📚｜english-questions

[open lodge]

I agree

[sacred frigate]

what up advanced?

[sacred frigate]

wanna have english battle?

[open lodge]

Yes lol

How

[open lodge]

That sounds fun

[sacred frigate]

i don't know yet but maybe we can fight somehow and practice english

[sterile sonnet]

I mean, I guess alcohol has uses such as for cleaning, disinfecting.

[open lodge]

Ok let’s fight

How would u wanna fight

[sacred frigate]

do you have any ideas? on how we can make english battle

who's got better english

[open lodge]

Do u wanna roast each other ad hominem or have a debate

[sacred frigate]

let's try both I guess

[open lodge]

Me of course HehehhehhhhHhahahhahehehenfisndmvnd

[open lodge]

Ok

Hm

Lemme think of a good way to roast u

[sacred frigate]

no you don't fool 😄

[open lodge]

Idk how to roast

[open lodge]

Nah

I bet my English is way better than ur’s

Prove it to me that your English is better

Is this how we fight lol

Let’s fight

[sterile sonnet]

googling: "impromptu english competitive games"

[open lodge]

English battle

[sacred frigate]

ok well I've been practicing every single day

[open lodge]

?def impromptu

[hazy herald]

Word: impromptu

Definition 1 (adjective): with little or no preparation or forethought
Definition 2 (adverb): without advance preparation
Definition 3 (noun): an extemporaneous speech or remark

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by 雪慧#5577

[open lodge]

Ah

Smart

[open lodge]

Me too

[sacred frigate]

I've been learning english for 5 years and u my foe?

[open lodge]

I speak English to my friends

And I live in Canada

[sacred frigate]

Whaaat??

[open lodge]

I’ve been here for more than 10 years

[sacred frigate]

No fair

[open lodge]

Heheheheheheheheh

I win

Lol

[sacred frigate]

Dang u must be fluent then

[open lodge]

Bro I still can’t send pictures

It still won’t let me

[open lodge]

I hope so

[sacred frigate]

Why r u advanced then

[open lodge]

My friends say I still have an accent

[open lodge]

Because I suck.

[sacred frigate]

Where'd u come from to canada?

[open lodge]

What r the levels

[open lodge]

China

Hm yeah

[sacred frigate]

Grand master, and I am apprentice for now

[open lodge]

I wouldn’t say I’m fluent

I can’t express my thoughts as clearly

[open lodge]

Lol yes, I’m advanced

[sacred frigate]

You are prolly on master level

But not grand

[open lodge]

There are just some philosophical theories that I have on my mind at times and when I try to explain how I feel or what I think I feel, I am unable to

[open lodge]

U mean English or chess lol

[sacred frigate]

english

[open lodge]

Ehh

I wouldn’t say I’m a master at this language lol

[sacred frigate]

heheh im jk, im making my own rank names

[open lodge]

There are still some things I need to work on

[sacred frigate]

me too

[open lodge]

Lol you could even do that for a server

[open lodge]

A lot.

I should read more

[open lodge]

A significant amount

My English teacher banned that word lol

[sacred frigate]

So what do you have in your inventory?

Like what do u use

[open lodge]

The word “a lot”

[open lodge]

I have lungs

And heart

[sacred frigate]

hehehe

[open lodge]

Use a mighty sword

[sacred frigate]

?def mighty

[hazy herald]

Word: mighty

Definition 1 (adverb): (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Definition 2 (adjective): having or showing great strength or force or intensity

Definition requested by mus_simahin

[open lodge]

The sword that has pierced many other hearts

Not just mine

It is a symbol of my great affect on others, and myself

[sacred frigate]

I use video games as my learning

[open lodge]

Perhaps, my actions

[open lodge]

I talk to my friends I guess lol

[sacred frigate]

all the time?

[open lodge]

I basically get a free win to learning English

[sterile sonnet]

effect < ---

[open lodge]

Yeah, and online

[open lodge]

Bruh yeah I suck

See

[sacred frigate]

ahahahah

[open lodge]

This is the reason why I wouldn’t rate myself as fluent

[sacred frigate]

free win?

[open lodge]

One thing I like about this server is that I can be as flowery with my speech as I want

Idk if that’s the right word

I don’t know how to describe it

[sacred frigate]

?def flowery

[hazy herald]

Word: flowery

Definition 1 (adjective): marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Definition 2 (null): of or relating to or suggestive of flowers

Definition requested by mus_simahin

[open lodge]

Yes

[open lodge]

Hm…

[open lodge]

Because literally

Learning a language is literally pay to win

[sacred frigate]

G spark he won, because he cheated

it is no fair he lives in canada

so that's why his english is better than mine

[open lodge]

I bought the special VIP golden (plane) ticket and visa to win (Canada)

I can say that I have won in English learning

I have beaten this game of learning English

[sacred frigate]

Was it expensive?

[open lodge]

I no longer stutter like a beginner

[open lodge]

Lol it was free for me

[sacred frigate]

What?!

[open lodge]

Because I’m on my free trial in life

My parents pay everything for me :D

[open lodge]

Life is a game

Life is a simulation

[sacred frigate]

I will devour to this goal too, idk if that's the right word?

[open lodge]

Hm let’s see lol

?def devour

[hazy herald]

Word: devour

Definition 1 (verb): eat greedily
Definition 2 (verb): eat up completely, as with great appetite
Definition 3 (verb): destroy completely

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by 雪慧#5577

[open lodge]

Yes

That is the word

[sacred frigate]

ahaha

[open lodge]

You will destroy this

You will slay it

[sacred frigate]

hehe

I meant endeavor?

?def endeavor

[hazy herald]

Word: endeavor

Definition 1 (verb): attempt by employing effort
Definition 2 (noun): earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Definition 3 (noun): a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by mus_simahin

[sacred frigate]

yes that's it

I'm right now working as a hunter (waiter) so I'll be saving money for ticket

[open lodge]

Oh you really do know more vocab than me lol

[open lodge]

You're working hard and day for this

Unlike me

I'm so lazy

And I rely everything on my parents

From food, clothing, and even the ability to speak and communicate my thoughts to you

It was all acheived with help from my parents

I actually wouldn't say that they helped me

I would say that they did this for me

And

I really don't deserve it all y'know lol

I am actually privileged

My free trial in life is VIP

I have a bed to sleep on and clothes to wear and food to eat

Even snacks

[sacred frigate]

wow

really?

[open lodge]

Lol oops I deleted the wrong message

[open lodge]

Yes, as a child, yes

I actually feel guilty

This simulation...

All this

They brought me to life not just for me to have fun and use up all their money, all their happiness

I am so spoiled

They have to pay thousands of dollars of my treatment

My eyes and my teeth

And not only that, my living costs

[sacred frigate]

wait, are you injured?

[open lodge]

No, I'm currently receiving treatment for orthodontics and myopia

It was my fault

If I had ate more and grown a bigger body, I wouldn't have crowded teeth

If I had played outside more instead of playing video games and watched YouTube, my eyeball would've stopped growing

It's all my fault

I don't know how to pay my parents back

I've thought about it

My parents are innocent souls like me

[sacred frigate]

how old are you?

[open lodge]

I sometimes think of them as strangers and the way that I'm treating them

I'm spending all their hard-earned money

[open lodge]

16 this year

[sacred frigate]

woah

holy cow

[open lodge]

Oh

Lol

Yeah

I'm the typical normal emo teen that u would see

[sacred frigate]

dude ur only 6

16

[open lodge]

Yeah

And?

I'm emo

Like everyone else

[sacred frigate]

Im 19

I thought ur like 30 or smth

[open lodge]

Oh lol

How so

Because I'm emo?

Lol

[sacred frigate]

but ur just a kid, what r u worried about?

[open lodge]

To be honest, your English is actually pretty good

[open lodge]

Life lol

I'm emo

I'm just a typical teen

It's normal

[sacred frigate]

emo - emotional people?

[open lodge]

I'll grow out of this phase

[open lodge]

Lol it's an internet term

[sacred frigate]

well u study, right?

