checked it to see if there was something obvious and i got through 30+ pages of 'cool' without seeing a single reference to 'cools' but it's highly likely it's going to be a 'cool, cool'

[mossy birch]

interesting, cool to know

[oak bay]

Greetings ! I wanted to ask about if someone passed the ielts test and got a good score , i really need someone to help and i cant afford a teacher so if someone is available to help me and give me some advices about the test , that would be much apreciated thank you very much 🙏

[flat rune]

ielts test?

o

i see

i'm sure we can work something out @oak bay

[dusty barn]

Yooww, another one. Neither is singular right? But when it is used like "Neither the cat or dogs want to eat their food", the pronoun should be their since the closest to is dogs. But what if it is only "Neither of the dogs wanted to (its or their) food"?

Should I still follow what I did in the previous one? Orr does it only apply when there is like an option (eg cat or dogs)?

[flat rune]

dogs is plural

you use their with plural

even if you say

"neither the cat nor the dog want to eat . . . food" you would still use their

because you're talking about more than one thing

[river basalt]

Ty

[blissful kestrel]

She said he failed the exam, didn't he/didn't she?

Could anyone here tell me which is right?

[fickle nimbus]

I think both are right but mean different things. "didn't he" means that you want to sure whether he failed the exam. "didn't she" means that you want to sure whether she has said the thing of his failing the exam. This is my opinion.

[blissful kestrel]

Thank u

[amber junco]

You are checking twice if the information is true so you are referring back to the person who told you witch is a woman so is "didn't she"

[blissful kestrel]

so u Think “didn't she” is right, don't u?

[blissful kestrel]

Isn't it?

[forest solar]

It's as@fickle nimbus said. You can use both, but they refer to two different meanings.

Who are you asking about. That depends on which to use

[blissful kestrel]

so u Think “didn't she” is right, isn't it?

[forest solar]

I don't think either. You are the one asking. Who are you referring to?

[blissful kestrel]

I understood the different meanings. But the grammar book tells "didn't she"is more normaly

[forest solar]

Yes. That is the more likely response.

[remote fractal]

Hallo

[forest solar]

Hi haan

[stray hawk]

Didn’t she is the correct one because “she said”. She is the subject in this sentence.

[blissful kestrel]

thank u

[somber gorge]

anyway

[forest solar]

Anyhow

[somber gorge]

What do you say when someone said "What year are you?"

i know they are asking the "year" but can i just say the generation? "class of 13th"

in a school

[forest solar]

Class of ... It's good

If someone asks what year are you, and you are still in school it may mean just the cohort. Say 10, 11 or 12 or 1st 2nd 3rd final

[somber gorge]

Oooh okay thank you 👍

[wraith cosmos]

Hi! This is my first question here on this server. I am wondering if anyone can enlighten me on the difference of "I find myself loving her" and "I find myself to love her." I try these two on grammar checker and they are both grammatically correct. Are there nuances between the two? Do they mean the same?

[quick mason]

What's the difference between being cocky and being cocksure?

[serene plinth]

Being cocky is having a sorta attitude annoying to others

[quick mason]

I know what it means, to be smug or overly conceited. I'm just in two minds about the etymology or the relation between those 2 adjectives

[serene plinth]

Cocksure is someone who's conceited and arrogant

[forest solar]

I find myself loving her is natural. The other would not be heard in general use. The 2nd does not really make sense.

[serene plinth]

Cocky is a tad bit funny... like when someone's cocky, they're doing it cuz they find it amusing

Cocksure is merely being overly conceited and arrogant

So people might still like a cocky person but they wouldn't like someone who's cocksure

[forest solar]

The literal meaning of the second while syntactically correct is semantically incorrect, except for the completely obscure chance that is what you are doing.... 'looking for yourself because you may be mentally lost, for the purpose of becoming in love with her'. It sounds complex, because it is general nonsense.

[swift briar]

@forest solar solve and resolve

What's the subtle difference between them ?

