📚｜english-questions

[dense oasis]

but has a similar equivalent of it, just unrounded

I always learn "Hello handsome, I want to kiss you" first

[tall anchor]

@dense oasis u into men?

i shouldve guessed

[dense oasis]

I am strictly heterosexual

[dense oasis]

the P on the left is the sign of polish uprisings against h#tler during WWII (P like "Powstańcy", so "The Rebels") and 1944 is the date of the Warsaw Uprising when people attempted to retake the city from h#tler's soldiers

another interpretation of this P is that it has this W-like shape at the base of itself, and, this is supposed to be actually PW, so Polska Walcząca = "The Fighting Poland", the poland which fights (against h#tler)

but

I disagree with these no lgbt zones

lmfao

[boreal ingot]

When I see there are new messages in the English questions channels and check if there actually are any English questions therein

[dense oasis]

they were never actually implemented, it was more like a failed policy of a few lunatics

[tall anchor]

i mean yeah i would hope so 😭

[dense oasis]

and if you look carefully at the background of the left side of the photo, you see a billboard with a child and the text "Gdzie są te dzieci?" which is "Where are these kids?", aaaaaand in 2022 it was actually being put up all over the country just to blame young people for not having enough kids anymore (the blaming campaign backfired, now in 2026 polish people are going extinct almost the quickest in the EU)

these billboards were recommended to the gov by a filthy rich dude who himself would rather complain this way rather than address some root causes

[dense oasis]

the rainbow handbag on the right is also not coincidental, it refers to multiple pride parades organized in the largest cities many many times, and, many non-lgbt people were also buying them just to show anti-government attitudes

[dense oasis]

🫣

[static sorrel]

You're full of knowledge today aren't you haha

[fresh socket]

hola

[unreal matrix]

ah ic ty

[low zephyr]

Hii, how do we use "alas", is it like an expression of acceptance? I think it could also be used ironically..

@tall anchor And I promise it's not my homework

Example

But alas, the show must go on

[tall anchor]

you're insufferable

[verbal heron]

Whew

So Tony is getting his homework done again

[stoic tulip]

I'm curious why those say I wanna learn english and refuse to actually study for it, like "hey I want to learn english so I'm gonna hop on VC and hopefully my English will be better".

I mean like, yeah they are busy because they have work to do! and school, job etc. don't blame them!

But but, if you're saying "I wanna learn english" but thy action were just jump on YouTube, digital media, pay money for class and your understanding in English was improved it's like absorbing a thousand hours of video gameplay and hope that my game skills were getting better.

This just my silly thought, but I believe there some twenty learn though school or youtube "ABC! And you're wholesome", but need to say that being able to communicate with another is great but my perspectives are saying you're gonna waste years just go realize that "oh sht I can't believe I could think with english instead of using it like translate tool".

This is my perspective on the other side of usable and I hope you could tell the difference between "think" and "functional communication".

[dense oasis]

"I wanna learn English, so I'm gonna use YouTube" is a perfectly reasonable logic

I would have probably never become fluent if I hadn't spent so many hours on listening and noting things from context

YouTube gave me the opportunity to do so. That's why I think this example is not stupid

I could actually see how everyone speaks, what words are used when etc, be able to listen to the language as long as I want, and if necessary I could as well just pause/replay as many times as I want to. Real life doesn't offer such conveniences

[stoic tulip]

Indeed I agree with your point, but I still don't change my mind.

YouTube and another were input, without input there just nothing, but if only input without the output then the Input are just circumstanced itself, or simply "Slow".

For example, you can become an expert at math then you know how to solve a hard problem with mathematics, but when there's a problem which math can't solve, what do you do? Find specific fields that help? Waste of time, can cost you years.

Trying to find a way? Again, Time.

Im not a big guy, I'm just like it when using another language to solve a problem that my mother tongue can't explain.

My apologies, because my little mind hasn't been ageing long enough to find specific words to describe the ideal but I hope those examples were enough to explain.

Thanks.

[compact cargo]

Where can I find the words?

[verbal heron]

saw you @tall anchor

[tall anchor]

hewwo

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1476818057593618564/1479497549894127626/happy-happy-happy-cat-3228056233.gif

[verbal heron]

https://tenor.com/view/stan-twitter-stantwt-twitter-tiktok-reaction-meme-gif-10885768584948066267

[low pumice]

https://x.com/i/status/2037529406306943465

[oak flicker]

um anyone from English major?
wanna ask about Interpersonal Metafunction and its nuances and analysis type of things.
I've already tried to analyze as best as I can yet still am struggling especially with the last three sentences. If someone could help me understand my mistakes and continue the rest, I would really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!
lemme include a document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RzncuSuLch_iBkZ741hv4sB33eY7WhFOTwqxutaMxjc/edit?usp=sharing

[boreal ingot]

Is being rubber a metaphor for being someone who returns insults well? I have two problems with this metaphor under the previous interpretation: 1. When you throw something at a soft wall made of rubber, it bounces back exactly the same (save for the velocity and trajectory). When one returns an insult, it is typically a different insult to the one they received. In this case, saying the insult would bounce back means you would return the exact same insult as the one directed at you. 2. Rubber is typically conceived of as bouncing off of other things, rather than things bouncing off of it. This, imho, weakens the metaphor.

Perhaps the intent is not that you return insults well but that you aren't affected by insults. Effectively, throwing an insult at you is as good as throwing a rock at a wall. In which case, I have one problem with this metaphor: 1. The specification of 'and sticks to you' seems unnecessary. The insult might not affect you (bounce off of you), but that in no way harms the insulter. Further, it isn't clear why you would choose 'sticks to you' and not something like 'strikes you' or something of the sort. What does sticking represent? 'Sticks to you' wholly seems not to have a real-life correspondence. What does it represent?

I do like the representation of the receiver (you) as rubber to some extent. Rubber does perhaps deform but, whether one desires it or not, it surely bounces back to its original shape. This fails to depict one who unfalteringly withstands opprobrium, but it does depict a human who stands back up when damaged. However, the other points are damning, unless there is an interpretation where under all might be justified (I'd be happy if anyone could help interpret it, not only Tony Choppa)

[signal shell]

It's just a saying children use in playground banter. It signals to the insulter that their efforts are made in vain. And perhaps there's a suggestion that the insulter is projecting their own insecurities onto others and such insults should be directed back at the insulter, though I'm sure most kids won't use this phrase with such a degree of nuance.

[hardy ibex]

Hi everyone! I’m new here 🙂
I’m learning English and want to improve my speaking.
Nice to meet you!

[signal shell]

Welcome

[hardy ibex]

We already know. Nice to meet u.

[boreal ingot]

Ah, I see! I have not heard it before. Many thanks Mr Ross! Would you say the bouncing back represents, if indirectly, a comment akin to 'all your rudities might well be said of you yourself'? Even then, why is the insulter glue?

[signal shell]

I suppose so.

It's just for good measure I guess. This whole phrase goes to waste if the insulter is also made of rubber 😂

Plus this phrase has a rhyme scheme

It's meant to sound fun

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, the syllable count is broken by the presence of that 'and'.

I am rubber; you are glue. A (4 - 3)
everything you say, B (5)
bounces off me; sticks to you. A (4 - 3)

But the original had an 'and', breaking the syllable count of 4 then 3. Or do you mean that it has a symmetry of style?

Something about me -> something about you. An effect thereof on me -> an effect thereof on you

But the structure isn't parallel. The first has two subjects and two independent clauses ([I] [am rubber]; [you] [are glue]). The second has one subject and two predicates ([everything you say] [bounces off me] and [sticks on you]).

Is it for that symmetry in the order of happenings that the logic of the metaphor, the soundness of the rhyme, and the parallelism of the phraaseology might be forsaken? Can't several be attained (most importantly, the first)?