[sacred frigate]

don't give up, when you grow older try helping poor people if you have a lot of money
I will also do that

[open lodge]

Hi sorry

I was brushing my teeth and getting ready for bed

I have to sleep soon because I have school tomorrow morning

It's really late over here

[sacred frigate]

yes good night bro

[open lodge]

"If you don't study hard, you'll end up like him"
vs
"If you study hard, you'll be able to make his life better"

Good parenting vs bad parenting

[open lodge]

Thank you

[open lodge]

I have very average grades

They aren't as good as I want them to be lol

[open lodge]

Lol this is the kind of philosophical thoughts and ideas that I have (at this age) that I want to share with others who probably already knew

I can't explain nor express my ideas that well

I wouldn't say that I'm fluent

[sacred frigate]

Dude I don't even care about the grades in my college, all I care is about real knowledge I'm trying to learn even sometimes when it means learning by myself

[open lodge]

Tbh, I actually wouldn't be able to express my ideas clearly in any language I speak because my communication skills aren't very good

[open lodge]

My grades is what gets me into university lol

Yeah I learn Korean on my own

It is hard work

[sacred frigate]

What exactly did you mean by this

[open lodge]

This time, I refuse to pay for resources

I'm actually sustianing very well

[open lodge]

Oh I CAN SEND PHOTOS NOW

AMAZING

OK LEMME SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN

I discovered this on the internet when I was younger

I've never forgotten about this after I've discovered it

Ima sleep

Good night

[sacred frigate]

night

[open lodge]

Thx

[acoustic geyser]

Hello, does today, this month only use with present perfect?

[faint mortar]

it was the first time she ------- ever ------- a camel.
A) has / ridden
B) had / ridden
C) would / rode
D) had / rod

which one isi t?

[acoustic geyser]

Help

With an unfinished time word (this month, this week, today). The period of time is still continuing.
I haven't seen her this month.
She's drunk three cups of coffee today.
I've already moved house twice this year!

How do I use it

[obtuse light]

b) had ridden but i'm not 100% sure

[obtuse light]

you use it when the period of time isn't finished yet
I havent seen her this month - > the month is not over
She's drunk three cups of coffee today -> the day is not over
i've already moved house twice this year -> the year is not over
the important word here is this

[acoustic geyser]

What's difference about this with past simple.

Like I can use I saw him today

[flat rune]

The Indian people-Indian people-Indians mean the same meaning but If we want to refer to a certain group of Indians we can use it like ''The ones in this building are the Indians'' this usage is used to specify a certain group of Indians, right ? but If we want to use a nation name that doesn't have a ''-s plural'' in a sentence, what would we say for the sentence above ? Because the Japanese-the Japanese people-Japanese people have the same meaning which mentions the people of The Japanese

[lunar token]

You pretty much answered your question in your comment

The Indians (or the Indian people) live in this building <--> The Japanese people live in this building

you can replace "people" with any noun like "the Indian family/the Japanese family", as long as Japanese is acting as an adjective for that noun

[lunar token]

this makes it sound like the period of time is over, because you're not relating it to the present anymore (unless you specifically add a word that does that, like yet/already)

i.e.
I didn't see her this month = something you could say at the end of the month (when the opportunity to see her is over)
She drank three cups of coffee today = something you could say at the end of the day (when the opportunity for coffee is over)
I moved twice this year = something you could say at the end of the year (when the opportunity to move is over)

[flat rune]

Would you mind me sending you the site where I obtained the info about what I said

or a photo of it

[lunar token]

i didn't get that off of any site, but I can link you to a dictionary that mentions what part of speech each word can be

[flat rune]

it would be fairly good for me

[lunar token]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Japanese#English

[acoustic geyser]

Does this morning count as unfinished time

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Can someone take a look at the following paragraph and let me know if it's grammatically correct?

Paragraph: If that spell book was really stolen, I will just take it from him and practice the spells in it myself. And even if it wasn't stolen, the crime of possessing a spell book can still get him sent to the church's dungeon.

[reef musk]

It is grammatically correct, if you need specific modification and you really don’t have to, it would be this part:

possessing a spell book could still lead to him being sent to the church's dungeon

[hollow night]

thanks for your feedback! 🙂

[flat rune]

Why are certain irregular verbs, such as "cut," "cost," "bet," and "bid," considered irregular when they are written and pronounced the same way in all three cases?

[visual umbra]

Compare that with regular verbs.
work - worked - worked
play - played - played
There's a rule applied to all regular verbs.

But there is no common rule applicable to irregular verbs. When all three forms of a verb are the same, it is an irregularity, not fitting into the regular rule. This is why they are irregular.

[flat rune]

Thank you very much ❤️

[sacred frigate]

@reef musk do you use video games to practice your English?

[reef musk]

Ofc, it helps a lot, talking with others, or even witnessing the dialogues, the NPCs reaction, and other games like searching objects lil bro plays it to learn new vocabulary words when they give him a list of objects to find him You can't finish the game if you don't understand what is going on

[hollow night]

Sentence fragment/syntax question. I want to know if the following is permitted in novel dialogue writing. The first part of the dialogue is what they call a fragment, meaning it's not a full sentence at all.

Sentence: A country bumpkin like you laying his hands on Merlin's spellbook? The idea is preposterous!

[acoustic geyser]

Can anyone check it? Is this correct?

[lunar token]

Yes, a noun on its own like this is perfectly fine for writing

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[rapid musk]

Hey Guys,
this sentence is correct: "He is ain't the firewall"?

[flat rune]

The sentence is not correct. It actually makes no sense, I'm afraid.

[rapid musk]

Of course it doesn't make sense I sent the wrong sentence

"He ain't the fireman"

[flat rune]

It's not exactly 'correct', but it's fine as far as it's colloquial, if that makes sense.

[rapid musk]

Where would I use ain't then?

[flat rune]

The same situations you would use other forms of colloquial speach. It's just a casual informal thing. Ain't nothing you should be using in a job interview or in your English exam, for example. 😛

[rapid musk]

I understood

Thank You

[flat rune]

You're very welcome.

[eternal robin]

Please can somebody explain me what is different between his and hers.

[rapid musk]

What pronunciation better off?

[deft swan]

I can't distinguish the difference between gerunds and present participles, can anyone help me? Like : I saw him LYING ON THE BEACH. sound like a gerund because lying can be exchanged with a noun but its a participle

[flat rune]

Are you able to identify that "lying" is a verb here? If so, then it really comes down to whether it's working as a verb or a noun. Perhaps you just need practice.

[flat rune]

The pronouns his and hers just denote ownership (AKA: possession) and are for males and females, respectively.

The car is his.

The car belongs to the male.

The car is hers.

The car belongs to the female.

[open lodge]

?def nonchalent

[hazy herald]

:x: That word could not be found in the dictionary.

[open lodge]

?def nonchalant

[hazy herald]

Word: nonchalant

Definition (adjective): marked by blithe unconcern

Definition requested by 雪慧#5577

[rustic locust]

?however

?def however

[hazy herald]

Word: however

Definition (adverb): despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[forest solar]

Ain't is a 'hated by English purists' colloquial word. It basically means "isn't". It also gets used for plurals so it also means aren't. That's not the worst of it though. It's typically always followed by 'no' or 'nothing' when used. And that unfortunately makes the term a double negative, which is always regarded as bad speech.
Consequently, "ain't no" means "there are not no... "-> "there are" or *there is not no" -> "there is". So a typical use example would be "there ain't no sun during the night" -> "there is sun during the night".

So you can see why it's controversial. It likens people who use it with poor English knowledge.

As a learner of English, know this. Use isn't and aren't when applying for jobs or speaking with people you don't know. Use ain't with friends if you wish. Understand what it means when its spoken to you.

But there ain't no persons that will judge you for using it.

[forest solar]

The two responses that would have worked are had/ridden and had/rode but the second in your list says 'rod' so this is incorrect. Therefore B.

[forest solar]

They can be used with various tenses. Not just perfect.

I am seeing my dentist today
I saw my dentist this month
I will see my dentist today.
And then all of the perfect example you used. I have seen ... Today/this month. I had seen
.. today/this month. I will have seen ... this month after a long wait.

[forest solar]

Yes

[rustic locust]

?def although

[hazy herald]

Word: although

No definitions listed.

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[rustic locust]

?def have

[hazy herald]

Word: have

Definition 1 (verb): serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Definition 2 (verb): undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Definition 3 (verb): have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[supple holly]

Beautifully written and explained

[rustic locust]

?def asleep\

[hazy herald]

:x: That word could not be found in the dictionary.

[rustic locust]

?def asleep

[hazy herald]

Word: asleep

Definition 1 (adjective): lacking sensation
Definition 2 (adjective): dead
Definition 3 (adjective): in a state of sleep

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[rustic locust]

?def asleep

[hazy herald]

Word: asleep

Definition 1 (adjective): lacking sensation
Definition 2 (adjective): dead
Definition 3 (adjective): in a state of sleep

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[open lodge]

?def carcass

[hazy herald]

Word: carcass

Definition (noun): the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

Definition requested by 雪慧#5577

[open lodge]

?def the

[hazy herald]

Word: the

Definition 1 (definite article): A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
Definition 2 (adverb): By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; used before comparatives.

