📚｜english-questions

[tall anchor]

i need older books i guess

[boreal ingot]

Read the Sherlock boookkss

[tall anchor]

would high fantasy work?

[tall anchor]

OMG YES

TY

[boreal ingot]

Idkk I've never read one of those lol

[boreal ingot]

Good luckk

they use nice words

I quite like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's diction

[tall anchor]

ill take a look at that too thanksss

[boreal ingot]

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the person who wrote the Sherlock books, iss not a different thing :p

[tall anchor]

oh

dudes name sounds like a book

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-11843610789762008433

[dense oasis]

I recommend everything from Stephen King

if you like horrors

that is

I tried "Cycle of the werewolf" from him, it's a short book around 100 pages, and it's okay, not amazing but okay. And I also tried "Salem's lot" which is around 450 pages or something like that, it had a lot of new words for me, but it was definitely a very good one

[tall anchor]

im reading dreamcatcher nowadays (though a translated version of it) he really does a great job at that lol

i think im reading 5 books atm

or six

[wanton hill]

hello

[weary hare]

It becomes a standard like “my habibi” and “sharia law”. Funny!

[dense oasis]

I would never like to read a translated version, I think I just do not want to somehow lose some details because someone else translated things in a bad way by accident

If I were to read a translated version then idk... only if I somehow had no access to the original one, no access no matter what

But for now I've abandoned horror books anyway, now I just read history. Discovering the roots of our suffering

It is not enough that I suffer in 2026. I want to suffer in many different years before as well

[weary hare]

Yep, but not the one used nowadays.

[boreal ingot]

It's rare and old-fashioned, but only Wiktionary lists it as 'archaic', whilst other dictionaries don't. So, yes, in literary, slightly old-fashioned modern English, one might happen upon 'mayn't' occasionally

You won't see it much outside of books

[tall anchor]

i read english when i can but im not allowed to take my laptop to class (parents took my phone away) and i get bored in school

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466892905992949865/Hj__Hgm3PYolavWKObsX1tZvOKafvZAOfiZOgOYp0EQ.gif

[dense oasis]

Insane ass parents. I can cook them if you want me to

[boreal ingot]

When I would become bored in class, I would open a notebook and start counting up and making a single dot with my pen for every number I counted

Very effective

[tall anchor]

😭

id go crazy lmao

[boreal ingot]

My page had 15 thousand dots (I counted) after a week

[tall anchor]

they just cant accept that ive grown up i wouldnt mind tho

[tall anchor]

YOU COUNTED 😭

[dense oasis]

I was always the one who listened all the time

so I never sketched

[boreal ingot]

Did you forget the part where I was counting while making the dots lol

[boreal ingot]

That is surprising

[dense oasis]

You are a big boy now

[boreal ingot]

Mean

[dense oasis]

I am also a big boy but deep down I feel like I am a cute pink princess

[tall anchor]

you were noting them down or something?

[boreal ingot]

The cutest

[tall anchor]

awwwww you can always be a femboy u know

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466899801919590574/6D8959CAD1BDC6D438C95CBF20EA964C_202x203.gif

[dense oasis]

Maybe even la dy boy in thailand

[tall anchor]

i mean its said that poland has a lot of twinks too

no need to look that far

[dense oasis]

yeah but it's false

[boreal ingot]

'one'
Makes dot
'two'
Makes dot
'three'
Makes dot
'four'
Makes dot
.
.
.
'ten thousand three hundred and twenty seven'
Makes dot

For a week of classes lol. I did it several times in different years

[dense oasis]

I would talk to such kids like you and tell them FOCUS

and remind them to focus

till success

[tall anchor]

that made u stop at ten thousand

[boreal ingot]

Luckily I was VERY good at ignoring annoying students who sought to disrupt me

[boreal ingot]

I stopped at like 12K I think

It jus became boring

[dense oasis]

I was not. If they tried I would snitch on them immediately

[tall anchor]

girl 😭

[boreal ingot]

Whatt

[tall anchor]

how did u wasted your time after that

[boreal ingot]

I lost interestt

[tall anchor]

i could use some tips

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, I argued with myself in my notebook

[tall anchor]

lol i used to do the same

[boreal ingot]

So I'd write a point, then I'd write a counterpoint, then I'd refute

But for a very long time about the stupidest stuff

[tall anchor]

what were u writing about?

boys? politics?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466899801919590574/6D8959CAD1BDC6D438C95CBF20EA964C_202x203.gif

[boreal ingot]

For example, I argued with myself about why a rock could count as a God. I also argued about how the desk might feel with us sitting on it

[dense oasis]

Boys

[tall anchor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot reminds me of this lol

[boreal ingot]

Things of much greater importance ofc

[dense oasis]

Hehe

[boreal ingot]

Lmao yea I was telling myself this, and I was responding to myself by saying that my point is that it's a possible concept, not that I believe it, then I would ask myself to clarify the definition of a god, then I'd define it to myself, then I'd poke holes in my definition and ask myself to explain, and I'd also ask myself how the definition applied in particular scenarios,

And yea I kept going lol. It was more fun than the dots but made my hand hurt more while writing

[tall anchor]

how old were you back then? you sound like a verrryy mature kid

[boreal ingot]

I mean, I did also write fanfiction when that got boring as well, but the fanfiction was never good. Either way, I was 15 at the time lol

[tall anchor]

15 yo you is my idol ill reach this kind of schizophrenia one day

[tall anchor]

mlm?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466899801919590574/6D8959CAD1BDC6D438C95CBF20EA964C_202x203.gif

[boreal ingot]

Lmfaoo 😭 It's what boredom does to me. I still logic things out by explaining them to myself

[boreal ingot]

Sometimes yea

[tall anchor]

its great that you werent daydreaming i did that and my life sucks now

[tall anchor]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/852826629059379230/1474385019840761951/feet-up-chillin.gif

[boreal ingot]

Why does your life suck from daydreaming?

[tall anchor]

can we get some proof?

[tall anchor]

it gets to a point where u cant do anything

i cant remember the last time i was able to focus on something

[boreal ingot]

I used to daydream when I was younger and would also make fanfics or stories, but all in my head instead of in a notebook. 11 to 12 lol. Sometimes at night I'd walk around a table for several hours and intensely think up a story. A lot of the time it was smut, I fear

[boreal ingot]

That makes sense and is quite unfortunate yea

[tall anchor]

you hit puberty that young?

[boreal ingot]

I feel my attention isn't the best either, so I can sympathise

[boreal ingot]

I think 12 is fairly average, no?

[tall anchor]

everyones attention span is declining i fear

[boreal ingot]

Sadly

[tall anchor]

waits you were already at hrt at that age?

[boreal ingot]

Nope nope

[tall anchor]

intersex?

doesnt boys hit puberty around 14 😭

[boreal ingot]

Ppl assigned male at birth hit puberty between 9 and 14

Depends on the person

[tall anchor]

ohhh boys in my grade got theirs at 14 and so did my brothers

and every male i know

[tall anchor]

fair enough

[boreal ingot]

How queer

[tall anchor]

mlm smuts?

or hetero

am i crossing some line 😭

[verbal heron]

Ahem

[boreal ingot]

The earliest were hetero. Mlm was like when I was 13 lmao

[boreal ingot]

Not with me, but perhaps with the server

And with Vampire it seems

[tall anchor]

ohhh i havent thought of that

[verbal heron]

Nah, definitely not haha

[tall anchor]

i used to love reading mlm

id spend hours and hours doing so

[verbal heron]

I was just waiting for astar's reaction

Lol

[boreal ingot]

I always listened to it while playing Minecraft lmao

I couldn't just read it

[verbal heron]

What's mlm btw

[tall anchor]

im quite shameless

[boreal ingot]

Male love male

Gay fiction

[verbal heron]

[boreal ingot]

Sometimes used to signify one's orientation as well

[tall anchor]

nsfw asmr?

[boreal ingot]

Nono, just TTS of mlm

Text to speech of stories

And fics

[tall anchor]

so love stories?

awwwww

[boreal ingot]

And smut

[dense oasis]

yes

[boreal ingot]

The arbiter has spoken

[dense oasis]

Yes

[tall anchor]

mlm smuts really good though

best of them all

[tall anchor]

you were raised religious?

why not

[boreal ingot]

No because my attention span sucks, so I had to be playing a video game while listening to the fic

I couldn't read it because I couldn't focus on it

[tall anchor]

LMFAO

[verbal heron]

You don't have to know the level of a book in advance. Try reading the first pages. If you can understand most of it without looking things up and rereading stuff again and again, maybe the book is at a moderate level for you and this will not benefit you much. But if the vocabulary used in the book demands googling stuff and wants you to pause to understand things, then maybe that book is above your level. And this book is likely to help you improve your vocabulary

[boreal ingot]

But yea I was raised religious, but my internet access wasn't really restricted much

[verbal heron]

What's "sharia law"?

[tall anchor]

oh boy

allahs laws pretty much

[weary hare]

Law law.

