📚｜english-questions

[shadow bronze]

Hello

[humble badger]

Hello

[mental terrace]

fundamentalism itself is following scripture or directions exactly as written,
for example a fundamentalist islam would not break a SINGLE line in the quaran, and takes it all literally

ive never heard fundamentalist being used for “dumbing down” a complex matter though, I don’t think it’d be literally wrong (if that makes sense?)

[acoustic geyser]

Which sentence should I use when I want to talk about my ability?
I am able to see
I can see

[mental terrace]

while using fundamentalist to describe paraphrasing isn’t wrong because fundamental basically means the core or base of things I don’t think I’ve ever used it before

[mental terrace]

both are fine

exactly the same thing pretty much

fundamentalist is like radicalist kinda

it’s more of an adjective

not really I don’t think, it’s just added to describe something

sorry?

[acoustic geyser]

Nothing

Sorry about that

[mental terrace]

just to keep going, extremist comes from the word extreme, and is usually used to define those who take “EXTREME” stances on political or religious matters

fundamentalist is the same but it’s meant for those who take matters LITERALLY from the fundamentals of it rather than make interpretations or judgments

same for words like centrist, leftist, rightist, you get the idea

please note it’s 6am and I cannot sleep so if I sound like an idiot I apologise

[tacit slate]

are they both correct?
1 - I go to work by bus
2- I go to work by a bus

[hushed carbon]

I think both sentences are correct, but the first one is more common. 'I go to work by bus' is how most people would say it. It's like saying 'I go to work on foot' or 'I go to work by car', you know? The 'by' just indicates that the bus is the way I'm getting to work.
The second one, 'I go to work by a bus', is also okay, but it sounds a bit more formal or old-fashioned. It's like saying 'I go to work on the red bus' or something. So, if you're talking to someone in everyday conversation, it's probably better to stick with the first sentence!

[tacit slate]

ty

[viral rock]

how much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

[rocky loom]

i think both r fine but i think the first one is better

[rocky loom]

thats not an english question 😤

[viral rock]

It's a question in english is it not?

Therefore it's an english question

not a question about english.

[supple holly]

At least 2.

[dense oasis]

Please prove that eineiwnsuqakkans divided by 2 and squared is a rational number, knowing that iwbewisnaoeheodbwwnwnw to the power of 69 yields 3

[supple holly]

Eleven.

[dense oasis]

The proof is insufficient, please perform a triple backflip with your bŭtt naked

didn't censore the viet u sound, FBI you lazy fmŭckêrs

[visual umbra]

Any rational number divided by any other rational number yields a rational number. Any rational number multiplied by a rational number yields a rational number.

If eineiwnsuqakkans is a rational number, being divided by 2 and squared, it will remain a rational number. If it is an irrational number, these operations can make it rational (like a half of square root of two squared yields 0.25), but not necessarily.

Information that iwbewisnaoeheodbwwnwnw to the power of 69 yields 3 is irrelevant, as iwbewisnaoeheodbwwnwnw is not related to eineiwnsuqakkans and cannot indicate rationality or irrationality of the latter.

[dense oasis]

congrats you didn't get the joke, pasted it into chatgpt and you're feelin smart

[visual umbra]

Congrats, you did not understand that I did not use ChatGPT, and that I was joking. This is my sense of humor, which is beyond your understanding, obviously.

[dense oasis]

lmao

grow up

[visual umbra]

OK, young boy. I will. I am 63 now, I still may grow up a little.

[rapid bison]

#📚｜english-questions becomes silly.

[errant kettle]

A woodchuck would chuck all the wood it could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

[mental terrace]

bro is out of our realm

[viral rock]

so frickin real bro 🙏

[dull bough]

Hello! I am confused, is it wrong to say " I went on a stroll''? Do I need to use preposition 'for'?

[unborn hollow]

No, this is correct. It's a common idiom used to say "I went out to (action phrase)."
Although, you can use for to say "I went/I'm going out for a stroll" to convey you're actively going to walk for exercise or relaxation.

[foggy mist]

Is it correct?

My name's Susan. I'm 15 years old and came from California.

[mental terrace]

it's fine
i'd personally use "and I come from California" but otherwise it's fine i think

[narrow locust]

how to read a math paper,there are lots of word can't understand .how to remember these ... concept and link these one by one.I apologize if I disturbed the chats,because i just want to get the answer about this question😆

[cursive copper]

For maths that worked for me is practice the past papers of whatever paper you doing and just get better at pattern recognition as most of the time you need to do the same thing for similar questions

[dense oasis]

repeat shi endlessly and it sticks

[acoustic geyser]

In English, has English native speaker used should for Obligation?

[dull bough]

Thank you, now it's clear! I struggled with this phase so much for no reason, even changing it to "skroll"

[mental terrace]

yes

[acoustic geyser]

What is difference between should be supposed and have to

[mental terrace]

should be and supposed to are pretty much the same
have to basically means “needs to be”

“i should go run”
“i am supposed to go run”
these are the same

“i have to go run”
not the same, basically saying I need to run

[brazen hill]

Bruv... 😬

[foggy mist]

Is it correct to say...
So, that's it. I'm going now, see you tomorrow.

[narrow locust]

sounds like there be some rules.well,i will try to find them ,at least to extract the common part in these papers that have same subject,thx😆

[lusty knoll]

hello everyone

[fading solar]

Good afternoon, could anyone help correct this passage:
"The AC sucks the heat from indoor and emits it to the outside, so when people passes by where the outer box of AC hangs, they can feel the heat being emitted."

Please help make it natural (not restricted to the structure above), thanks

[crimson vortex]

hello, guys

i have several questions all at once

[round jungle]

“i should go run”
“i am supposed to go run”
these are the same
I have to disagree with this. At least in General American, I'd say "I should go run" means roughly "I think it would be best if I go run", whereas "I'm supposed to go run" means I'm being externally pressured by someone or something to run, like a coach or personal trainer.

[crimson vortex]

What does the construction "somebody is to do something" mean? For exampl, "He was to make a choice". Also what "somebody happens to do something" mean? For example, "He happend to win the competition". And does "emerge" mean only "appear from something or out of something"? Because i often hear it being used as just "to appear". For example, "after 5 minutes he emerged".

I will appreciate your help

[round jungle]

1. "To be to do something" means "to be supposed to do something". It's used as a command, like a parent saying "You are to clean your room before you go outside," and for planned events, like "He was to arrive by 6:00, but he got stuck in traffic."
2. "To happen" in this sense means that something is unintended or coincidental; it happens by chance. "He happened to win the competition" means he won unintentionally or unexpectedly.
3. Indeed, "to emerge" means "to appear out of something," but if where the person/thing emerged from can be inferred from context, it doesn't have to be stated. "After 5 minutes, he emerged" means that he came out of wherever he had been, maybe a different room.

[crimson vortex]

Thanks for such a detailed response. So can i say "the employee was to clean the table" because it means "the employee was supposed to clean the table"?

[errant kettle]

In the cooling process, the AC draws warm air from the interior and emits it outside. When people pass by the AC exhaust they will feel the heat being emitted.

[round jungle]

Yep, exactly!

[acoustic geyser]

Is couldnt have v3 like, we want to do something but we cant do that?

[fading solar]

Thank you🙏

[fading solar]

Btw, is 'exhaust' there a noun?

[crimson vortex]

Hello, which one is correct: "She needs money bad" or "she needs money badly". I just can't understand how to use "bad/badly" in context of "strongly, much, very"

[mint iris]

She needs money badly, I think this one is much better

[crimson vortex]

Okay, and can one say "i was badly exhausted"? I mean, i want to know whether badly and "very", "very much" are interchangeable.

[round jungle]

"We couldn't have done something" describes a hypothetical past scenario where it wasn't possible for us to have done something. It doesn't necessarily mean anything about wanting or not wanting to do it

For example,"Did you steal the money?" - "No, we couldn't have stolen it because we were at work." The hypothetical scenario is us stealing the money, which would have been impossible because we were busy at work.

Compare that to "We couldn't steal the money," which implies that we actually tried to steal it but weren't able to.

[errant kettle]

Yes

[round jungle]

bad = adjective (describes a noun)
badly = adverb (describes a verb, adjective, or anything else)

In this case, you're describing the manner in which she needs the money. "To need" is a verb, so you would use an adverb.

Adjectives are sometimes used instead of adverbs of manner in casual language, though, so you may also hear "She needs money bad", but this is technically seen as improper.

[round jungle]

I guess you could, but it sounds a little odd to me. I would say "badly" is more like "desperately" than "very".

You could say "She desperately needs money" (= she's desperate for money), but "I'm desperately exhausted" doesn't really work.

[rapid bison]

somehow I didn't see anyone responding to this one xd

yes, that is correct. sort of like "that is everything (for the moment)".

[crimson vortex]

So "badly" in this context means "to so intense/extreme degree that makes one desperate"?

Something like this?

[viral rock]

In me personal opinion you could use badly as there isn’t much really wrong in my eyes, but I’d rather use extremely exhausted instead.

[round jungle]

More or less, yes, although it's not always interchangeable with "desperately"

Generally it means either "desperately" (eg. "to need or want something badly") or "severely" (eg. "to be badly hurt or damaged")

In the meaning of "severely", it could make sense with "exhausted". It's just doesn't feel like the word I'd choose in that case. I'd rather say "very/really/extremely exhausted"

[crimson vortex]

Okay, so badly and very are not interchangeably. For example, "she loves him much" and "she loves him badly" are not the same. Moreover, the latter doesn't make sense to me

[crimson vortex]

Okay, thanks

[blissful salmon]

hello guys

is it correct: ?

• Have you made any mistakes when you did this work yesterday?

[dense oasis]

did you make any mistakes when you were doing this work yesterday

did you make any mistakes - past simple cuz of the keyword "yesterday", so a specific point in the past

when you were doing this - past continuous, because I want to express that they were doing the activity for some time and ask if they made any mistakes during that time

[blissful salmon]

why my sentence is incorrect?

[fading solar]

Thanks again

[round jungle]

Same as your previous question. Present perfect tense is not used together with a specific past time reference.

"Did you make any mistakes when you did this work yesterday" would be fine, but you can't use present perfect if you also mention an exact timeframe separate from the present.

