📚｜english-questions

[rapid bison]

It's always Scella and Scella and Scella and Scella and Scella and so on, damn it.

I agree :3

[young ridge]

do you guys know where i can find help for my final essay its worth 60% of my grade

[rapid bison]

since it's scored,
it's your job to do your essay 😔

[young ridge]

wdym

i just want help starting on it

just getting the information and doing my rough draft

[rapid bison]

Please bear in mind that this channel is NOT meant for answering your homework, exams, etc. This channel is not for cheating!

[young ridge]

thats cheating?

[rapid bison]

in other words, wrong channel

[young ridge]

ok thanks

do you know what channel i could go to?

[rapid bison]

#💭｜general >:3

[young ridge]

thx

[boreal ingot]

hmmm

I love you too if that's what you're saying

[rapid bison]

hehe <3

[boreal ingot]

they only asked for help, not for us to do it lol

[rapid bison]

m

English-related?

[boreal ingot]

thas like me coming to you and saying 'do you know how to start an essay about the current situation in the middle east? like what do I say (btw do you have any good sources?)'

Iss jus asking for advice

And writing essays is an English-related thing

[rapid bison]

don't talk about the score is what I mean xP

[boreal ingot]

why is mentioning the score wrong?

[rapid bison]

hard to help™️

[flat rune]

But there is semicolon in ur example

[flat rune]

oh yea, i found another one on "modern usage"

[boreal ingot]

In old times they used semicolons when they wanted to seperate long sentences

They often repalced commas with semicolons

but the idea is the same

it could be commas and have the same meaning

The wiki page has some other examples though

[boreal ingot]

From the Wiki page

"They crossed the river under a white quartermoon naked and pale and thin atop their horses. They'd stuffed their boots upside down into their jeans and stuffed their shirts and jackets after along with their warbags of shaving gear and ammunition and they belted the jeans shut at the waist and tied the legs loosely about their necks and dressed only in their hats they led the horses out onto the gravel spit and loosed the girthstraps and mounted and put the horses into the water with their naked heels." (Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, 1992)

[untold robin]

dadawda

[slow palm]

Drastically exorbitantly flabbergasted

What's mean by that ?

[near granite]

Anybody to chat?

[boreal ingot]

Veryyy very shocked/suprised/confused

[slow palm]

If I have to make them an one vocabulary, what would it be??

[woeful sorrel]

Among us ?

[boreal ingot]

'flabbergasted' is strong enough not to need the adverbs you've used

And the way you've used them feels off

It's best just to say 'flabbergasted'

yea exactly

I was trying to be nice about it but really the adverbs made no sense 😅

oo yea

yea, some indian meme: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dze7pcpWnrM?feature=share

.

ig it can kinda mean 'extremely' but 'drastically sad' sounds so odd

[slow palm]

I just asked a simple question and you guys mixed up with confusion elements....

[cyan lynx]

Out.

[cloud badge]

'Overly, extra, confused and surprised' basically.

[flat rune]

Hey, I wouldn’t mind mass pinging me

[verbal heron]

A corpulent, pouch-mouthed person

Is the comma necessary here? Would I need to use a comma if I used "pouch-mouthed" first and "corpulent" second?

[grave snow]

It doesn't matter how you flip them, you're separating two coordinate adjectives that modify a noun

Think of it like "A corpulent and pouch-mouthed person"

The comma is just there instead of the and

[delicate lagoon]

in some anterior time, the burial mound was desecrated, and its jeweled contents were taken away
or
in some anterior time, the burial mound had been desecrated, and its jeweled contents were taken away

can someone explain which one is correct and why it is correct!

the swim you took must have addled your brain more than i thought

or

the swim you took must have addled your brains more than i thought

[dense oasis]

the second one is correct. "Had been" (this is past perfect) refers to something that had happened before something else happened

so "had happened/been/eaten/done etc" means this thing is first, and "happened/was/did etc" means this thing happened later

Before I stopped eating pizza, I had eaten a huge slice of it

"had eaten" was first

"stopped" was later

[delicate lagoon]

got it, thanks for the explanation.

what about the second one!

[dense oasis]

the first option, "brains" is very informal, "brain" (brains in plural) is correct

[delicate lagoon]

first option is brain and second one is brains

[dense oasis]

alright, I'd just use brain

[delicate lagoon]

gpt and the answer in the solution part says that brains is more fitted to give this phrase an idiomatic vibe and some other ai bot is saying first one is correct as you is singular so brain should be used as a singular

[delicate lagoon]

ohhh ok'

thanks again.

[dense oasis]

I would not worry about it so much, if I were you. Just remember that "brain" is the normal word, and "brains" is this more informal one

[delicate lagoon]

i see, ok.. thanks again.

[dense oasis]

and "brains" can also be used when there are many brains. I have one brain, you have another one, and together we have 2 brains

same as cat cats

[delicate lagoon]

ohhh, ok.

[verbal heron]

Oh, alright. Thank you very much

[boreal ingot]

@serene plinth

[serene plinth]

@flat rune ???

[flat rune]

yes!

[serene plinth]

What's the reason for this very random remark?

[flat rune]

oh

I wanted to express that i could take a kid on in a fight

is that a problem?

[crisp dune]

hello

[serene plinth]

Yes

[flat rune]

oh im sorry

[serene plinth]

1. This is the English questions channel. Your remark was very out of place
2. Talking about beating a kid lowkey crosses the line. Talking about violence against a kid is against server rules

[floral sierra]

What’s the difference between he has lost his keys and he has lost his keys by now? Does the first one mean he has lost his keys before in unspecified time and it has a result now what about the second one? It happened for this moment?

[frail axle]

Adding "by now" implies a sense of expectation or time progression. It depends a lot on context and what you want to emphasize to know when to use it.

I usually use when I am almost sure something has happened because time has passed

[floral sierra]

I’m sorry, come again? It means that smth has already happened for this moment?

[frail axle]

think of this: your friend went out for lunch and now it is 20 oclock, it is very late. You can say: "he should be back" or you can say "he should be back by now". We usually use the second because a lot of time has passed and we want to make that information clear.

we basically want to draw attention to how much time passed

[robust bone]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I just wanted to hear your thoughts on my reddit username: "Tarbean_citzen". What do y'all think of it? English is obviously not my first language, so I don't really know if that usernam sounds cool to other people. Tarbean is a fictional city from a fantasy book by the way

I was going to use Coriolanus_Snow but it was already taken

which is a name from the Hunger games books

[waxen cradle]

I like Tarbean_citizen! That sounds like a cool name, and it sounds natural.

[robust bone]

thanks!

the book where the city comes from is great too . It's called The Name of the Wind. Basically a mix of harry potter, lord of the rings and game of thrones

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What were you completely certain of until you found out you were wrong?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

Where is the most awe-inspiring place you have been?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What’s something that everyone agrees we should change, but somehow it never changes?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

When do you want to retire? What do you want to do when you retire?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What is the worst restaurant you have ever eaten at?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What would be some of the downsides of certain superpowers?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[boreal ingot]

@fierce swift you prolly wanna disallow people from using that command in here ^

this is practically spamming a learning channel

[wind sphinx]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

Do you like going to concerts? Why or why not? What was the last concert you went to?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[graceful stream]

Good afternoon

[dense oasis]

something feels funny here and I don't know what lmao

what about we do "With regard to the carnivores, the bite mark pattern is consistent with a large animal, likely a feline, and not a canine for the reasons..."

[buoyant thicket]

Should be is instead of are

[verbal heron]

Hein

[buoyant thicket]

Hein?

[verbal heron]

wdym by "should be is not"?

[buoyant thicket]

Should be [is] instead of [are]

[verbal heron]

why would you even use should there?

[buoyant thicket]

????

[buoyant thicket]

Because... that's how the English language works? (It) should be y instead of X

I cant explain why, it just is

[verbal heron]

You wanted to use "likely a feline and should be is not canine.."? @buoyant thicket

[buoyant thicket]

No?

[verbal heron]

.