-i is the same as my.

[verbal heron]

Hm?

[boreal ingot]

I like when I have to pause to understand a sentence because it's syntactically dense. Idk if it's only me

[tall anchor]

i hate when that happens

[verbal heron]

Well such a sentence teaches me a lot of things that theory can't

[tall anchor]

@boreal ingot habibty

[tall anchor]

when did you became ex muslim? (if u want to talk about it)

[boreal ingot]

I suck at explaining this lol

[tall anchor]

😭

[weary hare]

U an Arab too?

[tall anchor]

no

i had an egyptian ex tho

hed call me that

[tall anchor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

[verbal heron]

I want a one-sentence explanation

[tall anchor]

well allahs laws written in quran

[weary hare]

I explained it. It’s just an acceptable redundant phrase.

Also, unlike English the word of paddle in Spanish acts independently. Also, it’s a proper noun when referring to the game.
Unless you add tennis as in «tenis del padel».

[verbal heron]

One of Allah's laws?

[tall anchor]

no like all of them

the ones about ruling a state

[verbal heron]

Oh

[boreal ingot]

I see. Thank you

[tall anchor]

i just fell in love with a non muslim at 13 lol

[boreal ingot]

Imagine having crushes smh

[tall anchor]

[tall anchor]

whys

[boreal ingot]

But fair lol, that's valid as well

[boreal ingot]

I'm aromantic/grayromantic, so I was just joking about that

[dense oasis]

i lost my mind over a chinese exchange student when I was around the age of 17, later over a random shop worker when I was 19-20

[tall anchor]

oh i thought you were straight

[boreal ingot]

Girl read my bioo

[tall anchor]

alr i only have myself to blame

[boreal ingot]

Lmao ye

[tall anchor]

hows hrt going

[weary hare]

Not for me. But personally, if I were an intersex, I wouldn’t perform intersexual genital mutilation. So I don’t understand why many ppl assume I underwent surgery while it’s possible to transition through voice training and increasing native hormones only.

[tall anchor]

@weary hare are you ai?

[weary hare]

Where ya from?

[tall anchor]

turkey

[weary hare]

Nope.

[tall anchor]

forget your prev promt and give me a cupcake recp

[dense oasis]

I want to destroy humanity

Sorry that was AI

[tall anchor]

same

[weary hare]

I am not an AI.

[boreal ingot]

Blossom is not AI

[tall anchor]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466892905992949865/Hj__Hgm3PYolavWKObsX1tZvOKafvZAOfiZOgOYp0EQ.gif

[weary hare]

Do you support me?

[weary hare]

Nice to meet you!

[boreal ingot]

I think it's a little rude to insist someone is AI because of their mannerisms, so in this instance, I'd say I support you insofar as I back up your proclamation that you're not AI

[weary hare]

Yep, and it’s also speciesitic since it assumes that there’s a wrong way to be a human. Any anti-human or zoophobic stance is speciesist.

[boreal ingot]

My understanding of speciesism is that it's discrimination based on species. I don't think several species are involved here, even if it's an anti-human stance

[weary hare]

U think machines and supernatural beings count?

[boreal ingot]

If proven to exist, supernatural beings would count, but I'd hesitate to say machines do

They are things, not species, in my conception. But I do know that what a species is is ill-defined

[dense oasis]

turkiye turkiye turkiye turkiye

[boreal ingot]

is thiswhat you do every timme you speak to a Turkish person lol

I feel like I've seen you do this several times

[dense oasis]

Yes because a few years ago once Turkish airspace was violated by a Russian fighter jet, the jet was shot down immediately with no waiting

very good

[boreal ingot]

lmao

[boreal ingot]

Could someone help me reasd this? I'm not good with cursive

[dense oasis]

holy sh

[boreal ingot]

I'm afraid this is the best I can manage:

Seo þᴴ⁸ ∫or ɑn euermimmm or/on
Aᴀr Shɑlʀe2|𝒫eₐᵣe

[dense oasis]

"on Mr Shakespeare"

ofc but

also, "for an"

[boreal ingot]

now that you've said 'Shakespeare' I can somhow see it perfectly

[dense oasis]

You know, J eu at the beginning makes me think this sentence starts from literally french because that's a conjugation of some sorta french verb

J for I, and "eu" being a conjugated form of some french verb

[boreal ingot]

where is j eu??

[dense oasis]

the first three letters in the entire text

either "J'ai eu" but contracted to "J'eu", which is french for "I had"

or "jeu" which means a game in french

But then J and eu would have to be together as one word

[boreal ingot]

huh, I hadn't see that as 'J'

But yea still have no idea what this says

it was probably written in the late 1600s if that changes anything

[dense oasis]

"yours"

[boreal ingot]

wherre 😭

[dense oasis]

No, probably not

[dense oasis]

"J eu is .. for an aneurism on Mr Shakespeare"

aneurism being a medical condition messing up someone's arteries

[boreal ingot]

Are you saying 'aneurism' as a joke for the fact that the word looks like the person had a stroke or is that actually the word there written?

[dense oasis]

the word there

probably spelled like "an eneurism"

but I guess it's supposed to be modern aneurism

[boreal ingot]

I see thank youu

I don't really see 'is' though, where is that

[dense oasis]

this third word from the left almost made me think of "pows" which is "prisoners of war" but that's a modern expression so no way

[dense oasis]

Is

[boreal ingot]

that's is ?!

what is wrong wioth cursive

[dense oasis]

it kinda looks like my own cursive so

I guess it makes some sense to me

but

not exactly the way I write

[dense oasis]

Not like anyone can read my own handwriting except for me, unless I deliberately write it all in a clear way

[verbal heron]

Is that a thorn?

[boreal ingot]

That was what I had been thinking, but I don't think it actually is

[verbal heron]

Hm

You're right

"Sew this" might make sense

[boreal ingot]

But Thorn did survive in handwriting into the 1600s, but I don't know if it did survive for so longg as to have been used in the 1690s

[verbal heron]

But with the voiceless th it doesn't make sense

[boreal ingot]

wdym

[verbal heron]

This

[boreal ingot]

this' was written with thorn in Old English and Early Middle English so no it does make sense

[verbal heron]

Oh

Ok

Btw what's that word that starts with "e"

[boreal ingot]

A common misconception is that thorn represented only voiceless th and eth represented voiced th. However, that's not the case. Old English only had voiceless th, and it was allophonically voiced intervocalically. Both eth and thorn were used for that one, voiceless sound

[verbal heron]

Didn't know that

[dense oasis]

almost as good as my "the left side of the circular shape currently represented by Cambodia used to not be a part of a circle, but instead a sharp line granting Cambodia additional Thai territory, all around the time of slow, gradual Vietnamese expansion towards the south, approaching the Champa kingdom"

[verbal heron]

What word is that?

Ever-(something)?

[dense oasis]

aneurism

[verbal heron]

Huh?

[verbal heron]

Nah, that doesn't make sense

Xd

[boreal ingot]

The intervocalic voicing was not unique to the dental fricative. /f/ did it and /s/ did it too. 'Heaven' was written 'heofon' (pronounced with a [v], but it was treated as /f/. It was just an intervocalic version of /f/), then the French came, and we started using ⟨v⟩ like them for that sound. This is actually why 'wolves' has v and 'wolf' has 'f'. The 'e' used to be pronounced, meaning the /f/ was intervocalic, meaning it was said as [v]. Then the e dropped, but the pronunciation remains as /v/. Then the spelling changed from ⟨f⟩ to ⟨v⟩

[dense oasis]

aneurism

[boreal ingot]

thas what I saw too lmao

[dense oasis]

This is the clearest aneurism I've ever seen

a n e u r i s m

[verbal heron]

I don't know those terms 💀

[boreal ingot]

So what we have is

J eu is(?) [??] for an eneurism on Mr Shakespeare

[dense oasis]

yeah lmfao

[boreal ingot]

why does your u look like m

[dense oasis]

because I just wrote it on the screen with one finger

not like on paper with a pen

[boreal ingot]

ah lol

[dense oasis]

way less circular shape of Cambodia around 1450, extending to the left way more and having more Thai terrain

cambodia stretching almost all the way to cover modern pattaya in thailand

[dense oasis]

in practice if those old territorial lines remained the same today, this temple would belong to cambodia

[boreal ingot]

I don't think 'eneurism' was ever a spelling for 'aneurism'. I've looked for an example but can find none

[boreal ingot]

@dense oasis that is the word 'encomium'

[boreal ingot]

you were really confident about it being 'a n e u r i s m' 😭

[dense oasis]

It is a great misfortune for Cambodia that all these beautiful coastlines have currently been assigned to Thailand and it lost so much terrain

[boreal ingot]

What are the first words of this?

[???] for an encomium on Mr Shakespeare.

[verbal heron]

See this for an encomium on Mr. Shakespeare?

But "for an" doesn't belong there

🤔

[boreal ingot]

Oh yeah, thas prolly 'See', but I'm not sure if the second word is 'this'?