[round jungle]

In some sentences, "badly" and "very" can be interchangeable. For example, "badly hurt" and "very hurt" are both possible, though I think "badly" sounds better. It's just more accurate to say "badly" is synonymous with "desperately" or "severely" than "very".

"She loves him badly" could work if it's meant to express some kind of desperation in her love, but yeah, it doesn't mean exactly the same thing as "She loves him very much."

(It could also be used with the other meaning of "badly", as in "not done well". "She loves him badly" = "She is not good at loving him.")

[blissful salmon]

that's , without 'yesterdauy' ?

• "Have you made any mistakes when you did this work?"

but what about 'you did'

after all, the use of "you did" indicates a specific time in the past , becaus this is a past simple.

it is incorrect ?

[acoustic geyser]

Hey, can I use like this?
It could has been him

[round jungle]

I would change both parts of the sentence to present perfect: "Have you made any mistakes when you've done this work."

You will sometimes hear people use present perfect and past simple together, but present perfect + present perfect generally sounds more proper

[round wigeon]

Can i ask for a question?

[round wigeon]

Dig up and dig out are the same aren't they?

[blissful salmon]

hmm yes i've seen that. But how it can be used together?

[round jungle]

It should be "It could have been him," but yes, that would be correct if you're speaking about an imaginary/hypothetical situation.

A sentence/clause can only have one conjugated verb. Any other verbs should be infinitives or participles. In this case the conjugated verb is "could", so "have" has to be in infinitive form (the base form of the verb).

[crimson vortex]

Thank you. I can see the difference now

[mental terrace]

yeah I agree

[mental terrace]

?

[round wigeon]

I left the question i wanted to ask

[mental terrace]

oh mb

[round jungle]

I don't know if there are any situations where they should be used together. It's just something people do sometimes. I feel like it sounds more acceptable in some sentences than others, but I wouldn't be able to tell you why.

Like "Have you made any mistakes when you did the work" definitely sounds wrong to me, while "Have you made any mistakes when you used the software" sounds alright, just a little less natural. But I don't know what the reason for that is, if there even is a reason.

For someone learning the language, I would probably recommend just not using them together.

[mental terrace]

pretty much but it’s more natural to say dig up

[round wigeon]

I know

But i just asked for this because i was confused

[mental terrace]

“i’ll go dig it up”
“I’ll go dig it out”

I can’t think of a difference between the two of im being honest

i think most people would use dig up as I said though

[round wigeon]

I've seen this many times

[blissful salmon]

ok , thank you

[errant kettle]

So dig up literally is about digging something from the soil and if you are using it in the context “dig out “ is basically the same. However there are some other applications for “dig out”.

For example “dig out” means also to hollow something out as in to make a cave or even to hollow out a log to make a boat. Dig out can also mean to find something…I have a book around here that I thought you might like let me dig it out for you.

[round wigeon]

Now im getting now ty

[errant kettle]

Hmmm come to think of it “dig up “ can also be an idiomatic phrase meaning to get more information about something….they hired a private detective to dig up more information about their spouse’s affair before they hired the divorce attorney

[acoustic geyser]

What is difference between
You should get arrested as well
You should be getting arrested as well.

[brazen hill]

"You should get arrested as well" is a recommendation or prediction, "You should be getting arrested as well" implies that the process of arrest should already be happening now

[acoustic geyser]

It would be awkward if I recommended someone should be arrested but thanks.

[charred hedge]

I need someone to write me cool joke stories 1-2 for job interview, dosent matter topic

[brazen hill]

Just use ChatGPT

[charred hedge]

I tried

Couldn't do it

[flat rune]

what are these jokes 😭

[queen hull]

What are you applying for?

[acoustic geyser]

It sounds awkward as hell.

[jade cedar]

What is the different between connection and connection (stressing on the nn in the second word ) ?

[charred hedge]

It doesn't matter

Just opened topic

Only not 18+ jokes or something

😂😂😂😂

[unborn hollow]

If you're asking if there's a difference in meaning, then there isn't one. It's more of a dialect/vernacular preference.

[brazen hill]

Better than nothing

[faint sail]

Hi everyone

i consider myself an intermediate speaker

B2

any advice

and some resouces to reach fluency

[dense oasis]

read more listen more use SRS, end

[foggy mist]

Okay, thanks.

[queen oxide]

You seem unloved and everyone here can see why—you have a personality that even a frog would avoid, and they leap at tires. Is 'leap at tires' idom/phrase?

[noble wasp]

"if i were to do" or "if i did"? when do i use each form?

[lusty knoll]

What are you all doing

[errant frigate]

"if I were to do" is more used professionally or as to present something hypothetical. Depending on the context it can also be used at present tense.
"if I did" is more casual and could be used to present something that is more possible for you to do or as more non-hypothetical. This can also be used as something you did in the past.
Both of them can be used in different ways for different context

[green wolf]

Were I to do
If I were to do
If I did

They are equivalent

The last is the most common, the first is the least common, but it depends on the person

Similar forms exist for the 3rd conditional too:
Had I done
Were I to have done
If I were to have done
If I had done

Again, same meaning

[acoustic geyser]

what is the difference between cant have and couldnt have

[silent brook]

hi

who's know what's the difference between hang on and hold on and hold up ??

[brazen hill]

**"Can't have" **means something is impossible now or recently, while **"couldn't have" **means it was impossible in the past

[errant frigate]

they're the same unless you're talking about physically holding on to something

even then they're not much different but yeah

[errant kettle]

Hang on-can mean to wait (informal usage). “Hang on, I need to run in the store and get something really quickly” Hang on also means to hold onto something. “Please hang on to those papers, you will need them later”

Hold on—can mean to “hang on” to something. But can also be used to ask someone to wait either in person Or on the phone. Hold on is used when there is a chance what you are holding can get away from you. “Hold on tightly to your hat it is very windy today”.

Both Hold on and hang on are used interchangeably

Hold up—can also mean to wait (this is a slang usage). “Hold up I gotta talk to my friend.” Hold up can also mean to literally put something up in the air “Hold up the banner so everyone can see it.” Hold up can also mean a robbery usually involving a weapon “There was a hold-up at the bank and the robber walked out with a bag of cash.”

[steady gate]

accent

maybe we can think ''they are same'' but they have differences

[dull bough]

There are also some differences in grammar, here is the list I could find

[flat rune]

What is the difference between American and British English?

i was wondering

[unborn hollow]

Quite a bit. There's the difference in dialect where Americans prefer to stress the r in speech and Britain stress the t. There's also the difference in denotation of some items and (maybe, not entirely sure on this) events.
E.g. A sweet crispy, breaded treat is called a cookie in US and is called a biscuit in Britain(US does a have different term for buscuit as well). There's alot more differences between them, so I'd recommend researching and learning what preferences there are in US and Britain if you're wanting to completely submerge in the English diversity. (This also doesn't include the difference in Australian English)

[flat rune]

oh

[flat rune]

thank u sir

[formal hawk]

Can u teach British English i really wanna learn it??!!

[acoustic geyser]

What does " how should I know that " mean?

[acoustic geyser]

You should learn all tenses if you want to learn British English.

[wheat shell]

it means exactly what it looks like "how would i know that"

[acoustic geyser]

Anyway, do you know when should I use past perfect and past perfect continuous in which context?

[wheat shell]

beuh the only language i speak is english and what the heck is a past perfect continuous

i dont think i can help there, sorry lol

[dull bough]

We use Past Perfect to talk about completed action before another past action. Most of the time we use it with past simple to show the difference. For instance : "Paul had gone home when I arrived at the party". It means that firstly Paul went home and later you arrived to that place. So you didn't see him. In Past Perfect Continuous we focus on the duration than on the result ( Past Perfect) .The action took some time , continued up before another one in the past, so we want to emphasis it. Example : " My hands were dirty because I had been repairing my bike"

It means that the action of repairing the bike occurred before having dirty hands. Hope it helps!)

[polar tulip]

Hello again🍻
I wanna ask about inversion after negative words. Is it grammatically correct if we do it in a nominal sentence?
I usually did it only for verbal sentence by adding an auxiliary verb.

Nominal
(Original)
The government is barely giving attention to poor people.
(Inverted)
Barely is the government giving attention to poor people.

Thanks!

[thorn condor]

The government is barely giving attention to poor people.
Barely is the government giving attention to poor people.

I don't see the difference. did you make a typo?

as I understood, questions and inversion work the same, but instead of what/why/etc.... you put a negative adverb first, so your example should work

[fading cobalt]

im in the b3 vc and im practising for my b2 test if anyone is interested w speaking w me

[brazen hill]

"Lad" means a guy, used mainly in Ireland and Scotland. "Sound" means good or cool. For example, a "sound lad" is a cool guy. People often say "fair enough," but I'm not sure if it's common in the U.S. "Grand" means good or great, but it's different from "sound"

You can use "Grand" almost everywhere. For example, you can say "I should be grand" when talking about doing well on an upcoming exam. But you can't say "I should be sound" because it would imply "I should be cool", which sounds like you're boasting about yourself

Say "Fair play to ya" if you want to say "Well done"

[wary hatch]

Hmmm

[acoustic geyser]

What is the difference between lad bloke and chap?

[mental terrace]

same thing

british words for young man

[amber hollow]

Grammar make me feel confused

[karmic mason]

anyone can please send me their quizlet playlists (b2-c1 level)

[round jungle]

(I assume you meant "The government is barely giving attention to poor people" for the original sentence?)

The inverted sentence is possible grammatically, but it would be strange to hear outside of a literary/poetic context.

[acoustic geyser]

Yo

I heard that cant have sounds more British, is that true?

[polar tulip]

Yes, that's true. Sorry for typo😂 .

Thanks for the clarification🍻 !

Now I understand better about the inverted version because of negative words — also applicable to nominal sentence

[polar tulip]

Yes! Many thanks!

[flat rune]

what is the difference between humen and humans

[mental terrace]

sorry?

[mental terrace]

human is how it's spelt

humans is multiple
human is one

[flat rune]

But the correct plural form of human is humen

[mental terrace]

no

it's not

[flat rune]

Ohh sorry

[round jungle]

"Humen" isn't a word.

-man > -men plurals only occur with words where -man is a suffix meaning "a man who is/does [something]", eg. businessman > businessmen, policeman > policemen. "Human" isn't one of these; the plural of "human" is regular.

[flat rune]

Ok@round jungle

But police is uncountable but it takes plural verb right?

