📚｜english-questions

[boreal ingot]

Glad I could help

[tight knot]

I kind of find the fact depressing that it took you 6mins to type that for me just to read it in like 25seconds

[boreal ingot]

I was coming up with the exampleee

[tight knot]

oh, i do not find it depressing anymore then

[boreal ingot]

Iss soo hard to come up with something that doesn't use 'in perpetuity' as an idiom :p

[tight knot]

Yeah seems so, i can't think of using it in a sentence rn

[boreal ingot]

I guess one could say 'we desired to attain perpetuity, but soon the sands of time would have us fall like all those who had come before us'

Damn that's good

I should have thought of that earlier

[tight knot]

It is fr

Am gonna try and use it in one of my poems

[boreal ingot]

goood luckk 💜

[tight knot]

Ty

[full oracle]

@bitter hill @dense oasis Thanks for helping! 👍

[boreal ingot]

No problem

[mild lantern]

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Literature: ANY sentences, and writings including simple sentences.

Literary: The building of literature. Like topics, themes, and details to create literature.

[onyx wigeon]

Hey guys, I've a question, why some words are put on Ing even don't being in present continuous?

[flat rune]

We don’t just use -ing for present continuous. It shows up in other ways too:

As a noun (gerund):
→ Swimming is fun. / I like reading.
After prepositions:
→ I’m good at drawing. / Before leaving, call me.
After some verbs:
→ I enjoy listening to music. (enjoy, avoid, suggest, etc.)
As an adjective:
→ A boring movie, a crying baby
In continuous tenses:
→ She’s studying.
In complex verb forms:
→ It’s being painted. / He’s been working.
So yeah — -ing isn’t just about “now”, it’s super flexible.

[flat rune]

Literature = creative written works (like novels, poems, plays). Not just any writing.
Literary = related to literature (themes, style, devices, etc.).
Ex: Shakespeare is literature.
“Metaphor” is a literary device.

[fiery swallow]

u smart man

[runic basin]

here's my question

oneself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject

what is 'this' in the sentence refering to:
the object, which stands for oneself

when trying to confirm with AI, one confirms "oneself" the other one "the object" as where "this" refers to

but for me it's like: what is this refering to?: oneself being used as the object ... when it is the same as the subject

[fading needle]

How to use “.” and “,” ?

[chrome drum]

• For the comma or ",", it depends on the context of the sentence:

1. To separate independent clauses
   Ex: I went to buy some milk, and then returned home.
2. To list down items:
   Ex: I love studying physics, maths, and English at school.
3. To separate the parenthetical element or inessential clause/noun phrase in a non-defining relative clause sentence.
   Ex: My friend, who is Japanesse, is very nice.
   Ex: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is very rich.
4. After an introductory clause or phrase.
   Ex: While my mother was preparing dinner, I was watching the TV.
5. To address someone directly.
   Ex: Timmy, please stop.
6. Titles, numbers, addresses, and dates.
   Ex: Sandra Belinsky, MD, has been appointed to the board.
   Ex: 350,000,000
   Ex: The New York police station is located at 1 Police Plaza Path, 110-A, New York, NY 10038.
   Ex: On Septemper 15th, 2017**,*** my uncle passed away.
   *The second comma in this sentence is used after an introductory clause
7. To set off direct speech when the speaker is identified, and then the verb that refers to their speaking is enclosed.
   Ex: Mary said, “I dislike concerts because the music is too loud.”
   Ex: “I dislike concerts because the music is too loud,” she said.
   ||I did use Google for some usages of the comma.||

• About the period/full stop or ".", you will just use it whenever you would like to end a sentence.

[wintry scaffold]

Hello!
I have a few questions about the nature and use of Present Perfect. Can someone help me with this topics?

[split abyss]

Hello how to use "(ass... Ass)"
For example
I'm ass good ass u.
Is it correct?

[lyric dove]

I think you might mean "as"

I'm as good as you

[split abyss]

Noo I already know as as

But what about ass ass

Americans always use it

Dude owh ehsh aaaah ass

I'm ass happy ass u

Sorry guys

It was a joke

Please

🥺

U are good @lyric dove

[fading totem]

Yes, it’s correct.
‘Ass’ can also mean ‘donkey’ btw.
🫏

[lyric dove]

I was thinking it might of been a joke haha

[split abyss]

I'm not a slave

A slave 4 u

Sorry

I thought it was an other chat

[oak shell]

buns means ass yeah?

[lyric dove]

If you ask, I will try to answer

Yeah

[oak shell]

oh wow u r a native

american or british?

[lyric dove]

Australian

[oak shell]

good nice to meat u

[lyric dove]

Nice to meet you too!

[supple holly]

Nice butterfly (sorry for my bad English)

[lyric dove]

Thanks! Don't be sorry!!!!!

[oak shell]

uhmmm is someone has a good novel to read ( b2 lvl)

[supple holly]

Okay thank you (sorry for my good English)

[supple holly]

Ehhhh Alice in Wonderlands

Or maybe To Kill A Mockingbird

Are you really B2

[lyric dove]

I'm not sure what novels are B2 but I found these short stories online: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/b2-c1-stories

[oak shell]

Is the movie of the same name really inspired by this novel?

[supple holly]

I think so

[oak shell]

oh ty dude i approciate that

[lyric dove]

By the way, the verb to use is "does". For example: does someone have a good novel to read?

[oak shell]

prob yes, iam trying to improve my language quickly

[oak shell]

ahaaa kk ty ❤️

[rocky fractal]

One thing I would do to improve quicker is to try thinking in English

[wintry scaffold]

(For clarity: I learned British English)

I understand the primary uses of Present Perfect (Talking about something's present consequence, talking about life experiences, sharing news/new information, talking about a period of time up until now), but the part that is absolutely confusing me is "Talking about recent events, and events that have some connection to the present"

So if you are saying something that is new, a new development or a dpresent state then you express that with Present Perfect ("I've cut my finger!" [A second ago] or "Somebody's sent me a parcel." [I'm standing in the door with the freshly delivered parcel in hand] or "He's led his country to prosperity [At the moment of saying this, GDP is 300% higher than it was at the beginning of his presidency]). But sometimes it becomes extremely hard to determine whether something is "recent" or "past", particularly when it comes to questions. For example, if you see your friend put an extra plate on the table, would you have to ask "Who did you put that plate on the table for?" (Because the act of putting it on the table is over) or "Who have you put that plate on the table for?" (Because the putting has the present consequence of the plate being on the table). Is it "Why did you buy that bouquet?" or "Why have you bought that bouquet ?" after you leave the shop with the flowers in hand?

I might be missing an important detail (if so, feel free to laugh at me), but in many cases the use of Present Perfect or Past Simple over the other one feels very arbitary and random to me, and I'm trying to understand the rationale behind it.

[fading needle]

Thanks bud that’s a great help. Am saving this in case I forgot again.

[chrome drum]

is there any difference in the meaning of "duty" and "responsibility"?

[boreal ingot]

Win with a landslide or win by a landslide?

[celest condor]

In my understanding it depends on why you're asking the question. It can be subtle. If I ask "Who have you put that plate on the table for?" I'm mainly focused on the action of the plate having been put there. "Who did you put that plate on the table for?" I'm asking about the effect or result of the plate being there now

[boreal ingot]

I think they're the same in one of their meanings

[celest condor]

Duty is usually based on personal values. Responsibility is more wide in it's definitions. It's any obligation

[celest condor]

win by a landslide

[boreal ingot]

hmmm
https://youtu.be/hh5yEKPNEtM?t=1138

I would have said so too

yet this person has used 'with'

I'm unsure why that is

[chrome drum]

so duty is like morality and work ethic?

[celest condor]

Ah I see. It seems to make sense either way

[chrome drum]

responsibility is just work and tasks

[boreal ingot]

Is there any difference in meaning?

[celest condor]

Yes, the most common uses I hear are duty to my country, duty to god, duty to my family, duty to myself. It's the thing that is right for me to do, so I will do it.

[chrome drum]

alr thanks

[celest condor]

Slightly. You use "by" to indicate the reason why that thing happened. "With" is having it in your possession or having it help you in some way

[boreal ingot]

I meant in the case of 'win by/with a landslide', I can't quite see a difference in meaning

I don't think 'with' there means 'used a landslide to win'

[celest condor]

With gives possession of the landslide to the person who won

Since it's a metaphor about winning by a lot, I like 'by' a lot better. 'It's happened' instead of 'the person used it'

[boreal ingot]

I see

thanks

[sturdy lintel]

in movies why people use prosperous, it's just same with ridiculous right??

[dense oasis]

then it could also be kind of abstract, right. "I value responsibility in men", the same vibe as "I value compassion in women". Both are qualities people can have. Then responsibility wouldn't mean work and tasks directly

[fading totem]

If you mean preposterous rather than prosperous, then yes.
Preposterous is slightly stronger than ridiculous though.

[sturdy lintel]

ohh

more stronger. i see.

[fading totem]

Prosperous just means successful.

[celest condor]

It sounds exciting and smart I think that's why they use it. It has a history of being used as an intelligent insult

How could you say such a thing, this is preposterous

[sturdy lintel]

i've been using this whole time man 😦

with wrong spelling

[fading totem]

Oh dear.

[sturdy lintel]

no wonder people dont understand

[fading totem]

😂

[sturdy lintel]

sometime it's chemical

phosphorus

can't auto check spelling it's correct right 😆

[dense oasis]

prosperous, literally the way you spelled it, is not ridiculous. I can see how easy misunderstandings would be here, like "Your jokes are so prosperous" lol, what would this imply. That they seem to get better and better, but are not good enough yet? There surely could be way worse contexts to include it, though lol

you can notice that prosperous comes from prosperity

[sturdy lintel]

ohh i see

prosperity is when country doing well right? i know that word. thanks man

[dense oasis]

oh yeah. It could mean this. But it doesn't have to be a country I think, maybe you got a very good job and now your life is full of prosperity

[sturdy lintel]

huh? i just thought people use successful for doing well in job etc
thanks a lot

[fading totem]

Yes, people and families can be described as prosperous too.
Not just countries.

[sturdy lintel]

ok

[boreal ingot]

Miss Money, how often do you see the word 'effrontery'

[flat rune]

what is the difference between expertise and skill?

[fading totem]

Almost never.
Impertinence and insolence are much more commonly used.

[boreal ingot]

Thank you :>

[fading totem]

No problem. 👍

[lyric dove]

The sentences have the same meaning to me. The only thing that would be wrong would be something like "Who had you put the plate on the table for?". Both "have" and "did" work in the sentences you wrote.