[low zephyr]

rubber is bouncy, if you throw something at it it bounces back, in this case it's a rebuttal

I hope mich aint reading this:(

[signal shell]

Children can forsake everything on the playground, yes

[low zephyr]

how is that for overthinking 😅

[boreal ingot]

Upon reconsidering the glue. Might the glue represent the pervasive nature of an ill-disposition? When one is apt to insult and is inclined to hate, one leaves traces thereof within one's heart. The heart might grow numb with hatred investing it, and the ricocheted insults sticking to the glue represent that. Would this be a stretch, Mr Ross? @signal shell

[signal shell]

I suppose the glue adds a finality to the discussion. The insulter no longer has an easy comeback such as "well I'm also rubber. it bounces off me and sticks to your mother" or some nonsense like that

[boreal ingot]

Hmm, it seems not to consider the various factors I mentioned

[boreal ingot]

That is true

[low zephyr]

I spent a few years in the us and kids use all kinds of silly phrases like that, it aint that big of a deal to tell you the truth

[boreal ingot]

I suppose, nolens volens, I must accept it's an imperfect phrase

Makes sense

Thank you for explaining

[boreal ingot]

I, regardless, would like Mr Ross's opinion of this analysis of the glue, but now I understand that not much thought was put into the construction of the phrase

[boreal ingot]

I see, that is a good defence. I forgot this would be used in a context where one need not only attack but also defend; it might act as a preemptive barrier! Thank you for making me aware of this, Mr Ross, as it had not crossed my mind at all!

Ohh! Might the glue represent the irretrievable marring of one's reputation? What is seen by others is one who has thrown insults, with the signs thereof clear upon their form

It signals to the insulter that the insultee remains unbothered and that the insulter's words reflect poorly upon the insulter!

Might you cease pinging Astar? You have done so thrice now. She's certainly seen or is going to see the message, and this only serves to derail the chat from English and drown it in arguments, and it is needlessly confrontational and instigative

[low zephyr]

I apologize! I must say it was hilarious they thought I wanted yall to help me with my homework, so you know I'm just committing to the bit

[low zephyr]

Btw, I only heard "thereof" used together with lack, didn't know I would see it here in the wild because it strikes me as overly formal

We got to debate the social mobility opportunities of Americans nowadays or lack thereof

[boreal ingot]

'Thereof' means 'of that'. It is typically collocated with 'lack'; however, it is not ungrammatical to use it elsewhere

It is very formal, yes

Even dated, I would say

[low zephyr]

Okay, sorry if I implied it was a solecism if used elsewhere. I used to struggle with legalese, and so I learned a couple words like that a while ago, still haven't internalized to such a degree that I can use active recall and use them mid conversation though

[boreal ingot]

A writing fancy has seized me, and my messages have been affected by that (or, more legally, affected thereby)

[boreal ingot]

I'm very fond of these words, so I can employ them rather fluidly. It's pretty normal to struggle with legalese, and I often struggle with it too

[low zephyr]

It sounds charming if anything. I for one would use those words sarcastically only, but if sb used them for real, I'd consider them well-read

[boreal ingot]

Practically any preposition may be used in combination with 'there', 'where', or 'here'. The resultant combonations vary in their degrees of usage

[boreal ingot]

I suppose people often imitate formal and dated speech jocularly, so the sarcastic connotation whereof you speak is not uncommon, I should imagine

(see what I did there :p)

By the way, 'solecism' is a new word to me. Lovely one, thank you

[low zephyr]

Yeah, it comes as second nature to you. I, a mere mortal, have to reread it and even look them up hah

[boreal ingot]

It reminds me of 'malefactor', in how the 'e' of the first part is unexpectedly pronounced and is, in fact, not related to the English words to which it seems to be related ('malefactor' -> 'male'? 'solecism' -> 'sole'? [neither is the case])

[boreal ingot]

I am but a humble nerd

Look them up enough times, and you'll find they come to you naturally too

[low zephyr]

I'd pronounce it as "mahl factor"

(I don't know what it means)

Okay, it's criminal. My pronunciation of new words is hit or miss

[boreal ingot]

And I'd've pronounced 'solecism' /səʊl.sɪ.zɪm/ (with the first 'e' silent) had I not looked it up. That's why it reminded me of 'malefactor' lol

[boreal ingot]

Likewise 😔

[dense oasis]

from wiktionary

/æ/ is the same as in "cat"

or "mattress" or "tan"

but not like "car" or "tar" or "jar"

Ngl it is tempting to just say "m" + ("a" from car) + "l" + "factor"

But I guess this word has no real similar ones to it, so, it's understandable in both ways

[rare cosmos]

Guys, what was the name of the very dirty and smelly water? Is it "Sewers"?

Like in Arabic it's "مجارير"

Just if someone knows

[signal shell]

I'm not familiar with Arabic, but I think you are either thinking of sewers or sewage

In my mind, sewers are the system of pipes and drains that direct the flow of sewage

[rare cosmos]

Ok

Thanks for help

I just wasn't sure if it's true or no

Cuz I don't trust keyboard translator

[dense oasis]

i also recommend that you check the pronunciation of "sewers" and "sewage", because they are not pronounced the way they are spelled at all

[low zephyr]

That's what I was going for, although English spelling as is is very iffy to describe that phoneme

And the /ɪ/ sounds like a schwa to me, so I dont think it's that off 😅

[dense oasis]

are you sure? they are produced in completely different parts of your mouth

even /i/ would sound closer to /ɪ/ than a schwa

green is "ea" from "easy", yellow is "i" from "fit", and red is just schwa

the shape of the entire chart represents the shape of human mouth

[rare cosmos]

I wonder how you knew I'm reading it as it is written 😁

But thanks for advice

[low zephyr]

That's how an American taught me how to pronounce that phoneme a while ago. For example when saying "as long as" very quickly try saying it with a /ɪ/, it kind of resembles the schwa for me there as well

Officially it's transcribed as /əz/ in most dictionaries

[boreal ingot]

I think 'sweers' is pronounced like it's spelt, but the 'a' of 'sewage' is unintuitive, yeah

[boreal ingot]

/ɪ/ is typically midcentralised in English

That is, yes, it approaches schwa for most speakers

Some speakers merge it with schwa, that's called the weak vowel merger

but for many it's distinct

so, to say the above with the IPA, in most English dialects /ɪ/ is realised as [ɪ̽]

However, posh RP speakers, a dying accent, will pronounce /ɪ/ as a proper [ɪ]

[low zephyr]

is it the same with /ʊ/?

[boreal ingot]

In Britain there is a lot of variation, and it varies between fronted, [ʊ̟~ʊ̈~ʏ̈~ʏ], lowered, [ʊ̞~o], and midcentralised, [ʊ̽~ɵ] depending on region and speaker. I've not noticed the former two in America, but I have noticed much midcentralisation. It can approach schwa, but I don't believe it merges with it. It might lose some lip rounding (for both Brits and Americans), especially when it's not emphasised, something like [ɵ̜~ə̹]

[keen spade]

hi

[rare cosmos]

Hi

[rare cosmos]

Hi

[keen spade]

hi

you English?

are you from engilish

are you boy

[hoary lichen]

what are these alien greek letters. witchcraft.

[boreal ingot]

The IPA, international phonetic alphabet

linguists use it to transcribe the sounds of a language more accuretly

[hoary lichen]

i know i’ve just always avoided that stuff since i’ve never had to

[boreal ingot]

Fair enough

[trim drum]

Hi

[keen spade]

hi

[trim drum]

What's going

[keen spade]

nathing

you engelish

are you boy

[trim drum]

Yes you?

[keen spade]

yes too

[trim drum]

Where are you from

[keen spade]

usa

and you

where are you from

[trim drum]

I'm from syria

[keen spade]

yes

you speak English?

only

[trim drum]

No i speak a little bit of tow language that english and Dutch except mother language

[keen spade]

ok

[trim drum]

What languages do you speak besides English?

[dense oasis]

tow language, you sound like an expert in logistics

I had to make that joke

[trim drum]

🤣🤣

Where are you from

[keen spade]

lol

[quiet glacier]

Hello everyone , there's question to anybody could help , I'm not the best in English , the way of academic once doesn't work with my obligations , so There's anybody here has good way to growth my lang. exponentially ?

[wicked thicket]

The best way to learn is to speak it regularly. Reading ENG. content will help, but actually getting out there and having english convos will help the most!

[dense oasis]

that's not true

[keen spade]

hi every one

[verbal heron]

Sup

[verbal heron]

Tf is "tow" language

Ah

Two languages

Hm?

[verbal heron]

^

[keen spade]

whene you are

[dense oasis]

no, it's related to "towing"

[verbal heron]

A language is “towing” another language

Makes sense

[gray breach]

Hello. Is anybody here an English native speaker?