[verbal heron]

I still have no idea what you are tryna imply

[buoyant thicket]

The bite mark pattern is consistent with a large animal, likely a feline and is not canine for the reasons described above

[buoyant thicket]

You could even remove are completely

The bite mark pattern is consistent with a large animal, likely a feline and not canine for the reasons described above

[buoyant thicket]

That's because you don't speak English that well yet, I'm a bad teacher though so if you want a proper explanation I recommend contacting one of the teachers

[verbal heron]

well, I think it should be "a canine"

if you are not using canine as an adjective

[verbal heron]

yea, I agree with that

[buoyant thicket]

Canine here is an adjective

Of the canine family

[verbal heron]

and in which sense is "feline" being used?

[buoyant thicket]

Of the feline family, Lion, cat, etc.

That's a better way of explaining it, I didn't know what to say besides, that's just how it works

[verbal heron]

kek

👍🏻

[buoyant thicket]

Why do people use the white thumbs up emoji

I dont get it

The yellow one is just as good at conveying a virtual thumbs up

[flat rune]

The person using the thumbs up is probably a white skin tone

I know plenty of people that use the black thumbs up

[buoyant thicket]

Yeah but so am I, I don't go out advertising that

[buoyant thicket]

Yeah cause they have a reason to

[flat rune]

That’s like saying I speak English but I don’t advertise it

[flat rune]

💀

[buoyant thicket]

No because speaking English is a good thing, feeling the need to mention you are white usually isn't a good thing

[flat rune]

Just let the member use the thumbs up without being offended for something that isn’t effecting you

[buoyant thicket]

I'm not offended

[flat rune]

Don’t act offended then

[buoyant thicket]

I'm not!

[flat rune]

If you have nothing good to say then keep your fingers off your keyboard

[buoyant thicket]

I was just asking a question...

[flat rune]

A question that turns into a flawed idea

[buoyant thicket]

All the more reason to ask the question?

[flat rune]

👍🏻

[buoyant thicket]

I was just curious why and asked, didn't mean to judge or offend anyone

[flat rune]

You could use tone tags if this happens often

[dense oasis]

alright then

👍🏿

[supple holly]

👍🏻

[dense oasis]

Wh!te supremacist

Racist

Black lives matter

[supple holly]

I'm Asian. I can't be racist

[dense oasis]

Lmfao

[boreal ingot]

I think they need

1. 'to' after 'regard'
2. Comma after 'feline'
3. 'is' instead of 'are', as you've noted

No idea why they'd use 'are'. They might have made the verb agree with the number in their head. Kinda like saying, 'The band are dying one by one' or even 'The group were amazing'; the nouns are singular, but the verbs are plural regardless cuz the speaker thinks of the singular nouns as referring to plural things. It's called notional agreement (the verb is agreeing with the notion the speaker has rather than with the syntax of the sentence). It's more common in British English than American English, and, upon checking the link you've sent, the researchers seem to be British and Irish (idk how common notional agreement is in Hiberno-English, though), so that could be why.

In this case, it feels very odd cuz 'pattern' isn't really one of those collective nouns you would regard as having a plural referent, afaik, so it might be that they were thinking 'the bites … are not canine (in pattern)' in their mind since it's a bit of a long sentence that can get you confused

[celest condor]

This is written strangely. I don't know the rules specifically but I would write it this way "With regard to carnivores, the bite mark pattern is consistent with a large animal, likely a feline, and is not canine for the reasons described above and in the referenced publications"
Most important for me is 'is' VS 'and' and parenthetical commas to add a statement mid sentence

I would personally split this into two sentences since it feels a bit long winded

[celest condor]

I'm missing a little context that may help flow but something like this: "With regard to carnivores, the bite mark pattern is consistent with a large animal, likely a feline. These marks do not indicate a canine bite for the reasons described above and in the referenced publications."

This way we're relying on whole statements instead of commas

[boreal ingot]

I feel like this is good but it should be 'is consistent with that of a large animal'

otherwise yea

[charred musk]

I am searching for a partner to practice speaking for ielts ( write me in DM)

[modern folio]

Heeey

[flat rune]

Why not here?

[boreal ingot]

[flat rune]

SCELLA

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1364261795350577184/1364286938684854446/video_20250422_172803_edit-ezgif.com-optimize.gif

[boreal ingot]

hiyya judas :>

[flat rune]

Hello

[boreal ingot]

English question I has:

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

What does it mean to walk in counsel? 'Counsel' is advice, so what is the meaning of not walking in the advice of someone

[flat rune]

Not being influenced by advice

[signal shell]

Basically advocating for a person not to take the advice of bad people, not to put themselves in a position to encounter them, and not to hang out with them.

Don't be influenced by them and don't partake in their activities

You'll be happy in life if you avoid all these things

[boreal ingot]

yea I got the gist of it but I was more wondering about the phrasing 'walk in counsel'

Is this a metaphor?

Or some usages of 'walk'?

[signal shell]

It's like a metaphor ig. Basically, walking is going about life, doing things, making decisions.

Kinda like "walking in the footsteps of my father"

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, thank you

[boreal ingot]

Do you make someone your betrothed or take someone as your betrothed?

Or do you have someone as your betrothed?

Will you make me your betrothed?
Will you take me as your betrothed?
Will you have me as your betrothed?

[brazen vale]

Guys, is this sentence right?
• They went to the beach with some friends of theirs

[signal shell]

Sounds good to me 👍

[slender willow]

Hi everybody. What's good?

I have a question.
For you guys, especially native speakers, when someone says:

I saw a movie.
Does it sound incomplete to you?
I know it can be understood without trouble, but do you expect the person to tell when or is it just right?

For example:

I saw a movie last week.
I saw a movie yesterday.

[signal shell]

Yeah, that sort of sentence would be rather bland without more context. But if the conversation was something like this:
"What did you do yesterday?"
"I saw a movie."
This would be perfectly fine.

[celest condor]

I rarely use this phrase alone. If it's in conversation and it's relevant I'll say "I saw a movie where the main character does this". If I want them to know that I saw a movie and it's about my experience, I'll say "I saw a movie the other day about [topic] And I really enjoyed it"

[timber bluff]

is this bible verse?

[flat rune]

Hi, advanced english speaker and native

I need your answer for this True or False game. I have the answer key but somehow its different with my answer and chatgpt

[supple holly]

F
T
T
F
F

[supple holly]

Oops. Forgot to ping

[flat rune]

I need 2 more @boreal ingot

[supple holly]

Am I not good enough 😔

[flat rune]

hehehe

Not like that, I need to collect whether my understanding is correct or not

I'm confused

Ben asked Jen to marry him on January 1.

1. It is asking date or marrying date

Ben fell in love with Jen a few days.

2. A few days later means how many?

A couple of years later they had their first child.

3. A couple of years, how many?

[supple holly]

1. Asking date. She said no here

2. Doesn't matter, because "a few" means at least 2 days, and that's all you really need to know to answer

3. "A couple" usually means 2. But I'm pretty sure it can be used to mean 2+ too

Here it just means 2 though

[flat rune]

1. my first understanding "Ben want the wedding date on Jan 1

2. Suppose, today is 15. A few days later, means 17 18, etc?

3. ok

[supple holly]

1. Yes. But even if she said yes the first time, they probably wouldn't organize the wedding on the same day

2. Yes

3. Yes

[flat rune]

Why number 5 if false

[supple holly]

First met 2009. Ben asked to marry in January, so it's 2010. She said yes in March, and they got married within the same year. A couple (2) years later, they had a child. It's 2012, not 2013

[flat rune]

you said 2+ is also fine

[supple holly]

I also said this

[flat rune]

How come

[supple holly]

If it doesn't seem clear if they mean 2 or 2+, just assume it's 2

If it's 2+, they will have to tell you clearly

[flat rune]

ok

[supple holly]

Don't overthink it

[flat rune]

so dfault

a couple of means 2

[flat rune]

what about

[supple holly]

Yes

[flat rune]

Ben asked Jen to marry him on January 1.

Only one sentence and am I wrong if I interpret it as

The wedding date on Jan 1?