Definition requested by 雪慧#5577

[sacred frigate]

No way, I do that too!!

[sacred frigate]

Can we maybe be friends? Always wanted to play with someone and practice my english

[supple holly]

Permitted and I'm pretty sure it's the norm (I also write novels and studied on how to properly format the text)

If you want to refer to an "official" source, try this one. Only took me a quick Google search (see what I did hoho):
https://www.wintersediting.com/sentence-fragments/

[flat rune]

Hi

[dense oasis]

Thats very good, I read novels

You write them, I read them

[reef musk]

Hello there, ofc! I'm happy to help

[flat rune]

Hi guys how do i say that something is really bad? I have a word in mind and wordreference gives me "scourge", "curse", and "plague" but idk which one to use... im talking about global warming

[flat rune]

There are a lot of viable words for expressing that something is especially or particularly bad. The following words have their own connotations and nuances.

• horrendous
• horrific
• atrocious
• deplorable
• abhorrent
• detestable
• wretched
• disgusting
• rotten
• appalling

And so on.

[sterile sonnet]

Plagues spread - so maybe not best.
Curse - maybe
Sort of depend what you want to say; noun or adjective?
catastrophe, dreadful, appalling, awful, damaging, atrocious,

[flat rune]

calamitous would be good, if not catastrophic. I didn't see the global warming part before.

[acoustic geyser]

Hello, although present perfect uses to give news, can it use to warning?

Like, you have been warned?

[flat rune]

Saying „you have been warned“ is actually something people sometimes say. It adds a sort of dramatic flair. For example, don't touch that hot stove, because it'll burn your skin off — you have been warned.

[acoustic geyser]

Can I use present perfect for warning?

[flat rune]

Can you give me an example?

[acoustic geyser]

Well, I cant think of any example.

[flat rune]

A noun, so sorry i havent been clearer😭

[hollow night]

Sentence syntax question. Does the following sentence make sense to native English speakers?

Sentence: Within the kingdom, there are not many mages who has such thick magical energy like you do.

[acoustic geyser]

Hello

Does an action in the past affect the present mean that result in the past stretch to the present?

I know it sounds confusing

[dense oasis]

this sounds like a pretty good description of present perfect tense

[dense oasis]

so, yes, we can have a situation like this, and usually we use present perfect if thats what happened. some examples:
I have waited for like half an hour, why didn't my friend show up?
I have told you that already - but you did not listen to me.

but it does not have to be like this

sometimes the actions in the past do not affect the present

then we can use past simple tense

My cat drank a glass of beer. I was quite shocked.

The dog of my friend farted so loudly, that it made me fall off my chair.

all of that happened in the past, but it just does not have any relation to the present. it just happened, one day

[dull bough]

What does come off mean?

[hard pilot]

In most cases, if something comes off, it becomes detached (separated) from something else.

It's time for my question 😁
What is the technical difference between a past action affecting the present and a past action affecting the present and the future?

It may sound complicated, but I just want to know the difference between:
She has worked here since 2022. and She has been working here since 2022.
To be honest I have always used the sentences above in a similar context.

[dense oasis]

the second sentence may be putting more emphasis on the duration

thats often the case with continuous sentences

especially perfect continuous

"ive been doing that for all my life"

vs

"ive done that everyday for all my life"

first one sounds as if that time was emphasized more

or "i had been playing chess for years before my ex left me" vs "i had played chess before my ex left me", perfect continuous sentences somehow give me an urge to add some time marker

[hard pilot]

I see... does that also apply here? (future continuous/future perfect continuous)
I will be taking care of the children for the whole week.
I will have been taking care of the children for the whole week.

[dense oasis]

future perfect continuous is very rarely used

[hard pilot]

the authors of my course I sadly have to take don't care

[dense oasis]

like i think i heard exactly 0 cases of it being used by a native in a normal talk or normal chat, only in some rare scientific contexts or books

even then rare

[dense oasis]

i definitely would lean towards the first

it sounds so much better and natural

and i cant really tell the difference here, because i have not even seen the second one used too much, its so rare i cant confidently say

[hard pilot]

And so does it for me. I am one of very few people in my school who use the language without thinking about grammar. And then come the exam questions. (That's why I had to post the question)

[dense oasis]

honestly as much as i do not trust the AI, it gave me a good response here

will try with different ones tho

thats brave browser AI

and i can see the idea

that they suggest

[hard pilot]

For me the difference is there, but it barely affects the meaning of the sentence.

[dense oasis]

well, i can not disagree

it does so for me too

the nuance is very subtle

thats all i can say i guess, hopefully some native will find your question

[spark shard]

Hello friends, can someone help me? How can I become skilled at writing so that I can write an article, because I cannot write more than two sentences?

[dense oasis]

hm, its either you lack so many words or you lack so many patterns/ideas

either way, i think the most direct solution would be to read other articles

on any subject, preferably on ones that interest you, so if you are into cats, or maybe gardening, then thats what you can be looking for

and then, when you encounter a new expression (so, stuff like "In the first place..." or maybe "Conversely"), or a new word, then you may want to note that down somewhere - in some note app, or physical notebook

so, this means you will end up with many words and expressions noted down, and then, hopefully, you will revise them and read more articles

which gradually would make you a better writer, because you will naturally learn the patterns that are repeated in every single one of them, again and again

You can not be a great author or a publicist, if you do not know many words, or if you dont read articles/books yourself. So, the solution would be to try reading them

[dense oasis]

So yeah, in simple words: read more articles and note down stuff you dont understand yet, check that in online dictionaries, and repeat the process

[woeful robin]

Is the B2 level good or bad after 7 years of studying in school?

[dense oasis]

"after x years of studying in school", if i take this into my consideration, then both yes and no

yes, because many students will end up with no level, cuz they did not pay attention and did not study on their own

and no, because if you take an adult person and make them learn a language, then they can achieve better results in a lower amount of years, by immersion and rigorous study

But, eventually, dont be harsh on yourself, if you think its good - then it is

In real life whats gonna count is your ability to communicate, speak, comprehend the speech and the text, and write your own text, so thats whats important, the practical skill in the language. So, if you think its B2, then thats great already, very good and you absolutely can progress further by reading books in english, listening to it on daily basis, and studying more difficult materials

[haughty acorn]

What is the difference between 'consult' and 'consultation'?

[stuck gyro]

The first one is a verb, and the other one is a noun.

[lucid pond]

When I'm using Ma'am/Sir in a sentence, should I capitalize it or should it be in lowercase?

[haughty acorn]

Alright my homie

[supple holly]

In formal writing, you would only capitalize it in 2 scenarios:

1. If you're using it to replace someone's name. For example, you're writing a formal letter to a man named John. Instead of saying "dear John", you can say "dear Sir" to be more formal (Sir = John, so Sir must be capitalized).

2. You use it if that's their title, like how some British men earned the title after being knighted (see Ian McKellen).

[rustic locust]

?def unawakened

[hazy herald]

Word: unawakened

Definition 1 (adjective): still asleep
Definition 2 (null): not aroused or activated

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[blissful salmon]

hello chat

[supple holly]

Minimalistic today?

[blissful salmon]

what is the difference between these sentences:

1. I have never heard about it
   2)I have not heard about it

[supple holly]

No difference

[blissful salmon]

hi, hru?

I have not seen you for a long time

[supple holly]

I was on a vacation last week hoho. Are you rebranding yourself. Your profile name and pic looks more somber too

[flat rune]

The use of „never“ just emphasises that the speaker really hasn't heard about it, not even once.

[blissful salmon]

if without "about it" ?
just "I have never heard" ?

[blissful salmon]

I've been studying Japanese for 2 days

[flat rune]

Same thing, I guess, just without „about it“. Although it would sound a bit strange without context.

[blissful salmon]

ok, so it's the same thing?
i have not heard and I have never heard ?

[flat rune]

This.

So, while the outcome is that both sentences express having not heard something, the sentences are different, per what I quoted.

[blissful salmon]

yeah, It's like I can't hear anything anymore

need context

thank you

[supple holly]

Ganbatte

[hollow night]

Can anyone tell me if the following sentence makes sense to native English speakers? Also, let me know if there's a better way to word it.

Sentence: Please do not intervene in the grudge I have with John and Kelly.

[supple holly]

Better to split it:
Please do not intervene. This is a grudge I have with John and Kelly.

If you want to keep it to 1 sentence only:
Please do not intervene between me and John and Kelly. (The listener will understand you have a bad relationship with them)

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[sacred frigate]

Cool, I sent you a friend request in steam

[rustic locust]

?def smooched

[hazy herald]

:x: That word could not be found in the dictionary.

[flat rune]

.