[jaunty dove]

Hello, i really want to give u very difficult question. How were you able to learn and memorize all the tenses in the English language? I usually write as I feel and it feels good

[tame sage]

Hi how are you

[boreal ingot]

#💭｜general

[wintry scaffold]

So it's just a question of whether you focus on one or the other part of the action more?

[dense oasis]

that's an easy question. practically, just read as many examples of tenses being used as possible, you can find them on YouTube or literally on any guide online, there are many in English or probably even in your native language. Examples. Not only definitions. Definitions are useless if you have no idea how they're used

I used to go one by one. From the most common tenses to the least common ones. Like one new per day, maybe one new every few days. Carefully look at many examples and you'll figure this out, slowly

They're all patterns, they're repeatedly used in very similar ways all the time. So there is nothing 100% unpredictable

Then you want to make it natural to yourself. But how. For me it's always been about listening, I started out not understanding a lot, but regular listening just makes you better, you just start to notice these patterns and you actually start remembering this

So for example, if you look at some examples of Past Simple, like "Did you eat an apple yesterday?" or "Did you like him?", then this is always the same pattern. If you see this repeatedly in many examples, and later hear it in listening, you start remembering this very well

Everything works this way. Tenses, conditionals, passive voice. It is all repeatedly the same. And you can remember it well

[jaunty dove]

Really thanks, black cat, I try to learn eng tenses for many times. There are a lot of examples in my head, so i use information that stay in my memory for all this time. Maybe I'm really missing the systematization of it all. I am madly loath to create a single picture from all that has accumulated over so many years of passive study

[dense oasis]

if you don't mind the question tho, are you czech

or maybe slovak lol

[jaunty dove]

Nope, but im slavic too

[dense oasis]

my gosh I should just guess it, come on, then are you lithuanian?

[jaunty dove]

i think it country more baltic nowadays

[dense oasis]

your nickname just makes me curious lol

[jaunty dove]

So to explain i try to use translator

u were really close

[dense oasis]

my grandparents were belarusian

i don't speak it though

Damn I should have guessed this. I definitely should have

[jaunty dove]

You know, I sometimes get the feeling that most people have Belarusian roots, you just have to look for them

[jaunty dove]

Not really, we use mostly Cyrillic now, and Latin is quite rare. I just got interested in this topic myself, so I decided to make myself a nickname so I wouldn't forget it

[dense oasis]

Yeah I know about this one. I just should have, cuz I myself have a belarusian family name. But I speak polish natively and my belarusian family name is always spelled in Latin, actually

[jaunty dove]

wow its really interesting story, I have to know many people who left our country and went to Poland because of the recent events unfortunately

I guess in many ways our history is full of such examples

[lyric dove]

It is a bit difficult for me as a native speaker to explain it in terms of grammar but I can tell you what sounds natural to me.

If someone has just bought some flowers I could say either "Why have you bought that bouquet?" or "Why did you buy that bouquet?". These sentences feel basically identical to me.

I think there are some cases like this where the past simple and present perfect are pretty much interchangable. I think that is creating a bit of confusion for you because it is difficult to know which one to pick when you could use either.

However, I have read online that British English speakers tend to use the present perfect more often than in other types of English so maybe stick to the present perfect in these sorts of cases if you are unsure. I am Australian so maybe it would be better to ask a British English speaker which version sounds more natural to them.

If we were talking about some flowers that were sitting in the house for a week I would definitely say "Why did you buy these flowers?" though.

[fading needle]

Which one is correct and what’s the difference:

I will let you know once it’s done.
I will let you know when it’s done.

[flat rune]

Is it correct that Indefinite Determiners are article A and An ? or maybe there's another explanation about it

[stone jackal]

The definition of talisman in word of the day appears to be wrong or at least I have never seen it used that way.

#🌄｜word-of-the-day message

@native flare see above

[native flare]

There is a second meaning to this word too.

Although, talisman is most of the times is referred as an object.

[dense oasis]

yeah same for me, the definition they gave in that other channel seems to be very rare, if even used

[boreal ingot]

Nope, that is correct

[stone jackal]

When used in reference to a person it is used figuratively. I believe like a keystone refers to an object or thing but if used figuratively it can refer to a person. Like Steve Jobs was the keystone of Apple.

[native flare]

I’ll take note of this, thanks.

[native flare]

Agreed, i’ll try using words with their most used meanings.

[flat rune]

The first one emphasises the promptness of whatever is being done

[boreal ingot]

ternary, tertiary, trinary, what's the difference?

[flat rune]

Ternary - composed of three parts
‘a ternary compound has three elements’
Tertiary - third in order, level or rank
Tertiary education = university (post secondary/high school)
Trinary - same as ternary but even less common

[rapid bison]

Trinary - same as trinary
@flat rune, please edit

[delicate grove]

Hello 😉

https://streamable.com/46dorp Could you please write down what he's saying after "You are very big, my passion fruit. Your heart is like Mount Etna"? Thanks!

[boreal ingot]

I hear 'my heart' then two words I can't make out

[fading needle]

Can you explain a bit more, I don’t think I fully get it

[flat rune]

Both are grammatically correct, but there’s a subtle difference in tone:
• “Once it’s done” – emphasizes that you’ll notify the person immediately after completion. It’s more definite and time-focused.
• “When it’s done” – is more general; it just means you’ll notify them at some point after it’s done, without urgency.

[weak mountain]

How am I supposed to know how well I’m trying to get my point across in English? I feel like I am being fluid but often times people can have trouble understanding me, especially when speaking outside because of my mild Aphasia issue

[delicate grove]

Could someone help me, please?

[dense oasis]

I tried to look up what Aphasia means, and it sounds serious to me, but I have no real idea so I hope it's not the worst or something. I don't know if this helps, but for me I do have some adhd-like behaviours (inefficient short term memory, being distracted, struggling to focus sometimes) and I have never been a very skilled speaker, not even in my native language, so maybe we're similar here. Maybe.
If they don't understand then I express the same again, maybe with different words. Sometimes I simplify my thoughts and then they get this

[weak mountain]

I have trouble saying transition words like “so, or, that, and, have, will, a, was” when speaking

[weak mountain]

Luckily I’ve gotten very good at it when typing

[dense oasis]

Wait, do you mean they're difficult to pronounce for you, or you have no intuition like when to use them properly?

[weak mountain]

It’s a mental speech issue, my brain just goes into a fail.exe when I try to talk

Broca’s aphasia for specific

[dense oasis]

Ohhh. I looked this up again and it sounds so new, I mean, I had no idea something like this exists. So maybe that's just the way to speak for you, by default you like shorter sentences. And by default you prefer to not create any longer ones. Maybe you can actually still express yourself? Just by not using any long sentences with many parts?

People speak in many ways so maybe it's not bad? Like, there are people who say really long and overcomplicated things

And you don't. So maybe that's good

[boreal ingot]

really long and overcomplicated things

My beloved

Oh, Norsemen were Northmen at some point :o

[dense oasis]

Like for example "I saw a big, orange cat yesterday, and it was so amazing and cute and I really loved it, so the thing is it was meowing and...", that's long, maybe you just do short things like "Yesterday, I saw a cat. Big, orange. It looked amazing. It was meowing. I loved it so much"
Both of these express the same, just in different ways

and both are good, like, I understand what both mean easily

[weak mountain]

It’s really bad and limited to just nouns. If I wanted to say “could you pass the butter?” I struggle a lot with that and I would only be able to use words like give and butter. I can understand people speaking, though

[dense oasis]

If you don't mind me asking this - I saw your mention that you speak japanese natively, and I also happen to speak (just a little of it), so then... does this occur in japanese as well? Like, can you easily say バタ―を渡してくれますか。but you cannot say the English version "could you pass the butter"?

If that's easy for you in japanese, then maybe it's because English literally puts all the words in different places. And this confuses you

[weak mountain]

A struggle with all languages when it comes to this, but some languages have less of these in between words than others, making it easier. Also, if I were in my home country, I could easily just say 「すみません。。バター。。」And they will try to finish my sentence for me because that’s what you do there, it’s respectful to finish someone’s thoughts if they have trouble thinking

[dense oasis]

Ohhh yes, true, I have heard about this mannerism before. I wonder what I can even advise at this point, though. Like, if that's the way you always speak, then maybe it just is

I don't know... your writing is perfect, you mention only the speech. So maybe just try to speak more using these specific words? I don't know if this is possible for you, or just will not work

[weak mountain]

Well right now I’m trying to live in the social construct of the U.S. so it’s hard for me to tell if people can understand you because they never tell you. They just nod their head and act like it sometimes, so the reason I asked the question is because I don’t know if I should try harder to explain myself or just talk a lot and hope they can understand me

[dense oasis]

Okay got it, makes sense. I mean, if I were in the states I wouldn't even care about this, people are not as strict as people in Japan with proper 敬語 and manners and 迷惑したくない mentality. I would just express myself the way I want, no overthinking

[weak mountain]

I grew up around old people and having to deal with them, so I care less about the manners and more about getting my point across without seeming like an idiot

[dense oasis]

okay, alright... then I'd just talk a lot. Better to say more than to say nothing

I wish I could give you something better lol. But that's just what I would do

[boreal ingot]

This work will treat of so much only of this internal history as is concerned with the variations of form that have taken place in the noun, the adjective, the pronoun, and the verb, caused by change or loss of inflection.

What does 'so much' mean here'? 'so much as is concerned with [x]'

I get that the general meaning is 'this work will touch on things relating to [x] (only within the internal histroy)'
where [x] is 'variations of form that have taken place in the noun, the adjective, the pronoun, and the verb, caused by change or loss of inflection'.

I'm only curious about that usage of 'so much'. What exactly is it doing? What are other examples of this usage
What are other examples of this usage?

[dense oasis]

I had to read this paragraph many times and after all these times I still think it could've been written in a way simpler, understandable language...

[boreal ingot]

Direct your complaints at Thomas Lounsbury 1838–1915

[dense oasis]

thankfully he doesn't live anymore

[boreal ingot]

question 😔

[agile crow]

It's kind of hard to make sense of it. But I think the meaning is the same as "This work will treat only so much of this internal history as is concerned with..."

[boreal ingot]

'treat of' means 'touch on/discuss (in writing)' (hence 'treatise'). So it could be rephrased as

This work will touch on ...

But when you say 'only so much of [x] as is concerned with [y]', does that mean that 'we will cover [x] to the extent that it is concerned with [y] and no more'? Is this the idea of 'so much as is concerned' in that sentence?