[supple holly]

Yes

Asking to marry is not the same as having a wedding

Why would you have the wedding ready before you even know if they'll say yes or mo

[flat rune]

I know, but what I read is

Ben wanna marry Jen on 1 Jan.

[flat rune]

What the sentence would be if Ben wanna marry Jen on 1

[supple holly]

Yeah I kinda see what you mean lol

[supple holly]

Exactly the same. I guess it can be a little confusing, but based on the following sentences, you can guess it doesn't mean that

Also, it would be strange to ask someone to marry you on a specific date

Usually you just ask if they wanna marry you or not

[flat rune]

In some culture it is actually fine

[flat rune]

Yea, the way I interpret is like this. So yea, if it is only one sentence then the sentence has 2 meanings, but if we try to read whole para then, "asking on 1 Jan" is the one which make sense

[boreal ingot]

Yes, very start of Psalms

[boreal ingot]

F
T
F
F
F

May I ask where they said 'March'? Or are you interpreting 'a couple' as 'two? Kim

@flat rune

[supple holly]

Yes I did

[boreal ingot]

I see

@flat rune gimme answer key

[flat rune]

Kim's answer also the same as the answer key

[signal shell]

I believe that, formally, "couple" strictly means 2 or a pair. But people often use it informally to mean "2 or a bit more than that"
@flat rune @supple holly @boreal ingot

[supple holly]

Yeah yeah that's how I've always used it too. Was surprised when I found out some people only use it to mean 2

Thanks m'lord

[boreal ingot]

Thanks Mr Ross 💜

What's archaic? 'Couple' meaning 'two'?

'I saw a couple' will always mean 2 though

I suppose 'I saw a couple of [x]' will always mean 3 or more

Yeah I see what you mean no

[dense oasis]

yeah, what you described was actually my first understanding of this

[boreal ingot]

Can't we say 'we walked down the street in couples'

no romance there

just pairs of two walking down the street

[dense oasis]

the last one is T as hell

the answer key doesn't understand the text lol

ah cuz two

yeah this logic lol. I'd never understand it this way

my logic would be 2009 -> 2010 in january, a couple of years later, so they got their first child in 2013/14/15/16/17/18

[supple holly]

Maybe it is you who is T as hell

T as in Tripping

[timber bluff]

greedy pairing and cross-the-floor pairing

[boreal ingot]

no idea

I've been able to find some examples of 'in couples' meaning 'in pairs/two by two' but yeah not very common at all

[timber bluff]

thanks lol I assume u hate dancing xD

[timber bluff]

is zipping supposed to be meaningful or merely random ?

[dense oasis]

lmao. Okay, alright, I am T as hell. I am T as in tipping, cuz I wanna tip you to become a cute trans girlie

[supple holly]

Go DMs for that. Freakazoid

[dense oasis]

I love your bedroom talk baby

[signal shell]

What about open circuits is bothering you here? Am I missing something?

[flat rune]

yup, I the text book Im learning says the same

A couple means 2

It published recently tho

[signal shell]

Yeah I don't really know the answer to that, but I can't put my finger on how "open circuits" is even remotely related to the question.

Right, an open circuit can be interpreted in a couple ways. It's either a type of fault in a circuit, or it's an intentional temporary break in what would normally be a completed circuit.

In the case of open circuit, it's just an oxymoron

Okay sure, I guess I can see that

I do also notice another word acting similar to "office". Maybe it can help you sort this out. The word "position" can refer to both a job and a place

Idk what you mean by municipal lead exposure

I don't know if it's IQ, but certainly some difference of perspective and frequent exposure to a particular usage of the word

I could see "party" evolving in such a way: a group of people often get together for the purpose of hanging out and celebrating, and perhaps they don't get together for any other purpose. The gathering together becomes a particular type of event. They go from "forming a party" to "having a party".

for office. Many government jobs have a specific building, or room in a building, where the elected official carries out much of their work. So holding the job becomes synonymous with holding that building, or room.

I threw in the word "elected" unnecessarily there but I think the point is still clear lol

In my mind, an open circuit is where there is no path for electrons to flow, and a closed circuit is where there is a path for electrons to flow.

And that's true whether the path, or lack thereof, is intentional or not

Okay, yeah, I'll try to focus on what you are trying to say

Yes, for someone unfamiliar, I can see that a circuit is synonymous with the intended design of the electrical system, which typically features a closed loop path for electrons to flow

[dense oasis]

I don't know what your obsession with IQ is, but in practice nobody cares and people misshape/dumb down the language a lot, or misuse words, just cuz they're lazy. Even when they are intelligent

[signal shell]

Does this qualify?

Building

The act of building versus the thing being built

[dense oasis]

yeah am so sorry for having a sense of humour towards a person I know

my apologies

gonna kneel in front of you

lmao

lmfao

[signal shell]

Yeah, I agree with riidefi, that sort of comment is inappropriate in this chat, and the earlier advice to take it to DMs was much warranted

It's not the comment itself that was problematic, it's the environment in which you said it.

[dense oasis]

thank you I appreciate it

[signal shell]

True. Gives off a certain vibe that is also fairly inappropriate

I'm avoiding using a specific word, so that I myself don't arguably cross a line

Legal briefings are truly thrilling reads

I do actually appreciate the language employed in such writing tbh

I think I've heard of such a thing

[celest condor]

There's a process of understanding where you first interpret all of the information, then simplify the facts down to their simplest form. This reminds me of that concept. I think that's also essentially how words develop. Simplifying ideas down to simple pieces for the sake of communicating quickly

I've noticed often words are redefined depending on their context. I would love it if all words had strict definitions but I don't think it's possible

[flat rune]

should I continue this book or not? whats ur suggestion? I have learned 321pages out of 500 more or less

Im afraid Im learning the wrong book

its just basic grammar book. what does it mean by pedagogy?

I mean, you ve been learning English more than I do. And you know English well for basic writing

Its okay then. Thankyou

[signal shell]

I don't see much reason yet to abandon the book entirely. But perhaps take the information with a grain of salt. It may be omitting important senses of many words. Try to learn from multiple sources. A single source may have its faults, but you can usually cover those gaps with multiple sources.

[signal shell]

Pedagogy is a system of practices and strategies used in teaching

Professional teachers are often trained in pedagogy so that they are equipped to deliver lessons to their students in an effective manner

By responding to your question in that way, she was saying that she isn't familiar enough with effective teaching strategies to know whether or not that book will be an effective way for you to learn English.

[rapid bison]

totally not me looking at "an odd number [...] remain" and thinking that (odd number) - 2 = (odd number):

[signal shell]

Yeah, probably should have been phrased as, until 1 or 0 remain

[rapid bison]

m

yea

[signal shell]

Good catch

[trail slate]

What does "he had no hustle at all" mean

[rapid bison]

admitting two at a time, pairing them, until you can't?

[rapid bison]

can I have the context?

[trail slate]

I asked the woman next to me when her stop was

she said the one that was coming up

I get up and say we're here (she had no hustle at all)

She was in no hurry?

[agile crow]

Yes

[signal shell]

I'm not following... Mean what as remainder?

[rapid bison]

💀

mood

[opaque topaz]

I have a question

Is Hamlet or Crime and Punishment more famous?

[agile crow]

Hamlet, definitely

[opaque topaz]

THANK YOU MY BRO

❤️

Does anyone else have an opinion?

[opaque topaz]

Why would you say it is more famous?

[opaque topaz]

@unborn walrus

[agile crow]

Shakespeare is huge in the English speaking world

And huge in the non-english speaking world, too

[opaque topaz]

@unborn walrus

[unborn walrus]

One person's opinion.

[opaque topaz]

Mine and his.

[agile crow]

Lol

Dostoevsky is, no doubt, beloved in Russia

But even there, I would not be surprised if Hamlet is slightly more famous

[exotic pebble]

What shall I do to improve my spelling

English spelling does not make sense at all

[supple holly]

Read and write more

[exotic pebble]

tysm

[signal shell]

Hamlet. I feel like it's talked about and referenced more often.