[rare scroll]

Yeah?

[plain kernel]

Yeah?

[real mortar]

hello

[trim drum]

Hi

How are you all

[low zephyr]

Glue

[static sorrel]

?def sharagans

[hazy herald]

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

[static sorrel]

@boreal ingot Do you know what this word means?

[boreal ingot]

Honestly no idea

[boreal ingot]

Might be a transliteration of this word or a word related to it

Western Armenian seems to use /g/ for the /k/

so iss prolly English for that

[signal shell]

https://akn-chant.org/en/charakan

[static sorrel]

Thank you both very much! @boreal ingot @signal shell

The reason why I asked is because we were talking about the pronunciations of words and he said "Completely
It's like how you often in sharagans will have the final ‐ն silent"

[fresh girder]

do yall come across this or its just me

suddenly my english got worse even tho im speaking every day in english for at least 2 hours

i asked my friends did my english got worse some said yes some said no (i can tell myself that it is real)

how can that happen is theres an explanation for it?

[hoary lichen]

yeah i get this ✊

you want to read a lot instead of just speaking

[safe bramble]

Hey guys, need help solving this simple question, lol.
"A group of students ... (was/were) studying in the library when i saw them". Which one is the correct answer? Cuz, "a group"is a singular noun, but the sentence ended with "them" which is plural.

[dense oasis]

"a group" doesn't have to be treated as a singular noun

nouns like this, which describe amounts of people or amounts of whatever, can be treated as if they were plural

so, you can just say "were"

[low zephyr]

Off the top of your head, what's the difference between sighing and gasping, is the latter more sudden and associated with shock, while the former more calm and associated with relaxation

[safe bramble]

Thank you!

[covert canyon]

You usually sigh when you are sad, disappointed or relieved while gasping is sudden associated with shock, or surprise.

You are correct but the difference is that, sighing is not only when you are relaxed. It could even be when you are worried or disappointed, and gasp isn't only when you are shocked. Even a pleasant surprise could make you gasp

[low zephyr]

Thank you for your input!!!!!

[covert canyon]

You're welcome ✨

[boreal ingot]

Notional agreement is more common in British than American English

notional agreement is verb and pronoun agreement with the perceived number, as opposed to the syntactic number, of the subject and antecedent

The band have nice mustaches.
The band makes nice music.

In the second, we're thinking of the band as one entity. In the first, we are treating the band as several people

[dense oasis]

you may also encounter a phrase like "to gasp for breath"

it's worth remembering

it describes the situation when you have to struggle to take breaths

[low zephyr]

Like when you overexert yourself when exercising?

[dense oasis]

yeah. Or you maybe just have some respiratory system problems

[low zephyr]

Thank you, that's pretty good

[dense oasis]

you can also encounter "to pant", this is not related to "pants" in any way. "To pant" means to breathe very quickly and loudly

like, dogs do that, for example

when they keep their mouths open and they silently go "ahhhhhh ahhhh ahhh ahhh" breathing quickly

[low zephyr]

I always had attributed that verb to animals not humans. But it does seem to be used for people too

[buoyant gulch]

Are articles adjectives? They seem to modify nouns.

[boreal ingot]

Some would classify them as such, but, more conventionally, they're a kind of determiner

[real mortar]

hello there, are you a native english speaker?

[autumn elk]

Is it possible to form an inverted sentence like this so that it’s going to be grammatical and natural? “More than certain am I that you’ll be happy at your new place”.

[hardy ibex]

Hi, everyone! I want to improve my English skills while talking with native speaker.
I'm a developer, but I always struggle with my English skills. If anyone wants to help, please reply.

[buoyant gulch]

I am

[hardy ibex]

Really? Where are you from?

[buoyant gulch]

America

[hardy ibex]

welcome! I want to learn english from you.

[buoyant gulch]

I am not sure I have the time or whether I am fit for such a role.

[hardy ibex]

That's fine. even 10~15 meeting

[low zephyr]

You know, you dont even have to be the sharpest tool in the shed to figure out he in a nutshell told you he doesnt want to do it, so why keep pushing

[quasi sparrow]

Hey Guys
Someone here, agree with this ⤵️
I don't like to use translator bcz in that way you overthink about the words. You always trying to remember the translation instead of what it's really is.
I think the good way to remember is by assimilating words on objects or situations. e.g:
hand = 🖐️
chair = 🪑
bad = 😟 😥❌
good = 😄 ✅

I think in this way you don't waste energy on your brain trying to remember the translation and therefore the meaning and "correct" use of the words or sentences.
I think in this way you can "stutter" less 😆

What do you think guys? Is this a good way to learn? Or are there better approaches?

[hoary lichen]

i haven’t spent a lot of time learning other languages and did stop 4 years ago, but when i spent 3 years doing spanish this is what i did

i’ve forgotten because i haven’t done an inkling of spanish in 4 years but when i was learning it definitely worked better for me than translating

[boreal ingot]

I think iss also helpful to look words up in the target language, so English-English, Spanish-Spanish

Same idea of forming links in the language

[quasi sparrow]

Interesting...
I wandering that it's only working for me, but as I see... it's look to be better than translating. At least the memorization of the words is more solidified in this way...
And
Wow bro 4 years is a huge time.
Why don't go back to it? You lost the interesting in learning that?

[quasi sparrow]

I couldn't agree with you more.

[quasi sparrow]

Yeahh! but for a complete beginner I think this doesn't work at least nor with an empty vocabulary, right?

[boreal ingot]

yea, obviously not for a complete beginner

[hoary lichen]

it was part of school and when i did it at school i was doing more myself at home, but come 10th grade/year i dropped spanish

atm i’m definitely overworked, finals are in 2 months so doing a language is impossible

i nearly got into german in 2023 but that fell through

[quasi sparrow]

Then what approach you think is good for a complete beginner to do, so he can learn a new language from zero (no previous knowledge). How would you deal with that?

[quasi sparrow]

So... you doesn't learning any new language?

[hoary lichen]

nah

[quasi sparrow]

That's sad to hear ;-;

[proven kiln]

Hello, I am someone who is interested in practicing my English, i have a question, what is the difference between as and like (I can't find the difference).

And What's up guys, how have you been all this week?

[flat rune]

Great question 🤔 maybe like is similar to something, and as is the thing itself? He spoke as a leader vs he spoke like a leader. 🤷‍♂️

[tall anchor]

"...but cars would be similar to a ship as a vessel, and also referred to in the feminine. " are cars vessels?

[stuck sorrel]

In this context, 'he spoke as a leader' implies that he is a leader who is speaking. On the other hand 'he spoke like a leader' implies that he may or may not be a leader, but he spoke as if he were one.

[stuck sorrel]

Cars are referred to as vehicles. Vessels are water-going craft. A boat is not referred to as a vehicle that I've ever come across as a native speaker, so I'd say it's not common in my experience

A vessel is a subclass of vehicle that specifically refers to something designed to navigate on water. All vessels then are vehicles, but not all vehicles are vessels

[stuck sorrel]

In the context of describing a thing or person with 'as' or 'like', 'as' refers to something that is, 'like' refers to something that may not be, but still resembles

[tall anchor]

a vessel is also a container no? the person i quoted is also a native speaker

i dunno this confuse me

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1s7tock/comment/odbw773/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button said comment and thread

[stuck sorrel]

Yes. Vessel has several meanings, a water-going craft, and a container, and also the circulatory system that carries blood around our bodies.

[stuck sorrel]

In this context, depending on the country, vessels and aircraft, and far less commonly cars and other vehicles, often get gendered and anthropomophised as female (mostly) or to a lesser extent male (most commonly germany- which also refers to their country as the Fatherland rather than, for example the russians, who refer to their country as the Motherland)

[hoary lichen]

✋ my car is a she

she’s a beast 😈

[verbal heron]

and her name is sally carrera

[uncut grotto]

Hello, what are the most commonly used quantifier words among native speakers?

[real mortar]

Hello, are you a native english speaker?

[hoary lichen]

some, any, lots, much, many, few, little, no/none, all, every, each, most, several

[uncut grotto]

Oh, thank you very much

[hoary lichen]

theres a LOT of commonly used ones but its kinda hard to narrow it down because theyre all sorta used equally

[uncut grotto]

I see, I have difficult in to difference

[red spruce]

hello there, i' m looking for a native English teacher. any recommendations?

who gives me eng lesson?