[agile crow]

Well, treat something like something is common in english

[boreal ingot]

Yeah that is true, but I believe they're using the 'discuss' sense of 'treat' not the sense of which you speak. I wasn't really confused about the 'treat of' part, just the 'so much as' part

This is the introduction part of the book

they're stating what will be discussed in it

[agile crow]

Yeah, you might be right

Treat is like discuss... an old way to use the word

I imagine it might have been hard for an average person living then to understand that sentence, even

[boreal ingot]

Yes, I understand that. I would simply like elaboration on the 'so much' bit here:

[We will discusss] so much only of [the history] as is concerned with [nouns].

What do they mean by 'so much only of'? And can you think of anyy other examples where this phrase would be used?

I'm sorry if I didn't make the part I was asking about clear initially

[agile crow]

This work will discuss only so much that is relevant. Or, only as much that is relevant

As far ad I can tell

[boreal ingot]

alrighty alrighty, many thanks sir

[agile crow]

They tended to be a little wordy back then

[boreal ingot]

I mean, in the 1870s (the book was published in 1879) Google says 80% of adults were literate in the United States (with a major racial inequity where 80% of black adults were not literate), so most should have been able to read this back then, no?

[flat rune]

Answer this i'm shy asking

[agile crow]

I would guess that while 80% were literate, a smaller percentage was capable of understanding something like that. I am no expert, though

[boreal ingot]

Expertise is a high level of skill at something

[boreal ingot]

Oh I see, that would make sense I suppose, yes

[boreal ingot]

Also, you really ought not to be so rude

[flat rune]

I'm not rude why

[boreal ingot]

If your question got burried just resend it and wait

[boreal ingot]

'this shit'

[flat rune]

Oh no

I didnt really type that way

[boreal ingot]

and demanding we answer, instead of asking

[flat rune]

It was suppose to be answer this im shy

The t got in the way

Lemme fix that

[boreal ingot]

Okay whatever you say

[flat rune]

Anyway

I apologize for that

But google just shows same result

Doesnt have deep explanation

Thats why i went here

Lol

[boreal ingot]

There isn't a big difference between them besides 'expertise' being a high level of skill. I suppose 'expertise' is also more technical, so you can be skilled at anything, but normally something like engineering, computers, programming, etc. is your expertise

[flat rune]

I would say

I understand but

[boreal ingot]

This isn't always the case, it's just more common to say 'expertise' for technical stuff

[flat rune]

Expertise is something you're good at for a very long time

Skill is anything something you are just good at but no to the point that you can master it because its not like your chosen skill?

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, that seems accurate

[flat rune]

I see

And also

What does this mean

Can execute peak hour?

I actually dont know what it means but it popped to my head last week

I feel like its related to restaurants or food service

Like you know the busy hours

Lol

[boreal ingot]

yeah I know what a peak hour is but I'm not sure what executing it would be

[flat rune]

Hmmmm

Idk

Maybee

You can like

Finish the job during peakhour or you can literally do it easy during busy hour?

Or

You can easily handle peakhour??

By the execute/executing meaning

[boreal ingot]

If you want to ask someone to execute something during peak hour, this is how you would phrase it:

Can** you** execute it during peak hout?

[flat rune]

I see

Oh btw

I was putting in to my resume

Idk why i did that

Lol

Maybe i should fix it

What should i put

[boreal ingot]

Or maybe if you have a method in a program or something of the sort called 'peak hour', you could say

Can you execute peak hour?
Where the meaning is 'I ask that you carry out/run the method named peak hour'

If you have a plan called 'peak hour', you could say

Can you execute peak hour?
Where the meaning is 'are you able to perform the plan named peak hour'

[boreal ingot]

Why would I know that 😭

It's your resumé

[flat rune]

I see

Great

[flat rune]

I havent put much to it cause my brain doesnt function much when it comes to making resume lol but to work

It does work really well

Thats how stupid i am lol

And i haven't slept much for few days thats probably why🤔

So tired

[boreal ingot]

LMAO 😭

[austere moss]

You being banned should be done pro bono 😹

[boreal ingot]

Could you explain how 'pro bono' would make sense in this sentence you've made

[austere moss]

Nah

[boreal ingot]

I understand it to mean that a paid service is done for free by a professional, but banning is neither a service, nor paid, nor done by a professional (although, I suppose you could argue a case for that last one)

[austere moss]

It’s this guy who’s tryna act all innocent and nerdy 💀

[austere moss]

That other guy should be banned for free and it’d lowkey be for the public good

😹

Bro why do you type so slow

I’m just using the term literally my bro

Why u gotta try to act slick and defend your far-left communist friend

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, I can wait for someone to explain how 'pro bono' works in your sentence. I'm really not here to argue about who should and shouldn't be banned, but rather to glean a deeper insight with regard to how the expression is used

[austere moss]

Just search it up 💀

[gaunt mango]

I thought pro bono meant “for public good”

[supple holly]

It's a joke. Don't overthink it

[austere moss]

Pro bono just means doing something that’s usually paid for free most of the time legal cases

[boreal ingot]

Yes, I know what the term means, and I don't think it made sense in your sentence. That's why I'm asking

[austere moss]

Otherwise it means “for the common/public” good

[austere moss]

or maybe you’re uneducated

Get better at researching and using your critical faculties

[boreal ingot]

Is this a secondry meaning of the phrase?

[gaunt mango]

Insulting people undermines any points you make

[gaunt mango]

From what I know, yeah

[austere moss]

😂 Obviously you’re gonna question me to defend your friend

[gaunt mango]

It’s the literal translation

[austere moss]

Yes exactly

A simple google search clears that right up

It explains my joke perfectly 😹

[boreal ingot]

I see, the meaning I am aware of is how it's used in English, while the meaning you speak of is the one from Latin

[boreal ingot]

I'm not defending anyone. I'm asking an English question

get over yourself please

[gaunt mango]

I think it’s more commonly used in the definition you referenced, but it can be used this way too

[austere moss]

It’s used more commonly in that first sense of a service being free

Usually a legal case

But it can also refer to “for the public good”

[austere moss]

Which comes from the fact it’s literal meaning is this

Bruh autocorrect is pmo

[boreal ingot]

Understood, I might add that sense to Wiktionary with an 'informal' tag

[austere moss]

There are many things used in English where its use is based off the literal meaning from the language it was derived from

[boreal ingot]

I wasn't aware of its literal meaning. Often phrases greow beyond what they originally meant. Eitherway, thanks @gaunt mango, and @austere moss

[austere moss]

either way is not one word btw

[gaunt mango]

This is true, however it isn’t the duty of people to know all of them imo

[austere moss]

*grow (just lyk)

[austere moss]

It isn’t yea I agree

[gaunt mango]

For example I’m a native and the first time I saw “pro bono” (a few months ago I think?) I had to google it and I similarly found 2 different definitions

[boreal ingot]

That was obviously a typo, but I appreciate the 'either way' correction. It slipped my mind

[austere moss]

Only few months ago what

[gaunt mango]

Pro bono isn’t exactly common in casual speech and I don’t dabble in legal jargon

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, likewise 'post hoc; ergo, propter hoc' is only used as the name of the logical fallacy rather than with its actual Latin meaning

I didn't expect the literal Latin meaning to be used for 'Pro bono'

[gaunt mango]

Another example is Alma mater

It’s literal translation is “nourishing mother” but it’s use in speech is generally in reference to a university or school someone graduated from

“Harvard is my Alma Mater, how about you?”
“Ceres is often considered an Alma mater, a nurturing mother of the forest” (copied from Google)

[boreal ingot]

Oh, I had no idea that's what it meant in Latin lol

Added, by the way

[gaunt mango]

Sweet. Maybe you could specify that it’s the literal translation from Latin? Just a recommendation

[boreal ingot]

Noo idea how I would mark that lmao

idk if there exists a 'literal' tag

[gaunt mango]

Me neither because I’m not too familiar with wiktionary… I would just add in parenthesis after the def “literal translation from Latin” or just “literal translation”
But again that’s just me, if you don’t feel like it don’t do it lol

[boreal ingot]

I checked the glossary; one does exist!

[gaunt mango]

Oh cool

I’m not fat nor a woman so, not really 😂

Mine doesn’t show it though

Sad

[boreal ingot]

ehhh we don't need to shush

😭

Listen enough people have agreed it exists kind of

I'm not defacing, I'm expandinggg

[gaunt mango]

I didn’t get a 1200.. and I don’t really get why you’re trying to attack me

[boreal ingot]

I mean, maybe idk

do I jus undo it like nothing happaned. There are always some defs with no quotes given

I mean, I'll look around for sentences

alrighty alrighy, I'll look for sentencess

Idk if they take reddit as a source lol

That's where I look for my informal constructions

yea I can't find any reddit examples lol

well I had two people telling me it was correct, one of whom was a native!

Don't blame meee

You don't know what they got

Okay I removed the sense though

look at this edit history

yea, I'd have to sift through god knows how many reddit comments to find any relevant instances

Nevermind three

'Reddit Machine Learning', is that related to this AI I heard they were incorporating a while back?

[gaunt mango]

My SAT score has nothing to do with my intelligence (and I still got above a 1550 😂)
I don’t know what assuming my score was, is doing for you

[boreal ingot]

Oh no, I thought there was something about some sort of AI/chat-bot thingy that refers you to specific reddit posts when you ask it quyestions that was built into reddit

I remember seeing it in beta

Can't find it now though

[bitter hill]

8gb of r/anime comments is wild

[boreal ingot]

Lmao, can I get one of these from the link you sent or is it complicated?

Cuz if it's complicated I won't bother doing it :p

[bitter hill]

Reddit Answers?

I still see it in my app

Powered by Gemini

[boreal ingot]

Oh I see

I didn't know that part

Yeah maybe idk how to find it but I can't see it on my webbrowser on pc

I will ask you more about this if ever I actually need to download a subreddit lol. Rn I don't need to lol, and I can't really figure out what to do from the page

yuh

Im dumb

[fading needle]

Hello guys

Hey this is Bob again. You told me to let you know when am done with my Monday exam.

Is this correct?

will it be Monday or Monday's

[flat rune]

Phrase dependent

[fading needle]

sorry?

im stiil learning so i sometimes get confuse about these things

can you explain a bit

[boreal ingot]

'Monday'

ignore Judas

[boreal ingot]

Also, use 'I'm' not 'am'

Hey this is Bob again. You told me to let you know when I'm done with my Monday exam.