Like police are

We can say policeman is

5 policemen are

Artillery,infantry,police which take plural verb?

[spiral lynx]

The american accent and the british accent differ in word's stree or spelling
Or letters
You should watch more documentaries,movies,series..anything that would give a clear idea on how it works and i suggest using english subtitles
Oh watch bridgeton

[round jungle]

Yes, "police" is a collective noun that is always plural, usually as "the police"

But you can also say "police officers" or "policemen/women_*_" to refer to a group of police officers.

eg. The police are here or (The) police officers are here.

*Note that the suffixes -man and -woman for professions are generally considered old-fashioned nowadays. It's advised to use a gender-neutral term instead, like "police officer" or "businessperson"

[dense oasis]

If somebody said polices I would think they meant policies lol

they don't sound alike, but some people make some words the same way so...

[flat rune]

Nice explanation

[glacial parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/deku-excited-headbang-head-bang-gif-20404307

ㅇㄴㄹㄴㄹ

ㅎ

[acoustic geyser]

If I say " I have been reading your book " means it began at a point in the past and is still continuing
And " I had been reading your book " means it began at a point in the past and was end at a point in the past. Right?

[supple holly]

Yes.

[acoustic geyser]

Thanks!

[dense oasis]

I confirm!

With my whole spinal cord, my thymus, my hypothalamus, and basal ganglia too

And my glutes

[acoustic geyser]

What is the difference between
I slept all day
I was sleeping all day.

Does the second sound more emphasis

[formal hawk]

Thnq it would really help...!😀

[crimson vortex]

Hi

Can i use "ultimately" as "in conclusion, after all"?

[crimson vortex]

Not only as "finally"

[unborn hollow]

The difference is in tense.
"I slept all day" means that from one point in the past (start) to another point in the past (end), you had been sleeping for that allotment of time.
"I was sleeping all day" means that at one point in the past (start) you began sleeping up to the current (present) time of being asked.

[unborn hollow]

In some cases, ultimately may be interchangeable with in conclusion/after all. Since in conclusion/after all is used to come to a logical consensus of previous information, using ultimately can have the same effect. Conversely, ultimately has a more personal touch that doesn't always consider the information relayed beforehand; its use is mainly to side with one or the other on a personal level rather than logical reasoning.

[crimson vortex]

Okay, thanks. And it also can mean "finally", right?

[crimson vortex]

By the way, can i ask you non-english question?

[unborn hollow]

Depends on the question, I suppose.

[unborn hollow]

I wouldn't say they have the same meaning.
Finally means something or some action is the last out of a list or a repetition.
Ultimately means something is of the highest order or preference, hence having a personal touch as previously stated.

[crimson vortex]

Sorry, i dont understand what you meant by "something of the highest priority"

Can you give me couple of examples where i can/can't use ultimately/finally, if possible?

[unborn hollow]

Sure. Let's say that it's time to start cleaning the household for a family get together and you make a list of chores.
The final chore would be last on the list.
The most prioritized chore can take place anywhere on the list: the start, somewhere in the middle, or even the final chore.
The ultimate chore could be one that you find most amusing or most challenging.

[unborn hollow]

Sorry, you're right saying that ultimate couldn't mean priority; I'll change it.

[crimson vortex]

Thanks for response

[crimson vortex]

Do you have Ayanokoji on your pfp?

[unborn hollow]

I do have Kiyotaka as my pfp.

[crimson vortex]

Do you read ln or just watch anime?

[unborn hollow]

Both. I've watched up to season 3 and I'm currently on manga 4. I'll prob start the novels after I've done the manga.

[crimson vortex]

Personally, i have never considered reading manga as i don't like its drawing. I am on ln year 2 vol3. It is the second island exam

[rapid ingot]

Are you British ,mate?

[unborn hollow]

Unfortunately, I'm American.

[dense oasis]

Why unfortunately. You sound like a great imperial unit

1 foxyboxtrot = 2.827 meters

1 ultrasupergoatfoxyboxtrot = 2.99 meters

[oblique trench]

hi

can you guys recommend me another server to chat with ppl or to make friends?

[rapid bison]

"another server" is a wild request.

[bitter hill]

You can google English discord servers and find some probably

[errant kettle]

Please excuse the question, but there are over 200,000 members on this server, do you suppose you might find a friend or two here?

[grim valley]

bro what is this pfp lmaoo

[errant kettle]

It is the otterborealis

[mint portal]

Which salon should you go to as a beginner?

[errant kettle]

You mean for Voice chat or for texting chat?

[mint portal]

Voice chat, for beginners like me, I don't have a B1 level yet

[errant kettle]

There are no real rules about where you should go. There are A1, A2 and A3 Beginner. But anyone can go to any voice channel. If you don’t feel confident to speak you can just listen in, until you feel more comfortable.

[mint portal]

OK, thank you, I'll do that, for the moment I don't feel ready to talk yet knowing that I don't have an accent, I can even say a complete sentence, it depends I can say 2 or 3 sentences that's all, do you have any advisors who could help me improve quickly?

[mint portal]

Each room is connected to each level I imagine for example channel A0 is for beginners and channel A2 for people who have a good level?

[errant kettle]

Yes but people move around a lot to find topics and people they are comfortable talking with. I would offer to come speak with you. But I can’t at this moment. Many people have accents, please don’t worry you will improve your skill. I also recommend checking the events calendar and finding some classes you might like to attend. 🙂

[mint portal]

Ok thank you for reassuring me, what are the events are vision classes with a teacher for example? I'm interested in how it's going please, for the moment as I have 0 level of English I don't have the courage to join salons and talk

[errant kettle]

When you click that calendar, it will show you all the events that are regularly offered. So teachers like me will have a planned program that they share. There are opportunities to listen and often there is time to practice. There are many useful topics for all skill levels.

[mint portal]

OKok, it's perfect, it's great, thank you very much, you told me that there are events for all kinds of levels, right? The next event starts on July 22nd, right?

[errant kettle]

Yes, that seems accurate

[mint portal]

Okay, thank you, I can't wait for it to start. Would you be there during the session?

[errant kettle]

My next session is not until Sunday.

[amber hollow]

So magnificent is Dragon dancing that I Fancy

Is the sentence have problems?

[mint portal]

Oh yes, I forgot that there were gaps between you and us, I'll be there, even if it's Sunday, I have a goal to have a good level of English before the resumption of classes for us
( European it's in September )

[glacial parrot]

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fs

fd

s

d

fs

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sf

af

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f

ff

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[crystal acorn]

F

[mental terrace]

real

[storm widget]

Hii

[lusty knoll]

hello

[soft crown]

yeah

[dull bough]

Hello! Is there any idiom (or phrase) about changing things easily, without thinking and hesitating? I heard one but forgot

[hearty finch]

Hey guys, the word "can't" is pronounced as /kən/ or /kɑːn/?

Or are there any correct way to pronunce "can't"

[dense oasis]

In the blink of an eye

although thats kinda focused on it changing quickly

[amber hollow]

I think grammar is a deep hole, I can't to see what is it in clearly

[round jungle]

Standard Southern British: /kɑːnt/
General American: /kænt/

Important:

• "Can't" is almost always stressed, and the vowel is NOT reduced to /ə/ or /ɪ/ even when unstressed
• "Can", on the other hand, is pronounced /kæn/ only when it is being emphasized (in both SSB and GA). Most of the time it is unstressed and pronounced /kən/, /kɪn/, /kn̩/, or even just /n̩/
• Don't rely on the T at the end of "can't" to tell these words apart, as it's often barely pronounced or even dropped entirely. Instead, pay attention to the vowel and where the stress is in the sentence.

"It would seem plausible to assume that [X]" means that it seems plausible that someone would assume [X], not that [X] is plausible.

"It would seem plausible that [X]" means that [X] seems plausible.

It's possible the first sentence would be understood as "[X] is plausible", but if that's what you mean, then the second one is better.

[dense oasis]

polish A2 when

[round jungle]

when I say so

[errant kettle]

With a snap of the fingers or you can even shorten that to “in a snap”

Or “it turned on a dime”

[indigo sigil]

What does conference means

[dull bough]

Thanks iotter and black cat!

[dull bough]

Oh yes that's what I meant

[acoustic geyser]

Dude

Could I use this contraction:
I should ( I'd )

[supple holly]

No.

[acoustic geyser]

I mean, I would use that contraction when I should for expectation and assumption.

[supple holly]

🤔

[dense oasis]

No, because I'd means "I had (followed by past perfect)" or "I would"

I had fed my cat before I went to work. I'd fed my cat before I went to work.

I would tell her that I love black haired women, but I am scared. I'd tell her that I love black haired women, but am scared.

[round jungle]

There are no contractions of "should" in standard English
(besides should not > shouldn't)

Different dialects can have their own non-standard contractions, but if there are any that contract "should" as "'d", it would be limited to only those dialects

[modest zenith]

could you tell him that before he made the mistake?
or
could you have told him that before he made the mistake?
which one is correct?

[winged sedge]

1st one is correct

[errant kettle]

The second one is correct. The first one should say “could you tell him that before he makes the mistake?”

[fading solar]

Hi all, could anyone help understand what a giggle laugh is like?

[acoustic geyser]

Hello

What is the difference between would and could like this usage?

[supple holly]

like "heehee." You can just search for it on Youtube or something

[fading solar]

Thank you, btw, how come most sentences i read seem use it on girls?

[supple holly]

usually not much of a difference, but sometimes:

• "could" implies you weren't able to, as in it was impossible for you to do it for some reason
• "would" implies you were able to do it, but you just didn't want to
  OR
• "could" is less sure than "would." Like, for example, the example right below the highlighted part can work with either; but if you use "would," you'd sound like you were 100% sure you would get the degree; while with "could" it's more like you would have the chance/opportunity to get it if you tried (but the important thing is that it was possible)

[supple holly]

"giggle" is considered cute and innocent(?), so no wonder it's mostly used with girls. You can use it for kids in general too, but it'd be a little weird to use it for a guy unless there's a specific context

and unless you're Michael Jackson

https://tenor.com/view/haha-mickael-jackson-queendugif-ahah-hehe-gif-13642339

[fading solar]

Thanks, so when a guy passing by a group of girls in school, when they gossip and laugh about him, that's giggle too, right?

[supple holly]

yes.