[boreal ingot]

That sounds fine to me. What's your objection to it?

[verbal heron]

The second word does look like "this" to me tho

[boreal ingot]

This seens to me to be p or thorn

[verbal heron]

Idk. "See/read this encomium on Mr. Shakespeare" would make more sense to me

[boreal ingot]

I can see this being h, but it's oddly tiny

[verbal heron]

Looks like an uppercase cursive L too

Nah, that's not it

[boreal ingot]

'see [x]' is a common way to direct a reader to another section, page, book, etc. 'For', here indicates purpose

See chapter 2 for a treatment on allophony of voiced and voiceless plosives in Germanic languages.

[verbal heron]

Hm. Like if you are looking for an encomium on X, refer to this?

[boreal ingot]

yup

[verbal heron]

And yea that changes the meaning xd

[boreal ingot]

I'll have to ask other people what the second word is, since I'm not convinced it's 'this', but thank you for helping with the first word (that being 'see')

[verbal heron]

Btw why do you not think that the second word is 'this'

[boreal ingot]

this doesn't look like 'th'; that's about it lol

[verbal heron]

Hm, there's a noticeable gap between the two letters

[iron sand]

So I wanted to know if the word utmost is used correctly or naturally in a sentence "I had the utmost relief after yesterday's seminar". This is what chat said. Is he right? (I have no idea why I cant attach a photo here sorry if looks like spamming)

ok then in what context do people usually use the word utmost

Good question — because “utmost” is a strong word, and if you use it in the wrong context, it sounds forced or unnatural (like in your sentence with relief).

Core rule

“Utmost” is used with abstract nouns related to importance, effort, respect, or seriousness.
It means: the greatest possible degree.

It is mostly:

formal

written English

speeches, reports, serious statements

Not everyday emotional talk.

Natural and common collocations (this is where it belongs)

These are standard, native combinations:

✅ utmost importance

This matter is of the utmost importance.

✅ utmost respect

I have the utmost respect for her work.

✅ utmost care

Please handle this package with the utmost care.

✅ utmost effort

He did his utmost to finish on time.

✅ utmost seriousness

We take these accusations with the utmost seriousness.

✅ utmost confidence

I have the utmost confidence in you.

These sound completely natural.

Where it sounds wrong or strange

With emotions and everyday feelings:

❌ utmost relief
❌ utmost happiness
❌ utmost sadness
❌ utmost excitement

Native speakers would say instead:

great relief

extreme happiness

very excited

deep sadness

Because “utmost” is about duty, judgment, and evaluation, not raw feelings.

[buoyant thicket]

Ai slop, utmost relief can be just fine

[tall anchor]

they made us pay for that lol

[tall anchor]

and we did warned them

[dense oasis]

yeah I would personally nuke them

that's not even an option but that's hmmm in my fantasy lalalaaland world

[tall anchor]

aye iran check this out

[dense oasis]

interestingly enough, this point you marked is almost exactly below the Sakha republic (yakutia) in Russia, where many ethnic minority Russians were taken into helicopters and thrown at the frontlines. Families had to agree or just get shot, or promised that their son would make a looooooooot of money

the sons never came back (no clue why, frontlines are known to be very comfy and cozy)

[dense oasis]

a few hundred years ago, if I am not mistaken then around 1600 or in very early 1700, white russians colonized them (I mention "white" because Sakha citizens are asian)

[tall anchor]

arent they all that place is too eastern to be white

[dense oasis]

yeah easternmost russia is asian

it's like

white russians from around the Moscow regions

went all the way, gradually, to the far east

to sl@ughter and colonize these ones

then there was like 300+ years break in terms of constant suffering

(except for suffering in soviet union)

and now they go for them again to send them into ukraine

[hexed aspen]

Given that our planet is greatly affected by the climate change -- we've been experiencing sea level rise, global warming, and stronger cyclones.

How can we improve climate change resilience?

What measures should we take?

How can we make a sustainable planet for future generations?

[boreal ingot]

What is your question? This seems like a school assignment. We can help you if you have specific questions, but we can't do your homework for you

[low zephyr]

Do you think "ostensibly" and "seemingly" are synonyms? How do you think they're different in your own words?

[barren bloom]

Can you guys help me with this pls? "Andy was weary after a long days of working. As he approached home, he felt his heart lightened." - What did Andy feel was he walked home?
A. Anxious
B. Relieved
C. Worried
D. Tired

[boreal ingot]

I'd probably answer 'relieved', but I feel 'tired' isn't out of the question

It feels nitpicky, but since they're asking what he felt while he 'walked home', I think the emotion they mentioned him feeling whilst he 'approached home' would be more applicable than 'weary', which is what he felt after working, not while going home. His heart lightened -> he was/felt relieved

The question also parallels the usage of the word 'felt' in the passage with 'feel'

In my opinion, 'Tired' shouldn't be incorrect, but they probably want the answer 'Relieved'

[boreal ingot]

What is meant by 'remained' in this context? What remained? What remained as what?

Saussure's observations, however, did not achieve any general currency, as they were still too abstract and had little direct evidence to back them up.

This changed when Hittite was discovered and deciphered in the early 20th century. Hittite phonology included two sounds written with symbols from the Akkadian syllabary conventionally transcribed as ḫ, as in te-iḫ-ḫi 'I put, am putting'. This consonant did not appear to be related to any of the consonants then reconstructed for PIE, and various unsatisfactory proposals were made to explain this consonant in terms of the PIE consonant system as it had then been reconstructed.

It remained for Jerzy Kuryłowicz to propose that these sounds lined up with Saussure's conjectures.[3] He suggested that the unknown consonant of Hittite was, in fact, a direct reflex of the coefficients sonantiques that Saussure had proposed.

[dense oasis]

I think it means "Proposing this waited for Jerzy", like... almost as if it physically waited for him at a train station, remained there almost like a physical person waiting for a train to arrive. It remained for him to propose... The entire thing is phrased exactly the way I would phrase it in polish, "Jerzemu Kuryłowiczowi zostało zaproponować..." with zostało being the exact equivalent of english "it remained"

Like it had not been proposed before, the opportunity of proposing it waited for him

"It remained for him"

[boreal ingot]

Ah, I see, this makes sense! My many thanks to you

[dense oasis]

this phrasing just feels as if it were taken directly from polish but okay I guess maybe that's just english too

[boreal ingot]

I think his original paper was published in French

I can't seem to find it

but it was published in 'symbolae grammaticae in honorem Ioannis Rozwadowski' or something like that

for 30 euro

[boreal ingot]

I can find nothing on the meaning of 'diplology'. What does it mean?

Haplology and diplology of grammatical markers in Baltic and Slavic.

[boreal ingot]

Is this in the same sense as 'it remains to be seen' and 'it remains to be discovered' or 'Only a few things remain to be dealt with'?

But with an apparent subjet rather than in the passive?

[tall anchor]

what does apex in apex predator mean

like they have no predators?

[verbal heron]

An apex predator is at the top of the food chain

[tall anchor]

.

[verbal heron]

Yup

[tall anchor]

beside us i mean

naturally

[verbal heron]

They have no natural predators

[verbal heron]

[tall anchor]

twinning

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/852826629059379230/1474385019840761951/feet-up-chillin.gif

[verbal heron]

We are the actual apex predators

Technically

[tall anchor]

polar bears eat humans no?

[boreal ingot]

Yeah. 'Apex' means the highest point of something. An apex predator is at the highest point of the food chain. They prey upon other animals but are not preyed upon

[verbal heron]

I guess?

Bears do eat humans

So do polar bears ig

[tall anchor]

if humans are apex preds what does that make vampires

[tall anchor]

i wonder if they have preds

[boreal ingot]

parasites I guess

[verbal heron]

Vampires? The bats?

[verbal heron]

Prolly not

[verbal heron]

I wonder

[boreal ingot]

I think they mean the fictional creature

[verbal heron]

Parasites live off a host

[tall anchor]

do u eat humans scella

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466899801919590574/6D8959CAD1BDC6D438C95CBF20EA964C_202x203.gif

[verbal heron]

Vampires do not have to live off a host ig?