[fading needle]

Gotcha, Thanks Missy

[boreal ingot]

No problem

[sinful mulch]

hi guys

[cinder totem]

Hello

What is the difference between limitations and delimitations in research

[somber obsidian]

Limitations — What You Can't Control

Delimitations — What You Choose to Limit

[flat rune]

Don’t say that

[boreal ingot]

[lean moon]

Hi i'm new to discord and was wondering if anyone would use an ai vocab app. I might try to build one. If you're interested please lmk on: https://vocabularykey.carrd.co/

[gaunt mango]

As in one that gives live feedback on English queries?

[flat rune]

How do you say it like in a resume that you're making sure all the stuff you use to make TRAYS, TABLES, working station etc are cleaned?

Idk what term to use

[gaunt mango]

On a resume you would want to go for a professional look.
You could say “maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of [stuff], ensuring [it/they] is/are ready for use”

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What is the best way to stay motivated and complete goals?

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

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What are some strange beliefs that some people have?

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

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

If you were in charge renaming things so that their names would be more accurate, what names would you come up with?

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

[wide turret]

?t

[hazy herald]

Topic

What did you think was going to be amazing but turned out to be horrible?

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

[jovial plinth]

“Your toilet should not open directly on to the Chamber but may open on to a lobby or mediating space.”

This is a sentence in the brief of my project, basically it’s telling me to design a chamber and tower with the toilet being one of the facilities. But I don’t understand if it’s telling me to place the toilet inside or outside the chamber?

[boreal ingot]

There door into/out of the toilet can't be in the chamber. You can put the door elsewhere though. I would imagine, if they don't want the door in the chamber, they also don't want the toilet itself in the chamber

aka, put the toilet somewhere not in the chamber, and make sure the door isn't going into the chamber, but into some other room or hallway

[jovial plinth]

Ahh I see, thanks a lot!

[flat rune]

No problem!😁

[boreal ingot]

:> Happy to help

[boreal ingot]

Even more marked is the difference between the ancient and the modern tongue in the vocabulary. A vast number of words belonging to the Anglo-Saxon no longer exist for us, even in a changed form: their places have been supplied by borrowing from other languages, especially Latin and French, to an extent which, if vocabulary alone were considered, would make it doubtful whether our tongue is Teutonic or Romanic. These differences between the earliest and modern English are essential differences: they are not the characteristics of a development of language, but of an actual transformation. Hence has arisen the necessity of a special term applied to this period of our speech. A nomenclature which, in the history of our tongue, includes under one name the English of Cadmon and of Tennyson is unsatisfactory and misleading,— full as much so one which confounds the language of Cadmon and of Chaucer.

1. I imagine there is an elided 'is' after 'so' there, is this correct?
2. Is 'full' being used to mean 'entirely, thoroughly'? I know this was done at some point in the past (refer to the screenshot below).
3. The underlined part means 'fully as unsatisfactory and misleading is a nomenclature which mixes up/conflates the Englishes of Cadmon and Chaucer ', yes or no? If no, what does it actually mean and why is my interpretation wrong?

[agile crow]

Your interpretation seems right to me. I think the meaning is the same as fully as much as one which... Or, as much as one which... Or, just as much as one which...

[boreal ingot]

Thank you for the help, Zaz 💜

[agile crow]

Although, upon looking at this again, I have a slight quibble with your interpretation. I don't think there is an elided is; the meaning is more like fully as much as than fully as much is which is slighly different.

[boreal ingot]

But is it not the case that a second 'as' need be present for such an interpretation?

full as much so [as] one which confounds the language of Cadmon and of Chaucer.

[agile crow]

I think he used so like we use as today

[boreal ingot]

Oh, I interpreted 'so' as referring back to the adjectives listed
Something like this:

1. He is ugly, but you are more so.

• are more ugly

2. I think A is cool, but you ought to admit that B is as much so.

• that B is as cool (as A)

[One which does this] is unsatisfactory and misleading[; fully] as [unsatisfactory and misleading] one which confounds [x] and [y].
You can see why I felt 'is' was needed.
But I know it's not uncommon for 'be' or a form thereof to be elided in a second sentence when it's said in the first, so I thought that was the case:
He is cool; I, not very much so.

[agile crow]

Then again, now I'm thinking that your interpretation was right

It's hard to say

Yeah, I think the meaning is more like fully as much so is...

Sorry for the waffling. Lol

[boreal ingot]

:D

[boreal ingot]

I wasn't bothered at all, lol. You brought up an interesting interpretation

I just love these old sentences and structures no one would dare think to use in modern times

English was so cool

[agile crow]

It's still cool 😉

[boreal ingot]

It indeed is

I suppose I would be filled with as much wonder at modern English as I am at older forms of the language were I not so well acquainted with it

[agile crow]

It such a weird language... which is something I don't think most natives realize

[dense oasis]

i wish this language didn't exist

[agile crow]

seriously?

[delicate grove]

https://streamable.com/6d75f5

• Ramid, are the men all tucked in?
• Found asleep, Captain, for the last three hours.
• You realize the maneuvers start at dawn tomorrow?
• Bearing to get at them, Captain. You've only to say go.
• Good. We'll show the colonel the plans...

What he's saying after "We'll show the colonel the plans"?

[gaunt mango]

It’s really difficult to tell.
Best I could tell was “we’ll show the colonel the plans, and then get another ___ ___”.
If no one manages to figure it out I’ll take a really deep look when I get home today. My apologies.

[delicate grove]

Great! I'll be really really grateful 😉

[jovial plinth]

wait do irish people actually speak like that???

[green wolf]

No

This is mocking British people

People from England specifically

Maybe Londoners because of the knife crime stereotype

[jovial plinth]

Damn I see 😭

[dense oasis]

my license for knives expired my apologies officer

i have a bottle of water (read it as: boohwawatah)

[boreal ingot]

I did not know knife licenses exist lol

[boreal ingot]

I will shank your cows

[dense oasis]

yes officer, this man

please rough

he likes it

[jovial plinth]

Lmao me neither

[hexed plume]

Hi folks!

I want to gain the Writing part skill of english language. I don't know tenses. My punctuation is bad. Also I tried the English Grammer In use book for beginners. I learned few lessons but i think its still difficult for me as i seen a lot of tenses and I always been confused. I forget a lot the rules.

I want to learn it because there is a programming job I want that requires clear cut speaking and writing. I want to start it from the writing part. The fundamental ones.

Is there any resource out there that can teach me writing part of english language or have you learned the writing part while ur own lanugage is different?

Can you share your experience, Any technique?

Help appreciated.

[flat rune]

Use a grammar book

[gaunt mango]

^plus daily practice. Even just 10-15 minutes a day and I guarantee you will see results

[flat rune]

They are structured to teach a tense at a time and to not overwhelm you

[bright tapir]

Hello, I am a senior web developer, and I have to communicate with my clients in English. So if I have a chance, I'll talk about my experience and discuss our work.

[hexed plume]

Any English grammer resource you want to recommend?

[hexed plume]

Definitely!

[vagrant sluice]

hello guys, i need to gather some data in order to deliver my final exam, so that i have a really short survey, can u please partipicate to help me^^
https://forms.gle/xza7WSyr4iK8gJd36

[flat rune]

Does anyone here works at restaurant?

I have a question

[boreal ingot]

This/These gallows is/are where many died.
This/These annals is/are the the only record/records we have of the events.
Hmmm?

[gaunt mango]

1. Context dependent. If you're talking about multiple gallows then "these/are" is correct here. However if you're talking about a singular gallows (gallows is a singular noun with a plural looking form! similar to news) then its This/is
2. These/are. Since "annals" is always plural it takes plural forms.

This gallows is where many died. (singular gallows)
These gallows are where many died. (multiple gallows)
These annals are the only records we have of the event. (multiple annals) (sorry didn't notice the record/records part first time)
This annals is the only record we have of the event. ❌ (annals is plural always)

[boreal ingot]

Got it, thank you so much 💜

[vale portal]

english speakers appreciate when you call them "imbecilic" try it out on the nearest old english speaking person and you will make their day!

[supple holly]

Imbecilic

[vale portal]

gracias (thanks in chinese fr)

[boreal ingot]

their day* I don't think I should take English advice from you, dear

[vale portal]

mb i made the wrong word

[boreal ingot]

I used the*

[vale portal]

huh

[boreal ingot]

Lmao 😭

[vale portal]

oh

[autumn helm]

how to get ilets 6.5＋

[supple holly]

Depends on where you're at now. But the bottom line is still, you gotta learn English

[hollow night]

English Question! Is this the right way to use "providence"?

Sentence: You were the one who found the unicorn. I won't rob you of your providence.

Context: A young mage who had found and tamed a unicorn offered it as a gift to a more senior mage. The senior mage responded by saying he would not rob the young mage of his providence.

[fossil thunder]

What's the correct way to use semi colons, colons and em dashes in a formal article/essay/proposal?

[boreal ingot]

Providence is more like the guidance and care of God and what is natural, or a way to refer to God (that focuses on his care and guidance). So I would say you've misused the word

Unless you're seeing the unicorn as a sign that God is guiding them

[delicate grove]

@gaunt mango Do you remember? 😉 #📚｜english-questions message

[trail slate]

How can I ask an actor how long they appear on the movie

[gaunt mango]

ah shoot I forgot. Sorry, I’ll get on it soon

[gaunt mango]

this is honestly my bad but the video says "this video is no longer available".
sorry.

[mint swift]

Semi colons are for joining sentences that are associated, ie) the sky was a perfect blue;aside from a few stray clouds

[verbal heron]

the second clause doesn't seem to be an independent one

[mint swift]

Jane bought a new dress: her husband thought her outfit was beautiful

[bitter hill]

Semicolon not needed here

[mint swift]

John is Canadian: however he lives in America

[verbal heron]

replace the colon with some conjunction

[mint swift]

Jane bought a new dress and her husband thought her outfit was beautiful

[delicate grove]

https://streamable.com/olhuc5

[timber bluff]

what kind of knife needs a license? and in what states or countries does that apply ? thanks

[gloomy cloak]

hi all

do i need to do flap t in american accent? i just cant do it

[dense oasis]

everyone will understand you even if you don't do it

[gloomy cloak]

it is for the jobs. they really really focus on accents

[flat rune]

https://www.akti.org/state-knife-laws/

[flat rune]

No jobs focus on accents. They especially won’t want a non native with imperfect English speaking in an American accent

[gloomy cloak]

welcome to egypt bro, i talked to some natives and they told me that my accent is good and understandable( not native accent ) still got rejected at jobs cuz of my accent

[flat rune]

Then I don’t think it was understandable

[dense oasis]

do you know it's because of it, or do you just make an assumption

[gloomy cloak]

about jobs? they told me the reason

[gloomy cloak]

well ,why would they lie ?

iam not saying iam perfect,iam trying to improve my accent ofc but just wanted to ask about flap t

[flat rune]

Because they just didn’t want to hire you. That’s probably the best bet.