[hollow night]

I have a question about the use of "there." If there's a tray right in front of me with various objects on it, can I use "there"?

Example: There are some herbs, cloth, jade and gold pieces on the tray.

Or do I use "these"? Example: These are some herbs, cloth, jade and gold pieces on the tray.

[flat rune]

You can use either, in that situation.

[rustic locust]

?def typo

[hazy herald]

Word: typo

Definition (noun): a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[flat rune]

If I accidentally mistype something, it's considered a typo.

[rustic locust]

Thanks

?def haram

[hazy herald]

Word: haram

No definitions listed.

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[hot elm]

"Haram" is an Arabic term that means "forbidden" or "prohibited" in Islamic law or Sharia.

[flat rune]

hii, do I need to add 'the' to my sentence?
"On January 19th 2019, famous journalist [name] went missing"

(pls ping me)

[amber junco]

I mean it sounds about right cause newspaper do this all the time but I think you can't use with an adjective it should be used with role and name "journalist [name]"

You hear sometimes "President [name] did a thing..."

[flat rune]

Hmmm oki

[fiery edge]

pleased to hear you back again

I am gonna ask you something. What phrases and sentence patterns are likely to use When I conduct an interview?

Of course if you don't mind. I know you have bad impression on me due to my frequent DMs. Haha....

[noble drift]

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[dense oasis]

dear Sir, I hope your pho did not get a lowering tone. best wishes, your favorite traitor

[stark wasp]

Hello Salam alaykum guys ,I'm new i need learn verbs can someone have pdf or book ? Thanks

[acoustic geyser]

I've just seen a Brit use "I already gave" instead of present perfect.

Is it okay

[novel goblet]

Hello could you please explain this sentence to me ?

I am very pleased to write this letter of reference on behalf of Charles Dawson in my capacity as CFO of Longview, Inc

does in my capacity mean he worked as CFO or it is writen by CFO ?

[hollow night]

Question. Is "judgement call" the same as "decision call"?

[acoustic geyser]

Hello, I don't understand this part. Is it like the first one?

[haughty acorn]

Correct

[acoustic geyser]

What does they mean that time period has finished

[haughty acorn]

The period is over

It ended

[rustic locust]

?def shoot

[hazy herald]

Word: shoot

Definition 1 (verb): make a film or photograph of something
Definition 2 (verb): force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
Definition 3 (verb): move quickly and violently

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[rustic locust]

?def fuss

[hazy herald]

Word: fuss

Definition 1 (noun): a quarrel about petty points
Definition 2 (noun): a rapid active commotion
Definition 3 (verb): care for like a mother

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by Yata Garasu#1498

[supple holly]

I think it'd be easier to look up a video for that. Can't say much because I've only been in a few interviews myself lol. Also questions also depend on the position and probably where you live the too. The culture will affect what answer you're expected to give

Try this:
https://youtu.be/-JNjsOX0N0c?si=MEATCb3E4jcWlHSt

[acoustic geyser]

Does the second often use to tell history or something like that?

[coarse roost]

How can I improve english speaking skills? I just dont get into this flow whenever I talk in english, I have to spend extra brainpower and time to arrange phrases and words to form a sentence that sounds right, its really troublesome because I go uhhh and ummm every other word. The fact that my mouth muscles are not used to speak with english muscle movements doesn't help it either, I have to correct myself whenever I come across a difficult consonant cluster or when I pronounce a vowel incorrectly. However my text comprehension skills are okay I guess, I also can understand what people say when they talk fast in english. I'm really handicapped by my talking capabilities

[sterile sonnet]

I'd guess what you can do slowly now will become a natural and effortless with time practicing.
Short answer: Maybe just talk a lot.
There are lots of times when the rooms are full of friendly people happy to talk to people who take a bit of time to put things together.
Maybe shadowing speech in movies and such will also help, until those expressions come to you naturally.
See if others tell you other ideas.

[dull flicker]

i had been here since monday morning . which tense is this ?

[sterile sonnet]

On it's own, this is not correct. "had" needs to have a reference from a point in time.
As of yesterday, I had been working here 4 days.

[sterile sonnet]

"had" signals what is known as pluperfect or more recently known as "past perfect".

[dull flicker]

yeah...i got it

thank you so much ❤

[open lodge]

What is this called

[coarse roost]

maybe a washbowl

[coarse roost]

thats intimidating to talk to people

but shadowing speech is a great idea

[sterile sonnet]

Talk to us friendly guys and gals first?
We are way not intimidating 🙂

[sterile sonnet]

"Bowl" - the rest likely depends on the culture viewing the bowl.

[coarse roost]

i think thats more about my personality rather than the people i talk to lol

[sterile sonnet]

Totally understood.
Still - nothing like coming into a room where everyone is happy, friendly and all laughing together at funny things said, intentional or not, or somethign trivioal like how terrible what the other guy had for breakfast sounded.
Find me sometime when I'm online.

[pure idol]

hello people how are you?

[noble drift]

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[spiral folio]

Hi, I’m new in discord, and I would like improve my English

[flat rune]

You're in the right place. This channel is for asking English questions. There are plenty of channels, text and voice, that you can use to practice your English.

[sterile sonnet]

?def strive

[hazy herald]

Word: strive

Definition 1 (verb): attempt by employing effort
Definition 2 (verb): to exert much effort or energy

Definition requested by g.spark888

[flat rune]

Hi

[rugged bough]

is mock a negitive word ?

[young shard]

what is the difference between Do and Does and why we say 'my knife does' and not do

[rugged bough]

does , did

not does , not did

hahaha

[young shard]

not does or does not

why are u laughing why why why

[rugged bough]

i am confuse too

learning

[young shard]

hahah

[rugged bough]

why u laughing

[young shard]

idk

[rugged bough]

haha

[rugged bough]

hello!

what does blacksad mean ?

[young shard]

its a serie movie i guess

[rugged bough]

haha its a game tho

funny name

[flat rune]

Is anybody there/

let me ask you a question

[rugged bough]

sure

[flat rune]

In the use of the phrase "He is persistent with me" Is it correct?

[rugged bough]

Yes, the phrase "He is persistent with me" is grammatically correct. It means that someone is consistently and determinedly pursuing or continuing their actions towards you.

[young shard]

google stop

[rugged bough]

hahaha

stop revealing

[young shard]

hahaha

[rugged bough]

btw its ai

hahahaha

ai is better then google

[young shard]

hahaha

[flat rune]

Oh Is it the result by AI?

[rugged bough]

mhm

[flat rune]

@young shardCan you evaluate my sentense above?

@rugged boughthanks

[rugged bough]

npnp

[sterile sonnet]

Sure - all good. Assuming you mean what it means.

[young shard]

yes is corrent depend what u want to mean

you can say He is persistent about talking to me

as example

[sterile sonnet]

It means he persists in whatever he is doing with you. 🙂

[sterile sonnet]

I'd go more for
He persistently talks to me. But this seems to maybe have a slightly different meaning, if there is no other context.

[rugged bough]

like always coming for me ?

[sterile sonnet]

I guess, without more context: he keep trying to talk to me.

[rugged bough]

and talking w me

[flat rune]

@sterile sonnetThank you for telling!!

@young shardThank you!!!

[sterile sonnet]

While "persistently talking" seems as if he actually talks and keeps talking, maybe many times.

[hollow night]

I need some help with crafting a sentence. Here's the context. There are 12 magical symbols, alright? They are all numbered from 1 to 12. And to activate them, you need mana. And the further along you go, you will need more and more mana. That's to say, symbol 2 would require twice the mana of symbol 1 and symbol 3 would require thrice the amount.

So how would you explain that in one sentence? So far, I've come up with this:

"If I want to activate all twelve symbols, I’m going to need more and more vital energy as I progress forward."

Feedback welcomed.

[sterile sonnet]

Maybe something based on .... activating each symbol requires more vital energy than the previous ...

[sterile sonnet]

... each requires vital energy proportional to its number ... for the mathematicians in the audience

[sterile sonnet]

... each requires vital energy according to its number ...

[reef musk]

-If I want to activate all twelve symbols, I’m going to need more and more vital energy as I progress forward.
-As I aim to activate the twelve symbols, I'll require increasing amounts of vital energy with each step forward.
-To unleash all twelve symbols, I'll need an escalating reserve of vital energy as I advance

• To unlock the power of all twelve symbols, I shall demand a growing wellspring of life force, extracting it relentlessly as I advance further into the shadows.

Or so

[hollow night]

thanks for your feedback! 🙂

[reef musk]

I'm not sure if you are writing a story or a book, but we have a section that might interests you in the future (Writing club) under the suggestions channel

[hollow night]

Oh, it's not a book. I am doing translation work. The thing with the 12 symbols was decided by the author. I am just translating it into English.