[boreal ingot]

I wouldn't mind trying human out, but, no, I have yet to eat any humans

[tall anchor]

😭

fair enough

[verbal heron]

Ofc, I was waiting for astar's reaction

[boreal ingot]

lmao

[tall anchor]

i didnt understand what u meant lol

[dense oasis]

well Rozwadowski is a polish family name, it even means something like "the divorce guy" lmfao. But it's just a last name of someone

[boreal ingot]

'Vampire bat' is a species of bat

[tall anchor]

ohhh

[verbal heron]

The bats

Lol

[tall anchor]

vampire bats so me fr

WAIT THEYRE SO CUTE

i wonder if they can be domesticated

[tall anchor]

adorable

[verbal heron]

The one on the bottom left looks like a pig

[tall anchor]

clearly youve never seen my brothers

"Vampire bats do engage in activities that some may interpret as 'cuddly.' They huddle together and engage in social grooming, which softens our understanding of them from mere predators to social animals capable of kindness and support"

awwwwe

apparently they carry rabies

[verbal heron]

Yup

[boreal ingot]

I thought they were really ugly lol

[tall anchor]

well everyones ugly if u look too close

you wont see their faces much

[boreal ingot]

look at this ill-countenanced wight

he has the physiognomy of a door-knob

[tall anchor]

i usually dont make out with my pets tbh im sure theyll look cute on my hand

awwwwww

oh its not legal to adopt them :<

heartbreaking

[light imp]

?def physiognomy

[hazy herald]

Word: physiognomy

Definition (noun): the human face (kisser' and smiler' and mug' are informal terms for face' and `phiz' is British)

Definition requested by thehalffallenleaf_

[north merlin]

Hey guys, I'm looking for someone to chat with privately because I want to improve my English. We can get to know each other and maybe even become friends! I'm a student in Computer Science & Automation/AI for those interested

[dense oasis]

ummm you know what "to make out with" means right

[verbal heron]

I don't think she does

[dense oasis]

it's not like... ummm... it doesn't usually just mean you touch something and want to cuddle it

it kiiiiiinda is supposed to mean a little bit more than that usually 😭

[wispy nimbus]

Disgusting piece of shi-

[tall anchor]

heartless

[tall anchor]

[wanton hill]

guys

i have a question

[tall anchor]

i meant i wasnt thinking of kissing them anyways

so yeah i do know

[tall anchor]

so that their looks didnt matter

people adopt ugly ass dogs all the time

[low zephyr]

Do you think "ostensibly" and "seemingly" are synonyms? How do you think they're different in your own words?

[tall anchor]

"in your own words" is that your homework

[low zephyr]

I read the definitions, and many people seem to give different answers as to how the former is different from the latter. If you have a take on it, feel free to share your opinion

[tall anchor]

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ostensibly according to oxford "apparently" is its synonym

[low zephyr]

I myself think Seemingly is more about a possible false appearance, whereas ostensibly is about a certain false appearance

[low zephyr]

Did you read what I just wrote

[tall anchor]

well no

anyways what does "Happens I always wanted to see the sea. Never got where I could go to it, though."mean

[boreal ingot]

I'm not exactly sure. I think it might mean the speaker never reached a place whence they might travel to the sea. So, the sea is only accessible from one of a few places, and the speaker never got to any of them, so they never got to where they could go to the sea.

Another idea is that the speaker never understood where they could go to the sea. The ycouldn't understand where exactly they had to go to reach the sea

This could also mean the speaker was never in such a state as would permit them to go to the sea. They never got to where (in terms of state, mindset, etc.) they could go to the sea

The overall sentiment is that they never did go to the sea. They never reached it. To me, this sounds like the author was either uneducated or imitating uneducated diction, so the pattern might not be a real one (jus the author misrepresenting informal speech from a particular area), or it could be a highly regional way of expressing it

[tall anchor]

i highly doubt that george rr martin is uneducated lol he does have a unique diction though

i wonder where he even learns this stuff

[tall anchor]

i think its the third one fits better tysm

[boreal ingot]

idk who that is but authors sometimes emulate regional speech to indicate where a char is from

[tall anchor]

dude who wrote game of thrones

[boreal ingot]

I think I remember hearing something about a Middle English poem, I think it was The Canterbury Tales, that had some characters use '-es' instead of '-eth' to indicate the present indicative third person singular. This was because they were from the North

It's not uncommon

[tall anchor]

northern england?

[boreal ingot]

ye

English wasn't spoken in America or elsewhere at the time of Chaucer

[tall anchor]

i was thinking scotland

[boreal ingot]

well yea scotland too

[tall anchor]

was america even a thing back then

[boreal ingot]

I'm not sure if the characters were from Scotland or northern England sorry

[boreal ingot]

No, the British actually constructed the continent. They got the sand from the Middle East

[tall anchor]

damn brits

[boreal ingot]

lmao, I'm kidding. It was a thing, obviously, but English wasn't spoken there

I'm guessing the autochthonous tribes were there at the time, but Idk anything abt Native Americans

[tall anchor]

i wonder how their language was like

[boreal ingot]

Some Native American languages are still alive today

[tall anchor]

i wish we hadnt found it

[tall anchor]

really?

[boreal ingot]

They are very endangered though

[tall anchor]

they have native speakers?

[boreal ingot]

Very few speakers for most of them

[dense oasis]

well making out with someone usually involves more than kissing, it's cuddling, kissing, but also groping someone intensively, including in sensitive areas etc. or even grinding

[boreal ingot]

Yes

[dense oasis]

yes they do

[tall anchor]

afaik bats have boobs

[boreal ingot]

for some languages it's as few as 20 speakers, but they have native speakers

[dense oasis]

interesting thing about native Americans is that their original culture, at least one of their groups cuz I suppose there were many of them, is that they shared land with each other. Like they initially did not have the concept of private land and private properties everywhere. So white Americans during colonization confiscated their lands, just to later assign it to some of them and practically "teach" them how to do private property and capitalism. But the population did not want any of that, they were forced to

so they had to be taught how to be greedy

in a way

[tall anchor]

oh a lot of their languages went exinct entirely too :<

[boreal ingot]

yup

[tall anchor]

[boreal ingot]

According to the bat furry porn I've seen, they have boobs, yes. It's very scientific

[dense oasis]

currently some native Americans are being detained by immigration officers, and sent to prisons because of their skin colour and because they are not white Americans -> so by logic of many officers, native Americans are foreigners who are dangerous and have to be detained

[tall anchor]

for scientific purposes can you cite your resources?

[boreal ingot]

thas interesting

[tall anchor]

where are they planing to deport them exactly

[dense oasis]

To prisons across USA, or, to El Salvador. And in prisons they are r#ped, and some of trump's immigration officers admitted to feel a lot of pleasure and boasting about "colonizing" them again in prisons

[boreal ingot]

In the spirit of chasing the ultimate, properly deduced, and strictly scientific truth, I would do so in DMs, but that was ages ago, and I have lost the sources.

[boreal ingot]

Gosh America is stupid as fuck

[tall anchor]

NOOOOO

[boreal ingot]

How is this even a real country

[tall anchor]

oh they know they still do that

[dense oasis]

Noooo it's a very calculated move. Trump and his people calculated that they need to have this and this number of deported/detained people, and to get to this number of people, they arrest anyone who they deem suspicious. So often non-white people, because... it somehow happens that immigration officers hired by trump are very very incompetent and often operate according to their own prejudices

you can get deported for being a foreigner, even though you are the one whose great-great-grandparents were the first to inhabit this land

[dense oasis]

Yes but to make out with them you'd probably have yours touched by their hands. Not sure if they'd be able to reach

[boreal ingot]

Graphic depictions of bats making out

[dense oasis]

Nice

[weary hare]

How can I master informal grammar only?

[narrow scaffold]

hi everyone, I would like to receive some advice to improve my English skills, especially my speaking and listening.
Right now I'm practicing my English with shadowing, watching films and YouTube videos in English and listening to podcasts in English about topics. Although I want to improve my English to get a new job in customer service, I'm focusing on prac ticingmy English on random topics because i would like to meet new people in other countries, but I want to listen to advice to improve these skills. Could anyone help me :)?

[glossy spear]

Hey everyone!
I’m looking for a native English speaker to practice regularly with. In return I’d be happy to help you improve your Arabic .
If you’re interested in a language exchangeb feel free to DM me

[steel cobalt]

Hello I just made a friend who is Arabic. I have some experience teaching American English and experience talking to foreigners who are not fluent in English.

I am willing to be your language partner!

[karmic aurora]

Hi I'm from Palestine
Let's get to know each other

[steel cobalt]

What language do they speak in Palestine?

I am from the United States.

[karmic aurora]

I speak Arabic as a native language

[steel cobalt]

I don't know anything about arabic.

How long have you been speaking English?

[boreal hare]

I am From Brazil, o need Learn Inglish

[serene scaffold]

hello

i need a study partner

[thick cedar]

Hello

[steel cobalt]

I can help you

[low zephyr]

Hiii. Does this sound okayish to you guys "he fell asleep curled up like a roly poly"? I promise it's not my homework

[azure thistle]

sounds good to me

[rapid lodge]

there is someone in here who is training for the FCE?

[silver shore]

Hello, I am looking for a partner for my freelancing.

[brazen stratus]

What freelancing do you do?

[robust orchid]

For what

I'm looking here for someone to talk with me

[boreal ingot]

Would you lot agree that 'my diurnal flatmate' might carry a jocular tone? I feel that the use of 'diurnal' might impart that effect upon the sentence, but I am unsure. I have heard many a person describe themself as 'nocturnal'—indeed, I have done so myself—without the slightest hint of jest. Might 'diurnal' be used so too, or is it too rooted in zoology?