Don’t make the /t/ sound too hard, like the Arabic ت.
• Instead, let your tongue tap lightly and quickly against the ridge just behind your upper front teeth (the same place where you make the Arabic د sound), but even softer and faster.

✅ Step 2: Feel the Soft Tap
• Think of it like a quick, light tap—almost like a soft flick of the tongue.
• Try saying the Arabic word دُرَّة (like “durra” for “pearl”). Feel how the د is softer than a ت? The flap t is even lighter than that.

✅ Step 3: Practice with English Words
• Try these words, pronouncing the t softly—almost like a d:
• water → /ˈwɑːdɚ/
• butter → /ˈbʌdɚ/
• later → /ˈleɪdɚ/
• better → /ˈbedɚ/

✅ Step 4: Repeat and Listen
• Listen to native speakers on YouTube or podcasts, and try to copy their pronunciation.
• Start slow, then gradually get faster.
• Don’t overthink it—this sound happens naturally when you speak quickly.

[gloomy cloak]

ty so much i will practice more

[cinder totem]

The significance of this study lies in its potential to improve teaching practices, enhance student learning outcomes, and inform policy and practice in English language teaching. By exploring the integration of Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in English writing instruction, this study provides valuable insights into effective teaching strategies that promote critical thinking, creativity, and analytical abilities. The findings can contribute to the development of more effective writing instruction, preparing students for success in their academic and professional pursuits. Moreover, this study addresses a crucial gap in the existing literature on HOTS integration in university classrooms, particularly at Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, making it a significant contribution to English language teaching. Ultimately, the study's results can positively impact the quality of English language instruction in Sindh, Pakistan, aligning with 21st-century education goals that prioritize critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

Any grammatically mistakes in this paragraph?

[junior path]

It’s more common than D and even T

I would post a picture of a mouth seen from the side to compare the Spanish D to the English D (flat T) but the channel doesn’t allow me to do that

[gloomy cloak]

so i can just say t ? cuz i sound so weird saying beder than better

[junior path]

Mm. Not really like a T more like a sound somewhat between a D and the American R

If it feels like mocking a person with a speech impairment issue to say D like that in bedder then you may need to practice a technique called “shadowing a native speaker” (in person ideally, to notice how they shape their tongue differently)

that’s why I feel the British accent is easier than the American accent. Americans use the so called flat-T much more

[gloomy cloak]

i try shadowing these days, i tried british accent but every video i find is about modern rp which even natives dont use it that much

[junior path]

By the way. Maybe this helps

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJzrTprTZh6/?igsh=NjlvMGRkMXhpYmMy

So, Jonah from California here 👆🏼 does a good job breaking it down

[gloomy cloak]

wow

they hate t for real

[gloomy cloak]

do u learn modern rp british ?

[junior path]

Well… to English in general, not just American, the hard T requires to spend more time to say something

The general (standard) American Accent found the solution by softening into a flat T

It’s not like the British English didn’t have it, they do but way less

From speaking fast native speakers soften consonants… omit sounds… and create connected vowels

I speak Spanish and I know we all do this too

[gloomy cloak]

isnt british english the oringal langauge ?

[junior path]

Today I hear that “rp” for the first time

I studied the London Brit accent for at least 6 years and I loved it until I moved to NYC and people seemed to not understand me, I had been practicing the American accent since, for way longer than I did the London accent and l still am not performing 100% one same region

[gloomy cloak]

rp is about u dont prounc the r like better u say it betteh matteh ,hard as haaad and so on

which is actually annoying

[gloomy cloak]

america has many accents ,i would say focus on improving the pronunciation and the accent will come along

[junior path]

In a way, you can say that. But I have been listening to my grandparents cassettes from the BBC and the British English from the 60’s sounds way different than the modern one… so not even those cassettes are good anymore

It’s ok to pick the accent that speaks to you the most

[gloomy cloak]

true thats why there is moder rp and rp modern rp is the today british accent

anyway u are right pick the accent u want , and learn the right pronunciation is more important

[junior path]

Yes I know! Even California has several accents. Some of which sound very annoying to my ears (the valley girl accent)

[gloomy cloak]

lol i feel ya but tbh here in egypt they care more about accents than ur pronunciation ,i remember hr was talking to me her voice and accent were annoying and i didnt understand most of the stuff

[junior path]

Anyway

Since you are learning the rp modern, there’s another insta account I really like from a teacher based in England

https://www.instagram.com/nick_the_teacher?igsh=MWt5Y3Zxcm40azYzYw==

[gloomy cloak]

no no no iam learning the american accent right

[junior path]

Oh okay

[gloomy cloak]

ty btw

i know some british youtubers that do podcast and explanis things if u want

[junior path]

So since you may speak Arabic, can I ask you something?

[gloomy cloak]

sure

[junior path]

Yes please!!! Share them with me

[junior path]

So, see my nickname?

Just yesterday, I joined a voice channel and they laughed at it

[gloomy cloak]

GSL-English
pronunciation with emma
British Education

[junior path]

I they didn’t seem to be rude about it, but explained to me that there is this word in Arabic that sounds like “nekah” … ugh 😑

They cracked laughing while explaining the meaning, like 12 year olds

[gloomy cloak]

yeah..... they even laugh at the name of nik

[junior path]

Right?

I get it

I know the meaning

By now

[gloomy cloak]

iam sorry for what they did most arabs espically egyptians are rude

[junior path]

That’s alright
I left after because they were not that welcoming but I have a friend from Egypt who is not like that

So my question is if my nickname is dumb LOL

[gloomy cloak]

ur name is pretty and nothing wrong with that

[junior path]

I don’t know how to ask that

[gloomy cloak]

ok actually in egypt we have some stupid nicknames

like date (the food)

[gloomy cloak]

nah nothing wrong with ur name

ignore them and when u meet egyptian ppl who laughs at ur name tell them that

at least we dont have bala7a (date) that kills us then leave

the nickname of our presdient is date lol

and he is really bad one and every1 hates him

[junior path]

That’s cool to know!!

[gloomy cloak]

just dont use it on me ......

[junior path]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! You just cheered me up

[gloomy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/的9-gif-27299608

[gloomy cloak]

u are welcome ,anytime

time to practice

cya and good luck

[junior path]

Same! Have a good one

[gloomy cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-up-double-thumbs-up-like-agreed-yup-gif-14284264219182206721

[junior path]

oh, and also the Mexican 🤣🤣 that’s funny to find out

[gloomy cloak]

LOL YESSSS I forgot about it

[robust bone]

what's the difference between "to opt" and "to choose"? And is it correct to say that the first one is less commonly heard?

[agile crow]

There's no difference. And, yeah, opt is much less common these days.

[gaunt mango]

i tried my best to isolate the last 1 or 2 words, the best i could come up with is "data set".
"We'll show the colonel the plans, then get another data set"

[delicate grove]

@gaunt mango Thank you very much! Could you tell me what he's saying after "You are very big, my passion fruit. Your heart is like Mount Etna"?😄 https://streamable.com/4w0ko4

He loves curry. "My hot curry, come"? 🤔

[gaunt mango]

"my heart couldn't come"?
If you know the name of the movie there is a chance you can find subtitles online for it

that would probably be more accurate than me trying to guess

[delicate grove]

@gaunt mango English subtitles didn't exist 😢 What he's saying after "I'm a sick man. I can't"? https://streamable.com/gf81b2

[gaunt mango]

I think it’s “I’m sick man I can’t run like that”

[boreal ingot]

I remember this question

[acoustic geyser]

Longed? What does it mean?

[supple holly]

Stronger meaning than "want." Usually for something you've wanted for a long time. So that's why it's "long." Yeah

(It's a verb)

[acoustic geyser]

Thanks mate

[dense oasis]

to long - (as above)
longing - similar to "yearning", it means wanting very strongly, this is a noun/an adjective

[acoustic geyser]

Can I use it when I achive my desire or the same as want but stronger?

[dense oasis]

it's like to want

yes

I yearn for you. I want you. I long for you

[supple holly]

Calm down, you've only just met them

[cobalt onyx]

How to use "even" and "ever" pls, I need help

[dense oasis]

I crave you now

[acoustic geyser]

I aint know

Ask @dense oasis

[cobalt onyx]

@dense oasis

[cobalt onyx]

Can you help me bro?

[cobalt onyx]

Bro, why do you use "ain't" instead of "don't"?

[acoustic geyser]

I thought aint stand for don't isn't and haven't

[gaunt mango]

Even has a few meanings.
Even can be a flat surface, or an even number (2, 4, 6 are all even numbers)
It can even be used to emphasize something!

Ever usually refers to time
Like, at any time:
“nothing ever happens to you when you make bad decisions!”
Or similarly, at all times
“Ever the man of action, he was impatient with intellectuals” (from Google)

[tame sage]

Hi i am new here

[boreal ingot]

'ain't' = 'have not', 'has not', 'is not', 'are not', 'am not'

Oh, also 'do not' and 'does not' sometimes

Have: I ain't done what you asked me to do yet.
Has: She ain't seen him around, now scram.
Is: It ain't good, that's for sure.
Are: We ain't a bunch of fools.
Am: I ain't an idiot.
These feel much more awkward to me, but they exist as well, and that's the meaning Amelia used:
Do: I ain't like eating beans.
Does: She ain't love her boyfriend.

'Ain't' is very informal

[agile crow]

I feel like the last two are very uncommon.

I ain't no idiot is probably more common than I ain't an idiot. But it's not like there are hard rules for the use of ain't

If you were growing up in the middle class here, they used to try to suppress your use of ain't. Back in the old days

That's because it was considered uncouth and a sign of a lack of education. It was very snobbish. And it backfired, in my case; I use ain't all the time now

[robust bone]

what's the difference between "threshold" and "limit"?

one more: is there any synonym to "to withdraw"? I can't get my head around this verb, it's so peculiar

[gaunt mango]

Threshold: is like a starting point or trigger
"Pain threshold" - the point at which pain starts

Limit: is like a boundary or maximum point you cannot exceed
"Speed limit" - a limit to the speed you should go on a road

"withdraw" is a really context dependant verb, but some include like take out, remove, pull out, detach, disengage, retract or revoke

"He withdrew his offer" - "He revoked his offer"
"She withdrew money" - "She took out money"
"They withdrew over time, no longer being friends" - "They became distant over time, no longer being friends"

[robust bone]

thank you stranger. May the Seven bless you

[gaunt kernel]

Hello

[soft crystal]

@sly lance

[idle trench]

aprostrophes are confusing , is it James's or James'

[gaunt mango]

James’s is following MLA or general American rules.