Oh, i thought they were synonyms

Please, could u explain the difference ?

[forest solar]

Oh. Sorry. I thought you were referring to my previous response.

🥳🙅‍♀️

[swift briar]

Lmao, all good

[wraith cosmos]

Thank you!

[forest solar]

So, let me read this...

A basic view is 'resolve' means to bring something like a problem or issue to an end or conclusion. It may be done as required or possibly in a less than ideal manner. It can apply to say a dispute between two parties in a contract dispute or s conflict between two countries.

Solve is determining an answer to a problem. What are the steps required to find an answer. This could be a repeatable steps problem such as a mathematics equation, a rubics cube, a maze, sudoko etc .

'Resolve' is usually involving negotiation, and 'solve' just uses the correct series of steps or actions.

@swift briar

[swift briar]

Thank you ❤️

Well explained

Thank you for your time.

[marble whale]

I have never smoked. — is that correct?

Or, I have never been smoking?

[forest solar]

The first. I've never smoked.

[trail slate]

Getting carried away with work

Does it make sense

[flat rune]

yes

"Getting carried away with work" - you are currently in the process of being carried away by work

[brave quest]

@prime nymph

please help him

he cant join

[mortal citrus]

Are u😱

Wow

[lucid pond]

Are there 2 morphemes in the word "special"?

[trail slate]

ik i mean does that mean getting too excited with work or what

[flat rune]

Getting carried away basically means you're only caring about it or only worrying about it - to the point that you're overendulging in it

[stray hawk]

“I have never smoked” present perfect tense: you are saying something you have never done before. It doesn’t mean you can’t do it in the future.
You can say “I’ve been smoking” when this action started in the past and contunues to the present

[flat rune]

funny that the present perfect and past perfect while being so similar imply completely different things

like "I had never smoked (before)" is almost almost followed up with "but" or "until" because usually when you say it like that it means you would have started smoking recently or something similar to that

[stray hawk]

The structure is basically the same: subject + had + past participle, but past perfect is tricky because you need two actions that are connected to one another. That’s why it’s called past from the past.

You don’t even need the second part of the sentence, which is implied with prepositions, but s connection with something is needed

However, at least in my case, students find quite hard to understand the future perfect

[stray hawk]

I find myself loving her, according to my knowledge is the correct structure. You have the verb + verb pattern (find) (love). Find is a verb followed by an ING verb (not continuous).

[trail slate]

What is the luggage hold

[sacred stone]

hello everyone
i'm kareem from egypt and i'm here for learning english if anyone can help me i hope so

[dense oasis]

either they mean a special area in a plane for the baggage specifically

or

or this, but this one is usually a train thing, so probably this would make zero sense talking about the planes, i call this, cuz i heard it being called like that, a "baggage rack" lol

[mortal citrus]

The luggage hold is where non carry-on luggage is stored which is located beneath the passenger cabin.

[mortal citrus]

^^

[swift canopy]

Jumatan day guys

[forest solar]

That's called the overhead compartment. The luggage hold is under the plane, (under the seating floor)

Unlike a train, where it typically is a rack and so 'luggage rack', on a plane it needs to be closed (compartment) so the stuff doesn't fall on people in turbulence.

[hollow night]

A question here. Which one of the following is correct?

a) The dragon's poison mist-spewing ability.

b) The dragon's poison mist spewing ability.

One with a hyphen between "mist" and "spewing" and one without.

[forest solar]

Both would be ok. No one will care. No one actually reads the combination mist and spewing that often to notice either way.

@hollow night

But put the hyphen in.

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback!

[flat rune]

How to write a ppa?

[civic mulch]

If you mean that the dragon can spew 'poison mist', it is one adjective, and there should be 2 hyphens, like so: 'The dragon's poison-mist-spewing ability'

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[lilac lava]

guys is anyone taking IELTS exam?

[charred vault]

i just finished ielts last month

[elder terrace]

Hi! Does anyone know if there is a difference in pronunciation between "Team" and "Teem"?