[signal shell]

Practice practice practice. Learn the usual patterns and then learn the exceptions to those patterns

[boreal ingot]

Prolly Hamlet

I hadn't heard of Crime and Punishment 'till two weeks ago or so, and not of Dostoevsky 'till about two months ago, whereas it feels as though I've known of Hamlet and Shakespeare my entire life

[boreal ingot]

Should this end in a question mark or full stop?

I don't suppose you've any English questions I could answer?

It feels like a question, really, but it's not structured like one

[dense oasis]

I'd say definitely Crime and Punishment, here in Poland people study it in highschools

Dostoevsky is so iconic and known

"Hamlet" sounds pathetic and unknown lol

And Shakespeare didn't even live, it's literally a person who was created by many writers

not a real human

typical boohwawatah moment

[signal shell]

That's a new word

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, I suppose in the Slavosphere Dostoevsky would be more known

I didn't doubt that

[signal shell]

That's a new word

[signal shell]

Idk really. You could go either way and I'd treat it the same

[boreal ingot]

Do you know what Black Cat means by Shakespeare being made up?

[signal shell]

I've heard some people say that Shakespeare wasn't a real person

[boreal ingot]

Is there some conspiracy abot him

[signal shell]

I don't know if that's true

[boreal ingot]

lmao 😭

[signal shell]

They say it was more like a group of people writing plays under that name

[boreal ingot]

I wonder if any reputable literary figures or historians supported the idea

[boreal ingot]

Interesting

[boreal ingot]

Like in a formal context which would you use?

[signal shell]

Probably a full stop

[boreal ingot]

Or do you feel there is a difference in meaning? Perhaps 'I don't suppose you've any English questions I could answer?' is a request while 'I don't suppose you've any English questions I could answer.' is a guess?

[signal shell]

But ask me again tomorrow and I might change my mind

[boreal ingot]

alrighty

[boreal ingot]

Do you actually want me to ask again tomorrow?

[signal shell]

That's not necessary lol

It was a rhetorical request to emphasize just how much I feel on the fence

[boreal ingot]

ohhh

oki

thank you

[austere turret]

It's a question - although you clearly DO suppose there are questions to be answered you put it in a way as to appear ignorant of that fact and needing to be put right.

[boreal ingot]

As such, I should use a question mark, yes?

[austere turret]

Yes

[boreal ingot]

Many thanks!

[austere turret]

Your welcome

[dense oasis]

what I mean is that as far as I know, there is no direct evidence that this was a single guy, people speculate he was staged and there were many writers instead

I think it's not like it is confirmed, people dont even know if he was real or not. But assume he was. But then they have evidence that it's possible he wasn't

[boreal ingot]

Eh I'll go with the common narrative

[dense oasis]

idk. I'd believe in him but he would have to pay me bribes

I can wait

[celest condor]

Is that your question in excel format

[flat rune]

yea, whys not " the chemistry class" as well?

[celest condor]

It's similar to the difference between "I'm at the work" VS "I'm at work."

It's considered more of an activity or a state of being. "I'm currently in chemistry class" , as in I'm participating in the chemistry class

Ive only used 'the' when I've mentioned the class before.
"I had this chemistry class... She was in the chemistry class*

[slender willow]

Hey everybody. I was reading a post, and a person wrote this:

There are a lot of books and guides out there which can you give information about writing, but those are** only so useful**.

I searched for the meaning of only so on Google but found nothing.

I only found the idiom only so much/many, which makes sense in this context. But, as you can see, this sentence has no much or many.

Is that right? Is it just an informal way of using this idiom?

[celest condor]

Ohh or they were in the chemistry classroom. So it's a place instead of the activity

[celest condor]

Yes! It's the same as only so much but "useful" is the thing that is limited

It's saying there's a limit to how useful books and guides are. This implies there's learning that comes from things like practice. Like what you're doing now

'Only so much usefulness' is harder to say, that may be why it got shortened

[slender willow]

I got it now! Thanks, Sylens

:D

[flat rune]

Ok

1. It means "in chemistry class" here means the activity in a room
2. But work is not a room, so it can't be equal with "class"

Im still confused

What's state of being?

[dense oasis]

state of being, the way something is right now, the way something looks/behaves right now

[celest condor]

I'm having a conversation and I'm in conversation are the same

[celest condor]

If I'm working I'm at work. If I'm in a classroom I'm in class (general), in a class (specific class), or at the class (less common). I'm not sure if there's a specific rule to this.

[raven kite]

Which is the correct reflexive pronoun for singular they?

Themself or Themselves

[rapid bison]

@raven kite, both are acceptable :)

[opaque topaz]

I agree it’s hamlet

[opaque topaz]

It’s generally agreed that Shakespeare was a real person & just one person 😭

Also he WASNT a girl either

[boreal ingot]

Both are fine, but some people (like me) make a distinction where when it's singular you use 'themself' and when it's plural you use 'themselves'

Formally people might be against 'Themself'

[dense oasis]

what do you mean lol. Nope it's not

[opaque topaz]

It is!! Leading Shakespeare experts & institutions generally agree

I haven’t looked at direct primary evidence but I’m sure there’s a lot

[dense oasis]

maybe am just drunk then. Shakespeare please hear me from your grave

[opaque topaz]

Like in all of the Folger Library’s Shakespeare pieces in their introduction they always provide a rebukes to those conspiracy theories

[opaque topaz]

You can visit him at Westminster abbey

[dense oasis]

there are experts only for this specific topic? literally only about him?

[opaque topaz]

greatest literary diva of all time ong 😛

[opaque topaz]

yes because Shakespeare is a titan

[dense oasis]

I want to have experts who just research me

[opaque topaz]

There are people — more than any other author — dedicated to studying Shakespeare

And whole institutions primarily dedicated to Shakespeare

[opaque topaz]

Ong me too

There’s a reason he’s “not of an era, but for all time.”

[boreal ingot]

systemic - relating to a system as a whole
systematic - like a system in how one acts/how something is carried out

Is this correct?

[dense oasis]

should be

the same pattern occurs in my native

systemic - systemowy (about the system), systematic - systematyczny (carried out according to some system, frequent)

quite similar

[boreal ingot]

Black cat you are a gift from the gods

thank you

[bleak idol]

Hello guys

[celest condor]

Yes for example a systemic approach could be applying procedures and rules to a system. A systematic approach is following a process or system, and it has an implied meaning that you're being thorough or technical

[knotty bay]

Hi. Are these two sentences equally correct?

(1) John's idea is better.

(2) It's better John's idea.

The first one sounds nicer, but I was wondering if the second structure is allowed in informal speech

[boreal ingot]

If you put a comma in the second it could work informally

It's better, John's idea.

Yeah, that one's better, John's idea

It's pretty informal though

It's like adding on what you mean as a clarification after the fact

[knotty bay]

Makes sense, thank you!

[soft sun]

Hi, everyone. I'm new here and I'd like to talk to new people.

So, let's find topics!

[cursive patrol]

After three years' hard study, he gained his ( ) in psychometrics.
A. warrant B. degree C. diploma D. certificate
Which one is the correct answer? I'm thinking B but the answer key says C.

[gray tide]

Degree is 4 years right?

Diploma is less than 4 years. I studied 2 yrs Information Tech. That's why my course says Diploma in Information Technology.

[dense oasis]

it all depends on the country

I'd go with B

some odd intuition would suggest me that "a degree in something" but "something diploma"

a degree in psychometrics, but a psychometrics diploma

but idk. For me B

maybe that's not really useful to think about it this way, cuz I could as well just say "psychometrics degree" and then it also works

[trail crow]

Guys what does sybau mean?

[short ivy]

shut your bit... a... up

[timber bluff]

?def sybau

[hazy herald]

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

[flat rune]

“Shut your bitch ass up.” …. I think…

An impolite way of saying “be quiet.”

[unique tartan]

Are here somebody help me to learn English 🪐

[flat rune]

This voice channel is currently active if you’d like to participate!

https://discord.com/channels/801609515391778826/1307419499171155968

[stable radish]

hi what does type shi means ?

[agile crow]

Apparently it's new slang meaning "really cool"

[stable radish]

oh thanks thought it meant smth like say less or say nothing

[agile crow]

They might have been using it sarcastically

[flat rune]

Let’s say your friend is babbling and you aren’t paying attention. You don’t really care what they are saying, but when they are finished talking, you say “type shiiiii-“ to say that you heard understand their statement.