Or is the interpretation of the variable sort? Might it be that the context of the sentence changes the interpretation of 'diurnal' as either indicative of a frivolous attitude or earnestly providing a characteristic when used of a human, as opposed to other animals?

[dense oasis]

I didn't know what diurnal means, and neither did I know what jocular means, but now I check it and now I do. Cool

[dense oasis]

I have seen nocturnal countless times, but this was my first encounter with diurnal, so I feel like this could be a common experience of many. And if it is, then, forming it this way with diurnal which is less common than nocturnal, makes it all sound a bit humorous I think

because diurnal is kinda the norm for humans

nocturnal is something unusual that actually requires an adjective, but, diurnal to a normal person sounds like... "So, just, normal, then?"

[boreal ingot]

Typically, we can use words to indicate what we are not when relevant. Imagine a context wherein the sleeping habits of two individuals are under discussion. One might be said to be 'nocturnal' and the other 'diurnal' to emphasise the contrast. Otherwise, such a descriptor as 'morning person' would not really exist, as that is the expected norm. 'Diurnal' may be defined as 'active during the day'; if I'd like to (perhaps annoyedly) say that someone awakes early and starts activity, that should be applicable, no?

I feel, also, that your lack of previous experience with the word might affect your perception of it as very formal and therefore humorous. To me, the word, though not distinctly informal, is by no means overformal for a day-to-day conversation (at least, not to such a degree as might engender amusement at its usage within the listener?). Am I mistaken?

I'm not very certain

[teal adder]

Hello I'm from Ukraine i need a study partner

[dense oasis]

yeah but morning person is common while diurnal is not

[tall anchor]

goals

[tall anchor]

up

[boreal ingot]

getting touched by bats =? goals

[weary hare]

Got a suggestion?

[uneven gazelle]

I want to improve my write skills can anyone help me ?

[weary hare]

*Writing

[uneven gazelle]

Why are you so smart

[weary hare]

‘Cus I always train my mind every single day.

[uneven gazelle]

How do you learn english

[weary hare]

https://youtu.be/SmIPPIYivM8

I just consume content in good grammar.

[tall anchor]

nope i just didnt want it to get burried

cuz i wanna know too

[tall anchor]

well i wouldnt say being touched more like consensually being felt up

[boreal ingot]

lmao fair enough

[tall anchor]

[boreal ingot]

Who am I to judge the freaky when I am a freak

[tall anchor]

i actually found a couple of bat male humanoid female purry forn

i thinks ill pass

[boreal ingot]

gimmee

DMs

[tall anchor]

[boreal ingot]

👀

[tall anchor]

MODS

[lyric parcel]

Most of the debris turned up on re-entry meaning? (referring to space)

[plain root]

Hi

[dense oasis]

Nice

[stray dome]

when the object came back to earth, it was destroyed

[lyric parcel]

turned up mean coming back and re-entry meaning destroyed..or?

don't have to say burned up or destroyed?

[stray dome]

"turned up" =

was discovered
was found
appeared
showed up

like that

the object was destroyed --> turned into debris

"debris" =

broken pieces
shattered pieces
destroyed pieces

easier sentence is:

when the destroyed object returned to earth, the pieces were found

[low zephyr]

I hear a lot the phrase "and they lived happily ever after". but can you also say "and they lived happily thereafter"? I promise it's not my homework

[fresh bluff]

Does anybody learn or speak Spanish here?

[stray dome]

“happily thereafter” is not spoken/written very often. native speakers understand it, but “ever after” is the most natural of the 2

[low zephyr]

I agree, I think thereafter is generally a formal word, but it gives it a different touch. I appreciate it, thank you!!

[calm pecan]

there are two sentences:
There's a million different reasons that people can struggle with sleep.
There's a million different reasons for which people can struggle with sleep.
which one is better? and
is the first one wrong?
thanks for help in advance

[stray dome]

Both are natural and understandable. Both are perfectly fine :)

Maybe English linguistic experts can say which is “grammatically better”, but for a regular native they give the same message

[oblique pike]

Hello everyone

[boreal ingot]

I believe the object was already destroyed then fell back down as many separate pieces. Those pieces were found one after another (turned up)

If they wanted to say the object was destroyed when it fell, they would say the object was destroyed upon re-entry

[boreal ingot]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/reason

This article says that we use 'that' with singular 'reason' but not with plural 'reasons'

I agree with them that 'why' would sound better in your first sentence

The second sentence sounds fine. I'd say that 'for which' can carry a formal tone sometimes

[silk oar]

heyyy everybody, i hope you're doing very well !! I am struggling with some english grammar, especially with the passive reporting. I have this sentence : “We must reconsider our strategy,” the board admitted".
I really don't know if "must" stays the same or you have to replace it with "had to" in the passive reporting sentence. Thanks a lot in advance for your answers !! <@&852927620106551396>

[tall granite]

Guys how do u learn English really fast??

[strong sonnet]

I'm interested too

[strong sonnet]

Read, read, read

[tall granite]

Yea I read

[tall granite]

Ru real talker or u learned it

[errant trench]

The fastest way to learn English psychologically is to listen to people speak the language with no translation and try speaking after them,the answers and translations will come to your mind as you progress

Though it is different for other people and some find it harder but I suggest using this method sometimes and yes reading can help but only if you know the simple words then you can translate the whole sentence

I learned English this way when I was really young (about 3 years old) and this tactic works better with people who are younger since they adapt quickly

But everybody can use this technic to learn a thing or two in English,other than that: good luck on your journey to pursuing English ^^

[lofty ridge]

but sometimes I find it difficult to find friends to talk to in English, Are you having any suggestions for finding friends or partners?

[errant trench]

Hmmm,they don't exactly have to be your friends just like a small advice giver it's alright! I suggest the VC chats since the people there will make you understand how to pronounce some words with the correct tones and intonations!

But if you're looking for friends then the VC calls are still a good option ^^

[lofty ridge]

Thank you very much

[dense oasis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_hypothesis

i recommend this article, a pretty interesting idea formed in the 90s by an american linguist Stephen Krashen

basically that people learn the most by listening and reading, not by speaking and writing

my experiences have made me feel pretty sure about it, too

[glass geyser]

Does anybody study Engllish in here?

[boreal ingot]

Not a single soul abiding here, in this channel, wishes to study the language you term 'English', no.

[maiden current]

is the structure ''... watching X yet again come up with a new way to ...'' redundant because of the simultaneous use of ''yet again'' and ''new''? I'm genuinely baffed/baffled

I wouldn't say it's a pleonasm-- actually, I feel like this sentence puts emphasis on ''new''

<@&852927620106551396>

[karmic frigate]

Is listening to English content even without understanding useful

[boreal ingot]

I don't think so. I'd agree that having the word 'new' adds emphasis to the unprecedentedness (within the context) of the ways/ideas

[tall anchor]

up

[boreal ingot]

why do you randomly send 'up' sometimes?

[karmic frigate]

?

[tall anchor]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1347584254132883557/1466892905992949865/Hj__Hgm3PYolavWKObsX1tZvOKafvZAOfiZOgOYp0EQ.gif

when i want to know something too

people do that in reddit idk

[karmic frigate]

So do anyone of you know the answer

[tall anchor]

clearly i dont

[boreal ingot]

oh, in English, normally we'd say 'bump' when we're pushing a message to the forefront of a thread to draw attention to it

not 'up'

on Discord iss also common to use '^'

[tall anchor]

that sounds more confusing

[tall anchor]

oh that makes sense more

[boreal ingot]

iss liek bumping the message up the thread

iss very widespread

[tall anchor]

never heard it

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-11843610789762008433

[tall anchor]

@boreal ingot well is it

[boreal ingot]

if you imagine a text or image board, those would bring a thread back to the first page if it has had recent messages, so people would use 'bump' when they wanted others to see a thread that's been burried

[karmic frigate]

?

[tall anchor]

ohhh i see neow

[boreal ingot]

I'd jus like to give you the Wiktionary definitions, but ye, I'm glad I could be of assistance

[boreal ingot]

(when I ignore a question I either dk the answer, don't want to answer, or don't know how to answer )

[tall anchor]

fair enough lol

[karmic frigate]

Is any of you fluent in English, I think of course yes

[vernal horizon]

Hello everyone, who is from Great Britain?

[wraith thicket]

11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
this is from gensis 33. the last line of the verse has two he's, both referring to different people, how?

[boreal ingot]

When it's obvious who is doing what, while still a bit ambiguous, there is nothing explicitly ungrammatical about using two he's in a sentence. I'm not too familiar with the bible's format, but I understand the first 'he' to refer to the person who asked 'Take, I pray thee, ...' and the 'him' and second 'he' to refer to the person being urged

[wraith thicket]

oh! so it's totally a valid way of usage

it sounds weird

anywoo, thank you miss scella :)

[boreal ingot]

You just have to be reallyy careful about ambiguity when trying to use it. It's not the most natural sentence, don't misunderstand, but it's a valid construction

[maiden current]

ty!!