[reef musk]

Oh a translator~! thank you for your hard work

[hollow night]

How's this? "If I want to activate all 12 symbols, I'm going to need more and more mana for each succeeding symbol."

Would that work? Does it make sense to a native English speaker?

[sterile sonnet]

Sure does.

[sterile sonnet]

If they already know what "mana" is.

[warm trout]

"Who would have thought that a cow can bring such a fortune to a man?" -- My Grammarly says to use "could" in the place of "can" Can anybody tell me why is that? I'm weak in grammar.

[dense oasis]

this is because the beginning of the sentence is in the past

"would" indicates hypothetical situation, or the past

"As a kid, I would come here everyday I could"

here its all about the past

"She could cook pasta everyday and I would be more than glad to eat that"

again, both could and would are in the past/are hypothetical (depending on the context)

[visual umbra]

You can understand this, if you read about the second conditional, the third conditional (perhaps, the zero and first conditionals will be worth reading too) and mixed conditionals. There are hundreds of sites, where such things are described.

Normally, in such sentences you will see:
"Who would have thought that a cow could bring ... - this is why Grammarly suggests this variant. But this makes the ability of the cow to bring a fortune be put in a certain doubt, or it suggests that the cow brought the fortune in the past.

In the initial form with can, there is no doubt about the cow's ability, and it happens right now.
"Who would have thought that a cow can bring

In short, the variant with can is not incorrect. It has a somewhat different meaning, which is less commonly conveyed in writing.

[warm trout]

@dense oasis @visual umbra Thank you for helping. I need to study this more.

[dense oasis]

yeah that'd be a wise thing to do

dont beat yourself up if u forget it for now tho, or forget it some time in the future, human memory is not perfect

[warm trout]

True that

[kind garnet]

"prepare to hate me fall when i may"

I don't understand this phrase from a song. What does it mean?

[ebon jackal]

?def flutey

[hazy herald]

Word: flutey

No definitions listed.

Definition requested by nion00x

[amber junco]

Looking on Google, you don't understand it because you missed a comma
"Prepare to hate me, (and than) fall when I may..."

Also English is not Nightwish first language so it might be the reason why the lyrics are hard to understand

[flat rune]

Dang, good track. I used to listen to Nightwish when I was younger and this was one of my favorite tracks. 😄

Also, yeah, it makes no sense. 🙄

[dense oasis]

= prepare yourself for the possibility of hating me, in case I fall - because i may fall, one day

[flat rune]

But you're kinda just filling in the blanks with something that makes it make sense, but as it stands, it doesn't make sense.

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nightwish/wishihadanangel.html

According to what I'm seeing here, at least.

[dense oasis]

hm it doesnt?

[flat rune]

Certainly doesn't make sense to me.

[dense oasis]

hm okay i see

true

I kinda just made up an interpretation

[flat rune]

Apparently it's a Finnish band.

I wonder if „hate“ has a subtle nuance that allows the sentence to make sense in Finnish, but the translation is a bit wonky. Just guessing. I have no idea.

[dense oasis]

oh

okay

could be a possibility

[flat rune]

I'm reminded of Rammstein's Du Hast.

Although not really the same thing.

[dense oasis]

du hast mich gefragt, du hast mich gefragt and ich hab nichts gesaaaaaagt

[flat rune]

😄

[dense oasis]

yes i listened to that many times

[flat rune]

Ditto.

Ein tolles Lied.

[dense oasis]

an amazing song

[flat rune]

Yup.

[dense oasis]

google translate agrees with me too

amazing

[flat rune]

Lol

[dense oasis]

lied in english vs lied in german

lol

[flat rune]

Yeah, false friend.

Assuming a false friend can have a different pronunciation.

[dense oasis]

reminds me of "cat" in polish, in english a cat is a cat, in polish a cat means an executioner

[flat rune]

🤨 Dang.

[dense oasis]

"kat" is the spelling

[dense oasis]

ah yeah... i know even worse one in polish vs english, this time thats very confusing, but: in english "angina" refers to a serious heart disease, in polish "angina" means "tonsilities" so just an infection of the tonsils

[flat rune]

Ooh.

[dense oasis]

i have no idea how this happened, but its very confusing

[flat rune]

I bet, given you're obsessed with looking these health conditions up. 😛

Here's another one for you, as I'm recovering from an operation right now, which is pretty rough, albeit not as bad as it could've been. I had a „perfarated appendix“.

[dense oasis]

appendix i know

[flat rune]

By my appendix, they also found an „absess“.

And, as a result, they removed my appendix, which is called an appendectimy, if I smelled that right.

[dense oasis]

appendoctomy

[flat rune]

They had to clean me out too, was really unpleasant. Was in hospital for 5 days recovering. Was a nightmare. Been in and out of hospital a few times since. Seem to be on the mend though. So, yeah, hopefully that adds to your personal dictionary. Lol

[dense oasis]

i bet

[flat rune]

Oh, appendectomy. Almost.

[dense oasis]

lmao i have an experience with this, not with appendix, but with being cleaned

[flat rune]

Oh.

[dense oasis]

i once were given some drug to drink, it was supposed to make me have loose stool so i just can clean myself easily, thats kinda the purpose, but they gave me too much and i vomitted like hell lma

lmao

[flat rune]

Oh, that's not quite the clean out I had.

They literally had to clean out my insides.

While they removed my appendix and dealt with the absess.

[dense oasis]

absess? isnt it abscess tho

[flat rune]

I had a surgical drain on my lower abdomen. I can't stress enough how effing horrible it was getting that removed!

Probably.

Not a word I'm used to spelling.

Yeah, seems you're right. Good catch.

[dense oasis]

so funny lmao, its like you are used to the practical language, but am used to weird vocabulary

[flat rune]

Yep.

[dense oasis]

surgical drain wow

oh sh

i know this one

i didnt have it, but i saw a guy who had

[flat rune]

Getting it removed... oof... seriously, incredibly unpleasant. It was like getting your insides yanked out. Worst feeling I think I've ever experienced.

Been on antibiotics a lot. At first injections at hospital, but then orally. Finally come off them now. It was lucky they found the appendix issue, as it would've been fatal had it gone on much longer. I was in a really bad way. Fever, vomitting, diarrhea. NOT FUN.

Hopefully this conversation has taught you some new words. 😛

[dense oasis]

i double checked and another coincidence - in polish "pus" and "petroleum" are literally called the same - "ropa", in english these have separate words

[flat rune]

Ooh.

That's weird.

[dense oasis]

oh yesss

cuz

appendix issues are scary, like this is this small thingy, but it is enough to make you drop dead if something happenss

[flat rune]

Yeah.

[dense oasis]

vomitting + diarrhea okay thats a nightmare

[flat rune]

It made me feel super vulnerable, TBH. 😐

I've never felt more vulnerable, immobile in bed going through a ton of pain that wouldn't quit.

If it weren't for the nurses encouraging me, I'm not sure I would've done as well. I was using a walker for a while, believe it or not. It's one of those things the elderly use to get around.

The people at the hospital were amazing.

[dense oasis]

i think i have, i mean, not more than you because i have no way of comparing us and no intention either, but for me i had a surgery like this too, removal of, well, not gonna share, just a removal of bad stuff ok, and it made me just lie all days for like a month

i constantly were taking painkillers

otherwise id just cry from pain

[flat rune]

Sounds like we do have that similarity. Although I didn't have it for a month. Ouch.

Yeah, I'm still taking painkillers.

[dense oasis]

it made me scared shitless cuz i was 18 that time, and all other patients in the hospital were like 30 years old or more

[flat rune]

I could probably slow down on that now, but at night I get really nasty back pain that's making sleep very difficult.

Not sure why, and neither are the doctors.

Dang, so young to go through all that.

Glad you got through it.

[dense oasis]

yeah it was very tough, i just kinda lied and stared at the ceiling lmao

[dense oasis]

injections? theyre quite, hm, not terrifying for me, but they make me a bit insecure for a while before, a bit scared. i once had a spine injection, not so fun even tho its considered "painless". it was not painless, it was excruciating lmao

[flat rune]

That was me for a couple of days. Thanks to the nurses encouraging me, I pushed myself to get out of bed, which was a slow and painful process. Then I sat on the chair next to the bed. I was SO happy to be out of the bed. I can't remember exactly how it went down, but eventually I used the walker to shuffle about super slowly, and then ditched the walker to shuffle about without it. Did that for a while, gradually gaining strength. Did several laps around the ward. Lol

[flat rune]

Ouch!

I'm still walking pretty slowly, but better than I was in the hospital.