[cloud onyx]

Hello what is the difference for these words? Lean, tilt, bank, lift?

Hello what is the difference for these words? Lean, tilt, bank, list?

[slow palm]

reading can be a significant factor for improvement of english written skill?

[flat rune]

Yes

?def lean

[hazy herald]

Word: lean

Definition 1 (adjective): lacking excess flesh
Definition 2 (noun): the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Definition 3 (adjective): containing little excess

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by judas_the_clueless

[flat rune]

?def tilt

[hazy herald]

Word: tilt

Definition 1 (noun): a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Definition 2 (verb): move sideways or in an unsteady way
Definition 3 (noun): pitching dangerously to one side

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by judas_the_clueless

[flat rune]

?def bank

[hazy herald]

Word: bank

Definition 1 (noun): a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Definition 2 (verb): have faith or confidence in
Definition 3 (verb): put into a bank account

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by judas_the_clueless

[flat rune]

?def lift

[hazy herald]

Word: lift

Definition 1 (noun): lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
Definition 2 (verb): raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Definition 3 (noun): the act of raising something

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by judas_the_clueless

[cloud onyx]

I think all four words mean the same meaning

Unit 4 is listing on the left side

Unit 4 Iis banking on left side

Unit 4 is banking on left side

[boreal ingot]

I'd say lean is more neutral than tilt. Lean makes me think of someone or something slowly bending in one direction, without any implied immediate danger. On the other hand tilt invokes an image of a much more precarious situation where the object or person is dangerously bending in a direction, almost about to fall, very unsteady.

As for the other two. I have no idea how they compare. Maybe there are senses I'm not aware of for them

[dense oasis]

what if we do "lean against the wall" vs "tilt against the wall"
the second feels odd to me

I can tilt my head, but I think I have never seen "tilting against something"

these do not feel the same

the usage just feels different, even if the meanings are very close

[flat rune]

Advanced and native English speaker, why 'won't' is incorrect?

When Tanya comes, she ...... see the cake right away.

a. won't
b. will
c. isn't going to

I answered won't because I thought:

Suppose, my family make a birthday party for Tanya and we hide the cake from Tanya

ok, never mind. It's already answered. thanks

[cloud onyx]

Which word is best to use

[flat rune]

Depends on the context

[cloud onyx]

I writed my sentence above

There is a problem with Unit 4 it is small leaning right

There is a problem with Unit 4 it is small tilting right

There is a problem with Unit 4 it is small listing right

There is a problem with Unit 4 it is small banking right

[boreal ingot]

yea true

no idea tbh lol

[boreal ingot]

Do you mean politically?

If so you always use 'leaning' in that case

'right-leaning' and 'left-leaning'

Also, you wouldn't use 'small' there; you'd use 'slightly'

[cloud onyx]

Unit 4 is slightly left leaning

[boreal ingot]

that works

as long as you mean in its political content

[cloud onyx]

It is container for alcohol brewing

[signal shell]

I actually hadn't ever encountered this sense of the word list before now

[boreal ingot]

ohh interesting

[signal shell]

So... boats list, buildings lean, roads bank, and heads tilt

[boreal ingot]

That's amazing

I love English

[verbal heron]

cause of the number of synonyms?

[signal shell]

@cloud onyx

Read above

You'll probably want to use "lean" if I understand your statement correctly

[boreal ingot]

as I told them

[cloud onyx]

Thank you

[signal shell]

Yeah, but this almost certainly wasn't a political statement

[boreal ingot]

hmm, if Unit 4 is right leaning in content, I'd take that as meaning it has right ideology expressed in it

Could you explain to me what other interpretations there are

[signal shell]

The building itself is leaning in a slanted position

[boreal ingot]

But they said 'Unit 4' ^

what could that have meant?

[signal shell]

Considering how they were comparing with the other synonyms, I'd be willing to bet this is the correct interpretation

[boreal ingot]

Is 'Unit 4' a term related to buildings?

[signal shell]

Yeah, it's not uncommon for a sequence of buildings or apartments to be labeled as numbered units

[boreal ingot]

ah I see

That makes sense

I thought they were discussing a textbook split up into units

[cloud onyx]

It is one of our fermenters

[unique badger]

I need help...
What is the difference between v. And vs, where should they be used?

[unique badger]

@signal shell sorry for the ping 🙏🏻

[trail slate]

What does "an errant bottle of water" mean

[stuck jackal]

could anyone review my essay?

[boreal ingot]

put it in #📝｜proofreading

[stuck jackal]

yep i have

[flat rune]

An adventurous bottle of water - Kaloko

[trail slate]

I still don't get it

[flat rune]

?def errant

[hazy herald]

Word: errant

Definition 1 (adjective): straying from the right course or from accepted standards
Definition 2 (adjective): uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable

Definition requested by judas_the_clueless

[boreal ingot]

I'm not sure what the context is, but in this case I would take it to mean that the water bottle was out of place

As in, it's not where it should be

[unique badger]

@hidden siren you being a judge could help me with this better. It would be wonderful if you could assist me on this.. thankyou in advance !!

[boreal ingot]

I'll add that 'v.' is also used for sports

More than 'vs.' is

I think it's more

There might be an American vs. British difference here, also

This one contradicts me on the sports thing, but backs up the other person's claim about 'v.' being more legal:

And also tells us about a useful unrelated one, 'v.s.' (now rare)

Often the final full stop is dropped in British English, also

just like in 'Mrs' and 'Dr'

America vs Britain
America v Britain

[dense oasis]

I'd say that vs. is more common in sports

Idk. Just feels so

[boreal ingot]

My claim has some backing it seems

might be regional

[dense oasis]

alright then UK

boohwawatah

bottle of water

[boreal ingot]

fuck off mate

[dense oasis]

Bloody hell

You proper insane mate

[boreal ingot]

you're mental proper*

way more Bri'ish

[dense oasis]

the most British is complete mayhem in London, thieves everywhere, and islamists running around with knives

(some tiny whiny baby will get angry and report me for this, and I don't even know who yet)

[boreal ingot]

Ah I see

very curious

very interesting

indeed

(I have no idea what you're talking about but yes)

[dense oasis]

don't dive into it, you're blessed to not know it then

[signal shell]

I would say that v. is used more for legal documentation, and vs is used more in games and sports

[signal shell]

But yeah I guess it's regional. I don't know.

[boreal ingot]

I had the impression that 'v' was more gaming/sports, if that counts

[signal shell]

In the USA, at least I can support that "v." is used greatly in the legal system

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/26/supreme-court-cases-history/29185891/

Finding an example in games is more challenging but I found this

[unique badger]

Then, there is v/s. Though, never seen on any document or anything. But i have seen many people using it on casual notes or used in the media like movie names or shows etc.

Obviously, i should have given the context with my doubt for more clarity. So sorry for keeping my question a bit vague and very open. But, the reason for my confusion was because I'm giving a screening exam for civil services in my country. Which consists of a small portion of law related topics.
So, while mentioning an important judgement i was a bit confused on whether i should use vs., v. Or v/s.

Thankyou @signal shell and @boreal ingot for assisting me. If there is something that I should know more about, please do let me know.

Again, thankyou !!

[signal shell]

I don't know if I've ever encountered that one tbh

[unique badger]

Abbreviations other than v.?

[signal shell]

I mean the "v/s" thing

In law, I've only ever seen "v."

In games, maybe both "v." and "vs."

[boreal ingot]

I would advise you to follow what you see other documents following

I have also never seen 'v/s', what does it mean?

[unique badger]

It means versus. I have seen people using it casually on their notes. But, yes.. never seen elsewhere

[unique badger]

@boreal ingot Well, that's what I'm seeing on law related document/writings. Probably, i should stick with it !!

[unique badger]

👆🏻 a perfect example of v/s 🤷🏻‍♂️

[verbal heron]

hm

[boreal ingot]

ah got it

[verbal heron]

I have seen it used only in games and sports

[unique badger]

Well, Scella and Mr. Ross beautifully explained it in detail. I'll stick with v.