[fading solar]

Thanks, there are so many type of laugh in English, it's confusing sometimes

[dense oasis]

Omg you giggle in such a cute way

💗

[dense oasis]

Aren't you polish

[fading solar]

polish? why? no

[dense oasis]

Ah. Sorry then

The monument on your profile picture reminded me of somebody and I felt like you could be

[fading solar]

It's ok, Thanks for the effort to explain though

[bronze nacelle]

[ripe cedar]

Hello

How are you

How can I ask for the state

[novel moth]

What do you mean?

[rapid bison]

you'll probably have a better time answering other questions. 🤔

[dense oasis]

No!

Heresy

[rapid bison]

😭

[acoustic geyser]

What is the difference between
Let
Let's ?

[hollow vapor]

Still wanna know??

[acoustic geyser]

Yeah

I wanna know

[round jungle]

Let's = Let us

It's usually used to suggest we do something, like "Let's go outside."

"Let" by itself means "to allow," "to not prevent": I let the dog (go) outside. = I allowed the dog to go outside.

[fading solar]

Good morning everyone, could any native tell me what do you usually call the box of AC that hung outside the wall?

[gusty stump]

Is there an open-source English sentence database similar to Tatoeba?

[charred hedge]

Guys can you help me

I always use went like " you went home?"

Or "you go home?"

As a past tense

Can someone bring me examples

[pastel jay]

Generallly you don't use "went"but "go"
Maybe also depend on the context

Like, not "You went home?"
But, "Did you go home?"

[round jungle]

I'm not sure exactly what your question is, but "went" is the past conjugation of "to go". You use it anytime you want to use "go" in simple past tense:

• You went home yesterday.
• I went to the store on Sunday.
• They went to England last summer.

"You go home" is simple present tense. You would use it if you were talking about an action that is habitual / regularly repeated in the present: "Everyday after work you go home and cook dinner."

[violet fulcrum]

Have any idea on organizing your English notebook?

I'd like to see the photo of how you organizing and taking your notes

[dull bough]

Hello! I think I can share with you, let's go to dm?

[dense oasis]

this is not really correct grammatically, but yeah, some people speak like this. You should say "Did you go home?" instead. But some people seem to use the one you gave too even tho it's not entirely correct

[dense oasis]

Notebooks are inefficient. I use an algorithm, which distributes my notes to me over a certain period of time automatically, so that I can have time for reviewing everything and not spend too much time on this everyday. "Anki" is the software name. SRS, spaced repetition system, is the algorithm it uses and the one I mentioned

the only people who use them (notebooks) are the ones who did not find a better alternative, and resorted to notebooks cuz that's how schools operate

[round jungle]

Yes and no. It's grammatically correct, but requires some nuance. Any sentence can be asked as a question without changing the word order, but the implication then is that you think the statement is true and you're just confirming.

Or you know it's true and you're communicating something else by presenting it as a question, like disapproval, judgement, or disbelief. "You went home? Seriously? Why didn't you stay and finish your work like you were supposed to?"

"You went home?" = I think you went home, but I want to make sure, or I'm implying some added meaning with my tone.
"Did you go home?" = A neutral question that I don't know the answer to. I'm just asking if you went home.

@charred hedge

[dense oasis]

yeah, I assumed they wanted to use it always in every context instead of did you go home. Cuz that's how some people do

Like some don't even know that there is a question form like "did you...", they always go for the first one you listed

[round jungle]

Yeah, true

[vale portal]

giggity giggity giggity

[delicate plank]

hi yall

[vale portal]

hi

[delicate plank]

weird name lol

[vale portal]

its not my real name

its just a joke name i made on a game account a few years ago

[delicate plank]

ik

[past temple]

Hi 👋 guys, my name is Westy. Recently, I noticed that I can't speak that good. Even though I was understanding , I just wanted to ask, "How to speak fluently as Americans?"

Is there a pronunciation tricks to sound the words as Americans

for example, was (/wez/)

[past temple]

Like the fear of making mistakes when speaking in conversation. Smh like that towards me to give up..

[crimson vortex]

Hello, guys

I have several questions all at once

What is the difference between "to accuse of", "to blame for", "to charge with"? What is the difference between "wet" and "moist"? And is "to shove" is just "to push hard"?

Thanks in advance

[dense oasis]

Am gonna respond only to the ones that am fully sure about, so, not to the last one lol.

You can blame me for something. For example, for being unorganized and messy, it is something to blame me for. This is kind of an everyday phrase for many things done wrong.

But, if you blame for something, then you accuse me of doing it. If you blame me for eating your cake, then you accuse me of eating your cake. You form an accusation, so the thought that I did something wrong and it should be said aloud.

Charging somebody with something is usually used in contexts of courts, prisons, police, law enforcement, all this. If somebody is charged with something, they committed a crime and now somebody accuses them of committing a crime. They can plead guilty - so say that they did this and they're guilty.

Wet is when it's very wet, a lot of water sank into it. Moist is when it is not fully wet, there is some water that sank inside, but it's not fully wet yet

[crimson vortex]

So accuse = blame?

[dense oasis]

no

not entirely

you blame me for eating your cake = you say that I ate it and it's bad. It focuses on you being mad about this, the emotion

you accuse me of eating your cake = you think that I ate it and you are currently saying that I should be blamed for this, somebody should be mad about this. It is most likely that I did this and you just point it out

Blaming somebody means that you think they're guilty and you feel they should take the blame, should feel responsible. Accusing them simply means saying that they did something wrong

[crimson vortex]

Okay blaming is more about emotion and accuse is more about stating fact

Or not fact, depends on whether the one who accuses lies or not

But i got it

It is more about pointing out

Thank you

[dense oasis]

yeah the difference is kinda in the emotions and what the speaker focuses on. Accuse sounds more formal too

[crimson vortex]

So in law context both charge with and accuse of are good, or charge with is more preferable?

[dense oasis]

charging somebody with something is very official and it means you most likely have some proof on this

you can accuse anybody of anything tbh. But if someone is charged with something then this sounds very serious already

[crimson vortex]

By the way, not gonna correct you, but i want to clarify something. Wouldn't it be better if you used "water soaked into it" rather than "water sank into it". I have recently learned both words, and isn't "sinking" is more about submerging something under water and "soaking" is about getting absorbed into?

[dense oasis]

yes, you are right. The way I wrote this feels a bit unusual, casual

to describe it accurately, I should have written it like you mentioned

[crimson vortex]

Okay, thanks. I have also heard about "getting convicted of" which means getting finally judged/getting finally sentenced, whereas "getting charged with" is just getting accused of

[dense oasis]

Tbh it depends on how we think about this right. I wrote that the water sank into the fabric. So, the fabric must have some microscopic spaces in itself that the water sank into. This way it makes sense. But usually I should just say it soaked into the fabric

[crimson vortex]

Does "casual" mean "daily" in this context?

[dense oasis]

Nah. More like something I did not pay attention to

[crimson vortex]

I have bad understanding of this word

I see it all the time

[dense oasis]

Kinda like casual outfit

Not making enough effort to choose some stylish outfit or clothes

[crimson vortex]

This meaning i know

Casual outfit

But, i have also heard "casually" can be used as "done by accident" or "done nonchalantly, not giving enough care"

Is it true?

[dense oasis]

Yeah

[crimson vortex]

So if i wish someone something, but i do it "casually", does it mean that i am not sincere enough or something like this?

[dense oasis]

not really. You are just not very invested into it, you're not really very emotionally engaged in it. You haven't thought about it a lot, or you say it with no effort

[crimson vortex]

Oh, so it is kind of easy-going way of doing something, right?

[dense oasis]

If you were then you'd focus on them, like look in the eyes and say it with a serious voice. Then it would not sound casual

[dense oasis]

Yes

[crimson vortex]

Thank you, black cat

By the way, could you say whether i am correct or not, if i say that "have to" is more about external obligations, whereas "must" is more about inner motivation which obligates one to do something? I mean, is it natural to say that "he must do sports to lose some weight"? Is it right to use "must" instead of "have to" here, because this obligation was made by himself, it is his inner goal to lose weight. So, will i be right, if i say "he has to go to work", because this is an external obligation which makes him go to work. The point is, i often see the two words being used almost interchangeably and i get completely lost when i read about "imposition" and "formality" related to using "must"

So it makes difficult to understand the difference

[charred hedge]

Guys i need complete texts prepared for job interview

Introduction yourself e.t.c

Can someone send me

[dense oasis]

You're right

That's pretty much as far as you can get by trying to understand it with logic. Later you just feel what something means and when it is used, after X thousand hours of hearing english

[acoustic geyser]

Hello

Whats the difference between
He is nice
He is being nice?

Like

Being + Adjective

[spiral lynx]

Hello

[knotty tundra]

Hello

I need some help with homework about Idioms

[spiral lynx]

Being nice,currently happening,he might change later or that is something surprising
He is nice,describing him completely as always nice

[spiral lynx]

Send the hw

[knotty tundra]

So this is the Idioms and I need to see which one is correct

[spiral lynx]

Ok

The sentences

[spiral lynx]

Ig on the dole

[spiral lynx]

Bedridden

[spiral lynx]

Keyed up. ,tongue tied

[knotty tundra]

Ok

How about these ?

[spiral lynx]

9 off colour

[spiral lynx]

10- broken hearted

[knotty tundra]

Now I got it, thanks for your help

[spiral lynx]

No wait

Better someone else checks

[knotty tundra]

Who ?

[spiral lynx]

Wait

[dense oasis]

your answers seem correct

[spiral lynx]

Oh..that one tongue tied he already used it

[carmine lantern]

Yess kassyyyyy

What can I help with

[spiral lynx]

The idioms,ig it's done tho

[carmine lantern]

Oh okayy

[tribal gulch]

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We need help international Media
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Please save our university Brothers 🙏

[novel yarrow]

I don't think you can say "he must do sports to lose some weight."

You'd better say "he shoud sports to lose some weight."

[mental terrace]

mate

sports isn’t a verb

[novel yarrow]

Nah

I am talking about the usage of "have to" and "must"

[mental terrace]

“he should sports”

[novel yarrow]

Yeah

That's right

[mental terrace]

dawg

[novel yarrow]

mistyped

He should do sports ...

Thx

[mental terrace]

play sports

do sports sounds kinda weird

[novel yarrow]

That sounds better

[mental terrace]

“he should play sports”

[novel yarrow]

or do an exercise

can it be right?