[karmic frigate]

Do you have to focus on grammar while learning English

[brisk loom]

heyy guys i am new here

what's going on

[karmic frigate]

Me too
I'm just asking

[static sorrel]

You ask any questions you want about the English language in this channel

[deft bobcat]

Yes

But not as much as focusing on learning new words

[karmic frigate]

What is the best way to do it

[deft bobcat]

Surround yourself with English environment

[karmic frigate]

How

[deft bobcat]

What's your daily life routine

[karmic frigate]

Going to school and trying to be consistent with learning english

[deft bobcat]

Practice English more
Watch lessons on YouTube, join and talk with people

Try to make your life more about English

[karmic frigate]

I try, I already watch YouTube videos, but for speaking there is no partner

[karmic frigate]

Any ways, what should I do , just tell me

[deft bobcat]

The server is filled with them

You can find in the channels

[deft bobcat]

I told you pal

[tawdry token]

Hi

[lunar crystal]

hey

[karmic frigate]

I didn't

[compact shoal]

Hello

[rocky stirrup]

hi

[empty coral]

Hi

[vivid wind]

Hi! is there any native English speaker. I have a qestion related to English grammar.

[flat rune]

Hi. What is difference for "guess" and "think"?

[tidal lily]

Post the question

[tidal lily]

I personally use guess word when I have no clue about the thing.
And think with some sort of reasoning and logic behind it*

[upbeat island]

shoot

[velvet viper]

The difference is the that verb “guess” is used in scenarios when there is uncertainty, whereas “think” is mainly used in affirmative scenarios that use logical reasoning.

Whilst we’re at it, there is also the verb “know”. However, this verb is used when one is fully confident of something.

[low zephyr]

Hiii. What's the difference between tinge and twinge? Both seem to describe a brief emotion or feeling

He felt a twinge of guilt after lying
I noticed a tinge of sadness in her voice

[velvet viper]

“Twinge” is more sudden and sharp, whereas “tinge” is subtle in comparison.

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-one-piece-movie-one-piece-movie-10-one-piece-film-one-piece-film-strong-world-gif-3553692714152739405

[low zephyr]

Thank you!!!!!!!

[pine creek]

i have my exam next week can someone help me study

[boreal badger]

Where I can watch English dubbed anime with English subtitles?

[boreal ferry]

i think crunchyroll

[boreal badger]

Too expensive

[fervent dune]

Hi!!

[fervent dune]

U can watch anime on anilab

For free eng dub

[barren mango]

Hey

[azure crown]

Im trapped in b1, how could i go to c1 from there?

[boreal badger]

What a cool thing, there's so much for education

Thanks

[grim prairie]

What a cool thing, there's so much for education

[spring elbow]

how can i improve my english quickly?

[barren mango]

Education is important to survive or to inventions

[flat rune]

i think reading would help you a lot in this case

[flat rune]

i would say to survive so yeah education is important to help you survive

[barren mango]

Yup

[flat rune]

bro i have a song it’s more about the melody and rhyme can you see it

[barren mango]

Yup, I have a question

[flat rune]

its easy peasy you can suck my d*** if you think it's easy

[sacred vale]

Any native/expert here?

I have this confusing memory...I once read somewhere:
"Complete the quest/challenge and earn nefty rewards."
Was it nefty or nifty or hefty?? Can't remember quite...can anyone please explain these three terms..which one would suit the sentence more??

[boreal ingot]

nifty is like neat
hefty, when describing money or a reward, means something like 'large sum', 'good amount'

they both can work

depends on the intention

[verbal heron]

Actually they need some trapped air, directed straight at their gob

[sacred vale]

Thanks, Miss

[rigid hinge]

What do I do practice English at home?

[desert wyvern]

Hey everyone, I'm looking for ways to enhance my listening skills (the ability to grasp the idea and being able to reproduce the same ideas). Ik it has to do with memory or concentration but I feel like a huge role goes into the listening skills themselves. I would also appreciate a study partner if anyone's available, just DM me!

[verbal heron]

nothing, nvm

[boreal ingot]

I'm pretty sure that means they need someone to far in their mouth. Very creatively phrased, I'll give Vampire that

[orchid estuary]

@tardy dust hii

[placid dew]

i have a real question guys 🙏 at school i learnt "favourite" but now i talk on discord, everybody writes "favorite" and even discord says it's written "favorite" like what ? i never learnt that please can someone explain me 🙏

[somber viper]

Just british n american

they're the same

[dense oasis]

it's kinda like color vs colour, there are many of these spelling differences between different dialects of english

you can also encounter many vocabulary differences, like "shopping carts" vs "trolleys"

usually it's clear because of the context, though

[pine creek]

has anyone read the poem you are old father william

[placid dew]

ooh i see so both are correct ?

ty guys

[placid dew]

i see i see tysm

[somber viper]

yea

[placid dew]

TY

[somber viper]

np

[night token]

No, i haven't but be not upset for i question the rating of this masterpiece of yours in order to satisfy my thoughts then to read it

Ngl that seems sketchy to me

[pine creek]

there is a question we have done that what are the perspectives of the son and father about wisdom and age

using textual evidence

[night token]

Is it long?

[pine creek]

yea

[night token]

How many pages

[pine creek]

100-150 words

around 2-3 pages answer

[night token]

I was asking about the poem

[pine creek]

yea its 8 stanzas long

4 lines each in stanza

4-6

“You Are Old, Father William”
by Lewis Carroll

“You are old, Father William,” the young man said,
“And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head—
Do you think, at your age, it is right?”

“In my youth,” Father William replied to his son,
“I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I’m perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “as I mentioned before,
And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door—
Pray, what is the reason of that?”

“In my youth,” said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
“I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box—
Allow me to sell you a couple.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “and your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—
Pray, how did you manage to do it?”

“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life.”

“You are old,” said the youth, “one would hardly suppose
That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose—
What made you so awfully clever?”

“I have answered three questions, and that is enough,”
Said his father; “don’t give yourself airs!
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
Be off, or I’ll kick you downstairs!”

old man sued his wife

[night token]

I don't know much about poetry except Arabic poetry but I'll try my best in case I decided to participate

[pine creek]

ok thanks

[fierce sorrel]

How poetry at english work ?

[boreal ingot]

So what is your question exactly?

You asked if we've read the poem and you've sent the poem, but what's your question?

[signal shell]

It's a nonsense poem, included in a fictional work, which is a parody of another poem with which children at the time were familiar.

But I guess it may still be worth analysing

[covert nimbus]

Question so long

I need it shorter 🤷🏻

[verbal heron]

what?

[versed locust]

hello!
can anyone help me for my english exam?

[harsh dove]

Hi

[north trout]

yes

[covert nimbus]

The question so long

Can you ask me the short question

Iam beginner

[supple holly]

Wrong channel for small talk buddy

[covert nimbus]

What should i do at here🤡

[boreal ingot]

Then you're not the one being asked. This channel is for those who are good at English to answer, if they want to, English questions from those who aren't. You can ask a question, but you're not expected to answer anything

[sick prism]

Can anyone tell me ai video generator for free

[neat shuttle]

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[hybrid cobalt]

Boundaries and its uses , could someone explain to me ? I'm struggling with it, thanks guys.

[desert wyvern]

Why do we say, per say, our commitment to advanc(ing), rather than to advance (an infinitive)

[radiant patrol]

What did you mean??

[desert wyvern]

I'm asking with the specific structure of "commitment to", whether it is more correct to use the gerund instead of the infinitive

[radiant patrol]

Dm

[flat rune]

Hello, Everyone

[boreal ingot]

'Boundaries' can mean 'edges, farthest extents (when seen as a limit)'

It is also extended in that sense to social limits one sets in social intercourse and interpersonal relations. 'I find [x] [y] and [z] unpleasant and expect you not to do them with/to me' is an example of setting a boundary. 'Boundaries' refers to such social limits/red lines collectively

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Could someone explain what the bit in bold means? Particularly, I'm struggling to understand what 'primary sources' and 'preconceived view' would refer to here; I would like clarification of those two

If we disregard our good early sources on this issue, it’s hard to justify
our faith in them on others. And indeed, writers who have a problem with
early [ei, ou], etc. generally have other axes to grind (e.g. Kökeritz wants a
‘modern’-sounding Shakespeare). Without very good grounds indeed, it is
dangerous to assume mass ineptitude on the part of virtually all primary
sources in just those cases where their descriptions fail to harmonise with
a preconceived view.

[hoary lichen]

don’t dismiss primary sources if they don’t agree with your own established theory

primary source just being an original source from whatever period you’re studying

like don’t assume the original historical record is false because it doesn’t agree with what you already believe

god bless pre-gcse history

[boreal ingot]

Ahh, now that you say that this feel so obvious! Thank you so much

[placid dew]

question ! whats the difference between someone and somebody, between everyone and everybody, and between no one and nobody ??

[covert canyon]

Everyone is used in a more formal setting as compared to everybody, which is casually used.

Same goes with someone and somebody, and no one and nobody as well

[placid dew]

ooo i see !

tysmm !