One thing both agreed on is that, v. Is more appropriate for legal related stuff.

[rapid bison]

every form is acceptable, anyway 😎

[verbal heron]

hm

[unique badger]

No, I don't agree with that. V/s is not a correct abbreviation. Yes, it is used casually but it's not correct.

According to Mr. Ross and Scella.. v. And vs both seems to be right but v. Is used more in legal documents.

Scella gave even deeper insight on full stop.
According to her, full stop is dropped in British english just like 'Mrs' and 'Dr'

[boreal ingot]

I am glad to have been able to help you. You may ping me for any further enquiries, though I may be unable to answer depending on the question

[boreal ingot]

Nope, bad DeeDee

[flat rune]

HI SCELLY

[boreal ingot]

[rapid bison]

are you
sure

[boreal ingot]

Out

[boreal ingot]

Yes

[rapid bison]

death.

[boreal ingot]

Killed by whom I love, how poetic

[flat rune]

Why?

[unique badger]

Well, it was a great help. And I am really thankful for that.
Thankyou for being so kind to me. Hoping to learn more from you in the future. 🫂

[boreal ingot]

This is a learning channel, hehe

[flat rune]

Sarry

[trail slate]

Got it thanks

[boreal ingot]

No problem!

[weak zenith]

hello ! can anyone tell me if she says "appended" or "upended" at this timestamp ? and what does it mean in context ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXGr_08t3io&t=171s

[boreal ingot]

I think they're saying 'upended'

it sounds like they're saying appended, but it wouldn't make sense there

As for the meaning, it's probably 3

The relationships and economic ties have been destroyed by the attack

Appended would mean 'added a note to' relationships and economic ties 😅

---

unrelated, my own question:

I've noticed an odd link between withering (for lack of a better synonym that I'm not about to mention) and self-indulgence:

to dissipate - dissipation: self-indulgence
to decay - decadence: self-indulgence
to deslove - dissolution: self-indulgence

Why has this pattern arisen? What sort of connection is there?

@signal shell what do you think?

Others are also welcome to share thier insights

[weak zenith]

thank you a lot !

[cobalt onyx]

Guys, How to use "to" at end of phrase? I have doubt about it

[flat rune]

What?

[signal shell]

That is an interesting pattern. One that I haven't noticed, probably because I'm unfamiliar with that usage for both 1 and 3. Also I never put together the connection between decay with decadence. I'll have a think about it.

[dense oasis]

"to decay, decadence" seems odd to me. Maybe just "to decay, decay"

since decay can also be a noun

while to dissipate and to dissolve can not be nouns

[stuck jackal]

guys i need help with forming the topic sentence

[signal shell]

My first thought about this is that the sort of self-indulgence on display does come with some negative moral connotations. And partaking in immoral actions is often associated with a degradation of the soul. It's not a leap to make the connection here that self-indulgence causes the soul to dissolve, dissipate, or decay. I'm willing to bet that early usage of these terms was meant to carry negative connotations, but then appropriated into a more pleasant meaning over time while still carrying a hint of the notion that perhaps it's best not to indulge in such things too often, lest you lose your soul entirely.

[cobalt onyx]

Yes bro, the use of "to" at end of phrase, for exemple: "Who are you talking to?"

[cobalt onyx]

I have doubt about it, I can't use it

[signal shell]

this is related the idea of a dangling preposition

you do this often when you move the object of a prepositional phrase to the front of the sentence or phrase

I am talking to someone.

Who are you talking to?

To whom are you talking?

in the second example, we are splitting the prepositional phrase. some people would consider this to be informal usage of grammar

[boreal ingot]

Ahhh thank you so much that makes a lot of senseeee! I also think they're still kinda negative thoughh

[boreal ingot]

To whom are you talking, eh? I see our chat meant nothing 😔

[signal shell]

hm?

[boreal ingot]

Remember when we said the formality discrepancy makes that exact sentence sound wrong? Fronted prepositional phrase with 'whom' with 'talk'

It's never sounded right to me and I was surprised you also noticed

But you're using it here, so that makes me think you feel it's fine?

[signal shell]

i was trying to maintain the use of the word "talking"

if i change too much, we may lose the point i'm trying to make

[boreal ingot]

Ohhh I seee

[signal shell]

minimal changes

to illustrate the differences of what i'm really focusing on

[boreal ingot]

[trail slate]

What does "dog me" mean?

[boreal ingot]

More context?

[leaden ether]

guys i wanna start a documantery youtube channel does anyone know where can i get assets
just like VOX edits or something like that

[boreal ingot]

Hi, is this a question about the English language?

[leaden ether]

yup

[boreal ingot]

If you could explain what you're confused about I can try to help

This channel is for questions about the English language, so grammar, vocabular, semantics, syntax, etc.

[tired grail]

what does this sentence means?

What's up baby, can you run me up those digits?

[boreal ingot]

'digits' means 'phone number', in this case

I'm guessing 'run me up' is just a slang-y way of saying 'pass me' or 'give me'

they're asking someone for their numger

[tired grail]

Will this work on my crush?

[boreal ingot]

I am only here to answer English questions, noot to give you dating advice. Feel free toask this question in #💭｜general or one of the other chatting channels

[tired grail]

Sorry. I heard someone tell me to use. I was sus by this.

[agile crow]

I think this is a legit english question, since non-natives are likely to be unaware of what is cheesy and what is not in pickup lines. So, to answer your question, should you use this? It's cheesy, but maybe she'll be amused, but maybe not.

It's risky

[tired grail]

I thank you for the knowledge. I have another question.

What does mean "Nah, that shii was bussin ong. The ops wasnt trifilin wit thems"

I have heard this on the tiktok.

[agile crow]

It's hard to say, but probably was a comment on how hard core the tik-toker criticized someone

[tired grail]

It make more sense now.

[boreal ingot]

bussin = really good
ong = on god (used to say you're being very truthful and in your insults/compliments and to add emphasis)
ops = opposers (haters/enemies)
trifilin = trifling
wit = with
thems ?= them

1. Nah, that shii was bussin ong. The ops wasnt trifilin wit thems
2. Nah, that shit was really good, seriously. The enemies weren't trifling with them.

To trifle with someone is to treat them as though they don't matter or as though they aren't worthy of respect

In this case, I imagine the person is commenting on the attack someone received. The meaning would be 'the enemies treated this person seriously and thus attacked them ruthlessly instead of trifling with them. That attack was so good!'

[agile crow]

Scella's interpretation is probably more accurate, since I'm not really down on tiktok lingo. I figured 'ops' meant original poster... but I'm a dinosaur

[boreal ingot]

It's okay, we still use it that way on Reddit

On TikTok it's opposers, though

Really you don't need to concern yourself with the idiocy of that app

[agile crow]

The weird lingo is pretty interesting sometimes, though. Thanks for clarifying

[boreal ingot]

Can I make a guess at your age and you can say 'higher' or 'lower'?
It's just one thing I noticed about your writing which facinates me and for which I'm trying to figure out an age group

If you'd like I'll make the guess privately in DMs

[agile crow]

You can make a guess, if you want. Lol.

[boreal ingot]

55?

It's not that you act that age. It's just one thing you do

[agile crow]

That's a good guess. I'm actually 57

[boreal ingot]

I'm trying to figure out an age group

[boreal ingot]

Ah!

Okay

double spacing

you need to be over 50 for double spacing

That's what I was trying to figure out lol

I'm sorry if I offended

[agile crow]

Ah, double spacing! Yeah, kids don't do it anymore

I'm not offended

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, I was only guessing cuz I wanted to know which age group did it. I've met people in their 60s on here and they did it, so was kinda curious

[agile crow]

I think they might actually teach single spacing in school now

But yeah, back in my day, school papers and such absolutely had to be double spaced after periods

[boreal ingot]

I would imagine so, but I don't know anything about the curriculum of natives

[boreal ingot]

I noticed people doing it after exclamation marks and question marks; is this also correct?