[civic mulch]

I dont think there is

[elder terrace]

That's what I was afraid of...

thanks

[dense oasis]

ahhhh i see

okay

sometimes it is quite silly but it happens that non-natives use some noun to refer to something, cuz they think thats the name of that thing cuz that would be their native way of calling it, but then they realize it is absolutely not the way

or even worse, they heard it being called in a wrong way, they memorized this, and now they assume it is the normal way lol

[dense oasis]

thanks Peo

[forest solar]

One should never learn the swear words of a language first. They will be the first words to be used when the actual word for a sentence can't be remembered or isn't known.

[forest solar]

Exactly the same sounds.

[flat rune]

hi everyone!

[flat rune]

Whats he saying at the beginning? 🤔
(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KOwwv21iMxk&list=PLCnUW44ywkDNNxUWaKLKM7u1oedMS3R8-&index=37&pp=iAQB)

[carmine glacier]

Hello @All I want to know what is the best way to do an English assessment?

[candid gyro]

which is more commonly used, nearsighted or short-sighted?

[dark rune]

nearsighted is a medical term for eyes

[candid gyro]

so you usually use short-sighted?

[dark rune]

yeah

they have similar definitions

short-sighted: lacking imagination or foresight

[candid gyro]

is this correct and natural?

"That person is unclear."

If that person often talks and no one understands

[dark rune]

"that person is being unclear" makes better sense

[candid gyro]

why? what's the difference than the other one

[dark rune]

the second one is not as rude as the first

it can give off you are making fun of somone

[hidden mica]

Hi, anyone know what is the right word to call a small restaurant?

[forest solar]

I always read through it all first, allocate some appropriate time for everything, and then did the easy stuff first and worked through the hard stuff last.

[forest solar]

You may be best saying 'I didn't understand anything they said', rather than they were unclear, as the original may be related to you rather than them,.... Unless you know they are just waffling on, which would make you mad for wasting your time, in which case you can say what you wrote, as you are just stating a fact.

[candid gyro]

what is waffling on

[forest solar]

I've eaten at some places with only 4- 6 seats and we still called them a restaurant. If you are looking for something to make a place then it depends on what it sells, what culture it comes from, then the may be some local weird that could be used. If you are needy speaking with a friend then saying I know of a (small, little, cute, cozy, petit, quiet) are all good adjectives to use with restaurant/eatery/diner/food place.

[forest solar]

Talking without saying anything of substance or importance.

(like me with my long descriptions)💃

[mortal citrus]

A bistro.

[hidden mica]

I see, thank you Peo!! Very helpful

[hidden mica]

Thank you Fenti

[flat rune]

when I say I wish (name) were real should I use were or was

[trail slate]

Can you say”im doing okay for the most part”?

[flat rune]

idk - i could say like "i wish superman were real" and "i wish superman was real" and i've heard both

[flat rune]

yes

[flat rune]

thankss

[flat rune]

i'd say "was" feels more common but again i've heard both

[flat rune]

do you know which one is grammatically correct?

I would say when dealing with like proper or singular nouns you'd say "was" like "i wish superman was real" but when using more general or plural nouns "were" usually like "I wish superheroes were real"

if that makes sense

yeah that makes sense but i saw once someone using were with singular nouns like u said "superman" so i was confused

yeah

like it's not correct but some people still use it

i think it's just a native speaker thing

yeah

thankss

[forest solar]

If you are stating a fact, then use was. If you use it in a as wish or desire, use 'were'+ the infinitive form of a verb. In your case 'to be real'. Look up subjunctive mood for more information and examples.

[flat rune]

so it's similar to " I wouldn't go there if I were you."

it's not real so I have to use were

[flat rune]

that's also a pretty fair perspective

[civic mulch]

Yeah, 'were' here is also the past subjunctive

[halcyon epoch]

Hlo

[cloud raft]

I am just riding about past subjunctive

[civic mulch]

Riding about?