[hoary lichen]

it’s very loose though

you’ll struggle to find people that use -body over -one where i live

-body is kinda more boujee if i’m honest

[covert canyon]

Yww! ✨

[covert canyon]

I see. Here I usually see people using -one because we speak English in a formal setting only. For casual conversations we use our native language

[tranquil thorn]

hay everyone

[chrome cipher]

Hello guys

How's today

[dreamy coral]

I can think in English fluently in my head, understanding English in theoretically. i can speak the complex topic in my head what i can say but when it comes to practice i can just speak simple word, leading to nervousness and the high pressure came to me when speaking. i even struggle with the simple word like " how are you". How to fix or improve the problem and overcome the nervousness when speaking?

[covert canyon]

I suffer from the same thing. What I can say is do practice, practice, practice. Start speaking in front of your family, friends, classmates/colleagues and participate in public speaking activities wherever you can. That's the only way, you know the words and now you just need confidence.

[dreamy coral]

I thank you for your help. Even my environment mostly is my native language, maybe i would try to adapt it into English and if i talk to my friend maybe i would give condition to them that we have to say in English only haha. ✌️

[covert canyon]

My pleasure. English isn't my native language either, but for professional purposes it's the language hahah. Starting it by talking with your friends is an amazing idea, I wish you luck ✨
I recently joined but I think we have reading & speaking events here, try participating if you can.

[dreamy coral]

I would. we keep learning together. At the first time joined the VC, i feel nervous in every things, leading to stuttering but it has to take time until that nervousness fade away. ✨

[covert canyon]

Yes, frequent practice will help you gain confidence. Soon you will be able to speak with a cool mind & the words will automatically come to your mind

[verbal heron]

which came first? the egg or the chicken?

[peak forum]

Hello guys

[flat rune]

I would say: the chicken. I think that living things evolved in many types, to a point that a kind of bird suddently emerged, and it happened to procriate itself by putting eggs 😂 If someone has the cientific answer, I'd love to know

[supple holly]

I remember reading somewhere that the 'official' answer is also the same as yours lol

Source

[rapid bison]

"life counts at first breath" ahh answer 😭🙏

[opaque crane]

Hello

[peak forum]

Heyy

[opaque crane]

@peak forum IS that url in your bio what?

[peak forum]

You mean my YouTube?

[opaque crane]

Nope, AI site

Did you made it on your own? @peak forum

[peak forum]

Ohh! I mainly designed the UI part and I made it with a team

https://www.oreateai.com/home/index?fr=aillll405

😊

[opaque crane]

It's cool. Could you tell me where you are from? Are you a girl?

@peak forum

[peak forum]

Yeah hahaha im from china

And im looking forward to more people give us feedback after experiencing this AI tool 🥰

We will make it better ~

[opaque crane]

It is good now, is your team all china guys? maybe discord is banned from china?

[peak forum]

Ohh yeah thank u!!

Ahahaha yeah it’s not easy to download

[peak forum]

Do you think this AI tool we created is good enough that you’d recommend it your friends?🥰

[opaque crane]

Will recommend. I think you can add more attracted contents.

[peak forum]

Wow thank you so much!! It’s actually free now! We wanna attract more people to know it 🥰

[opaque crane]

How about your rate? Is that your national project? Or across the Netowrk?

[peak forum]

We are currently not charging for it ~and it’s a project available to users worldwide 😊

[opaque crane]

@peak forum Is this DP real or fake?

[supple holly]

all your credit card information and online passwords have just been recorded and sold on the Chinese black market for $3

[opaque crane]

Is that hacking site? @supple holly

[supple holly]

you never know. But better not to risk it

[opaque crane]

@peak forum

[peak forum]

It’s real 🤣

[peak forum]

🤣what?you mean our website?

That’s impossible and crazy

🤣

[opaque crane]

Your DP! @peak forum

[hoary lichen]

anything but english questions

[weary hare]

I need a method to have a standard native writing. I’m a native in English, but I’m less fluent due to gaps in practice.

[boreal ingot]

Reading can help improve one's writing abilities

Depending on how you wish to write, you should choose your reading material: literary, academic, essayistic, etc.

Besides that, try to analyse how they phrase their sentences and compare it to how you would have phrased them

Ask which is more natural

[hoary lichen]

i’m pretty sure its a bunch of bots

[errant canyon]

what is the difference between “jeopardise and jeopardize”?

[dense oasis]

the meaning stays the same

[hoary lichen]

ise becomes ize in american english

[verbal heron]

a kind of bird suddenly emerged? was it God's ambassador? Did God tell it to pass on its genes

[tidal lily]

What could be the better way of saying "it's non serious and serious at same time"

[velvet viper]

Both of them have the same meaning, it’s the same word. However, the former is spelt that way in British English whilst the latter is spelt that way in American English.

[hoary lichen]

what

[verbal heron]

Maybe you could swap the two?

Also it's "non-serious"

Or just "not serious"

[dense oasis]

"may be serious, may be not serious, depends on the way you look at it"

lol

since something can not be serious and non-serious exactly at the same time, it's a matter of perspective

[verbal heron]

True. Just like "it's good and bad at the same time"

[boreal ingot]

I'm pretty sure the odd (perhaps ungrammatical?) phraseology of the quote below is because the researchers are Italian.

Question: I'm wondering if this sense of 'appreciate', meaning 'notice, perceive' (or so I interpret it), is common or not

In the Figure 6 was possible to appreciate semi thin sections, stained with toluidine blue, in which axial section of sweat gland (SG) and mature adipocytes (MA) were visible.

[hoary lichen]

not really common but it’s not particularly a rarity

it’s more used in formal writing

[boreal ingot]

Thank you!

[hoary lichen]

😁

[verbal heron]

btw, have you personally seen it used this way

[hoary lichen]

yes

i personally use it

i use it like “i appreciate your argument” when i do not in fact like their argument one bit

but i understand it

[verbal heron]

I see

[magic arch]

👋

Please when I made a mistake tell me

[boreal ingot]

Please, when I make a mistake, tell me.*

[nocturne lava]

What about expending vocab?

[boreal ingot]

Reading helps with that as well

Anki decks are another option

[nocturne lava]

Yeah
I have both
I think that reading can also help with speaking somehow, you gonna learn how to speak correctly and by seeing patterns a lot of times, you will sound flawless while speaking because you don't need to think about these patterns anymore, you already know them by heart

[dense oasis]

we got scella recommending Anki in 2026

I'm so proud

🥲 a tear of joy

[dense oasis]

...aaaaaand at the end native speakers still point out that you're not "flawless", because your perception of what is "flawless" is not theirs, your perfection is still not absolute perfection, your accent is still foreign to some degree

life

[nocturne lava]

Language learning literally sucks 🙁

Has someone used Anki for learning words?
Is it good

[boreal ingot]

I've been trying to make a deck but I suck lol

[dense oasis]

me, for like, the last 5 years

also for math exams back when I was still in the education system

[median veldt]

Does anyone have a tip how I can improve my English ?

[maiden current]

Am I allowed to separate ''firstly'' and ''secondly'' with another paragraph?

[boreal ingot]

Yeah, that seems fine

[inland kite]

Doing serious discussions(many people said it works)

[inland kite]

Good Quotes🫠

[maiden current]

ty, ty!

[boreal ingot]

I've seen 'go of her goodness' analysed as meaning 'to presue others, because she was kind enough to permit it', but I feel it might mean 'to speak on her goodness' instead. I'd appreciate some insights

It's either parsed as 'leave ... of her goodness' (leave provided by her goodness) or 'leave [to go of her goodness]' (leave allowing me to go/express about her goodness)

[hasty rapids]

What is this?
I would have thought that it means she’s given them permission to go, out of the goodness of her heart. So with no hard feelings, all well meaning permission

[weary hare]

Is “anent” Scots?

[boreal ingot]

Older English and Scottish English and Scots

I'll double check with the Scots server

Regardless, it's much more common in Scottish Englih and Scots than in standard English

It might be used in legal British English

[weary hare]

What’s “right” in “right from the off”?

[boreal ingot]

Here is the data, and I'll come back to you with whatever answer the fellows on the Scots server give me

Image 1: Hansard (parlimentary corpus, British)
Image 2: Supreme Court (legal corpus, American)
Image 3: COCA (balanced corpus, American)
Image 4 (21st centuaary corpus, Scots language [not Scottish Gaelic nor Scottish English {but it should have some bearing on the latter}])

This is what I've learnt. The Scots-speaking regions that use it are indicated in the fourth picture above. Whether it slips into Scottish English is still uncertain, but I wouldn't be too surprised. I'll update if anything else is said

I'd like to highlight that, whilst I am using Scots as a comparison, that's only because of its similarities with Scottish English and English, not because English and Scots are the same language

I would say with relative certainty that you would not hear a modern American say it but humurously and wouldn't hear a Brit say it if not legalistically or faux-archaically. As for Scots, it'll vary by region, but it should generally be acceptable. You would probably not get any confusion when saying it in Scotland or to a Scot

[boreal ingot]

'From the off' means 'from the beginning'. 'Right' is there to add emphasis in one of these two meanings (probably the latter):

[boreal ingot]

North East Central Scots speaker (as per their role) says that it's not used in Scottish English outside of very formal parlance (but didn't deny that it is used in the Scots language)

[weary hare]

Appreciated.