[agile crow]

Yep, after all punctuation

[boreal ingot]

Wait, semicolons?

Even?

Colons?

[agile crow]

Er, sentence ending punctuation

[boreal ingot]

Wow, I thought it was terminating punctuation marks

[boreal ingot]

Ah okayy

[agile crow]

Not after commas and semicolons, but double after colons

[boreal ingot]

Oh, colons count as ending a sentence

I had never considered that, but yeah I suppose they do

[agile crow]

Yep, and academic types used to be very strict about

It

[boreal ingot]

Understood

My many thanks, Zaz :>

[agile crow]

It was my pleasure

What's really mind blowing is they don't teach cursive in school anymore. So lots of young adults can't read cursive.

[boreal ingot]

I'm not a native, so my experience is not accurate to that of native young adults, but despite my not having been taught cursive, I feel I've come into contact with it by chance often enough to have gained the ability to read it (although slowly and although I might need to rely on the context a bit more than usual, I can read it). I would imagine that's the case for most natives my age, where they have seen it enough to be able to read it, if not very smoothly

For me, that's also the case with some forms of English Blackletter from looking at older writings, a font with which I've noticed some natives struggle.

[dense oasis]

for me I can not write in any other way except for cursive, cuz that's what I was taught as a kid in my native (Polish). Now I reapply the same writing to English

[elfin estuary]

why we can say
it is harder than we thought not than what we thought

[cloud onyx]

How to know to add un in an anti or a to word to make opposite? What is the rule

[elfin estuary]

i think it does not have any rule for this

[flat rune]

the lesson called prefix

and we add un for the most of words just know how to use il/im/ir and the another will use" un "

[cloud onyx]

Not rules?

[elfin estuary]

yes there are no rules

[signal shell]

-Alexander Pope

I'm not gonna spoil it

I wanna see the response

[leaden ether]

ok

[flat rune]

yah just little rules for
il when the words begins with (l) example legal /illegal
ir when the words begins with (r) example regular /irregular
im when the words begins with m or letter i don't remember it 🫣 example
so except these use un

[dense oasis]

natives make mistakes related to these too

some type it like unconceivable instead of inconceivable

which is not right, but you don't have to be perfect all the time

[flat rune]

i agree with u

[flat rune]

Question for native

Which is correct word order

He rides a car ... today

1. quickly in New York
2. in New York quickly

[flat rune]

The most natural word order would be: Subject-Verb-Object-Adverb-Prepositional Phrase-Adverb of Time.

So 1?

[cosmic crater]

2

[errant kettle]

Truth, I am frequently imperfect!

[errant kettle]

But the problem is the most natural order would be “He rides in a car quickly in New York today.”

[boreal ingot]

As a certified professional native-English-speaker hater, I can confidently state that native English speakers are frequently imperfect!

[flat rune]

We all are

[boreal ingot]

This is correct; I have confirmed it

[errant kettle]

It is true

But perfect would be boring

They say “variety is the spice of life”

[boreal ingot]

(I used a semicolon. That means you can't challange my authority 👀 )

[boreal ingot]

Indeed 😔

[errant kettle]

I would not dare to put forth a challenge

[boreal ingot]

[flat rune]

Right so English is MPT (Manner-Place-Time)

[native apex]

hello everyone, hope everythings alright

i have a question. out of these, which one sounds better to you native speakers:

• "i just want to sincerely ask for your help"
• "i just want to ask for your help sincerely"
• "i just want to ask for your help in a sincere way"

or if any of you has one that sounds more natural, please let me know, ty

[boreal ingot]

the first imo

but the grammar nazis will tell you that's the worst one

[rapid bison]

the grammar nazis 💀

[celest condor]

I agree for number one. Personally I would say "I could really use your help" since the help you're asking for does not depend on how sincere or genuine your problem is. If I say "I really need help" its the same as saying "I need help with something important." sincerity is being honest about my problem, importance is saying it matters to me that this problem is solved.

[errant kettle]

I would use the first one but it sounds more natural to say, “I am sincerely asking for your help” or “I sincerely need your help”

[signal shell]

I sincerely want to ask for your help.

Yeah, "just" really does make this sound odd

Unless you're really trying to dismiss any notion of ulterior motives

Or any notion that you may be asking for more than what is being plainly stated

But even then, I might say "I'm just making a sincere request for help"

This would be, like, a follow-up statement to clarify what I'm trying to do.

But I'm rambling

[hollow night]

English Question. Can a "bloodline" be said to be powerful?

For example: The golden dragon bloodline is a powerful one.

[boreal ingot]

Yes

[hollow night]

Thanks! 🙂

[flat rune]

Yes

[cinder totem]

Anyone know about TESOL

?

[flat rune]

What?

[opal blaze]

Hi

You is

Ok

[flat rune]

@opal blaze #🫂｜beginner-chat

[alpine gyro]

Can someone help me what’s the difference between admittedly and granted or are they the same thing? I need like an easy sentence explaining both

[alpine gyro]

I can’t unfortunately resort to chat gpt coz he’s kinda bad at English 😭

I want an example of how they’re used( both granted and admittedly)

[boreal ingot]

granted is as well

in the sense of

Granted, she's very smart

[boreal ingot]

Either way, I think 'admittedly' is more hesitant

Not all adverbs do that

there are adverbs that just put the sentence in a context

'there'

location

it doesn't modify adjectives

I think 'there' and 'here' are modifying implied 'being's

Being tall there, but not being tall here, she has no friends

nope, sadly

[boreal ingot]

but 'being tall' is happening at a location

same thing with 'not being tall'

the adverb provides that location

I suppose it modfies the whole verb phrase

not just the verb

not unheard of

but Im no syntactician so my analysis of your phrase may be wrong

I mean, I think it's always modifying the verb phrase, but sometimes the verb phrase only contains one verb and nothing else

yea, I think granted and admitedly would be sentence adverbs

maybe disjuncts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disjunct_(linguistics)

hmm

yea, they give an example about 'seriously'

But can we go back to thw original thing 😅

I don't know what your question is girl 😭

oh wait you're demonstarting luckily can't modify an adjective!

this started with me saying 'granted' can act adverbially tbh

I was wondering if you agree or not

I mean, adverb is a wide catagory

Yeah Idk why there doesn't exist a term

Maybe I'm wrong about it, but I do think 'there' and your example of 'luckily' demonstrate it

But again, I don't have the qualifications and would have to defer to the opinion of Wikipedia in this case

like there is one for adverbs that don't modify verbs (not sure actua.lly since 'I quite like it' works)

'degree adverbs'

I can think of 'very'

I very like it

doesn't work

but then again 'I quite like it' does

yea 'very' and 'too' are given as examples

but nothing about not modifying adjectives there

yea actually I don't think it's related to degree adverbs, cuz other degree adverbs like 'quite' do

you're right

[cinder totem]

Helloo gyz

How are you all

[boreal ingot]

#🫂｜beginner-chat #💭｜general for chatting

[cinder totem]

I want to enhance my vocabulary

[boreal ingot]

Read books

[verbal heron]

read articles

[boreal ingot]

yea idk why there are these empty sections 😭

This page is kinda baad

[cinder totem]

I'm doing my bachelor's degree in BS English TESOL, so I need peoples to communicate with me and can enhance my vocabulary

Does anyone know about TESOL?

[boreal ingot]

for vocab stuff this should be the 'how': #📚｜english-questions message

[cinder totem]

I read on the regularly basis but still haven't fluent at English

[verbal heron]

do you read dictionaries?

[cinder totem]

Nope

[cinder totem]

I must try

You all peoples are native speakers of English language?

[vivid violet]

my level is about b1+ but I'm still struggling with some grammar issues like tenses and also my vocabulary are basic and limited

[alpine gyro]

is it like a contrasting word

I wanna understand how to use them in a sentence

[crimson vortex]

First of all, it's not "my vocabulary ARE basic", it's "my vocabulary IS basic"

Secondly, what grammar and vocabulary aspects do you struggle with the most?