James’ is AP style (more used in journalism)

Both are acceptable, and as PO mentioned “James’s” is generally more understandable

[flat rune]

hello

[gaunt kernel]

Hii

[gleaming island]

Hello

My name is Valeria

[exotic wind]

I am an international student from India, currently living in USA. I attended this meetup where I could not smoothly express myself in the native American English, so I decide I would learn good amount of American English by next year where and how should I start my journney?

[acoustic geyser]

Guys

I got B1 score after doing English test on Cambridge website.

Am I good?

[flat rune]

Watching and reading American media. Join clubs and groups so that you can regularly practice spoken and listening skills. Buy a textbook to perfect your grammar

[iron dirge]

Can someone give me some tips on how to remember new words, I'm trying to learn them but it's so hard to use them and incorporate them in regular speech

[steel depot]

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcSdwfAAvBBwOr-q5HDn2wp2hnhjgafjK?si=rqjYEw9N6S8WLA3Y hello everyone, i want to get help about this clip for transcript because i cant hear clearly every words she talked... pls help me. Thank you

[exotic wind]

Thnk you! I want to beging from the pronounciation just like how kids start learning. How to do that any ideas?

[queen cave]

Just wanna ask, in regular day-to-day meeting, do accent and tense matter that much ? Or just the fluency is enough ?

[robust bone]

would it make sense if I said something like "they conquered a house" or "they conquered a car" meaning that they managed to save money to buy a car/house?

yep I think it's odd, maybe "to achieve" would be more correct

but I had to be sure

[jovial plinth]

I’d say “they earned just enough to buy a house/car”?

Might not be the best answer tho, am not a native either

[acoustic geyser]

Yo

Is both of us the same as both us, isnt it?

I saw an article on Cambridge saying Of is optional with all, both, half except before the object pronouns me, you, it, him, her, us, them.

[fallow finch]

How do I get my passive vocabulary to active?

[acoustic geyser]

I am killed > I kill

[boreal ingot]

'both us' isn't grammatical. You'd have to say 'we both' or 'us both', according as the position of the phrase in the sentence dictates

We both like cars.
They spoke to us both.
Both of us like cars.
They spoke to both of us.

You can use 'both' before nouns, though

Both children like cars.
Both cats are stupid.

[acoustic geyser]

Us both but not us half?

[fervent hare]

What is RS ?

In media they've posted something about it.

[atomic anchor]

ypp yr want some stuff to increase ur lvl frm b1 to c1

[torn spindle]

I always get's confuses between there and their, is there any trick to remember which to use when

[robust bone]

those two words sound the same, but they have completely different meanings."Their" refers to something that belongs to "they". In the phrase "their cat has grown a lot", we can infer that the cat that belongs to "they" is bigger than it used to be.

[robust bone]

"there" is an adverb and it can be used with different purposes. The main two cases I can think of are: A) talk about something that exists/existed or is happening/has happened. You see, in the English langue, one can't simply say "is a store" or "exists a yellow watermelon" like in most romance languages. You have to say "there is a store" and "there exists a yellow watermelon" instead. B) refer to a certain spot that is far from the speaker. For example, imagine that two kids are looking for a ball they lost, and after some time one of them sees it on the roof of a house, so he/she points at it and shouts "There is the ball!".

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, this is pretty useful, but still not a trick to remember the difference. I suppose there isn't a trick, though. The best one could do is to associate 'their' with possession, thereby being able to logically deduce when they should use 'there' over 'their' (simply by way of 'their' not applying in that context)

[acoustic geyser]

How do I use what is it supposed to mean?

[boreal ingot]

When you don't understand something cuz it's not clear

You could use it in a contet like this:

'I stole these pants. They're my sisters'
My friends sent me this message. It makes nooo sense. What is it/that supposed to mean??
(Both 'it' and 'that' work)

You could also use it when you know what something is supposed to mean, but you're very suprised, shocked, or angered by it, or want to act like you are very suprised, shocked, or angered by it. However, you only say 'What is that' instead of 'What is it'

Person 1: Surely you know how to read /s
Person 2: What's that supposed to mean??

Person 2 knows Person 1 is trying to say that they, Person 2, cannot read, and they're expressing their shock, or more likely faux anger, at the comment by saying that

[sand jewel]

Name of this thing in English?

[boreal ingot]

Razor

🪒

[flat rune]

That’s not how it works. You aren’t a child and can’t learn like one. To improve pronunciation you need to watch tv and talk to people.

[gaunt mango]

I’m pretty sure they are talking about introductory English practice, the same way in which a new speaker would learn.
Children’s content actually works really well for this kind of thing, it helped boost my introduction to Swedish.

[verbal heron]

They won't even get much time, as they said that they wanted to learn American English by next year

unless they are a student studying in school

[flint orbit]

But you already have english in your mind ? Cuz if you don't bro it's impossible walk that way

[verbal heron]

For now they should just consume as much American content as possible

[flat rune]

Eat America
Sleep in America
Think in America

Become an American

[chrome drum]

Rewrite the sentence in a different way so it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
I haven't gone hiking since my trip to Himalayas Mountains.
-> The last time ...

so i wrote:
The last time I went hiking was my trip to Himalayas Mountains.

is my answer still correct since my teacher adds the word "on"?
The last time I went hiking was on my trip to the Himalayas Mountains.

[gaunt mango]

Your answer isn’t wrong, it just isn’t that natural, your teacher was right to add “on” but I would prefer “during”.
“The last time I went hiking was during my trip to the Himalayas [Mountains]”
(Himalayan Mountains is often shortened just to the Himalayas.)

[bitter hill]

'The' shouldn't be capitalized

[gaunt mango]

Is it not part of their name? Or is it separate like “the Americas”

[bitter hill]

Like the latter case

[gaunt mango]

Oh okay cool. I thought it was part of the name

[chrome drum]

does my answer have a different meaning or something?

my teacher told me without the word "on" or "during", the meaning is different

oh wait and she just told me "during" is incorrect

💀

[exotic wind]

I can read english but speaking with americans and getting them understand my accent is very hard so I want to embrace their accent.

[gaunt mango]

She’s wrong. Your answer makes sense to speakers, and is grammatically and syntactically correct. It is a little more natural to say “on” or “during” though.

[chrome drum]

does "on" and "during" have different meaning?

i feel like they have the same meaning in this sentence

[gaunt mango]

“On” specifies a more specific point in time. “During” specifies a range of time.
Both are correct, “during” is preferred here

On my trip (in this context) ✅
Technically correct.
During my trip ✅
Most preferred option.

On the 5th ✅
Correct, specifies a time.
During the 5th ❌
Not natural and incorrect.
(Trying to apply a duration based preposition to a specific unit doesn’t make sense)
(During the 5th century works however because the 5th century is a time period, not a specific time)

[little wing]

Hay
Hello how're

Someone who are talking to me in English language. Please dm .

I'm waiting

[boreal ingot]

Hi, this place is for asking English questions, i.e., questions about the English language

If you have any specific questions we are happy to try to answer

Try out #🫂｜beginner-chat for texting others in English

and the other general topic channels

[little wing]

Do you know some friend who are talking and discussion any topics . If we discussed any topic we will be improving English language.

[boreal ingot]

You can join voice channels if you'd like, or the classes that are hosted here sometimes

But you'd have to get to know others interested in chatting with you and improving through the general chats if you want something one-on-one

[flat rune]

Why do we say '' I am doing good things, aren't I? '' instead of '' Am not I? ''?

[flat rune]

You can say both. ‘Am I not’ is more interrogative whereas ‘aren’t I’ is more to check for understanding a bit like ‘you know’

tyy

[acoustic jewel]

@molten venture

[flat rune]

Hi everyone! I am Milan From Nepal. I just got rejected on U.S visa interview from the U.S Embassy Nepal. The main reason was I was not fluent; I became nervous and fumbled while speaking. Can anyone help me by talking in English with me?😭

[chrome drum]

thanks

[alpine gyro]

Why is it A and not c?

[celest condor]

'Has been' would indicate that it's still going on in the present, had been is full past tense. The movie in question used to be his least enjoyed, but now it is not. You could phrase this at the time before he watched the second film to make C correct
"After he finally watched The Maltese Falcon at last years annual film festival, the infamously disagreeable critic wrote a scathing review. Before the festival the film he least enjoyed - has been- the more recent classic Unforgiven"

This is an example of past perfect VS present perfect

[torn spindle]

I can speak and understand A1 and A2 type simple english but when I read some c1, C2 type english text like in some novels, in that case half of the text I don't understand. What to do

Or half understand

[latent reef]

I am a native speaker, but would it be easier to find stuff around B level and once you get that move on to C

[balmy bay]

maybe the possibility of me getting into the -ify suffix too much lol

[torn spindle]

How to start mastering clauses

[acoustic geyser]

I dont understand, none of the websites tells me that I can use the article the with collective nouns but I can see a lot of word such as:

• The Royal Navy
• The Navy Seal.
  Can anyone explain it?

When we use article The with nouns, does it mean a group of people?

[gaunt mango]

Not necessarily but also yes at the same time.
“The” doesn’t mean a group of people, rather it points to something specific and known, which with collective nouns is usually a group.
You can usually refer to a singular navy seal as “a navy seal” since they are part of that group, but when referring to the navy seals as a whole you would say “The Navy Seals” (same way for most other collectives)

(Or in certain tenses and forms, you would say like
“The navy seal did blah blah blah” you would still use “the” because it acts as a pointer, and as I mentioned earlier it isn’t exclusive)

[torn spindle]

Is Duolingo is of any use? Should I waste my net to download

[flat rune]

It doesn’t work and they just want your money

[dreamy cloud]

well, i used it for german and i was a absolute beginner, i think it was helpful. but if you're thinking it for english might not be a good option

[torn spindle]

Alr

[latent reef]

i dont use it but my friends say it is good to gamify learning a bit so you want to keep doing it, but what you learn isnt that useful/not the best way to learn

[boreal ingot]

Mainly for basic vocabulary

[naive nest]

is there actually a difference between shall and must or do they still have the same meaning??