[dense oasis]

daaaamn

ah yes first day i woke up after anesthesia i almost fell onto my stupid face

[flat rune]

Lol

[dense oasis]

so can relate

[flat rune]

Funny but not funny at the same time.

Sounds like you've really been through the ringer.

I hope you feel a sense of pride for having gotten through it. I know I do.

[dense oasis]

well i know my peers have not felt such stuff in my age lmao

[flat rune]

I bet.

[dense oasis]

yes you did well

[flat rune]

I'm in my late 30s, so it's probably expected I'd still breaking. Lol

[dense oasis]

hospital visits are never easy and quick

[flat rune]

I went to hospital today actually, and got home a few hours ago. Was a long day. Went on forever. And fart arsing about with buses wasn't fun. Still, worth it. They seemed to think I'm doing OK, just gotta deal with the symptoms apparently, and heal up. Need to drink more. I've lost a ton of weight since I got ill and had the surgery and stuff. I went from 170KG to 106KG.

[dense oasis]

this is insane amount

[flat rune]

It was scary when I looked at myself in the mirror. My face is so skinny. A sudden change like that over a period of just days is weird to adjust to.

My dad had a horrible experience in hospital too. Long story, but it was spine related. Not fun. He lost a lot of weight too. He was very much immobile for a long time after back surgery. Anyway, a nurse told him that going in with plenty of body fat is actually good, because it helps you get through it all.

I think it helped me.

[dense oasis]

i did the math and apparently you lost 37% of your weight

[flat rune]

On the bright side, my beard is awesome.

I guess hospitals make beards grow more? lol

Oh dang!

That's scary.

Still losing weight, too.

I can't eat much ATM.

[dense oasis]

body fat gives you heat if its cold outside, thats all i know

[flat rune]

Although I think I can probably risk eating more now. Been on soft food for a while.

Yeah, I certainly feel the cold more now.

I was freezing tonight waiting around for buses.

Tonight, I had bacon and pasta. It was incredible. Topped off with a double-chocolate sundae. 😄

It was very well deserved.

[dense oasis]

had to look up sundae i admit

[flat rune]

Understandable. I didn't know what it was really.

I think this is the first time I've had one. It's quite rich, but it's good.

[dense oasis]

it looks way better than it sounds

[flat rune]

Oh yeah.

[dense oasis]

sundae sounds like idk... sunday

but a dead sunday

[flat rune]

Yep lol

[dense oasis]

sun-dead

even worse

[flat rune]

I have 3 more in the fridge. 😄

I went a bit nuts when I ordered groceries. Lots of luxury biscuits and stuff.

Just so sick of mashed potato and soup.

I love mashed potato, though. But, need something really tasty.

[dense oasis]

well i see, it makes perfect sense, but umm, lemme ask you something, u can just ignore that obviously, but since u had this appendix issue, do u maybe recall yourself drinking a lot or smoking or stuff? like at any stage of the life

i sound like a doctor but

[flat rune]

I've never smoked anything, and I rarely drink alcohol. Very rarely, these days.

[dense oasis]

and when u were 19 like me lmao

[flat rune]

When I was younger, I did drink a bit, but it was short-lived.

[dense oasis]

ahh okay

[flat rune]

When I was 19? Aaaaaaall those years ago. Don't think I was drinking back then.

I don't bother with drugs, either.

[dense oasis]

guys who i met in the hospital, they were in their early forties, and few in their late sixties, they admitted to me they smoked a looot

[flat rune]

I'm fairly sensible.

Oh.

Do you mean weed?

[dense oasis]

ah

no

lmao

cigs

[flat rune]

Oh, OK. I've never smoked cigs.

Nor weed.

Again, pretty sensible. Lol

[dense oasis]

me neither, i dont wanna, its off-putting

[flat rune]

Exactly.

[dense oasis]

i cant breathe this stuff, when i wait for a bus at a bus stop, and somebody smokes this, i just cant help but move a bit to some other side of the bus stop so i dont inhale

[flat rune]

Same.

[dense oasis]

Anyway i must say i also listened to one life story

when i was in that hospital

[flat rune]

I had a mask on today, but started coughing because of the smell of weed or whatever other crap someone was putting in their lungs. Once I got home, coughing pretty much stopped.

[dense oasis]

the guy was like, 80 years old, he spent a lot of his life in the UK, but he was polish, and he ended up talking to me about world war II and churchill

[flat rune]

Oh wow! Awesome.

That must've been hella fascinating.

[dense oasis]

i just listened and nodded, since i dont know this perfectly, i just know this to some extent

i know it from polish perspective

[flat rune]

Oh.

[dense oasis]

sooo yeah a lot of germany-oriented hatred

[flat rune]

Ah, figures.

[dense oasis]

i dont hate anybody tho

[flat rune]

I used to be quite hateful. Not now.

[dense oasis]

its easy to be hateful but they dont pay me to be hateful

so why bother

why spend energy

[flat rune]

Finding ways to bridge the gap of hate is what helps me. Empathy, even if I don't agree. Just understanding the other person's perspective and what led to their actions. Doesn't always work, but it helps.

Also, I feel like I'm too old to be so bloody hateful.

[dense oasis]

oooh okay thats a nice perspective, i kind of distinct two types of "old people" for me, first is they dont hate on everything that much, theyre just calm a bit, they dont bother, and the second is the one i dealt with a lot, they are old, and also very very hateful, emotional, they feel regret and contempt, resentment, all that

[flat rune]

Speaking of life stories. I heard something really depressing in hospital. In the cubical next to mine, in the ward, I heard these two adults visiting their dad. It was really sad. It turns out their dad lost 15 or 20 years of his memory, I think because of brain damage or something. He was talking about how he couldn't remember things about his kids. Was really difficult to listen to, but it gave me some perspective.

[flat rune]

I certainly have regret, that's for sure.

As life goes on, you gather up your own personal list of regrets.

Just the nature of the beast.

[dense oasis]

lmao sounds like a statement from a book

some character would say that, maybe in some criminal story

[flat rune]

Ah, it's something I say quite often.

[dense oasis]

Yes, cuz u live in the UK, and as if we all know, UK is just real life version of all these british crime stories and detective legends

jk

[dense oasis]

There is like a dark street, one barely working street lamp, some guy in a dark coat smoking something, and haze, fog, everywhere

and then british accent

[flat rune]

That's the UK in a nut-shell.

Just add a million potholes.

[dense oasis]

in some countries they paint the potholes

to make the drivers not exceed the speed limit

but u have them 3d

such a privilege

[flat rune]

Over here, that would mean effort. Apparently the government doesn't give a fark, because our roads have gotten SOOOOO bad.

I remember the second time in the ambulance, it was so bumpy. They were telling me how it's really dangerous and could easily lead to a wheel being taken out, even with a ambulance. Imagine someone dying because they didn't make it to the hospital, because of the government not bothering to sort all the roads out. It's gotten so bad.

[dense oasis]

"i regret not living in an english-speaking country, they must be so fancy and developed, prolly more than mine" syndrome proved wrong

[flat rune]

Lol Oh yeah, drive on our roads and you'll soon do away with that idea.

Didn't used to be like this, though. Something changed in the last year or two, the government just stopped caring, seemingly.

Our politics have gotten pretty messy too, apparently. Things aren't too great.

Still, could be a lot worse.

[dense oasis]

we had a case of basically two judges, in the highest court of the entire country, who disagreed with each other

and then the court gave 2 statements, one opposing the other

so the institution disagreed with itself

which created a loot of mess, and then the president intervened, and then people started to argue whether the president should be allowed to interfere into the business of the highest court

[flat rune]

Actually, my ignorant ass thinks that might've been a good thing. Rather than just going along with whatever, despite their position, they spoke up and disagreed.

Oh. OK, that doesn't sound so good.

[dense oasis]

it was about 2 parliament members

who were proven to steal some money

and sentenced to imprisonment

[flat rune]

Oh. 🫣

[dense oasis]

buuut the judges disagreed - one said they are free, other said they should be imprisoned

and then the president came in and said they are free

[flat rune]

I didn't think that was even allowed.

Freed, for stealing money? Strange.

[dense oasis]

yes, he even did something like... well, i dont know this in english, but thats like an act of mercy

[flat rune]

I'll have to visit Poland and rob a few banks. Sounds like I'll have a good time. 😛

[dense oasis]

an act of just forgetting every crime someone did

and making them free

[flat rune]

Oh, I got you.

[dense oasis]

from every sentence

[flat rune]

Like a presidential pardon.

[dense oasis]

yessss

thats the word

[flat rune]

That's really messed up.

There may have been more going on.

[dense oasis]

he hugged them

later

to the camera

...