[mental terrace]

it’s right I think but it doesn’t sound like it

[novel yarrow]

Anyhow, thx for your advice

[mental terrace]

np

[novel yarrow]

Btw, where are you from?

[nocturne lynx]

Hi peopel

people*

which are some ways to say hello?

When should I use "siblings" instead of "brothers" or "sisters"?

[silk tundra]

@nocturne lynx
Hello so siblings is more general when you don't specify how many brothers or sisters you have.

By the way if you you have a one sister or one brother then you use "sibling", but if you have more than one then use plural form "siblings"

[rapid bison]

if you have zero, @silk tundra, would it be "sibling" or "siblings"? :]

[dense oasis]

it would be blinks blinks, cuz even if you blink, or you blink twice, they do not appear. They do not exist. You are alone in this cruel world

[dense oasis]

you can just say "have one sister" or "have one brother". No need for adding a/an if you gave a number before the word already. You don't say "I have a two cats" or "He has a one parrot", just omit the a/an/the in such places

[wild narwhal]

Hello, can someone help me pass my English tests, they are very simple (Friday 9:00 +3GTM)

[silk tundra]

@dense oasis Thank you for the advice. I sometimes struggle with articles. 🥹

[dense oasis]

"with the articles", cuz you are referring to them, only them, specifically them. No i w sumie to rozumiem bo też jestem Polakiem, tylko ten kanał to nie miejsce do pisania po polsku więc na tym zakończę. So yeah, like this. Many polish people struggle with them cuz polish doesn't really have them in the same way, you could explain it by looking at a/an like some "jakiś, jakaś, jakieś" but this still is not the same as these words in polish

[acoustic geyser]

Whats difference between if only and wish?

[nova hedge]

what is different between "in" and "into"? I mean what does "Into" mean

[dull bough]

Hello! Could anyone please explain the difference between "at the end of the day" and "in the long run''?

[dense oasis]

https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/570/in-vs-into

the content seems rather reliable

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/articles_a_versus_an.html#:~:text="A" goes before words that begin with consonants.&text="An" goes before words that,an egg

the content seems trust-worthy

they even listed some exceptions

[dense oasis]

"at the end of the day" focuses on something being ultimately some way. Like, at the end of the day we are all humans and we make mistakes. Like a final conclusion. "in the long run" is used when youre talking about goals and plans in life, like "majoring in literature proved to be unhelpful in the long run"

[acoustic geyser]

Do you think how certainty of will? 100%?

[dull bough]

Aaa like ''in the long run'' is more long-term right

[dense oasis]

Yeah. Like, in the long run, I think that my existence is absolutely useless and will be useless

[dull bough]

Got it, thank you!

[dense oasis]

Wonderful

[dull bough]

Good example btw

[dense oasis]

Thank you very much. Sometimes I feel like a poet. I wake up and think like this

[dull bough]

It sounds heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time

Mr poet cat

[dense oasis]

I think it sounds like some symptoms of a disease that should be treated with sedatives and many other drugs being dosed regularly, but your version sounds cuter so I strongly believe you must be right

[dull bough]

[dense oasis]

Everything that looks cute must be true

[outer mantle]

Can anyone tell me what does German mean here?

[dense oasis]

in German = in the German language

people in Germany speak German

[outer mantle]

Eh i thought it was a slang or smth🤣

Mb

[outer mantle]

Thanks bro

[dense oasis]

Megabits. Understood

jk

[modest zenith]

do americans sometimes use the second conditional instead of the third one?
for example an american might say
It would be better if you didn't help me(referring to the past)
or
It would have been better if you didn't help me
instead of
It would have been better if you hadn't belped me

[gray cedar]

Hello
Could someone say if “may be” is appropriate to fill that sentence “Tomorrow I am going to speak to my neighbors and ask that the lights __________ reduced or removed.”
If not, what would be better to fulfill it?

[neon tide]

ive already looked it up, but i still dont understand the difference between 'goods' and 'assets'. Could anybody please help me?

[flat rune]

good is a word used for tangible item like food,clothing, etc
asset can also be sold and bought but they are a broader financial term that refers to anything valued owned by an individual or a company, e.g: real estate

you can ask chat gpt if google doesn't show the results you are looking for

[unborn hollow]

I wouldn't say it would be incorrect to use may be in this example, but it sounds unnatural. A more natural way could be "Tomorrow I'm going to ask my neighbors that their lights be dimmed or turned off."
The phrase may be is more often used in a suggestive setting.
E.g. It may be useful my neighbors dim their lights so I can play on my computer easier."

[mental terrace]

there's alot of ways to say it i think
could be, are

[unborn hollow]

That is another way.

[arctic tiger]

hello, when does the book club usually starts?

[acoustic geyser]

Could I use should as a modal of possibility?

[flat rune]

when will the conversational club be available? I need to practise on speaking.

[dense pulsar]

Hi, I've got a question

How do I determine when to use 'nowadays' with the present simple and when to use it with the present continuous

[errant kettle]

@arctic tiger @flat rune check the event calendar near the search function under the server banner. All the scheduled events are listed there with the next meeting times.

[errant kettle]

Certainly

[acoustic geyser]

so how certain is it?

[dense pulsar]

ty.. one more question

does the position of 'now' determine the tense of the sentence?

[acoustic geyser]

so how certain is it

[dense pulsar]

e.g. He now shares a flat with his friend.
and
He is sharing a flat with his friend now.

so when it's related to the permanent situations around the present time we use PS?

thanks for helping me... I see that these two tenses (PS & PC) can be tricky sometimes although they look simple

[errant kettle]

Hmmm that is interesting think largely reliant on context as I have seen conflicting information about the degrees of certainty between could and should. However, I think generally should is more certain than could….could means “I can do it but maybe I will not.” Where should means “I ought to do it, but maybe I will not.”

[acoustic geyser]

about 90%?

[errant kettle]

It would depend upon how strong the compulsion to do that thing is.

I guess

I would hesitate to assigns percentage of certainty to it

“I should save money but at the end of the week I have nothing left and still have not paid my bills” would be almost 100% certain person will not follow through. “I should save money, but prefer to buy coffee every day at Starbucks.” Has a higher degree of certainty, let’s say 75%-90% that they could save money if they set different priorities.

[weary drum]

Hi, I have the TOEFL test on wednesday, and I was wondering if by chance there was anyone experienced with it, who could give me some advice to score as many points as possible

[dense oasis]

You have lost the game already, should've been immersing by listening since a long time ago

jk. you didn't lose anything. Immerse as long as you have time left for it

[weary drum]

You had me in the first half ngl

[dense oasis]

immersing boosts every single one of your skills anyway, especially listening

[weary drum]

but thx for the advice !

[dense oasis]

these tests often like to ask you questions based on the text you were supposed to read, which I hate because my short term memory is very bad, but I think you can adjust yourself to this by reading short/medium articles and training yourself to visualize everything they've got. Focus intensively, kind of, realize the details

they do the same with listening, which I hate as well because am simply very bad at remembering who said what and why, but well training yourself to visualize what's happening and remembering it as... a visual story, might help

and get yourself regular 8h sleep + 2l water intake everyday, otherwise you can't focus and score high

[weary drum]

yeah ive relalized that and im trying to specialize myself in these exercises to only focus on the arguments made in the listening and reading passages

[dense oasis]

I recall reading that sleeping less than this regularly has a similar effect on brain as alcohol

same for dehydration

[crimson vortex]

Hello guys

I know that of the meanings of "to bear" is to "endure, to withstand", but does it also mean "carry"?

I am not sure about it

[west plover]

Greeting

[silk tundra]

bear verb (BRING)
[ T ] formal

to carry and move something to a place:

1. At Christmas the family all arrive at the house bearing gifts.
2. Countless waiters bore trays of drinks into the room
3. The sound of the ice cream van was bore into the office on the wind.

[dull kindle]

How difficult is english? (compared to othrr languages)

[crimson vortex]

Thanks

So it's related to "bring"

[crimson vortex]

It depends on what languages you are talking about

For example, slavic languages are completely different from english

In polish, for example there are only three tenses (past, present and future). There is not something kind of "present simple" or "present continuous" in polish.

So, one of the difficulties that might occur while learning english is that there are much more tenses that one needs to remember. One needs to remember a tense's grammar and understand when it's suitable to use it

[dull kindle]

ok thanks

[dense pulsar]

If we assume a question of multiple choice like this:

(Pronoun) now ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ (For example: to school)

1. goes 2) is going

The answer is definitely "goes" because anyways we can't put "now" before the "is" right? If it's continuous then the sentence put by whoever in the world would be He ــــــ now ــــــــــــــــــ to school therefore 'He is now going to school' and not 'He now is going to school' as it sounds both wrong and weird.

am I right ma friends?

[civic spindle]

Right!
He goes to school
He is now going to school
Now he is going to school

[dense pulsar]

tysm <333333

[dense oasis]

depends on who's learning it, most europeans will find it anywhere between easy for the dutch, medium (for the french or germans or Italians), or rather difficult for slavs

if somebody speaks asian languages natively, like east or southeast asians, or some south asians, then the problem is bigger...

[silk tundra]

Yeah, I definitely agree with you.

[wild narwhal]

help me with English tests. In 20 minutes, they are very simple

pls

[bitter hill]

Cheating bad

[wild narwhal]

)

[wild narwhal]

btw all studies cheating

[patent niche]

Hello friends

[vale portal]

Uh

Still need help?

Ping me if anyone needs help with anything I’m almost always online

[crimson vortex]

hello guys

Do "mesmerizing", "bewitching" and "enchanting" mean pretty much the same? Do the last two convey more magical sense?

@vale portal

[vale portal]

depends on the context

i do believe the 2 convey more magical bits however

if you are talking about in lets say looks they are essentially the same

@crimson vortex

[crimson vortex]

so can we use these words to refer to something extremely beautiful?

@vale portal Thank you. I have just learn that "compassion" means "sympathy", but if the verb derived from "sympathy" is "to sympathize", so what is the verb derived from "compassion"? It can't be "to compass"

and can one use these two words to express one's understanding of others feelings in informal way?

I am asking beacuse these two words sound pretty formal to me

[vale portal]

Compassionate

Well

That’s the main one

Compassionating is one

And compassionated

Compassionated is past tense

While compassionating is present

@crimson vortex

[crimson vortex]

okay

so adjective that describes a sympathetic person (compassionate person) is the same as the verb (to compassionate)?