[boreal ingot]

'must' is more like an order or obligation

'shall' is akin to 'will', it's about the future

more certain than 'will' though and more formal

[naive nest]

great thanks for the answer

[onyx helm]

?def perpetuity

[hazy herald]

Word: perpetuity

Definition (noun): the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless)

Definition requested by __akshit__

[onyx helm]

@boreal ingot Can you pls define it briefly ??

[boreal ingot]

perpetuity = the state of being ever-lasting (being eternal)
'in perpetuity', however, is a set expression that means 'forever'

[boreal ingot]

'Intercourse' here doesn't mean 'sex', right?

Like, I know intercourse can mean communication and conversation and suchlike, but that's a pretty seldom used meaning. Besides, I can't tell from the context which is the meaning that is intended

[boreal ingot]

I see I see

many thanks good sir

[celest condor]

Correct. It can mean communicate or more generally two social entities interacting. Here they're telling you that there's little overlap in the culture since they didn't interact with each other much

[boreal ingot]

Thank youuu!

Idk why Black Cat deleted his answer, but you've seconded it

so I can be sure abt it now :>

[chrome drum]

so i have this multiple choice question

Logan: Why is your little sister crying?
Mike: She's ___ her finger.
A. cut B. sprained C. broken D. injured

i see all 4 options r correct

and wow the revise book says the correct answer is B

chatgpt tells the correct answer is D which is injured and it explains because the sentence didnt specify the injury

whos correct

[chrome drum]

and my teacher is defending this by telling me the other options r grammatically incorrect 💔

im lost can someone help

idk if those controversial questions will be in my next exam

[boreal ingot]

All the options are correct

This question is stupid

If you get it on an exam, just do whatever your teacher told you to do

but it's a stupid question

Cuz all the answers are fine

the least likely is B, though. Just cuz you don't hear 'sprain one's finger' often, normally it's ankle, but it's not incorrect

[chrome drum]

😭

[boreal ingot]

I'd agree with ChatGPT in that if you know the finger has been afflicted in some way, but you don't know how, then it's best to just say 'injured' or, even better, 'hurt'

But still, nothing makes any of the answers wrong without more context

[chrome drum]

thats real

[celest condor]

yeah this is not good. I see all as correct, a sprain is usually a ligament injury so there's not enough info to tell. Not even a fan of "she's" I would much prefer "she hurt her finger"

[chrome drum]

i feel like i need a new english teacher

💔

[chrome drum]

its present perfect

she just got herself hurt recently

[celest condor]

that's fair

[boreal ingot]

Idk the 'she's' sounds natural to me

Might be an 'across the pond' difference lol

Since I'm more of a British English learner

[celest condor]

I think my local twang avoids it not sure why

It make sense it just sounds funny

[kind kettle]

hey guys, i need to know my level in english so anyone have free english test link ? after i join this server i think i see link but now it disapper

[gaunt mango]

i agree and that's what i originally thought after seeing the question at first too lol.
@chrome drum whatever english class you're in is not worth it man, they are teaching you the wrong stuff.

[native elm]

Checkout this link https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/ These are official Cambridge test

[robust bone]

which verb would you use to say that you go to some place often? "attend" or "frequent"?

for example: "I attend the club" / "I frequent the club"

[kind kettle]

thank you 🙏🤍

[chrome drum]

thats my english teacher at public school

🥀

yeah gotta find a better teacher then..

[gaunt mango]

Straight up busted curriculum

[acoustic geyser]

Is ESL a bad thing?

[flat rune]

Why would it be a bad thing? I don't really understand.

[flat rune]

What is the diffzrence between each other and one another

[sweet viper]

hey, can anybody explain when Do I use 'these' or 'those'? I know the difference if I want to describe if the objects I am talking about are near or not but I dont undestand it for exmaple if I am talking about other stuff... what I mean is: I want to say e.g. __"We need to support/bolster ... projects like the Ocean cleanup projects oder the Seabinproject. " Its more generell and not any objects like pencils, which are on my desk (these pencils) or on the desk of someone else (those pencils) Do anyone understands what I struggle with?

[flat rune]

you say those when reffering to objects that are far away from you

but use these when reffering to objects which are close to you

[gaunt mango]

“These” can refer to objects closer to you.
“These pencils on my desk”

“Those” can refer to objects farther from you
“Those pencils on her desk”

You can also use “these” to emphasize ideas that are closer to you emotionally, it can bring the sense of greater involvement or energy.
“We need to support projects like these!”
Vs
“We need to support projects like those.”

[sweet viper]

Oh ok so if I am for example more emotionally closer to the argument. Or I am convinced of sth then I use 'these'. LKike in the example, I stand completely behind the sentence: to support these projects

[gaunt mango]

Yeah. It gives a slightly more involved tone in your sentence than “those”

[sweet viper]

ok thanks

[acoustic geyser]

Hello

Is "be meant to" the same as "be supposed to" if we talk about something to be intended to?

Like this?

[green wolf]

Yes, they are perfect synonyms

[acoustic geyser]

I mean is it like the pic I show?

[green wolf]

Yes, more or less. There are grammar differences: "to be supposed" is mainly used with verbs. "to be meant" can be used with both nouns and verbs, and "to be intended" is mainly with nouns.

Of the 3, "to be intended" is the most formal and most limited in usage

[acoustic geyser]

Thanks

[flat rune]

hi

[wanton oracle]

Does anyone have the Callan method book for study?

[tropic lintel]

How is "Colonel" pronounced in American English? Because I keep hearing it like "Kernel", so I'm confused.

[boreal ingot]

That's how it's pronounced

It is the most common example of a word with a fucked up spelling

[timid mango]

I guess you could say when using for comparison one another is a little more formal and using each other is more common when comparing two things though one another is not used much

[dense ore]

How in the fucking world can the fuck lgbt word aka fucking pice of the shit was invented?

[supple holly]

Wrong channel bro

[fiery swallow]

what does ahhh mean when people use after they sentence?

[flat rune]

Do anyone know in the sentence "she removed the spell from her son's finger with tweezers" spell in this context is used as splinter or what? just google translator can't cope with that

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/advanced-vocabulary-exercises/advanced-vocabulary-exercise-plural-nouns from this site

[supple holly]

"Ass"

[fiery swallow]

wth

that doesnt make sense

[boreal ingot]

'cool ahh sentences' = 'ahh' means 'ass', used for emphasis

'weird ahh people like Bonku'

[fiery swallow]

aha

now makes sense

[boreal ingot]

Glad to help

[supple holly]

Helpful ahh

[boreal ingot]

[boreal ingot]

Wiktionary

Likely uncommon

But you'd need to ask someone from over there

[supple holly]

Damn. I was only looking up common dictionaries and was wondering if this is even an actual usage

[flat rune]

imagine to use the vocabulary this rare that even native speaker don't know

[boreal ingot]

:/

[trail slate]

On saturdays morning or on Saturday mornings

?

[flat rune]

on saturday mornings

how could you even make the day of the week in plural form

[trail slate]

Thanks

What's the difference between a cattle and a cow

[flat rune]

cow is an animal

cattle is a bunch of animals

such as sheep, goat cow

contained for farming purposes

[trail slate]

That's it??

[flat rune]

thats it

hey guys i guess thats it

[trail slate]

Doesn't cattle has more than 1 meaning?

[flat rune]

i know only this meaning

Dictionary
Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more
cat·tle /ˈkad(ə)l/ noun
1.
large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden; cows.

similar animals of a group related to domestic cattle, including yak, bison, and buffalo.

[cloud badge]

Its also used for a sigh of relief or for yelling, depends on context

[little wing]

Hay
Hello how're

[latent reef]

can also be used when you have understood something, example, you were explaining how something works, once i understand i might respond with ahhh

[fiery swallow]

thx guys

[drowsy shell]

hello, what does "forklift" mean?

[gaunt mango]

A forklift is a machine

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRGu4cF8r2HhuN4L7dXRLzsE1LKQelgSdS0ENTSJhIJK8IxaqqnLIqq3S6nnUpk9FhNs8VIBC3ofhsLbipPEWdPRB3BqVwNspCrdec_ycItVg

[drowsy shell]

ahh thank u so much

[rocky fractal]

I want to drive one of those

[calm oriole]

For the non-native english speakers here that often speak, how do you minimize your accent ? Do you actually always focus on it or does it becomes natural after a while ?

I actually have a thick accent and I would like it to be less pronounced, I can manage a little but that requires a lot of my focus, which gets exhausting fast, that's the reason I am asking.

[idle trench]

my accent interchanges when speaking English

i may sound british, american or my native accent

[frail zephyr]

i found the same problem and even hard to fluently express a long sentence.

[calm oriole]

i know exactly what you mean lol, sometimes say somewords with an australian accent from watching australian youtubers lol

[idle trench]

lol

im not alone

[placid minnow]

I believe with more practice it will get better ( having the same problem

[calm oriole]

yea, to me I find it discouraging sometimes even tho i perfectly understand english and has been exclusivly wacthing english youtube for years

[placid minnow]

I know people who sound like native speakers and their advice was to speak ALOT

The hard thing is to find serious people who want to practice with u

[frail zephyr]

maybe I could be your type?🧐

[placid minnow]

Sure we can practice together

[calm oriole]

even in my native language iam not a very outspoken person thats why it's hard for me, at least its good to know that with practice it should get better

[frail zephyr]

i am curious how it would get started. based on a role-playing game?

[placid minnow]

Me too that's why I think choosing a topic to talk about may reading an article and let Convo continue

[flat rune]

chicas

[calm oriole]

i would suppose that for the practice to be effective I would need to actively try to lessen my accent, because when I am not focusing my accent comes back full force

[flat rune]

help me with it

[placid minnow]

Do u mean while playing games?

[flat rune]

so you're pooping in conversation even in your native language?

[calm oriole]

not sure what you mean by pooping in conversation

[flat rune]

a

you dont have that slang word

[flat rune]

doing bad

[calm oriole]

ah right, well yeah you can definetly say that lol

with strangers at least or people i just met

[flat rune]

what is it

a wait you can;t see it

[frail zephyr]

For example, i act as a specific role, you act as another role.

[idle wyvern]

I understand your struggle. I have to work on my accent as well, as I have a South African accent that doesn't sound very professional. People still understand me, but I think I can do better with a Received Pronunciation accent.

[placid minnow]

There are two skills here, in conversation u learn to use words and articulate ur thoughts in the other language, and come up with quick answers, the second skill ( ur accent ) u can listen to native speakers and try to make the same sound for each word ..

[flat rune]

i have experience learning under resourced language

traveled to 20th century learning method

[idle wyvern]

@flat rune What is your native language, if I may be so bold as to ask?