[real mortar]

hii, u can check our event calendar. there are many native english teachers who gives classes in this server. you can join them

[red spruce]

that sounds good, but it’s actually for my sis—she’s not a native speaker and needs help.

[red spruce]

my younger sister will probably need some intensive online classes.

[hardy ibex]

you're right

so I want to improve my English skill so that I can pass the interview

by talking with native speaker

[stuck sorrel]

Yes

[real mortar]

Would you like to be an English Teacher in our server?

[stuck sorrel]

I'm not good with big groups sorry. These questions here though are perfect for me

[real mortar]

Ohh, a'ight I see. Thank you for ur answer

[boreal ingot]

Can I say 'This is the The Collector that I meant'?

[red spruce]

how can i find an English native teacher?

[hoary lichen]

basically anyone with the teacher role

[hoary lichen]

i’m confused

[boreal ingot]

hm?

about what?

[hoary lichen]

what do u mean by that

[boreal ingot]

So there are two things titled 'The Collector', I meant one, not the other

so that one, that I meant, is the The Collector that I meant

I point to it and I say

'this is the The Collector that I meant'

[hoary lichen]

i mean it’s technically correct but a jarring way to phrase it when spoken

[boreal ingot]

Is that fine?

[boreal ingot]

ah I see

many thanks!

How would you phrase it formally?

[hoary lichen]

i’d use a clarifier

[boreal ingot]

Could expound further?

[hoary lichen]

and drop the double the

This is the Collector I meant, not the other one

or something of those lines

not exactly the most formal but it’s 2am and my eyes burn.

or if there’s any way to identify them like

I meant the […] Collector, not the other one

[boreal ingot]

hmm, even if the 'the' is part of the title, you drop the first 'the'?
For example, we don't normally use 'the' with proper names, but you might say 'the America of the past' as opposed to the current America (using 'the'). Might I not likewise say that the The Collector that I meant is better,, for example?

[hoary lichen]

generally you would because it makes it less clunky

[boreal ingot]

Or do movies, shows, books, and names containing 'the' not work with this?

I see, thank you! 💜

[hoary lichen]

if the title contains a The you’d usually drop it from the title itself

[boreal ingot]

ohh

[hoary lichen]

the The Collector -> the Collector

[boreal ingot]

I see, that makes sense!

[hoary lichen]

😁

[boreal ingot]

Now go sleep or something :p

[hoary lichen]

i shall…

[boreal ingot]

:3

[manic ruin]

Hi everyone

[manic ruin]

Hi owen

You're British but I support america

And I prefer them

🇺🇸

It's a joke

[manic ruin]

Sbr

Smart boring and rich

I described iron man

[native knot]

What does FTW mean?

[hoary lichen]

For The Win

it’s used like saying something’s the best

spicy chicken burger ftw 🤤

[native knot]

Ty

[lucid cairn]

Hi..everyone, is it natural to say : get your coupon from the school administrator for a poster

[tall anchor]

"set it on a plate on top of the price of paper" what does price means here?

[dense oasis]

Ive been thinking about this for a while now and I can't seem to guess it lol. I even considered an option in which it's "prise" (not "a prize", prise is the british word for american "to pry/to prize"), but, this would not make sense either

[boreal ingot]

Depends on the context. I'd imagine they mistyped 'piece' (maybe with autocorrect). I can imagine it meaning something like 'put it on a small metallic sheet (set it on a plate) on top of the price (tag) for paper'. Maybe this 'it' is the label, with something 'A4 paper' written on it, and the price of the paper is written on a metal label that's set on top of that. But interpretation needs a lot of context

[errant canyon]

Is “investing time” a correct sentence?
For example “investing time in learning English”

[tall anchor]

its def neither mistyping nor a price tag lol this is a ritual

[boreal ingot]

A ritual?

[tall anchor]

yep

theres no more context though

i mean i can share the ritual but it wouldnt help

[hoary lichen]

yes

[hoary lichen]

it’s a typo

[tall anchor]

the ritual uses a whole paper though

not a piece

[hoary lichen]

yes piece also works like that

a piece of paper can be a whole sheet of paper

piece means a part of something or a single thing

[tall anchor]

hmmm i thinks u right

if i piss off some demon you gettin cursed with me though

@hoary lichen@boreal ingot@dense oasis thank you all

[boreal ingot]

How hot is this demon?

[hoary lichen]

https://tenor.com/view/taking-notes-notes-person-sport-rrddiinn48-gif-641993959076681918

[tall anchor]

hes not well known and theres no physical description

i can name you some demons of lust and you can summon them i think

asmodeus is very popular fyi

[dense oasis]

Funny that I didn't think it could just be a typo lol. This explains so much

[verbal heron]

it's likely that they meant piece, lol

[boreal ingot]

I already mentioned that, yeah

Owen did too

[verbal heron]

i saw that

[tall anchor]

you dont mistype in rituals smh

[verbal heron]

you're still a human being

to err is human they say

[tall anchor]

i didnt miswrote lol author did

dummy author

[verbal heron]

they were not sober yk

[tall anchor]

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

[verbal heron]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-qtip-ear-close-closing-gif-460247089465063967

[rare cosmos]

Um, what's the difference betw "sympathy" and "empathy"?

It's confusing me

[exotic finch]

Hello chat I'm preparing for IELTS any tips or advice would be appreciated

[boreal ingot]

The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.

Why is 'they' and not 'it' used here?

[gentle rapids]

I think there is no difference

[dense oasis]

with my greatest respect, I think you are mistaken

[dense oasis]

"sympathy" is the fact that you like someone. You feel sympathy towards someone

Or something

"empathy" is the fact that you specifically think about someone's feelings. Like, it's very specifically about someone's feelings. Doesn't mean you actually like them. You just wonder "hmmm I feel empathy for them, I understand their feelings"

[rare cosmos]

Ah k, thnx

[dense oasis]

you're welcome

[dense oasis]

My bet is that this danger is someone, a person, and it is refered to by "they". But I think you probably have thought about this one before yourself too

[boreal ingot]

'sympathy', @rare cosmos, is understanding someone's emotional tribulations, whilst 'empathy' is feeling these emotions with them along with them. It's more on a deeper level of connexion

[boreal ingot]

With my greatest respect, I think you are mistaken.

[rare cosmos]

I don't know that's why I'm asking

[boreal ingot]

nah, I was saying black cat is mistaken

[rare cosmos]

Can you please give example

[boreal ingot]

It's purely about how strongly you feel for someone. If you're feeling something with someone else, because you care so much, their sadness makes you sad, then you are empathising. If you're feeling that something is awful, and understanding that the person is feeling bad, but you aren't personally feeling bad, you're sympathising. It's the nature of the emotion that determines which you'd use, so there isn't really one that would be more correct than the other in a sentence, it jus depends on what you're trying to convey

If you understand their pain, that's sympathy
If you feel their pain, that's empathy

Here is an article on it: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/sympathy-empathy-difference

@rare cosmos

[dense oasis]

bwc

lmfao I know that you don't even think so

[boreal ingot]

Okay they're equals, I lied

Jus wanted to piss you off

[rare cosmos]

Thnx very much

[boreal ingot]

No problem :3

[hoary lichen]

empathy is stepping in their shoes, sympathy is standing beside them

my glorious metaphoric 2nd definitions

[rare cosmos]

Thnx

[verbal heron]

😆

The media are a hoax these days anyways
||(Ik what you were talking about btw lol)||

[dense oasis]

• women exist
• insert trump saying HOAX!
• okay, at least women used to exist at some point
• insert trump saying NEW HOAX!

[wide coral]

Hi

[stoic lagoon]

Hello 👋

[verbal heron]

The orange man and HOAX are polar opposites at this point

[oblique flame]

Eru D?

[tall anchor]

"..... That's the pathway of the Canadian gooses, and if you mess with the Canadian gooses, you mess with me. I suggest** you let that marinate **" what does to let something marinate mean

[desert wyvern]

When you marinate something you leave it in a place, so it absorbs what is in that place. Usually you marinate chicken with spices, or marinate cucumbers in water... Here, it means letting the words marinate in the mind of the listener, to absorb what's being said fully.