[vivid violet]

first I want to say thanks a lot, it's very meaningful to me and I really appreciate people, who take me serious and help me. about your question, my respond is that I have my English exam (A- Level) next month maybe at the seventh so I have to pass at least a score 4 to come through. 5 is fail.
Maybe you know it better what a high school exam requires for candidates

Chat GPT wrote me down:
Core Grammar Topics for A Level

1. Verb Tenses

Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Future (will/going to)

Also useful: Past Perfect, Future Perfect, and Conditional Tenses (if-clauses)

2. Modal Verbs

can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

Use: ability, permission, advice, obligation, possibility

3. Passive Voice

Example: The book was written by her.

Know how to form and when to use it (especially in formal or academic writing)

4. Conditionals

Zero, First, Second, Third, and Mixed

Example: If I had studied, I would have passed.

5. Articles

a, an, the

Definite vs. indefinite, and zero article usage

6. Relative Clauses

who, which, that, whose

Example: The man who called is my uncle.

7. Reported (Indirect) Speech

Example: She said she was tired.

Know tense changes and pronoun shifts

8. Question Forms

Yes/No, Wh-questions, question tags

Example: He is coming, isn’t he?

9. Prepositions

Time (at, in, on), Place (under, over, beside), Phrasal combinations (look at, listen to)

10. Sentence Structures

Simple, Compound, Complex

Good writing mixes these for clarity and flow

Luckily my exam is only speaking and it would takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

[runic mesa]

in English should I use a comma only when there is a fanboy conjuction?

[dim cedar]

Nope ,you don't use a comma only when there's a "FANBOYS" conjunction. While commas are often used before FANBOYS (lol i like that usage) in compound sentences, there are many other cases where commas are needed too

like after introductory elements, with "non-essential"(i would say) information, or in lists

lemme know if u need anything

[runic mesa]

I have this example ' because he punched the teacher in the face , he got suspended from school. but i heard when there is 'because' a comma is unnecessary is that true ?

[boreal ingot]

As long as the piercing is safe and conducive for the client and it makes the client happy I am happy to do it.

What do they mean by 'conducive' here? This doesn't seem like a proper usage?

[rapid bison]

favourable, maybe?

[runic mesa]

@dim cedar hey i got another question

about a sentence actually

sadly i don't have images perms

[boreal ingot]

but conducive means smth makes smth more likely to happen

good for it

so like

[rapid bison]

...that seems like a restrictive way to look at it

[boreal ingot]

what's more likely to happen here

[rapid bison]

dunno

[boreal ingot]

here be questions

[rapid bison]

Which words among these (in this sentence) are pronouns? 🤔

[boreal ingot]

'these'

that's it

[rapid bison]

:3

...wait
just 1?

[boreal ingot]

actually

none

[rapid bison]

0???

[boreal ingot]

actually nono, just 1

it's 'these'

yeah

Sorry I thought it was a determiner for a second, but no it's a pronoun here

@rapid bison

[rapid bison]

!?

[boreal ingot]

what

[rapid bison]

silly

are you sure "Which" isn't a pronoun, and if so, how are you so sure >:3

[boreal ingot]

'Which' as a pronoun works like 'which one':

Which is the best?
Which of these is the best?
Or is a relative pronoun:
That one, which I was looking for, was missing.
The robot, which I hadn't seen, tapped me on the shoulder.

[boreal ingot]

In your sentence, 'which' modifies noun

Which words
so it's acting as a determiner

[rapid bison]

"which words" and "which one word" are different??

[boreal ingot]

'which words are' vs 'which of these words are'

first is a determiner

second is a pronoun

[rapid bison]

"which words among these"

...doesn't sound just like the first

[boreal ingot]

what could they have meant?

[rapid bison]

basically,
sus phrase

[boreal ingot]

Which among these are pronouns?
Would be a pronoun use of 'which', I believe

[rapid bison]

...then there are two pronouns xP

[boreal ingot]

there is one

[rapid bison]

?

[boreal ingot]

you used it as a determiner not a pronounn

[rapid bison]

Which (words) among these are pronouns?
how does "words" change the state of "which" 😭

???

[boreal ingot]

in-context it's fine I think

I'll link you the tiktok

[rapid bison]

out of everyone, you think I was trolling?

[boreal ingot]

yeye

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMBw4dCm9/

she sounds native, but she misused conducive

I believe it's normally classified as a determiner, but really the line is a bit blurry I think 😅 I'm just using the term I hear used to describe 'which'

not Wiki, but Oxford

Yea makes sense

I don't think Wiki has an article on the word 'which'

unless you mean Wiktionary

they list is as a pronoun and as a determiner

[rapid bison]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/which | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which

(they both do)

[boreal ingot]

found smth yea

'English interrogative words' page

[rapid bison]

what's the first arrow for 😭

[boreal ingot]

look at how they expalin 'what' being a determiner/pronoun in that paragraph

'which' should function the same

[rapid bison]

also, worst part: from the English Wiktionary,
determiner which, sense 1, says

(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
while pronoun which, sense 1, says
(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

😭

[boreal ingot]

same kind of word

as I saaid

as a pronoun it acts like 'which one'

[rapid bison]

What [...] ones

[boreal ingot]

they used 'what' as not to use 'which' in the def

ahhh that makes so much sense, yet I do not agree with this usage at all

She should have said the full thing smh

[rapid bison]

tl;dr lmao it's just a typo

[boreal ingot]

Thanks for your help in interpreting what this means and her line of thought

[rapid bison]

hmm

why do so many ppl ignore the hyphen in "million-dollar house" btw

[dense oasis]

"low IQ" and "high IQ" so much classism

[rapid bison]

heading to eugen-

[dense oasis]

just please marry trump

both of you have the same level of clasism

lmfao

[rapid bison]

T (testosteroned)

girl fighting and infighting 😭🙏

[flat rune]

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-alpha-public-discord-new-feelings-dont-be-weird-gif-5300668680939765231

[dense oasis]

send me to latin america trumpy bumpy

deport

[rapid bison]

the moment
of 🏳️‍⚧️

[boreal ingot]

What has become of this place? I left for the bathroom for two seconds

[rapid bison]

hehe

...what is the part of speech of your "what"

and to doubly ping this girl, that has never been trolling

[boreal ingot]

It's an idiom so I really have no idea

[rapid bison]

fair enough

[boreal ingot]

might be a pronoun actually

as the subject

[rapid bison]

mm

[keen osprey]

Those in the US, which platforms do they use to chat?

??

[agile crow]

discord and texting on the phone, here

[keen osprey]

no hahaha that was obvious another app

Telegram ?

one that they use a lot

[agile crow]

You mean, which is the most popular in the US? I don't know

There are so many apps, who knows which is most popular

[trail slate]

What's a starter kit?

[opaque topaz]

snapchat

duh

!

and instagram i guess

[agile crow]

A kit issued to those who are just starting out in something

[ebon comet]

What is the word for a piece of paper with usage instructions and warnings included in a box of medication?

[flat rune]

A manual

Oh medication

That’s a package insert or leaflet

[ebon comet]

thanks

[flat rune]

You're the first person I met with the name of Judas 😳

[flat rune]

Is this a positive comment!?🥹

[celest condor]

There are leaflets called medguide's that the fda requires

[celest condor]

Medguide's are for specific meds that have special notes, patient information leaflets (PIL) go with all meds

[celest condor]

Mostly text, Facebook messenger, and Snapchat. Some people use apps like signal for private messaging. WhatsApp and telegram are way less common here

[dense oasis]

I am very much interested in this phenomenon of very intelligent people speaking in a very messy way, which just straight up destroys all these theories like "your speech shows your intelligence". No it doesn't have to

speech is just a bunch of habits developed over time

[flat rune]

Is this a question?

[celest condor]

Before a person speaks they're pulling from their internal mental processes, which are different for every person. Some people appear smart because they're obsessive, which results in a faster pace of progress. This comes at the cost of quality if not double-checked. Sometimes people may have more symbolic thoughts or visual thoughts rather than thinking in English. This would require them to translate their ideas and that translation is what I see causing the jumbling in their words.

I like the psychology idea of encoding, storage, and retrieval of information, which is measured on standard iq tests

[boreal ingot]

This is fascinatingg