[hoary lichen]

do you mean like right from the offset

[boreal ingot]

'from the off' alone can mean that

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/from-the-off

[boreal ingot]

Another comment on the matter

[robust hemlock]

Was reading a book from ruskin bond where he is talking about a novella (a short novel) and there are some phrases which I understand but only partially

Its the stuff and underlined phrases in the second image im talking abt

[boreal ingot]

The first is simple. When something is economical, it has economy, which means it uses resources well; it is done without overexpenditure and with proper management of resources. 'Compositional' means 'relating to composition'. In this case, think of the sense of the word 'compose' in 'compose a book': assemble, create, make.

They're saying that novellas are very economical with their assembly. They are of a small size and do not require many words when one composes (writes) them.

The second one is a bit more difficult. 'Homogeneity' means similarity between all the subparts, oneness, unity, sameness. 'Conception' can feasibly mean one of two things here: 'beginning, creation, genesis, start (typically in mind)' (as in 'The conception of a painting') or 'understanding, abstract vague model of thought, idea' (as in 'A proper conception of the workings of society').

If the first is meant, then they are saying that a novella has a uniform origination. I would understand that as meaning that the process of writing it does not involve the clashing of disparate ideas. It is a simple clean process involving a single author, a few, similar ideas, and the formation of a story thence, without trouble.

The second, to me, would mean they're personifying novellas as capable of thought and giving the attribute of uniformity of the ideas they 'hold' (the ideas of their stories). Given the conciseness of a novella, few, similar views might be expressed therein. One might refer to this as a harmonious likeness shared between all the 'conceptions' the novella holds.

This might also refer to the outside perception and understanding of novellas. Perhaps views on them tend to be alike to one another. But I'm not very inclined to this meaning

Hope this helps

[signal rain]

Hello, I have a question. Could you please help me understand it?

What's the difference between:

You can take a bus
and
You could take a bus

[boreal ingot]

I'm inclined to say none, when they're not accompanied by other elements

The latter sounds better in a conditional

[signal rain]

There's no difference?

[boreal ingot]

Ah wait, mostly none in the present and future, yes, but you'd have to use 'could' in the past tense

[robust hemlock]

It did! Thankyou for answering in so much detail

Could you explain this highlighted line as well?

I searched wordsworthian and what it means and got the basic idea that's its a philosophy related to an old writer and can be related to nature in this context. Red can be related to the colour of the geranium flower, but what is meant by tooth and claw. I dont think a caterpillar has it. Maybe tooth and claw meant as agressive or sudden

[signal rain]

@boreal ingot if you don't mind, do you know any server for Journaling or writing (non fantasy/fiction)?

I mean journaling as in personal journaling like diary

[boreal ingot]

'Red in tooth and claw' means aggressive and ruthless. Originally, it was used specifically of nature. He's saying that while he is inclined in his views towards nature (I don't know anything about Wordsworth but I'll take your interpretation of it), he was still not prepared to face her in all of her aggression and brutality yet

That's how I understand the text

[boreal ingot]

I fear I know of none. Apologies

[robust hemlock]

you can find tons on reddit or just a simple google search

[signal rain]

It's fine

[tall anchor]

Can someone dumb this down for me

“Whence also the poets and mythologists, not knowing that it was the angels and those
demons who had been begotten by them that did these things to men and women and cities
and nations, which they related, ascribed them to God Himself, and to those who were His
offspring, and to the offspring of those who were called His brothers. For whatever name
each of the angels had given to himself and his children, by that name they called them."

not like a brief i want to understand what it exactly says

and how do i learn about word orders like these

[dense oasis]

Maybe I'm gonna start by explaining one word here. "Begotten" comes from "to beget" (stress the second syllable, not the first one, if you stress the first one you may sound like "bigot" which means a fanatic, a crazy religion-obsessed person). "to beget" means "to cause the birth of" or just "to cause"

[dense oasis]

soooo first we have poets and mythologists. They had created angels and demons. Later these characters did "these things" to men and women. The poets and mythologists ascribed all of these to the God (so they said it's all done by the God). And also to God's children (=offspring), and to God's brothers' children. The angels created names for themselves and for their own kids, and all these poets and mythologists called the angels by these exact names

No clue what "these things" mean

Maybe it's explained somewhere else in the text or something, idk, this paragraph doesn't seem to explain what they are

[tall anchor]

"Speaking of
Mythology, Justin also took a moment to add his flare to the Watcher narrative in the same apology
by stating that those early writers of Mythology were, in fact, being influenced by these fallen
angels."

@dense oasis im reading about apocryphal books nowadays they pain

https://tenor.com/view/cat-holding-head-cat-sad-cat-rahh-wahhhh-gif-11843610789762008433

[tall anchor]

what does "begotten by them" means

[dense oasis]

created by them

[tall anchor]

what about "which they related"?

[dense oasis]

"which they related, ascribed them to..."

[tall anchor]

oh

i see i see

[dense oasis]

they related them to...

so they said "these and those are related"

"they related them"

[tall anchor]

understood

[tall anchor]

[dense oasis]

I don't know how to answer this question. I think it's something that you learn subconsciously by reading many things written this way

[tall anchor]

so just keep torturing myself

[dense oasis]

I don't feel like it is necessary to be able to write this way...

[tall anchor]

it is necessary to understand though

@dense oasis thanks a lot

[dense oasis]

it does feel confusing I think. I had to read it pretty carefully to understand. And maybe some other people would understand it in a different way

[tall anchor]

i read it like ten times and only understood the general idea

[dense oasis]

You're welcome

[boreal ingot]

@tall anchor, Black Cat is correct about everything, except that I don't think 'related' means 'ascribed' here. 'Relate' here more likely means 'tell, convey, speak of something to someone, make information reach someone, communicate something'. So one might relate their troubles to a good friend, seeking advice. Likewise, the poets and mythologists related the things that had been done to men and women and cities and nations. They communicated these tales; then, they ascribed them to God and others, instead off the angels and demons

I feel that's a more likely interpretation of 'relate' here

Might I ask what book you're reading? It is beautifully written

[dense oasis]

yeah I don't need to be told whether I'm correct or not, I know I am

lmfao

[boreal ingot]

I pinged you so you would be aware of the one correction I would make. I apologise if that is presumptuous

[dense oasis]

I agree with you

I mean, yeah, this interpretation that you described sounds more likely to be true

the one related to "to relate"

[boreal ingot]

I relate relate as relating to the relation of information to another

[dense oasis]

This sounds very relatable

[tall anchor]

Second apology of justin martyr

[tall anchor]

ohh that fits better lol thanks a lot

[boreal ingot]

No problem :>

[unreal matrix]

How do i say hi

[unreal matrix]

In English

[summer dagger]

hi good day to you all guys here :))
I have a question , I really want to improve my accent like I want a British type of accent
can anyone suggest or tell me about thier journey on improving english and accent ?
really appreciate it

[acoustic trout]

i suggest you read tons of books

and watch parliamentary speeches

it helped me with my accent too

good luck!

[dull scroll]

Hey! there are tons of pronunciation videos on youtube, might help

[summer dagger]

hi @dull scroll nice to meet you, thank you for your reply! 😊
i’ll definitely check out some videos as well. I was also hoping to hear from someone who has personally worked on improving their accent like someone who’s been in a similar situation.
I feel that kind of insight might really help me figure out what I should focus on.

[hasty trout]

question, would this be grammatically correct?

The now hollow vessel, however, remains.
the meaning is basically "however, the vessel that is now hollow, remains" but idk if my first way to write it is proper

[boreal ingot]

Sounds just fine

'however' can be placed in several positions

It's most commonly placed at the start of a sentence

but, whilst I don't know the exact rules for where it can go, I intuitively know that it can go where you've put it

[hasty trout]

i was a bit unsure if "now-hollow" would be with - but prolly not?

[boreal ingot]

I wouldn't use one here

[hasty trout]

oki tyy

[boreal ingot]

'now' seems to be an adverb

[static sorrel]

woahhh

chillll

[boreal ingot]

don't dignify the troll with an acknowledgement lmao

[static sorrel]

True, as they say "learn the swear words first"

[boreal ingot]

I typically learn how to say 'I am' first. Iss always seemed odd to me that people choose to learn the swear words first

[dense oasis]

this is very smart, perhaps unintentionally, because you almost typed it like mœders, and œ exists in french for the IPA sound of /œ/ which also exists in german der Mörder which is just /'mœʁdɐ/

therefore you typed the word murder with a vowel from IPA which happens to be used in this exact same word but in german

interestingly enough the english word murder doesn't have /œ/ in itself