[errant kettle]

Compassion actually means empathy, so empathize is the verb. You would call them a compassionate or empathetic person.

[crimson vortex]

but "to sympathize" also means "to empathize", right

?

[errant kettle]

Sympathy means “to pity” Empathize means “to feel with someone”

They are similar concepts but not the same

Empathy means you feel what another person is feeling, sympathy is you feel sorry for them

[crimson vortex]

Sorry, i dont understand what exactly "feel sorry" means. Is it always related to understanding sorrow, miseries and bad things?

[dense oasis]

one can also say stunning, astounding, astonishing, charming, splendid etc

sometimes the word play never ends

[charred hedge]

Guys if i wanna introduce myself

Can i start with " my name is Daniel and i wanna tell you a little bit about me, now lets get to it "

[fathom helm]

Hello

"Futures for the red metal have fallen by over 5% in London this week amid a broad retreat that’s also battered aluminum,..."
Why is there the " 's ", is it a grammar mistake or? ♡

[charred hedge]

Can you tell me how to say another way

About myself or me

[crimson vortex]

so does "feel sory" and "to sympathize" mean "to pity", "to understand someone's sorrow", whereas "to emathize" means "to understand feelings of others whatever they are (love, happiness, sorrow, fear)"?

okay

[fathom helm]

Thank you 💟

[vale portal]

mb for the misinformation

[crimson vortex]

Oh, i asked ChatGPT and formed my opinion about these terms: "To sympathize" means generally feel sorry for someone. "To empathize" means deep understanding of others' feelings because you have experienced the same yourself. "To show compassion" means to sympathize, but be willing to or want to help those, who you sympathize with. "To pity" means to just feel sorry for someone, but their sorrow is distant to you and you might not understand their feelings whatsoever, you just feel sorry for them

by the way, can anyone explain how to use "to head" to mean "to go"? I have heard a lot of phrases such as "head to", "head towards", "head over", "head out" and i dont know how to use this verb properly. Could anyone explain how to use it and what exactly the aforementioned phrases mean?

[west plover]

Hello?

Whats the difference between so, too and very

[stark panther]

https://tutor.afutai.com/ This website is great for all things learning. And you can quiz yourself!

[vale portal]

"im going to head to the super market" (im going to the super market)

"im going to head to the gas station" (im going to go the gas station)

"i'll be heading over there shortly" (i'll be going over there shortly)

"they're heading towards you" (they're going towards you)

"stop! you're heading the wrong way!" (stop! you're going to the wrong way!)

"i don't know where they're heading" (i don't know where they're going)

"where are you heading?" (where are you going?)

"im heading in that direction" (im going in that direction)

"im going to head to your location" (im going to go to your location)

"im gonna head out" (im gonna leave)

@crimson vortex hope this helps

[charred hedge]

Im heading to the bank right now

😂😂

[dense oasis]

just don't say you're gonna give somebody a head

[charred hedge]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I remember i told that someone

I wanted to say heads up

[dense oasis]

heads up and gimme a head

well I guess it would be the other way around

[misty ledge]

hello, whats the difference between 2 words: through and throughout

[fading solar]

Hi, i saw a community on reddit called tiktokCringe, could anyone tell me what does 'cringe' here mean?

[crimson vortex]

Thank you a lot!

[oblique wolf]

very bad

[dull bough]

This word is used as a slang when you feel awkward and ashamed about something funny or disgusting

[acoustic geyser]

So if I say
( that I do has nothing to do with you )
Does * that I do * work like a noun?

[fading solar]

Thanks🙏

[bronze lagoon]

No, this sentence doesn't make sense with "that I do" at the beginning
The correct form would be "what I do"

[acoustic geyser]

Wait, anal?

[charred sun]

what based on mean like something is based on something

[fast raven]

it depends what context it is used in

[charred hedge]

Guys as a hobby should i say "listening to music" or " listening music"

[unborn hollow]

Through means to go in or start something at one place and go out or end at another.
E.g.
I drove through the tunnel.(Going in one side, going out the other)
I read through the book.(Started at the beginning, ended at the end)
Throughout means every aspect of a place of object.
E.g. There are a bountiful amount of red mushrooms throughout the forest, so be careful!

[unborn hollow]

Exactly!
E.g. Spells are based on magic.

[round jungle]

It should be "listening to music".

You never "listen something", always "listen to something"

[acoustic geyser]

Whats the difference between so too and very

[round jungle]

That was just answered here ☝️ @acoustic geyser

[fading solar]

Good morning everyone, is there any difference between "she is cheating on me" and "she is cheating me"?

[unborn hollow]

I suppose both mean the same in modal use of dishonesty, untrustworthy, and all around crude behavior and actions. However, both do have different implications.
Cheating on me means someone has broken your trust in some way and doesn't reciprocate mutual feelings in a relationship.
Cheating me means someone has hidden information from you in a deal of some sort or just upright did not keep to their word.

[round jungle]

"To cheat on someone" means to be unfaithful in a relationship (ie. to date or have sex with someone when you're in a monogamous relationship with someone else).

"To cheat someone" means to trick or deceive someone to get something unfairly, usually in the context of betting/gambling, making a deal, or doing business. For example, "She cheated me out of my money" means that she unfairly took your money, maybe by cheating at a bet or breaking an agreement.

[fading solar]

Thanks for the explanation🙏

[fading solar]

Got it. Thanks for the explanation🙏

[bronze lagoon]

You're probably right, but without that nessicary context we don't know.

[round jungle]

Well, the exact question was "Does 'that I do' work like a noun?", to which the answer is a definite no. There was no evidence to suggest in any way that he meant as a fragment of a larger phrase.

My guess would be he was translating from his native language or another one where maybe "that I do" can be a noun by itself, or there was just some misunderstanding about the English form.

But I agree that it doesn't hurt to elaborate that it can work as part of a larger noun phrase.

[round jungle]

"Anal" is slang that means "obsessively clean, attentive, or nitpicky"

[acoustic geyser]

Dude, that sounds kinda..... weird.

[round jungle]

Are you angry at me?
... No? You made a comment and I added my thoughts. Nothing more. Disagreeing with something you said is not a personal attack. (And then I also partly agreed with you.)

what grammar does it work like?
"that I do" could work as a relative clause (eg. "This is the hobby that I do"), although out of context it isn't exactly anything grammatically; it's just a fragment.

My point was it's a definite no that it works as a noun on its own. It doesn't, unless it's something like "'That I do' is the first thing I heard him say." - if we want to count that type of use, then literally anything works as a noun and the question is meaningless, lol.

" ...no evidence to suggest in any way" seems very definitive and final
Fair, I suppose. Maybe the "in any way" is a bit excessive.

But the part within the parentheses lacks punctuation and capitalization...which could be taken as some evidence in a way
Maybe, maybe not. It's very common to not always use proper punctuation and capitalization on Discord. Again though, the question was asking about "that I do" alone, nothing indicating that he meant as part of a larger phrase. That's what I was referring to. You could be right that the part in parentheses may have been quoted from a larger sentence, who knows. But the question as asked was unambiguously about just "that I do".

[echo epoch]

what is difference between "we are managed to do something" and "we can do something" ?

[round jungle]

"We are managed to do something" wouldn't be correct. It should be "We manage to do something" (simple present tense, would be kind of unusual to say but could work in the right context) or "We managed to do something" (simple past tense).

We managed to do something. = We succeeded in doing something. It's implied that the "something" was difficult and/or took effort to do.

We can do something. (simple present tense) = We are able to do something; we have the ability to do it. Depending on context, it could also mean we have permission to do it, or it might be a suggestion for us to do it

[vale portal]

“listen something is coming”

[round jungle]

"listen, something is coming" ;)

[vale portal]

Yeah

its a joke hehehehehe

[round jungle]

xD Yeah, but not sure if this is the best place for that kind of joke with people coming here to learn English, lol. Wanted to make sure nobody got confused

[vale portal]

Alr mb

[charred hedge]

Guys i need native speaker who can help me correct some stories

Who is willing to help me

Nah not really

[dense pulsar]

Heyo

Present perfect tense is driving me up the wall

anyways

In our book, one of the present perfect continuous keywords is 'over the past [no.] + [time]' e.g. over the past 2 weeks...
but ain't this suitable for usage w/ the present perfect tense as well? the present perfect continuous tense is used for actions that began in the past and continue up to the present but that keyword doesn't indicate that the action continues up to the present time

e.g. I ــــــــــــــــ a lot of books over the past two weeks.
ANSWER: have been reading
How would I know this continues up to the present

[dense oasis]

Well, over the past two weeks, so starting two weeks ago and continuing till the current day

this is typical for present perfect continuous

that there is a given period of time and it also includes present

I've been doing something for X. Have you been studying it for Y? She hasn't been attending her college for 7 months already. Since January of last year, I've been following joe biden on twitter

[dense pulsar]

o yea, thanks for the clarification

[dense oasis]

"ain't" sounds kinda odd when the rest of your speech is not this loose, very casual, and low effort

just go for isn't if you can. I just suggest

[onyx crown]

Hi, everyone! I need some help with the phrase "try one's luck". Does this phrase always require a pronoun, or is it possible to use just "try luck" alone? For example, as a text on a website button

I see, thank you so much for the answer. Is there a reason for that or is it just a rule to memorize?

[open rain]

Hello, which school textbooks are you using to learn English? I need from A1 to C1 level... PDFs for free... DM me

[red swallow]

اقول ورا ما تسدها

[visual umbra]

Since you need a short text for a button, consider alternatives, e.g.:
Try it!
Go for it!

You can place some text above the button explaining what it leads to, like: "Here you can test your luck", or "Are you lucky?" Certainly, you need to provide some explanation to the button.

[charred hedge]

Hes got that raw bad boy edge

Whats means the edge in this context

[visual umbra]

It means "an intense, sharp, or striking quality" according to the Oxford Dictionary. In this case, a quality of the character or behavior.

[charred hedge]

Can you give me some examples

With that edge for that meaning

[hollow hamlet]

What is an "Oronym"?

[rare tangle]

A string of words or phrase that sounds the same as another string of words or phrase but is spelt differently

ex: “Ice scream” / “I scream”

[dense oasis]

Ice cream, not ice scream

[dull bough]

What is the difference between ''could have v3'' and ''would have v3''?