[tall anchor]

@desert wyvern so its like "let that sink in"

[desert wyvern]

yeah, this one feels more idiomatic

[hoary lichen]

👍

let the thought linger and settle in your mind

[zinc abyss]

hey there guys ¿how are you? I want a anwer about a some that I feel in my process: ¿How I can lose the fear to speak english? I feel that I don't know what topic speak and if I make the correct form and if the other can undertand me.
and when i listen a person speak, I can't undertand what he mean, I only speak the sound but not the message

[worthy solstice]

heyy

[dense oasis]

Maybe fear becomes smaller as you get better. In my case I also had that, especially when I was starting out and when I just felt confused how to say things. And I still have this, but, in my case it's just normal social anxiety exactly like in my native language lol.
If you can not understand what someone says, then, I think you just probably don't know the words they are using. Or you don't know how to understand grammar they're using. Or both. It's okay. Everyone starts somewhere, no one is always good. I improved this by learning more words in context, and more grammar in context.
The most confusing problem for you will most likely be English spelling and pronunciation. Because they're not necessarily predictable. Like "choir" is not predictable. Or "lingerie". Or maybe "Inside" and "Insight" might sound close to you, but, they're different. You can always just listen to how the words are pronounced online to know it for sure

You also have a slavic username (I think that's Serbian? My bad if I don't recognize properly), and, I happen to speak a slavic language too (polish in my case). So yeah I understand the difficulty of trying to learn English lol. Good luck

[novel wyvern]

hello every one i want to improve my english by talking to some one native

[calm dove]

Speaking?

[novel wyvern]

yup

[calm dove]

Where are you from

I also want to improve my speaking skills

[novel wyvern]

i am from middel east

sorry for late replaying

i think you are also from middel east?

[rare cosmos]

*middle

But hey I'm middle Easterner too

(wanted to ask a question but forgot what was my question)

[digital phoenix]

Bruh

[static sorrel]

*what my question was

You can just say *"I'm from the Middle East too" / "I'm also from the Middle East"

[verbal heron]

You can say "Middle Easterner" but you'll need an article

[fluid pivot]

Hello guys can someone tell me the best tips for learning English

[rare cosmos]

What's the difference

[rare cosmos]

Movies, series, music that are in English (probably)

[fluid pivot]

Music is kinda hard to understand but i think watching movie is good

For beginners

Like me

[rare cosmos]

Meh I don't listen to music but I watch shows in English

Like not in all languages

The music

[fluid pivot]

I see Can you gimme some shows name please

[rare cosmos]

Amazing digital circus

Murder drones

Edds world

Cartoons in general

[fluid pivot]

I see that's good i appreciate it

[rare cosmos]

No problem

Try turn on caption while watching

So if you like something or it confuses you, take it to Google

[dense oasis]

"what my question was" is the only correct way of saying that one, that's what they mean

"I wanted to ask a question but forgot what was my question" is not correct.
It's exactly the same in all kinds of sentences like this:
"I would love to adopt a cat, but I don't know where an animal shelter is"
"She loved him, but she didn't know what his feelings were"
"An old grandpa wanted to open a bank account, but he forgot what banks even are"
"My friends would be supportive of my dreams, they are just not aware of what they really are"

so this word order happens all over again in sentences like this

[rare cosmos]

Thanks for explaining but still I don't understand the difference

[boreal ingot]

Many natives use inversion in interrogative content clauses. I very much think that ought to be mentioned. However, this is non-standard. What grammar books will tell you is that indirect questions (like the one you used) don't get subject-verb inversion

I feel I even hear natives use it in formal speech (not writing, though)

However, your sentence was okay, since you're not writing an essay

[rare cosmos]

Ah thanks, thanks very much

Idk it is still confusing

[fluid pivot]

I got it i really appreciate it
For your helpful advice

[rare cosmos]

Ah it's working?

Good to know

[fluid pivot]

Honestly its very good and helpful

Thanks bro

[rare cosmos]

Welcome bro

No problem actually

[errant canyon]

What does “cast-iron” means

[boreal ingot]

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

Often used in cookware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast-iron_cookware

[errant canyon]

on the other hand

for example; “She gave a cast-iron guarantee.”

it’s like a certain guarantee, right ?

[boreal ingot]

Probably 2

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cast_iron#Adjective

[simple slate]

Its used figuratively there,like a metaphor .

[simple slate]

non-negotiable , solid ,permanent

[finite estuary]

Hello, i started learning english a few months ago, honestly im not improving too much i guess, it feels so weird. I've heard people do shadowing to improve their pronunciation, could someone give an advice about how i should do it?

[dense oasis]

I'm gonna use the fact that we both speak polish, and, cast-iron is either żeliwny when it's about physical materials, or in other sense something like "murowana", as in "cast-iron guarantee" -> "żelazna gwarancja, gwarancja murowana". So yeah, completely certain

[hardy oriole]

consume a lot of english content,... which is fairly easy cause everything is in english, and then imagine yourself speaking in english in your head for internal conversations

[verbal stream]

I would suggest yt channel "Parrot Shadowing"

[simple slate]

Find a native speaker that you like ;someone with a clear accent like a youtuber you like ,find a clip of them that you understand clearly and try to play the clip and speak alongside them. Mimic everything about their speech: the intonation, the rhythm and emotion.
If they are too fast, don't be afraid to slow the video down ....maybe to around 0.75 x speed or pause after every sentence to catch your breath.Focus on perfecting the accuracy first then speed comes later.
Good luck @finite estuary

[celest jetty]

Yo guys what does "thus" mean?

[dense oasis]

"therefore"

[celest jetty]

Ah i see, thanks for the explanation

[dense oasis]

It's like "as a result of...". So for example:
"She didn't like any of the cats in the animal shelter. Some of them seemed too energetic, some others just seemed too lazy and unconvincing. Thus, she adopted none of them"

it is kinda supposed to give off more of a literary or formal feeling

some good examples

it sounds kinda similar to "fuss", but th in thus is not the same as "f"

[celest jetty]

Yeah i mean is it widely used?

[dense oasis]

I have encountered it in books and in written articles online many times

[boreal ingot]

'Therefore' or 'like this'

[whole quartz]

uhh

[boreal ingot]

The second meaning might be used thus:

1. 'Dice the onions thus.' He said while showing me proper technique.
2. The second meaning might be used thus: [examples].

[dense oasis]

lmfao

[boreal ingot]

1. Yes, but to me it sounds more desperate with 'need'.
2. Yes, but, again, it sounds very desperate for it to be a mistake.
3. I'm inclined to say no.
4. Depends on the context. If you're answering something like 'Why was Neville chosen to do it? Why not someone else?' then you can say 'It needed to be Neville' and that would sound fine. But if you're answering 'Who do you think did it?' then 'It needed to be Neville' or 'It needs to be Neville' sounds wrong as a response.
5. Yes, but it sounds more desperate.

What I mean by 'desperate' is that when you say 'have/has to', it sounds like you're making a prediction, maybe slightly hopeful. When you say 'need/needs to', it sounds like you're begging the world or someone for the thing to happen

[hoary lichen]

In formal text yes
Otherwise absolutely not

Needs does make it more desperate by personalizing the subject more than has to/have

As for the 3rd one, using need changes the affect a bit. This might be personal interpretation, but I see shifting from “you have got to” to “you need to” as changing it from disbelief to more of a concern due to the desperation it conveys.

[scarlet helm]

Hey everyone, I'm looking for an english speaking partner. My level is intermediate. I'm good at writing, but I fumble while speaking.

[livid sedge]

Me

[desert wyvern]

I'm down

Sanctions, military signaling, and diplomatic pressure have failed to generate predictable behavioral change.
why do we use the present perfect here?

[dense oasis]

because these things happened in the past and we see the results of them now

that's something present perfect is used for

if you say just simply "failed" then the, let's say, "vibe" of the sentence is different. Then it makes me feel like you just talk about some situations in the past and this behavioral change also more strictly in the past

[desert wyvern]

Thank you. I believe this tense instinctually slips from me when I'm speaking

[dense oasis]

you mean you tend to forget it sometimes? I guess it's fine. Although it definitely sounds better if someone actually uses it properly. Like "Have you gotten any pay rises recently? sounds better than "Did you get any pay rises recently?"