[flat rune]

🤨

Bizarre.

That must have confused and pissed off the public.

[dense oasis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NolJjwMF1RM

[flat rune]

Sends a really weird message.

[dense oasis]

yes this did cause a massive debate

knowing it happened this week

[dense oasis]

a week ago - two parliament members were taken out of the presidential palace by the police and packed into police car, send to prison
in prison, the guys started to starve themselves, did not eat, refused to eat, deliberately to protest
now, the president gave them presidential pardon, and hugged them

soooo yeah very deep mess

[dense oasis]

Knowing our prices here, the british wallet would not even have to rob a bank lmao, its cheap for the brits anyway. When I think "very comfortable life in this country" then thats like 2000 british pounds monthly of net income

[flat rune]

WTF. That is seriously messed up and sends a REALLY bad message.

[dense oasis]

i may go further and tell you some expats end up here on retirement cuz of this

cuz they discovered Poland is safer than germany and most of europe when it comes to terrorism, and all that, organized crime is very poor here lmao, and polish cities tend to have greenery like parks and so on, the prices are lower, so they end up here

although frankly, they could go even lower with this budget, poland is still expensive compared to eastern europe like czech republic, ukraine, slovakia or others

[flat rune]

Wow.

I hope Poland finds its way.

Seems like the world is all wonky AF these days.

[dense oasis]

arming for the WW3 for now

lmao

dont take it seriously

[sacred frigate]

How did you wind up in that tree?
What's "wind up" mean?

[hard pilot]

In this case, the most suitable meaning would be to end up.

[sacred frigate]

oh thx

[lucid pond]

Thank you so much! Sorry I read it late.

[flat rune]

Hi! I have a question. Is "fiending" like waiting?

[stray moat]

i dont know, could someone tell us

[flat rune]

So according to google lol: Fiending is an informal term that describes an intense craving, especially for a drug. It is often used to describe a feeling or compulsion in which your mind can’t focus on anything but the object of your desire.

[charred hedge]

what does "we are so split on this" means could you please tell me the easy version

[hollow night]

Question. Which of the following sentences is correct?

#1. The flower was growing from the rock's crevice.

#2. The flower was growing in the rock's crevice.

[errant kettle]

It means I think one way and you think something different and we can’t come to agreement

[errant kettle]

Hmmm, that is really hard, you could hear someone say either of those sentences and understand exactly what is meant. I think #2 but I have a low level of certainty.

[charred hedge]

thank you so much

[flat rune]

You can say that you're a „fiend“ for something, which means you have an intense like for something or feel especially compelled towards or interested in something. So, if we turn this noun into a verb, such as „fiending“, you can see how this might extend this meaning as a verb. Although I would say „fiending“ isn't very common and it does sound weird to me. At least in my experience, we usually use „fiend“ as a noun.

[charred hedge]

i want usefull sentences with this phrase " insist upon both of them"

[flat rune]

The phrase is „insist on“. I'm not sure there's „insist upon“, as that sounds weird, at least to me.

I insist on buying both of these cars, because they're fast and stylish, which is exactly what I want.

She insisted I complete two of the most important tasks, but at least I didn't have to do all of them.

Sat at the restaurant, my partner paralysed by the choice of the two menu items she likes, I insisted we simply order both of them.

Note that the „on“ preposition isn't always required.

I've found some examples online of „insist upon“, but I'm far from convinced this is standard. It sounds very strange to me. It might be something that isn't really said in British English but is in something like American English, but I'm not certain.

[charred hedge]

please write me dm

i will send the video

[flat rune]

I'm not comfortable with that.

[charred hedge]

ok

we want both of them, "insist upon both of them" , what does it mean guys, i can send video where was phrase

[flat rune]

From what I saw online, „upon“ is the same as „on“.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insist-upon

For example.

[charred hedge]

so

without upon

can i use it?

like insist both of them

[flat rune]

It depends on the sentence, just the same as when I used „insist on“ and „insist“.

To know when to use the preposition, you'll have to wait for someone else to explain it or look online, as I just know it intuitively but am not sure of the specific rule.

You might as well just look online, as it'll be a lot quicker and you may get a more complete answer.

[charred hedge]

Where you from Hawk

[flat rune]

https://lingohelp.me/preposition-after-verb/insist-on-upon-in-to/

This might help.

I'm from the UK.

[charred hedge]

what accent yours

[kind garnet]

The word order is very strange

[late sail]

"Is this Discord active?" do you think this sentence appropriate if I want to ask on a Discord channel whether people in this channel recently - I mean whether the posts are belong to recent date.

I am sorry whether I could not state it properly, but I hope that you understand it from the context.

[visual umbra]

If you want to ask about the activity on a channel, ask about that channel, not the whole Discord:

Is this channel active?

And, in a texting channel, you can see when each comment was posted. So, you can see for yourself when the latest comments were posted and how often are they posted.

[flat rune]

QUESTION

What does frikkin' mean? And what does it stand for?

[visual umbra]

The word frikkin' is an intentional misspelling of the word fricking, which is a "mild" cursing meaning "cursed", 'damned", etc., including the "four-letter cursing word" with the added -ing.

[flat rune]

Thank you so much for explaining in detail.

[late sail]

I am sorry, I wanted to say whether this Discord **"server" **active?

[visual umbra]

OK, you can ask: "Is this server active?" Or, if the state of some other server, not a pard of Discord, is discussed, you may clarify: "Is this Discord server active?"

You may ask some other clarifying questions, like:
How many people are usually active here?
What are the periods of high activity during the day?
Etc.

[flat rune]

With some people being sensitive to profanity, other words that sound similar but are just different enough so as to not ordinarily offend are used in place of the profanity, funnily enough. Fricking (or variants thereof) is an example of such a word.

There are many of these words. It's actually something you can find in TV shows. For example, an old (awesome) UK show called Farscape often had characters say „frelling“. The word „frell“ was often used, too; you can probably guess what that meant.

Religiously, saying some things could be considered blasphemous or something, so words like „gosh“ and „darn“ is common, hence „gosh darn it“.

[late sail]

Okay.

I asked it because I felt that there is a slight nuance. I mean whether that discord server is closed (nobody can write there/ or last post belongs 4 5 years ago(?) ((it was closed 5 years ago but people can still join somehow)) / server is active but the last post belongs to 4-5 month ago or few person write every few days but there is not many posts. I am sorry if you could understand what I wanted to say.

I felt that "Is this Discord server active?" question would be better for meaning the former.

[shadow abyss]

Ye or yeh?

[sacred frigate]

It's Yea or yeah

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Which one is correct?

#1. You're on Corleone family's territory.

#2. You're on Corleone family territory.

Do I add the 's or not?

[flat rune]

People do sometimes type it as „yeh“. I think it's a shorter „yeah“. That's how I use, at least.

[flat rune]

Because the territory belongs to the Corleone family, you want the possessive „'s“. You could omit the word „family“ and just say „Corleone's territory“, BTW.

Also, I think you should capitalize „family“, because it's a proper noun here.

You're on Corleone Family's territory.

I'm not 100% sure, however. More like 60-75% sure. Lol

[visual umbra]

Indeed, as @flat rune wrote, there should be 's to indicate that the territory belongs to the family. Also, when you use the last name to indicate not an individual, but the entire family, it should be "the Corleone" or even "the Corleones" - I am not sure about the Italian last names.

With the English last names, when you refer to the whole family, there should be "the" and the last name in plural (with -s or -es at the end).
John Brett and Margareth Brett. Together they are the Bretts.

[flat rune]

To me, it's quite normal to not add the article, but it depends on the sentence. It might be a British English thing, I suppose.

The use of „Family“ here actually reminds me of German, such as „die Familie Corleone“.

[sacred frigate]

When do we write " somethin' " ? Without the g

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedbacks! 🙂

[sacred frigate]

R u fluent

[static sorrel]

Yeah, in British English we add 's and es

if i understood that correctly

[flat rune]

Yep, I believe so.

[static sorrel]

Is that not common in American English?

I had thought it was the same

[flat rune]

I assume as much.

[sterile sonnet]

For me; never. If you are chatting with young people and want to appear trendy; maybe. If you are writing fiction and want to capture in text a particular accent that sounds like that, then sure, use spelling to try to give an impression of the how they pronounce things.

[acoustic geyser]

Does past simple only use when a began action or finished action happened in the past and present continuous use when an ongoing action is happening in the past?

[sacred frigate]

?def musty

[hazy herald]

Word: musty

Definition 1 (adjective): stale and unclean smelling
Definition 2 (adjective): covered with or smelling of mold

Definition requested by mus_simahin

[sacred frigate]

Is urban a bad word?