[dense oasis]

the same difference as between could and would, but deeper into the past

these two tend to be used in the 3rd conditional, and mixed conditionals

Like umm... "If I didn't like thinking, I would have never learned anything"

this is a mixed conditional, if + past simple + future perfect with would

Or in the third conditional, which is If + past perfect + future perfect with would

Like in "If I had been able to be with her, I would have used my opportunity"

Also:
If I had had some money, I would have helped her.
this is more of a "I would have done it" situation, so I would have, if the condition had been true. Kinda like I do or I do not. Either yes or no. Just focusing on the action

If I had had some money, I could have helped her.
This is more about the ability to help, not exactly the fact of me helping or me not helping

"had had" cuz of past perfect

from "to have"

[charred hedge]

Dont get too beat up about her

Whats this?

Is it right?

"i was beating myself into the ground lately" is it right?

"You need to get your life in order" whats this

[snow goblet]

it works, but 'beating myself up' is a way of saying being hard on oneself over something

[snow goblet]

this is a way of saying your life is a mess and you need to fix it. maybe bills are unpaid or you don't have a job, so you need to organize and get back on track

[charred hedge]

Thanks

[charred hedge]

On the uptick , whats the meaning

[snow goblet]

things are getting better

or higher

or generally up

[charred hedge]

And on the uptick ever since

Can that be about making money?

[snow goblet]

it could be

[charred hedge]

"Im just not off to see the wizard" whats the meaning

[snow goblet]

'off to see the wizard' is a reference to the old movie 'the wizard of oz'

[charred hedge]

No

As a phrase

[polar moon]

They are not gonna go and see the Wizard or sum like that

[charred hedge]

https://youtu.be/qE7Yr96Xz78?si=STcGxkKSJ4LdGRx1 2:02

Here

[polar moon]

Maybe he meant "he's not gonna go too deep into the sneaker thingy but he knows da basic stuff"

I'm not really sure brother but that's what I think

[round jungle]

It's a reference to the movie The Wizard of Oz. There's an explanation in the comments

[acoustic geyser]

When do we use aint in what context?

[round jungle]

In standard English or when speaking formally, you never use it.

Ain't is an informal dialectal variant of is/are/am not, commonly associated with the US South. I'm not > I ain't, you aren't > you ain't, he/she/it isn't > he/she/it ain't, we aren't > we ain't, etc.

[snow goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/no-time-busy-aint-nobody-got-time-for-that-gif-15753141

[acoustic geyser]

BEV?

[snow goblet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English

Also known as: AAVE, African American Vernacular English, BEV, Black English Vernacular

[warm crystal]

Hello guys, I am seeking a new friend who is a native English speaker. We can work together and earn something valuable together. Come on, friends! I am looking forward to your DM

[flat rune]

Hi friends, can you help me?

I just wanna know if the following sentence is correct

"what age do babies crawl with?"

That makes sense? The word order is correct?

[snow goblet]

at what age do babies begin to crawl?

[flat rune]

Ok, thank you

I don't study grammar but I notice that there is that pattern in which, sometimes, the word "with" stays at the end of the sentence...I'm trying to understand this

[snow goblet]

example: who are you going with?

the formal way would be: with whom are you going?
but people don't talk like that anymore

[round jungle]

The problem here is that "with" is the wrong preposition. We say something happens "at" an age, or "when [person] is/was __ years old", not "with" an age.

Your order was fine, just not the word "with". It should be "What age do babies crawl at?" or "At what age do babies crawl?"

Note: You may find some resources that say that a proper English sentence should never end with a preposition (like "at", "with", "in", "to", etc.). However, this is prescriptivist advice and not accurate to how English is actually spoken. Most language authorities don't support this as a rule anymore, although some people still follow it.

(Prescriptivism is when you teach the language the way you think it should be, rather than how it actually is. In this case, this "rule" was created because people wanted English grammar to be more like Latin.)

[polar moon]

Bravo thats a good point

[charred hedge]

Guys i need story about listening music, i couldn't find anything like that

[vale portal]

About listening to music?

[stone elk]

Hello, everyone! I need a native English speaker to help me judge the grammaticality of this sentence 'Jane runs too fast. No one can catch.' How do you rate its grammaticality?

[dense oasis]

no one can catch her

[round jungle]

"No one can catch" needs an object: Jane runs too fast. No one can catch her. The rest is grammatically correct.

"Catch" without an object doesn't make sense in this context. The most logical meaning would be "No one has the ability to catch anything in general."

[round jungle]

What do you mean by "story"?

[dull bough]

Oh, I got it now! Thank you for the explanation

[paper sparrow]

Hello I would like to know how to pronounce "know"

[dense oasis]

https://forvo.com/word/know/#en

youve got like at least 10 different speakers pronouncing it there

forvo is a great thing for looking up pronunciations of words

while being free

so id recommend

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

you could also look it up in here

they got the IPA

[round jungle]

If you're confused by the K, words that start with "kn" are only pronounced with N. The K is silent.

know, knit, knee, knife, knight and so on begin with the sound /n/

If you're confused about the different vowel in "know" compared to words like "now", "how", or "cow", that's just English. That difference just has to be memorized, but usually "ow" is pronounced like in "now".

[paper sparrow]

Thanks 😊

[crimson vortex]

Hello

What is the difference between illusion and delusion?

[wraith kelp]

Illusion means something that is likely misinterpreted by your senses, while delusion means a false belief about the external reality occurring especially in mental conditions.

[flat rune]

Hi there 🤙. I want to know your thoughts about keeping a journal or diary in English. What are there benefits? Is it useful for improving my vocabulary? What do you think?
P. S: Sometimes when I write a text I use a translator because I can’t make up sentences.

So if I become more eloquent in my daily entries, will it work?

[leaden path]

What is the difference between a plane and a airplane ?

[flat rune]

More specifically if I describe a lot of things that happened to me during the day.

[flat rune]

A “plane” is a tool used to smooth or shape wood. Planes were invented thousands of years ago. An “airplane” or “aeroplane” is a winged machine that flies.

Yeah, I do it but i suggest combine it, you know?

Btw, where are you from?

[leaden path]

OK thanks you guys, i don't even know thats there was a tool named "plane"

[flat rune]

It seems like you are from native English speaking country., it isn’t ?

[charred hedge]

How to say learning something but like without actually learning it

Maybe thats called "to cram"

[snow goblet]

'i crammed for this test'

[unborn hollow]

Hello. I wouldn't say writing a journal or diary would improve your English even if you write just in English since you don't have to adhere to English rules. Journals are more utilized as a common way to cope with negative emotions or even express positive emotions in a controlled environment.
As for improving vocabulary, I suggest reading novels/books or flipping through a dictionary and taking notes on words you don't know and practice their usage.

[dense oasis]

id say it does not sound very beneficial. You can try, but it may not bring any real benefits. If I could start over right now, and forget few thousand words that I seemingly know, then I would definitely immerse more (listening) and note down new words that I encountered. Not in a random place. I would, and I actually do right now, use SRS (spaced repetition system) in a software like Anki. It is an app to manage notes, and also distribute learning material over some time, very rich in features and free

[charred hedge]

Whats means "im from trenches"

[snow goblet]

'i'm from the trenches.'
it means you had a hard life and fought hard. it's a reference to the trenches used to fight in world war one and two

[dense oasis]

Gotta remember this one

Sounds so badass. And accurate. I should be using it

[charred hedge]

how was that phrase

like if im not mistaken, but not this one

if my mind dont lie me or something like that

something like if my memory serves me right

[muted hill]

is there anyone here who is good at grammar ?

[snow goblet]

this is correct. or 'if i remember correctly' = often shortened to iirc

[round jungle]

I haven't heard of the tool either, lol.

When referring to the flying machine, "plane" and "airplane" are interchangeable. There is no difference, except that "airplane" is a little more formal.

"Plane" can also mean "a flat surface or area", usually in a scientific context.

[snow goblet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_(tool)

[neon tide]

Can I use 'lessen' and 'lower' interchangeably?

[snow goblet]

lessen is more to reduce. lower can be directional or decrease

lessen isn't used as much as lower

[iron wasp]

Hi, using contraction like « wanna, gonna… » in oral with strangers is too familiar or it’s common?

[dense oasis]

it is common and it can be used. Just avoid it when you are in a formal situation or you want to sound elegant/serious

if you want to sound very serious then you could, for example, say every word very clearly, leave 0,5-1 second spaces between the words, and avoid all the slangs and contractions. Like "I (one second break) want (one second break) to (again) do (again) this."
Or you are talking to a police officer, to a lawyer, in a court of law to a judge or somebody like this, or any other formal situation like talking to a boss or any other superior, then yeah you would like to avoid using contractions all the time

But that's not casual and chill anymore lol. That's very serious. Usually you just use the contractions, they exist for a reason

If I were to talk to you or any other stranger, I would definitely use contractions and slang words/phrases, and native speakers would too (they're often too lazy to speak without slang anyway)

[crimson vortex]

hello, does "major" mean "the most important, the biggest". Does it imly "the most"?

For example, "sugar is a major source of caries" means sugar is the main, most important source, or it's just one of the most important ones?

[round jungle]

In this context, it just means "big", "significant", "important".

If it were "the major source" instead of "a", it would imply the single biggest or most significant source

[dull bough]

Hello! Does the phrase "2 years in a row" mean 4 years? Or no

[dense oasis]

as above. In a row means one after another. So, like:

Bird bird bird
Dog dog dog

You have two lines, each of the lines contains 3 words. The first line contains 3 birds in a row. The second line contains 3 dogs in a row

[crimson vortex]

Thanks

[crimson vortex]

And by the way, is it "to major math" or "to major IN math"?

And what exactly is "affection"? What is the difference between "affection", "fondness" and "love"?

[dense oasis]

major in math, for sure

My major is math. I major in math

I mean, I do not. But that's an example. You can also hear a word like "minor" in the same context

Some examples for you:
I minored in Spanish in college. I think you should probably major in astronomy and minor in physics. She chose physics as her major and minored in mathematics. He minored in international studies as part of his sociology degree. You couldn't major in linguistics at my college, but you could minor in it.

[crimson vortex]

So what does minor mean?

Is it the antonym for "to major"?