[cloud raft]

Past subjunctive

[civic mulch]

I cant understand what u mean by 'riding about'

[cloud raft]

Idk how to say that in English😩my English not good enough

[civic mulch]

No worries

[amber junco]

I suppose you meant "reading"

[cloud raft]

Yes, that's exactly what i mean thanks

[civic mulch]

Oh I see

[cloud raft]

Hi can you tell me about grammar

[forest solar]

And i though they were saying riding -> 'writing'

[amber junco]

I suppose it could be, but I just went for the word with the same pronunciation (at least for my native language)

[forest solar]

Without too much thought on the subject....
If you are speaking about something hypothetical, using 'if' for example, then the clause in the if would be in subjunctive mood. For example "if it were me, i would probably go to the beach". If ( phrase in subjunctive mood form) then ....

@cloud raft

[cloud raft]

I will remember it thanks

[blazing wasp]

How can i learn new vocabulary?

I try too much to remember but just remember for a short time

[amber junco]

There are various ways, mostly you will get them by watching or reading English media but you can also try a grammar book or apps I guess, Duolingo is kinda rubish but it gives you somehow the foundations

Watching stuff with English subtitles and stop every now and than also helps

[cloud raft]

Me too😭

[blazing wasp]

When i dont know a word ,i’ll stop and looking for the meaning?

Is it the best way?

[civic mulch]

Reading/listening to (audio)books helps enrich your vocabulary tremendously

That way you can see how words are used in certain contexts

Plus it's fun (so long as you pick a book you'd enjoy reading/listening to)

[forest solar]

Try and look for books or online readers that have a glossary. This is a list of the major words in a book or passage.
You can also put these words into a flash card program or even on paper flashcards and use them to repeatedly show you the words and the translation to your mother language. This will help remember them.
Alternatively just read books and look up the hard words in a dictionary. Also put these into your flash card list. When sitting on a bus or bored, pull out the flash card deck and read, translate and memorize. Spend about 5 minutes on groups of about 20 cards and as they become easy, remove them from the deck, until you know all of them. Move on to the next 20 word. 5 minutes, after about 60-80 words, put them all together again and shuffle and run through the words again, pulling out the easy ones and leaving the harder ones.

[acoustic geyser]

Hello

Is anyone here

[forest solar]

Yes, but i guess no also

[spice estuary]

how 2 poems 😩

[flat rune]

hi american person,
is the ice cream brand 'Carvel' popular?

[flat rune]

=====
Jam was practically 'spillling out of his stroller' trying to get another look as the babysitter pushed him away.

🤔 like water spilling out of a cap?

[serene plinth]

Ummm

[flat rune]

🫡

[serene plinth]

The baby was ummm ||peeing||

Hi @flat rune btw how's you?

[flat rune]

i is good

[serene plinth]

[forest solar]

Yes like when water over flows a glass

[flat rune]

🫡

[flat rune]

do i say “ I used to DO on a really good level gymnastics” or “I used to BE on a really good level gymnastics”

[trail slate]

“That message is meant for her”

Is this okay to say?

[thorny echo]

You can say "I used to BE AT a really good level of gymnastics", but a more normal sounding sentence would be "I used to be very good at gymnastics".

[serene plinth]

Yeah... add a determiner tho

[severe arch]

Hello, guys. What does this mean? "stare the rocket of right thinking in the past"

[civic mulch]

yes

[smoky steppe]

death - could be "adjective"?

[serene plinth]

Nope, 'dead' is an adjective

[smoky steppe]

thx

[worldly glade]

Can I use "dear" with a friend or is it wrong?

[civic mulch]

Dead and deadly are adjectives, 'death' isn't. Interestingly enough, 'deathly' could also be an adjective, and it could mean nearly the same as 'deadly', but it could also have a different meaning

[civic mulch]

Is it for an email or something?