I think there also could just be usage differences between dialects too. But, usually, some things are said in this particular way. Like "Have you (verb) (something) since that time?" or with already or with yet

it's also used with by now or by today and stuff. As in examples above

[jaunty mesa]

Hello, I will take the FCE Cambridge exam in one month, and I’m pretty good in every part, especially listening where I do 24/30 or writing. However, in some mock tests I do well in Use of English, while in others I make a lot of mistakes. I’m really anxious about this for the exam... Any tip?

[buoyant meadow]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RfU8TUZRtZg&si=R7wjXfqo7g0XIJGs

[desert wyvern]

very interesting, thanks!

[manic ruin]

Guys is it just me or y'all also noticed that tell has 2 meanings

Tell = literally tell something to someone

Tell = notice something

[hoary lichen]

Yes

To inform and to notice

[manic ruin]

Dude I'm scared

Like

Bro I didn't even know it

Lots of crazy

[dense oasis]

you can also "tell something/someone apart"

but I guess that's kinda related to noticing something too

or even the saying "it tells me a lot", without anyone telling anyone anything. It's just "I think it explains a lot"

[manic ruin]

Oh

Thank ya

[dense oasis]

or it's quite telling that...

another interesting one

[manic ruin]

English is hard

[dense oasis]

every language has many expressions

[manic ruin]

Guys

what the heck does tho x though means

[boreal ingot]

Firstly, please stop screaming

Secondly, what is the context?

Thirdly, could you use quotation marks?

(So it's clear which part of your sentence you even mean)

[boreal ingot]

What is the difference between 'to sycophantise', 'to play up to', and 'to make nice to'?

What's the first word he says here after 'that'?

I have failed to find a dictionary entry of 'elucidate' ascribing a sense of 'inform' to it. Does such a meaning exist? If so, might a source be provided? Typically, one elucidates a matter, meaning that one explains it and makes it more readily apprehended, but I have happened upon such a sentence as I believe to use it in a sense like to that of 'inform': 'Right about now you're probably wondering who I am; well, allow me to elucidate you.'

[signal shell]

Yeah, I think that sentence is making an error. I don't think that's proper usage of 'elucidate'

[scarlet helm]

Thank you! Would love to practice with you. I have sent you a message.

[signal shell]

Sounds like 'drug' but I'm not even sure if that makes any sense at all

[boreal ingot]

Might someone tell me what phrase is spoken here? It sounds French, but I'm uncertain

[boreal ingot]

Oh, yeah I hear 'drug' now, but it sounded like two syllables I think

might it be 'drugist'?

Ah yes! For joy :D

However, how is the druggist the sly customer?

[signal shell]

I was hearing "that drug is the sly customer"

But still, without context, I have no idea what this means

[boreal ingot]

The context is that some poison was sold, and a fellow is seeking the oriental apothecary who dispensed it, that he might procure a cure. Whilst he searches, he happens upon the ruffian in the clip, who tells him to be wary, as that druggist is 'one sly customer'

[boreal ingot]

Now hearing the syllable 'drug', I cannot unhear the word 'druggist'

Are you sure it isn't that?

[boreal ingot]

However, I'm not sure how it makes sense for the druggist to be called the customer

[signal shell]

Sorry, it sounds like he's saying "that drug is this one sly customer"

[boreal ingot]

I cannot hear that even when I try to

We must await a third opinion

[signal shell]

But I suppose it could actually be "that druggist is one sly customer"

[boreal ingot]

Wait I hear it now

but that makes zero sense

[signal shell]

Druggist does make more sense

Especially in the context you explained

[boreal ingot]

Interesting how what I heard as 'ist' you hear as 'is', and what I heard as 'is' you hear as 'this'

[signal shell]

ist is = is this

[boreal ingot]

[boreal ingot]

What would this mean in the context I've explained

Could you elucidate the matter if you're able

[signal shell]

He's giving a warning that the druggist is a trickster, and may be fooling someone

[boreal ingot]

is the customer not the one who buys from the druggist?

Why would the druggist himself be the customer?

Might this be some other meaning of 'customer'?

[signal shell]

Sense 2

[boreal ingot]

Oh heavens, how have I not happened upon this sense heretofore? 😭

If it's so easy to find it must be quite common

Apologies

Thank you for explaining

I shall bump my other questions now, but you're under no expectation of answering them, Mr Ross, if you don't wish to do so. I am merely bumping for the sake of getting some answer at some point

[boreal ingot]

^

[boreal ingot]

^

[signal shell]

I think it may be this, but I'm not sure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchanalia

Such an odd reference!

[boreal ingot]

earlier in the anime, they even made reference to Claudius's hiding behind a curtain

[boreal ingot]

But yeah, thank you!

so they're saying it was almost like a festival of blood, yes?

It seems these Bacchanalia had some sort of infamy around them, being seen as a threat to the state and as sexually violent?

Perhaps this is about that

(I glean this from a quick glance over the introductory section of the Wikipedia article)

[boreal ingot]

Also, ought I to have said 'referenced' and not 'made reference to'? Do the two differ at all in their significations?

[signal shell]

Okay, this is just my opinion:

'to sycophantise' is used when you are dealing with a person of influence or power, with intent to ensure that you remain in the good favours of the winning side.

'to play up to' is used when you have intent to get some benefit from someone

'to make nice to' is used when you want to ensure that people see you in a good light

[signal shell]

Yeah, I guess

[signal shell]

Either way works, I think

[boreal ingot]

Can one not sycophantise their way into a position?

Say, become friends with this person in power via repeated ass kissing and eventually get them to employ you?

This doesn't feel like choosing a winning side, and seems to me the same as 'to play up to' (as you described it)

[signal shell]

Idk, maybe

[boreal ingot]

Would you say such a usage of 'sycophantise' is wrong?

[boreal ingot]

I feel like 'he made reference to [x]' means that he 'treated of [x] briefly' in some sort of text or speech, whilst 'he referenced [x]' is more to do with cheeky allusions to a matter, perhaps for its metaphorical impact, perhaps to create a schism between the clique of 'those who know' an other group, comprising those who are not privy to what is being referenced, or perhaps for a comedic effect, or maybe even to present oneself as educated, be it in high culture or in internet memes

Am I splitting hairs and making a distinction where none exists?

[signal shell]

Idk honestly. I think of them as the same thing

[sullen wren]

a lot of meanings like this are the same like ross said,
unless you are writing poetry then they are the same really
but
'he made reference to [x]' sounds like there was one reference made, "he made a(one) reference to x" or maybe, "he created a connection to [x]"
'he referenced [x]' sounds like whatever he is doing, he made a larger reference from x. "he used [x] for..."

it mostly comes down to, what is he doing?
making a reference?
or
referencing something?

[rare cosmos]

I was wondering : in English the fingers are :thumb, index finger or forefinger, middle finger, and pinky... Right? What is the name of fifth finger?

[boreal ingot]

ring finger

[rare cosmos]

Thank you

[stoic mauve]

I don't exactly understand when we are supposed to use which tense to talk about situations, events, or activities that are happening not around the moment of speaking. For example: “You look lovely when you smile.”. The sentence is in the present simple, though we can also use the present continuous to say the exact same thing, which is: “You look lovely when you are smiling” meaning that whenever you smile, you look lovely. Same goes to, for example, this sentence: “When you are driving through the mountains and your car suddenly breaks down, there is little hope of finding somebody who can help you.” (= I generally think that if someone ever finds themselves in this situation, it’ll be hard for them to find someone to help them) Or, for example, consider these sentence I took from my grammar book:

1. “I hate it if people interrupt me when I'm doing work”.
2. “ I get some of my best ideas while I'm walking in the country”
3. “When she’s thinking about something, she makes funny grunting noises”
4. “Our house gets really cold when the wind is blowing from the east.”
5. “Stress isn't normally something you have to consider too much while writing”.

I assume all the sentences I just wrote can also be in the present simple, which is what my question is: Can they all be in the present simple with the same meaning? Sometimes I see people use the present simple when they say such sentences. When they state general facts, when they are sort of happening not around the moment they're speaking, they still use the present simple, while some other people use the present continuous. To summarize here are my questions:

1. Are there times when it's only correct to use one tense or the other and not use them interchangeably with sentences like the ones I gave above?
2. Is it possible to use these two tenses interchangeably in such sentences to mean the exact same thing? .