So minor and major subjects are connected?

[rapid bison]

I confirm both

[crimson vortex]

So if i major in math, can i minor in biology or not? Biology doesnt complement math

[dense oasis]

this depends on the uni

like depends how they arrange it

[rapid bison]

you probably can

[dense oasis]

If I major in Mandarin Chinese, I can minor in Japanese (I actually know this really happens at some unis)

[crimson vortex]

Okay, thanks

[crimson vortex]

By the way, can anyone explain this?

And what is the difference between "let go of something" and "let something go", apart from "forget about something". I mean, what is the difference on physical level

[dense oasis]

strongness is not a word, strength is the word

[crimson vortex]

Okay, thanks, i supposed it was so

Also, what does "call out to someone" mean?

And what about "to speak up", but not in context of speaking louder through a phone

[dull mica]

How do I flap t

[crimson vortex]

Is the connotation negative?

I mean, one had wanted to conceal it before, but decided to speak up

[crimson vortex]

What do you mean?

Okay, i see the difference now

English grammar doesn't seem difficult to me, but its vocabulary and prepositions that almost completely change the meaning of a word are the things i struggle with

[noble wasp]

"there are 21 countries or so" or
"there are 21 or so countries"?
or whatever?

[crimson vortex]

Thanks a lot, because usually i use cambridgedictionary

Or collinsdictionary

By the way, do you suggest learning english by reading books? I almost never watch movies in english (sometimes youtube videos), but currently i am reading a light novel which is translated from japanese to english

[noble wasp]

alr ty

[dense oasis]

I do

[crimson vortex]

That's me checking every 20th word

[dense oasis]

that's very good

I picked a very difficult book as my first one

And I do not regret

I'd definitely pick something difficult at first

[crimson vortex]

Is it sarcasm?

[dense oasis]

But that's a challenge right. So, it's not very easy

[dense oasis]

it actually isn't

[crimson vortex]

Okay,

[crimson vortex]

What was that book?

[dense oasis]

Salem's lot by Stephen King

[dull mica]

That's the way i've been unconsciously learning English for the past like 13 years lol

[timber sigil]

"10 soldier are estimated to be strong in the army."
Is it a correct sentence?
My question is that if we can use any adjective with "to be"

For example:
"The woman is thought **to be fat **according to average ."
"The painting is believed **to be beautiful **for many people."

Are these sentences correct? It just doesn't sound natural but correct? Or they are not correct?

[thorn ocean]

correct.（I guess）

[timber sigil]

So we can use any adjective with "to be".

Can you please say me those unrelated mistakes?

[thorn ocean]

I come from China and want to improve my English through this server, but I find that many people don't pay much attention to grammar in daily communication, and there are many abbreviations similar to Chinese communication, which is a big challenge for me

[round jungle]

• "10 soldier" should be "10 soldier__s__". There are 10 soldiers (plural), not just one.
• "... estimated to be strong in the army" doesn't make sense. Do you mean that there are only 10 strong soldiers in the entire army? And in what way is their strength "estimated"?

But yes, any adjective can be used in this way with "to be"

[timber sigil]

Thank you so much for answers

[dull bough]

Okay it's clear now, thank you!

[charred hedge]

What means do your homework

Slang

Like the guy says im gonna do my research

Then the other guy says i would say do your homework but its alright

[charred hedge]

I aint jacking them or i aint jacking with them

Whats means

[fading solar]

Good morning, what do you usually say about a building that's very old and have historic meaning?

I meant how would you usually describe a building like that?

[acoustic geyser]

what is the difference between: You mustnt park here You cant park here You arent supposed to park here

[fading solar]

Yeah, to emphasize it's so old (probably have lasted for hundreds years or even longer)

That's what u would usually describe a building as old as that?

[stuck mason]

i wouldn't really use the first, the second is a statement, and the third is a suggestion/passive-aggressive statement

[acoustic geyser]

does musnt sound formal?

[fading solar]

Thanks, if that's first word come to your mind as native, i think that's probably the word i look for

Got it, thanks again, btw, what do u call the paper a person holding in hands when making a speech?

[thorn ocean]

maybe..hmm…I call it “speech draft”most of the time

[round jungle]

If you mean a paper that reminds them what to say in the speech, you'd usually call it their "notes" or "script", depending on how closely it reflects what they say.

"Notes" would be if it's just that: notes to remind them of the points they want to talk about, but not a full draft of exactly what they'll say. A "script" would be if they've actually written their speech out and are reading more or less word-for-word from the text.

[thorn ocean]

Im a beginner actually and was inspired by your explanation! Thank you very much🥰

[fading solar]

Very comprehensive, thanks🙏

[hollow night]

I have a question about the capitalization of proper nouns in Chinese fantasy novels.

In Chinese fantasy (xianxia) novels, characters go through different stages of cultivation (training) to become more and more powerful.
For example, one might start at the Qi Refining Stage, progress to the Foundation Stage and then the Golden Core Stage.

My question is: I know proper nouns have to be capitalized, but in the case of the names of the various stages (i.e. Qi Refining, Foundation, Golden Core etc.), is it grammatically correct to capitalize "stage" or not? Should it be "Qi Refining Stage" or "Qi Refining stage"?

[pastel jay]

After reading a bunch of manhuas, I think it's much more feeting to also capitalize "stage"
Not sure if it's grammatically correct or not, but it sure sounds much more natural

[ionic sand]

is there anyone who knows jijeele country💩

[pastel jay]

according to the internet, it's somewhere in Somalia

[amber hollow]

Ok guys is me again

I make a sentence

What a wonderful period! I will finished my vacation course before we were be operating

Any grammar problems?

[noble stag]

yeah, the "before we were be operating" feels wrong

[amber hollow]

I want to express

When course finished, I can operate the game

[noble stag]

What a wonderful period! I will have finished my vacation course before we operate the game. Does it make sense?

[fathom helm]

Hey

"The collective wisdom of a group of people is just going to be smarter than any one individual"

Means smarter than any individual group, or any individual person?

I'd translate it as the first option, google translate gives it to me as the second one tho

[fathom helm]

What a wonderful period! I WILL HAVE FINISHED my vacation course before we WILL BE OPERETING (/ or, playing the game )

[errant kettle]

This sentence is comparing the collective wisdom of a group to the wisdom of “any ONE individual “ therefore the sentence is demonstrating that the group is smarter than one person.

[fathom helm]

Thank you iotter, it s a weird structure for my native language. I got it now, gotta make sure to practice it now

[errant kettle]

I think both @noble stag and @fathom helm gave you good options. I wanted to add another possibility. “What a wonderful period! I need to finish my vacation course before we will run the game.”

[cloud canyon]

What is “used to” exactly? Is it a tense, mood or something?
I used to play football.

Can I use would to mean was going to? Is there a difference between them in this usage?

Thank you

I would run but it rained.
I would go there but there were no more tickets left.

Can I use would like that?

[fading solar]

Good evening. How do you say the time when minutes past the hour? Like 11: 05, if you don't say the exact time, would you usually say: it's minutes past 11?

[blissful salmon]

hello hello and hello again

it's f*** difficult . i need some explain this sentence

why is "using this software" used in the sentence "have you made any mistakes while using this software"? Is it possible to use this together with the Present Perfect time and what does it even mean?

im sorry guys i repeat that

but i wanna understand

[unborn hollow]

If you're wanting to say a number of minutes after an hour, you can say "it's 5 after/past 11." to convey it's 11:05.
If you're wanting to say a number of minutes before an hour, you can say "it's 5 until/before 11." to convey it's 10:55.
You can also use quarter and half for 15 and 30 mins, respectively, for either scenario above.

[dense oasis]

it is using this software, because thats what "while" and "when" demand

while using it = during the time when you were using it

during the usage

[fading solar]

Thanks bro🙏

[west plover]

Whats up

When do I use slang?

[rough abyss]

Your prof pic and the name, though

[blissful salmon]

I don’t understand, does this mean that I’m currently using the software?

after all, there is tense present continues

[hot glen]

hello

[dense oasis]

it is not present continuous

"while using..." has no tense on its own

this is called "present participle", thats not a tense, its just the form of a verb that has -ing

so, "while doing something" doesn't even have a tense on its own

we know what it is talking about, the tense, by the rest of the sentence

so "I was doing the dishes while listening to music" is past continuous, etc, but "while listening" alone has no tense

"I was doing" is the tense that tells us when it was

[west plover]

Hi

Ive just seen a person said that:
i'm going to be saying

What does it mean?

Is it a prediction in the present or something else?

Um... what is the difference?

The words?

I mean which one should I use in the context?

I've just searched Google, it says that be going to be saying is focusing about continuous action than be going to say.

Oh

Anyway, thanks.

[charred hedge]

I give it hundred percent or i give it my hundred

[unborn hollow]

I'll give it one hundred percent is correct.
"I give it my hundred" isn't a complete idea- it needs more info.

[charred hedge]

Put in work

[amber hollow]

@west plover How funny😂

Kennedy

Brain Broken

[blissful salmon]

hmm ok, thank you

and do I understand correctly that *I'm doing " means that right now I'm doing something?

[blissful salmon]

put in
putin

[dense oasis]

yes, this one is present continuous. It means what you said, unless there is some context to change it

like "I'm scoring full marks on my finals next year" is also present continuous, but this time it's about the future. Cuz of "next year"

[deft dagger]

what the meaning?

kid is nintendo fun systemic cancer. ten? not nine, that is are when the is original. The bound is kid, just ten. Kid named ness, not the are is when the % is not ninten the do not is are when super big ten sister? Ness is the when are kid the white when sprite is mcdonalds %100. But if the the bullshit, i think! I

friend message me

[dull bough]

Hello! Is it appropriate to say ''wound'' instead of ''insult'' ? Like here : " I didn't mean to wound you "

[dense oasis]

seems like it is

I wouldn't like to myself, though. I like to make my speech clear and avoid ambiguous things like this, when a word has few meanings. I usually would say "to wound" as in physically cut my skin tissue and harm myself

it must be

[real oasis]

are these phrases too old?

[fathom helm]

Hey

How to say:
"She thought she wasn't cute enough to make an impression at him"
But better I mean it sounds so bad to me that sentence as I made it up

[fathom helm]

Not at all

[round jungle]

It works, but it sounds odd to me in this context. I would say "I didn't mean to hurt / offend / insult you."