[flat rune]

you look hairy like indiaans

ukrainian

russian

[idle wyvern]

Not sure what that has to do with my question, but alright.

[flat rune]

you told me that you bold

lemme eat

[calm oriole]

yes i agree, its two skills at the same time

[flat rune]

i'll go to dinner

[idle wyvern]

I suspect you're confusing the words "bald" and "bold".

[placid minnow]

I don't really understand how 😅 I was thinking of maybe reading articles, or choose a topic to take about .. I have a friend we do that sometime chats or vn

[idle wyvern]

@frail zephyr and @placid minnow — Pardon my intrusion. If I may, I'd suggest that you have two tactics for your two objectives. If your objective is to become more comfortable with conversational English, my recommendation would be to have a normal conversation based around pre-planned topics. However, when you want to work specifically on the accent, a pre-written (or downloaded) two-person script that you read to each other would be helpful. That way, you focus on the accent and don't have to spend brain power thinking of conversational responses.

[frail zephyr]

i am sorry I was not able to tell it clear.

[frail zephyr]

it is choosing a topic exactly

[placid minnow]

No worries

[placid minnow]

Thanks for ur suggestions we can use it 👍

[frail zephyr]

thx. it truly enlightened me

[idle wyvern]

You're most welcome.

[placid minnow]

Is there a way to create a group in discord, as I think it will be helpful to add people who want to join the practice, and keep the practice going?

[calm oriole]

if you decide to make a groupe, i'd be happy to join

[placid minnow]

Sure , I'll search how to do it and let's do our best in practicing 👏

[idle wyvern]

Good luck, you three! And keep up the effort; you appear very motivated.

[placid minnow]

Thanks

[calm oriole]

after searching dialogues, I could only find paywalled or very short dialogues, this would be the next best thing I think

https://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/Scripts/Results.aspx?iSh=5&iXM=2&iXF=2&iSk=1&iXR=20&iPo=2

these are scripts for short plays

[frail zephyr]

awesome

[flat rune]

but bald is pronounced as bold

[latent reef]

one thing you can do if you are wanting to get scripts is ask ChatGPT to make some, and then if you are lucky find a native speaker who doesnt mind recording them for you if you want to listen to a native speaker (i am happy to help if i am not too busy)

[placid minnow]

great

I found that we can create group chat in DMs, so If u want to join send me DM and I'll create the practicing group

[calm oriole]

thats a great idea too, thanks, i don't have an account ill see if they can, and thanks for offering to record

[cedar wave]

When to use "a" and "an" in a sentence?

[flat rune]

A before constatant and an before vowels

[latent reef]

it is what the sound of the letter is (however i recommend following the ^rule), just you might find cases, like "a one hour timer"

[trail slate]

What is a hot take

[boreal ingot]

Take:

[boreal ingot]

Hot:

Controversial view/opinion/perspective on a matter

[torn spindle]

Doesn't matter how hard I try to improve my grammar, it just doesn't get better. If one thing improves, something else slips from my mind. I really wish I had paid more attention in school. fvk

And it's not like I can't express myself but i make small grammatical mistakes everytime I write or speak.

There are bunch of grammatical rules i don't know how many to study

And I don't even has a good reading habit to read novels or grammar books. I'm completely useless

[sharp wolf]

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[flat rune]

Your grammar is very good as far as I can see here.

[flat rune]

Everyone makes small grammatical mistakes a lot more often than you probably think. Correcting yourself when you notice them is the best thing you can do.

[flat rune]

What are you struggling with?

[flat rune]

You don't need to read novels or grammar books in order to learn a language. There are a lot of other different ways to read. Maybe you should try to find something that works better for you than those mediums?

[covert nest]

How can I write to Doctorate

[boreal ingot]

[verbal heron]

english questions finally

[boreal ingot]

There aren't any, lol

So desperate I went to answer stuff in #📝｜proofreading

[verbal heron]

but there were so many questions yesterday

[boreal ingot]

Ye I don't think I was awake then

[fiery swallow]

how to destroy eng from my mind

[boreal ingot]

stop speaking it, listening to it, reading it, thinking in or about it, consuming or coming into contact with it in aany way, etc.

give yourself like 5 years of that

[idle wyvern]

Have you considered comic books?

[torn spindle]

No

[idle wyvern]

Would you consider comic books?

[alpine gyro]

Could this be d? Since it has the contrasting word “but”?

[rancid narwhal]

I do have the same problem too i actually hate grammar in every language even my native language 🥲

[buoyant thicket]

Good idea

[latent reef]

yes the correct answer is D, “Incongruous with” means not in agreement

[verbal heron]

another english question

[fiery swallow]

Yup

[torn spindle]

Those who can speak b2 c1 C2 level english do they know what grammar terms are used their sentence like which clause used or models or present continuous/perfect/simple all these terms do they know while speaking or writing that they understand or its just there habit now and don't need to remember the grammar terms and sub terms now.

[fading needle]

Can anybody explain me the difference between:

1. I lowkey just wanna be lock in my room.
   Or
   I lowkey just wanna be locked in my room.
2. I lowkey just wanna lock in my room.

and which one is correct?

[boreal ingot]

Normally, a fluent speaker doesn't think of the rules while applying them. They may or may not know them, but they don't think of them. You achive this over time by consistently consuming the language. Many fluent speakers will tell you they have no idea what 'present perfect' is, but they may even use present perfect to tell you that ('I have never heard of this "present perfect".'). It's just natural to many. You can also be aware of the rules but still not actively think about them when you use them

Overall, though, it may take much much longer, but fluency can be attained without a conception of the underlying syntactic workings of the language

[boreal ingot]

'lock' is either a verb or noun. You lock something and you use a lock. You can't say 'be lock'. Often, though, participle forms of verbs (V3 and V4) are used adjectivally. That is to say, you can use 'locked' (the V3, past participle, form of 'to lock') as an adjective: 'be locked'. This means that the correct option is the one you put after 'Or':

I lowkey just wanna be locked in my room.

Now, for 2., it can be interpreted in one of two main ways according as you interpret 'wanna'.

1. 'Wanna = want a'. This is more reasonable than the other option in its meaning and is likely the most immediate interpretation. 'I want a lock in my room' (I want to have a lock in my room).
2. 'Wanna = want to'. This is a bit more absurd semantically, but it's still grammatically correct. 'Lock' can be an intransitive verb meaning 'to become locked/fastened'. For example: 'the door locks on its own'. So, if the speaker can somehow 'lock' like a door does, then you could say this, but it doesn't make much sense. I can see it being used by a robot maybe, with enough context.

Soooo, you prolly wanna say this lol:

I lowkey just wanna be locked in my room.

[boreal ingot]

Whas the difference between cogitate and ruminate? I feel 'ruminate' maybe implies a bit more repeated thinking? Like doing it over and over again? I'm not sure though

[trail ridge]

Ruminate is what you do when something bad happens and you dwell on it
Cogitate is when you’re thinking deeply and trying to understand something such as a certain concept or idea

[fading needle]

Thanks Missy, thats a great help.

[steady summit]

Question for the natives, if you are from the us, how would you say where you are from
A: Im from the US
B: Im from America
C: Im from the States
D: Others

I feel like saying “im from america” is kinda ambiguous, like you can definitely guess you are from the us, but america could also be referred as a continent, so for example north america, we have canada in there too, in central we got mexico cuba haiti and some others, in south america we got brazil peru colombia etc…

[native flare]

?def bogus

[hazy herald]

Word: bogus

Definition (adjective): fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Definition requested by _sejuani_

[boreal ingot]

Normally when people say they're from America, they mean the USA. It's so common that it's almost unambiguous at this point :p

I'm not American, but I feel I hear all three fairly often. C feels especially informal, while A and B are retty casual

It probbly depends on the person which one they choose to say

[steady summit]

SCELLAAAAA

How are you

[steady summit]

I mean, in my experience i rarely hear “im from america” from my friends in the us

Like i can certainly understand one is from the usa if they say im from america

[boreal ingot]

One thing I'd like to note is that Googling 'I'm form the US' gives 14.8 million results, while Googling 'I'm from America' gives 809 thousend. Googling 'I'm from the USA' gives 3.3 million

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, it seems 'I'm from the US' is more common, but I've heard a lot of people say they're 'from America'

[boreal ingot]

Heyya Numbers

[boreal ingot]

I'm alright

How are you getting on?

[steady summit]

I mean that’s for sure, i feel like it might be more formal to say that, but we are all a group of friends and hearing that didnt sound too right when they were trying to fake being an american😭

[steady summit]

Thats good to hear, im doing fine ig, took a long long break from english learning servers

Not ready to start work ngl

[boreal ingot]

I see

welp, welcome back lol

[devout urchin]

hello, how do i differentiate which and in which?
in the sentence: "there had long been a belief which ...." and im not sure if the answer should be which or in which, or another variation

[fading needle]

Hey! what the meaning of Deja vu. I have read this on so many places.

[boreal ingot]

That really depends on what follows

[trail ridge]

You shouldn’t use “in which” in that sentence because it sounds odd.
You usually use “in which” when referring to a place.
For example: “The house in which I live”.
But it’s a formal way of talking.
Most people just use “that”: “The house that I live in”.

If you’re using “which” in that sentence it would have to be something like “there’s a belief which states…ect”.
But again, in casual speaking we just use “that”: “There’s a belief that…ect”

[buoyant thicket]

There had long been a belief in which the followers made use of rituals to idk do something, point is that it depends on what comes after, can't use that here, though where would probably work

[trail ridge]

I will have to disagree with you. “In which” should not be used after the word belief because it’s not a place or a structure (physical or non-physical)

[buoyant thicket]

I asked AI which said my way was correct, not that that means much since its wrong half of the time but still, I propose we ask one of the teachers if my use was correct

[boreal ingot]

There had long been a belief in which I saw a glaring flaw.
I don't think Nia's sentence works, but 'in which' can be used with 'belief'. You can't say whether it should be 'which' or 'in which' without the rest of the sentence. It 100% depends on what follows

This was a belief with which I took issue.
This was a belief for which many had died.
This was a belief without which we would be free.
This was a belief at which I drew the line.

[trail ridge]

The thing is, you are using belief as an opinion and not a place or structure. So if you were insistent on using “in which” after belief, it would have to be referring to some sort of religious structure (example of a non-physical structure) or an ideology of some sort

Point is, it has to be a structure - physical or non physical. Or a place obviously

To clarify, when I’m saying religious structure I mean a set of religious beliefs

A structured, non physical system/ideology

Sorry for the typos I have clumsy fingers