[supple holly]

1. Most the sentences above wouldn't feel right if you switched the progressive tense to simple, because the original sentences (with one simple tense clause and one progressive) implies that an action interrupts another continuous action. Take the second example. You are on a long walk in the country. Somewhere between that walk, you have an idea. It happens during the long walk and the continuous tense is supposed to imply

If you just say, "I get some of my best ideas while* I walk in the country," some of the meaning/emphasis gets lost, especially when "while" needs to go with a continuous tense here

The fourth example, I agree that either progressive or simple is right. The fifth, that's a case of clause reduction, which is an entirely different thing (but if it's unreduced then it's the same case with the second example)

oh I kinda answered your second question as well

TL;DR: it depends on if you want to focus on the continuous/long nature of the action or not

[fallow sequoia]

Hi everyone!

I’m Enitan, a beta reader and a book editor, who helps writers improve their manuscripts with honest, detailed feedback. I focus on things like story flow, pacing, character development, and emotional impact to help bring your story to life.

Feel free to DM me

[stoic mauve]

What about the fifth one? And also, what you said about the third example, wouldn’t it, based on your explanation, be also incorrect to use only the present simple in there because she makes that funny noise !during! her thinking

[supple holly]

oh oops. When I mentioned the fourth in my original answer, I actually meant the fifth. Oopsie

I actually messed up all the example numbers lmao. Edited

[supple holly]

is this real or are you just gonna use people's work to train your AI or plagiarize it

[fallow sequoia]

It's real

[supple holly]

I sent a friend request

[fallow sequoia]

Alright

[dense oasis]

Send me too. But I want three of them at once. All from you cuz I think you're hot girl

[supple holly]

quiet sweet boy

nice try bot

[dense oasis]

giggles

[supple holly]

and here I thought I was gonna send my 50k word psychological horror smut furry fanfic to you

[verbal heron]

Rarely do we see genuine authors on discord these days

[supple holly]

they'd prolly be too busy writing to mess around on here. I've been in a few writing servers and most of them are dead too lol

[verbal heron]

Great point lol

[verbal heron]

I mean, even saying "rarely" would be an exaggeration

I should've said "never" or something like that instead

[dense oasis]

it ain't cool if no raceplay

[hoary lichen]

https://tenor.com/view/fadding-homelander-gif-16156538903600882075

[wispy junco]

Is there an English slang for this ^situation?

[boreal ingot]

I'm interested 👀

[boreal ingot]

What is the situation

[dense oasis]

looks like the vehicle is about to overtake, like change the lane

currently is might potentially be accelerating

idk what else

[wispy junco]

Inlet

[verbal heron]

Inlet?

There's absolutely zero water in the picture you sent unless you mean the fuel in the cars

[sullen wren]

It looks like the cover for, I'm guessing the electric charging port, was left open
I don't know of any slang for that

[hoary lichen]

Just looks like a clueless middle aged woman in a far too big for herself SUV

Many such cases

[boreal ingot]

Interesting compound adjective you've got there 👀

[hoary lichen]

I have no clue what a compound adjective is 😎

[manic ruin]

The thing I hate most is prhasal verbs

These are very bothered brahhh

[hoary lichen]

Never heard of that in my life 😭

I’m the English helper for semantics not the overall linguistics if it isn’t clear ☹️

[manic ruin]

Like bro , why do you have to use figure out when you have find out

It's not make sense

[hoary lichen]

Okay I found out what they are

[manic ruin]

I sse

[hoary lichen]

Those kinds of verbs are definitely something that has literally no defined rule

You just learn with experience

[manic ruin]

In others words , can u use it randomly

[hoary lichen]

I mean there’s somewhat of a guise to it but each individual one is different

[manic ruin]

Oh I see

Can I add you , it seems youll help me

[hoary lichen]

You can but I don’t use DMs for this server

[manic ruin]

Ok sure thing

[verbal heron]

💀

[fallow sequoia]

Hi everyone!

I’m Enitan, a beta reader and a book editor, who helps writers improve their manuscripts with honest, detailed feedback. I focus on things like story flow, pacing, character development, and emotional impact to help bring your story to life.

Feel free to DM me

[misty narwhal]

hello

[scarlet saddle]

Hi felix

[midnight finch]

A person’s ability to cope with stress blocks the path from depressive symptoms to severe isolation.
What on Earth does this even mean?

[hoary lichen]

If you have the ability to cope with stress while having depressive symptoms you won’t severely isolate yourself from those around you

If you’re able to cope with depression or not

[midnight finch]

Thank you very much that makes it clear

[sullen wren]

A person’s ability to cope with stress
blocks the path from depressive symptoms to severe isolation.

blocks the path -> does not allow -> stops

being able to manage stress
stops severe isolation from developing

[real mortar]

Are you a native English speaker?

[sullen wren]

yeah

[sullen wren]

I have a lot of problems with the sentence really, but it would be a whole paragraph of nitpicking
but overall, 'depressive symptoms to severe isolation' sounds really strange

[left willow]

Hey guys my name is salsa, I'm new here, I have question. How to speak English with confident when u talk with a lot of people?

[mighty cobalt]

Hey, I’m in grade 10. Do you want to be study buddies?

[mighty cobalt]

idk because im not good at english =((

[left willow]

Yeah same here hehe so I'm asking this to get maybe some advice

[mighty cobalt]

Anyone in grade 10?

[ebon wyvern]

me me me

[mighty cobalt]

where are you from ?

[ebon wyvern]

indonesia

[ebon wyvern]

express yourself confidently, just say things like "Hi, how are you?" or anything basically

[left willow]

Hmm 🤔I get it but, you got any legit tips, cause when touris come to me and try to talk to me, I knew that people will talk in English so I choose disappeare

[jaunty sable]

Hi

How are you

[dense oasis]

Maybe you just feel anxious of making mistakes or something? In this case, just make them, and sometimes you may notice that by allowing this you make even less of them cuz then you're not so anxious

[left willow]

Alright alright

[dense oasis]

i wish I could tell you something more useful haha. But I think this one works too

it works this way in my case

[crude vale]

Hii

[hoary lichen]

Can people please stop saying hi in English help

This channel is like 50 channels down you can’t even confuse it with general

[real mortar]

what if they spam hi in every text channel

😭 cuz fr she said hi in every text channel

[hoary lichen]

execution

[dense oasis]

compulsory cat litter box smelling, very close-up

[feral jackal]

Do yall know how to access the selfie lounge please?

[flat rune]

1. Somebody ________ my chocolate! The box is empty.

2.Why is the teapot empty?

1a. has eaten
1b. has been eating

2a. She has drunk it.
2b. She has been drinking it

[manic ruin]

Guys

Do y'all know the difference between" care" and "look after"

Because when I want to create sentences I get confused 😕

I'm just asking guys

[hoary lichen]

Both mean the same thing generally

But care has a more emotionally charged tone and look after is more practical/toneless

[manic ruin]

Dude you're the man

U never disappoint

[hoary lichen]

✊

[lilac cedar]

Need level 10 use /rank in bot-commands

[storm hearth]

What does the line mean? 'It was running about and playing happily'

[torpid flame]

whats up

[torpid flame]

wdym

[torpid flame]

wow ive never noticed that

[storm hearth]

I mean that line

[torpid flame]

what line

you mean the word in bolded?

[storm hearth]

Is that a correct sentence

[torpid flame]

yes it is

[storm hearth]

What does it mean

[hoary lichen]

from place to place

[torpid flame]

"about" in that context means that it is running from place to place

nonchalantly

like that

[hoary lichen]

bro

[torpid flame]

what

[storm hearth]

Can I replace it with the word 'around'?

[torpid flame]

uhh

yeah

i think so

[hoary lichen]

what he said

[storm hearth]

Guuh, ppl with advanced role says 'i think so'

[torpid flame]

so?

also its say

i think so

[hoary lichen]

"also its say"... "advanced"

[storm hearth]

Nothing O.o

[torpid flame]

you gave me a heart attack gng

it's

[storm hearth]

It's = it is
Its = the noun's or the object's

Is it correct?