[dark rune]

yeah you would use Dear [name] ,

[swift briar]

My dear friend zoro

Or you could say, Dear zoro

If u want to write messages

In a formal way

[golden hawk]

Hello, anyone know which is correct?
2023 Brgy election or 2023 Brgy elections?

[candid gyro]

Email hack checker: Has my email been compromised?

What does compromised mean there?

[swift briar]

Hacked

[wanton aurora]

Can anyone help me do my homework?

[serene plinth]

Elections...

[serene plinth]

Do it yourself first. If you have any doubts then ask it here.

You'll need to tell us your answer first

[wanton aurora]

ok

[wanton aurora]

Why can't I send a picture?

[serene plinth]

You need to reach level 5

[smoky steppe]

I might have been sleeping - what does it mean? What does this construction mean?

[midnight finch]

What was said to the scale at the end of this video?

https://www.reddit.com/r/fixedbytheduet/comments/16bqhxx/an_eye_for_an_eye_its_only_fair/

[dense oasis]

it means that the speakers was probably sleeping, they do not say they were, but they say that maybe it was happening, likely, not certainly

*speaker

[mortal citrus]

BLACK CAT!!!😡😡

U beat me

grr

[dense oasis]

it is actually present perfect continuous with a modal verb "might", if you want the name of that construction

[dense oasis]

rawr

escargot!

[mortal citrus]

yes escargot >>

they cute

[smoky steppe]

But ppc used to discribe something in the past till now

[forest solar]

It is interpreted they were or may have been sleeping up until they made their statement.
(So present perfect continuous)

Also remember it does not have to be up until the exact moment, but it implies it was going on up until now approximately. It's not important the exact second, rather it's the essence of just until now.

[smoky steppe]

What about if it conversation about the past?

[amber junco]

You have to use past tense or be at past tense is to describe something that happend long time ago
"I might slept that time"
"I might was sleeping that time"

There is little to no difference between two in this case

[smoky steppe]

Wht that perosn said med that construction
Like it was in the past and i joined the server and they told me that sentence
Maybe till that moment in the past??

[cold vortex]

Is it okay if I write "I have already sent an email to .... (email address)"? or should I say "at ..."?

[frank path]

To sounds better to me.

[dense oasis]

"to" is waay better

[cold vortex]

thank you

[boreal pewter]

Not when it's after a modal

It can be completely in the past

Because we have no other way to make a past tense after "might"

[boreal pewter]

We can't do this, for example. These sentences aren't right

The only choice we have is to use "have"

[amber junco]

If you use "Have" shouldn't mean that you have just woke up?

[boreal pewter]

"I missed that class last week because I slept in. I should have woken up earlier."

This is talking entirely about the past

[amber junco]

Wouldn't you use past perfect for that?

[boreal pewter]

You can't

"should" is a modal, so it has to have a bare verb after it

"should had" never works

Just like you can say "did sleep" but not "did slept", "can be" but not "can is" or "can was"

The 2nd verb is not conjugated

[amber junco]

Oh I see, "might" is also modal

[smoky steppe]

Wooow

[noble wasp]

hello
can i say "discuss over" here? or should the preposition be on/about? or maybe none?

"we discussed over the projects"

[amber junco]

"discuss over" is about discussing while doing a thing, with, or over a period of time

If you are talking about the project you have "discussed about" it

You are not discussing while doing the projects right?

[smoky steppe]

Thx

[noble wasp]

can u make an example with "discuss over"?

[amber junco]

We discussed over the phone about the projects

We discussed over launch and we talked about the projects

We discussed over the week, giving updates about the projects

[forest solar]

No proposition needed. Just can we discuss projects, i would like to discuss bad English, or let's discuss Taylor Swift.

We discussed projects over the phone

We discussed candles over dinner.

We discussed project updates over the week(during the week)

[amber junco]

Peo always corrects me at least this time I was almost right

[forest solar]

Saw you typing

[noble wasp]

ty guys 🙏

[forest solar]

Sorry but...

[amber junco]

I have been corrected after