[acoustic geyser]

It's a racist term, I reckon.

[sacred frigate]

?def foul

[hazy herald]

Word: foul

Definition 1 (verb): become or cause to become obstructed
Definition 2 (adjective): (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Definition 3 (adjective): violating accepted standards or rules

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by mus_simahin

[sacred frigate]

What's the difference between
You'll have earned it
You'll earn it

[sterile sonnet]

Urban just means city, or from a city. (urbs, urbis Latin) It contrasts with from a rural area. So a farmer might think someone is not well suited to rural life and call someone, well, urban.
Probably more an observation than insulting.

[sterile sonnet]

There is an older, related word
urbane (adjective)
meaning : notably polite or polished in manner
.
Which stresses more the contrast between urban people and rural people. That could be used closer to an insult, but still mild.

[sterile sonnet]

In practice; nothing much.
"you earned it" is about an instant in time. It is complete and stating that at this time you have earned it, possibly some time before, but as of now, it is done.
You have earned it - suggests more a sense of over time. Also complete now, but something that maybe took time.
So for something this simple, earning something, the meanings are almost identical. You could use either in speech.

[flat rune]

Cool. Never heard of „urbane“. I thought you typod at first, but I looked it up. Thanks for the random new word. 🙂

[sterile sonnet]

"foul" is very frequently used with smells, or tastes. Basically means "bad" or beyond bad in the sense of acceptable. Similarly, foul language.

[flat rune]

Not to be confused with fowl, which is about birds. 😆

[sterile sonnet]

Yeah, some fowl sure are foul.

[sterile sonnet]

Not sure that "urbane" is much used anymore.

[flat rune]

I expect as much.

That actually reminds me of country bumpkin, which I think is a derogatory term for people who live in the country.

[sterile sonnet]

Thanks for the reminder - I was just trying to think of the counter - insult or term. Bumpkin.
Some people are, well, just so rural.

[flat rune]

I don't think I've ever heard of „rural“ being used that way.

I usually hear it in the context of a location being rural. For example, someone might say the town they live in is quite rural. I suppose such a town would basically be a small town out in the countryside.

[sterile sonnet]

I'm guessing it is all in the phrasing or tone, but many adjectives might be used in this sense, I guess.
He's ok, but he is so, well, academic about things.

clinical

methodical

[flat rune]

Yeah, right, tone can completely change the meaning.

[sacred frigate]

Natives fighting hehehe

[flat rune]

Apparently words are only a very, very small part of communication, leaving things like tone, facial expressions, and body language to do the most explaining.

[flat rune]

I'm not fighting, and I doubt anyone else here is.

[sacred frigate]

Maybe g spark is American and hawk is British

[flat rune]

In fact, I think we're largely agreeing. 😆

I'm British, yeah.

[sacred frigate]

Yes that's what I meant 😁 like natives having chat

[sterile sonnet]

Fighting, oh, I hope not, I thought it was informative. I was lapping up each interaction.
BTW: I a Kiwi, from New Zealand.

[flat rune]

Same, I was enjoying the chat. 🙂

[sacred frigate]

Oh new Zealand speaks British I know it

I like american accent more

[sterile sonnet]

Maybe that's perfect: It's all in the perceived tone. 🙂

[flat rune]

There is no American accent.

If you know what I mean.

Same with British.

[sacred frigate]

Um yes there is

[flat rune]

You can generalize by referring to the many accents within the UK, America, or somewhere else, but there is no single American or British accent.

Both America and the UK have loads of different accents.

Some vary wildly.

[sacred frigate]

You don't know that, you're not a teacher

[flat rune]

Lol Oh dear.

It's common knowledge, and having the role „teacher“ does not make you a qualified English teacher.

[sacred frigate]

There are many accents, major ones are British and American

[flat rune]

Even in England and Scotland alone you have many different accents.

[sterile sonnet]

Oh, no. To you I would just say colour, cheque, ...

[sacred frigate]

?

[sterile sonnet]

American English just seems to break too many rules for me. Sorry. Trained from birth, I guess.
Pardy instead of Party, <gringes silently>

[sacred frigate]

@flat rune can you say bottle of water? Is going to sound like bottle of woah hehehe

[flat rune]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk

This is just an example of much of the variety of the accents in the UK.

The same thing applies to America, except there might be many more accents in America than in the UK.

[flat rune]

Wa'er, I'd say, where the apostrophe indicates the glottal stop.

But I sometimes do pronounce the T, just depends on the situation.

[flat rune]

I used to think that, and admittedly still sometimes get irritated by American English, but I've come to realise that all these different forms of English just evolved differently over quite a long period of time.

[sterile sonnet]

Oh, it's not condemnation, just an internal reaction when heard or seen.

[sacred frigate]

Yo cool bro yes keep playing your addictive video games hahaha

[flat rune]

I understand, and same.

The link was fake and the message generally spamming and sketchy. They're gone now. 😆

[sacred frigate]

@flat rune you couldn't tell I was arguing with u guys to practice my English hehe 😄

It was a little debate

[flat rune]

If you insist.

Did it help?

[sacred frigate]

You betcha it did

[flat rune]

Goood.

[sacred frigate]

Is betcha american?

[flat rune]

Dunno.

[sacred frigate]

You ain't smart my man

[flat rune]

No, I don't think it's specific to American English, thinking about it. I do sometimes hear it here.

[flat rune]

I'm here to help people with their English, not squabble.

[sacred frigate]

I know I'm just practicing with you

@flat rune peo speaks English better than you! And James green

[flat rune]

OK, I'm disengaging. You can do all that with someone else. 🙄

👋

[sacred frigate]

Ok you're right, I shall go to another channel for that

Sorry folks

You've been a great help tho osm (you don't have to reply back)

[acoustic geyser]

I dont understand why native use stative word like live, think like this: I'm thinking, I'm living.

Mostly present continuous

[merry venture]

why don't you understand? :)))

[rugged bough]

i wanna play that game too not getting time

huh

i played the walking dead:michonne

[dense oasis]

but peo is an aussie

mr green is an american

and osm is a brit

they all speak different languages, well, to an extent different

for example i speak cram-my-head-blows-up-not-cram-it-also-blows-up-english

[sacred frigate]

Girl, I was trying to piss him off just so I could go on talking with him lol

[sacred frigate]

Dude u should totally try it, you'll learn new word while you're at it!

[sacred frigate]

What do you mean? Everyone is saying like that

[sacred frigate]

For example if someone says what's the plan?! You say I'm thinking. I'm thinking.
Don't say I think. I think.

But actually say however you want, who cares

[sterile sonnet]

Oh, let us know next time; I wonder if we can charge for arguments.

[sacred frigate]

Come on don't take it too personal

Remember it was only for English learning

[sterile sonnet]

Not taken personally. Sorry, not sure what you are meaning.
All good. Just saying; talking here works.

[sacred frigate]

By the way guys, if you wanna speak good right english how we should all speak, then here's my tip: replace swear words for less offensive words, for example try saying:
“Funk!” instead of “f***!”
“Darn!” instead of “damn!”
“What the eff?”, "What the heck?", or "What the barnacles?" instead of “What the f***?”. Also "What the hell?" (acceptable with limitations).
“SOB” instead of “Son of a b****”
“BS” instead of “bull s***!”
“Screwed up," "stinks," or "sucks" instead of “fed up”
“Goofball” instead of “dumba”
"Rats!" instead of "crap!" or "s**!"
This will help us become polite, disciplined and more wise

[sacred frigate]

This is a good advice for beginners

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Which one of the following questions is grammatically correct?

#1. The deaths of a few apprentice mages is not a big deal.

#2. The deaths of a few apprentice mages are not a big deal.

Is or Are?

[flat rune]

are

[sterile sonnet]

I will google this, but I guess to be a deal, big or small, something must be singular.

[flat rune]

wasup

[boreal flume]

Hi

Anyone here his language English is native!

[dense oasis]

am a guy

[sterile sonnet]

There are quite a lot of native speakers here. Is there something specific that I can help with?

[opaque topaz]

Wait what-

Both of these seem correct

the first one seems more natural to me though idk

[flat rune]

I would call

I would have called

I would have been calling

I would like to call

[sterile sonnet]

Not sure where you are going with this one, but may need more of the sentence to work it out.

[flat rune]

I don't understand difference in these sentences

I hope I will figure it out

[sterile sonnet]

Would is often conditional, so needs more to make the meaning.

If she had winked at me, I would call her.

If she had winked at me, I would have called her. You are an idiot for not calling her. (references a point in the past)

[flat rune]

Ohh it's for past

If I had studied grammar rules in school, I would not get trouble in exam