[torpid flame]

yes

its is a possessive adjective

[storm hearth]

Okay

If it's = it is, then we should have is't = is it 🤐😆

[verbal heron]

Fr lmao

[tall anchor]

"it may just warrant a slightly different flavor" i cant find the definition of warrant used here

i can make out the meaning

but

[sullen wren]

Justify(be correct to) / be nessasary

[dense oasis]

notice that it is actually a verb there

like Misma wrote

in your sentence it's not "a warrant" as a noun, it's "to warrant" as a verb

I think this might be confusing at first, potentially

[fickle goblet]

I have a question about tenses in English. What are the main tenses in English?

[tall anchor]

i didnt understand crap actually 😭

so what i understood is that its similar to "require" but it doesnt fit

[dense oasis]

no no no, it's

"it may just make a slightly different flavor necessary"

-> it may just warrant it

"it may just lead to a situation, in which a slightly different flavor is necessary"

this kind of meaning

[dense oasis]

-> it may just warrant it

[tall anchor]

u not gonna believe dis but i still didnt understand

hows warrant different than require

[dense oasis]

if I require something, I have to have this thing/do this thing

If something warrants thing2, then this something makes thing2 necessary

it feels similar but it's a different nuance

[tall anchor]

hmmmm i think i understood this time

[tall anchor]

i was looking for something like "yield" here

[dense oasis]

okay, but, "to warrant" is definitely not similar to "to yield"

[hoary lichen]

warrant means justify yield means produce/give way. they dont quite mean the same thing

[tall anchor]

it fit the context

[sullen wren]

"it may just warrant a slightly different flavor"

Warranted means that it is reasonable, authorized, required, or called for by circumstances
This sentence is also missing some context. What is this flavor for? selling, creating, just to have, or something else?

"it may just justify a slightly different flavor"
"it may just be right to (sell/have/find/crate) a slightly different flavor"
"it may just be reasonable to (sell/have/find/crate) a slightly different flavor"
"it may just be required to (sell/have/find/crate) a slightly different flavor"

[tall anchor]

well it was about how fajita and taco spice can be used interchangeably but the result would be different

i thinks

"With that being said, however, you can use fajita seasoning and taco seasoning interchangeably in recipes, it may just warrant a slightly different flavor. "

[sullen wren]

yeah yield probably would have been a better word for them to use lol

[tall anchor]

[tall anchor]

thanks for confirming that im not a dummy

[sullen wren]

i mean its similar to like
it leads to

[sullen wren]

like black cat said here

it may just lead to a slightly different flavor.

[tall anchor]

i dont see the "is necessary" part

[sullen wren]

Yeah normally you would use warrant if it were to be more necessary like everyone was saying.
Like warrant being used in this sentence isn't exactly wrong, it's grammatically correct I think.
But you don't typically "warrant" a flavor like this. A flavor is produced by the ingredients, it isn't "justified" by them.

[tall anchor]

you see why i was confused and thought it had a different meaning

[tall anchor]

thanks a lot

[sullen wren]

Using taco seasoning may yield a slightly different flavor.
Using taco seasoning may create a slightly different flavor.
Using taco seasoning may produce a slightly different flavor.
All of these are correct

[stuck tinsel]

hello is there here a teacher here who is expert with preschoolers and knos how to deal with kids i want to ask about sth( a piece of advice if possibel )

[signal shell]

oh, i can only deal with older students. preschool sounds like a nightmare to me

[manic ruin]

Hi guys

How can I improve my English quickly

Guys I'm not gonna lie I procrastinating too much

But I want to have a way for improve quickly

[hoary lichen]

Just talking to people a ton helps although those people have to be proving good habits rather than bad ones so it’s better to talk to more advanced speakers

[torpid flame]

js talk

[stuck tinsel]

same here but i need a piece of advice for a kid's behavior

[sleek rapids]

How do I chat or talk with the person here?

[drifting kiln]

You just did it haha , you send a message and if someone wants to reply then they’ll do it !

[sleek rapids]

Thank you! I want to introduce myself for the quest here. but I don't know why I can't send a msg. the icon for sending a msg is not activating🥲

[drifting kiln]

You’re welcome ! Oh it’s weird , but I don’t know who you can ask when you have this kind of problems, unfortunately 😅

[sleek rapids]

I found the reason. there was the time limitation! thank you for answering me.

[drifting kiln]

No problem 😊!

[spiral furnace]

hey

[weary hare]

What’s “be gay, do crime” mean?

[static sorrel]

What is it from?

[weary hare]

A doc’s title.

[stuck tinsel]

I guess he does mean here embrace yourself , your identity , and who you are and break the rules (figuratively) , he is telling him not to listen to society of shaming him and rebel

[stuck tinsel]

do crime here doesn't mean be violent or do sth that cross the limits

[static sorrel]

That's what I thought it was too

[hoary lichen]

yes but it does sound a lil bit like a kpop accent

[boreal ingot]

I feel like the explanation already given is very good. I'd like to add that this phrase is not uncommon at all. I've seen it many a time. It's likely not this specific author's innovation

[flat rune]

"My younger son is of average height, yet my older son is very tall." When should I use but and yet here? The youtube says that we should use but. But how if the whole sentence like this

"My younger son is of average height, yet my older son is very tall. Our family are generally short.

[hoary lichen]

Use but for contrast and yet when you’re intending to contrast to create a sense of surprise

[placid dew]

questionnnn !!!

so i learnt recently the "so do i", "so does he" structure to say "i do too", "he does too" and i use it a lot but i have a problem :/ when the first sentence is negative, what do we say ? for example, if i say "i dont have much time", do i say so does he OR so doesn't he ???

[boreal ingot]

'nor does he' and 'nor do I' etc.

[placid dew]

OO i see makes sense :D ty !!

[static sorrel]

You can also use neither for this too @placid dew

[placid dew]

🫡 ty !!

[supple holly]

got a small question for all the English masters here: if I say "at first spring," would that mean anything to you?

[lusty shore]

I just read an article that says responding with "I see" is not recommended because the word doesn't really show your positive agreement.
Just like this conversation ↓
"I don't like your girlfriend"
"I see(Yeah, whatever.)"
I'm wondering if it's true. Is it?

[dense oasis]

It would mean everything to me baby. You mean everything to me

[dusky elk]

Well, I think it is, I mean, I'm not a native speaker but when I use it, it's usually because I don't know what to say, I don't want to leave the other person hanging or I don't want to disagree 😅😅
But I don't think you shouldn't use it, if it's in casual conversation, then it should be fine I think
And in your example... How else is someone supposed to respond that?😭😭😭 I think "I see" is the most polite way to respond it, in that situation, it's what would avoid a discussion

[visual ferry]

Why the Plus sign Here in the chats Is not working, It Is really freaking me out

[acoustic geyser]

If there Someone from Great Britain in the server, is this true?

[hoary lichen]

It’s not a real expression but takes from a real one

[hoary lichen]

What do you mean by positive agreement

[lusty shore]

😢

[hoary lichen]

It’s used a ton to say “I get it” as a positive affirmation of understanding but not “I agree”

I disagree that it’s used as “whatever”

[lusty shore]

interesting

[hoary lichen]

At the start of spring

[supple holly]

thank you. I tried googling this exact phrase but most results came as "at first, spring ..." or with "spring" being used as a verb (like 'spring to mind')

[hoary lichen]

It’s not a normal phrase but if used poetically it means that

[acoustic geyser]

Which one?

[full lance]

No one says this. That expression is unique to that game

[boreal ingot]

It's a combination of two expressions. A monkey is 500 pounds (as in money). A cheese grater is a waiter in cockney rhyming slang

This was under the Reddit thread that's the first result when Googling the phrase

That's why I don't like using AI.

Anyhow, I checked and have found other sources claiming the same thing about those phrases separately ('monkey' and 'cheese grater')

The connexion between a waiter and 500 pounds is pretty clear. The character is positioning themself in the role of someone who would be served obsequiously (because of money)

The idea that it's a play on the idiom 'organ grinder, not the monkey' doesn't make sense when you consider that he put himself in place of the monkey, which is seen as the subordinate

[rare cosmos]

Guys, if you find out someone's secret, and they wanna mention it, do they say "you exposed me?" or something similar?

[frosty ferry]

In Informal discussions,
'I see' is fine but in formal it leaves a space for speculations. I think so..

[frosty ferry]

Yes, You exposed me' works. You let the cat out' as an idiom too works,

[rare cosmos]

Ok thx

[verbal heron]

Even in informal settings, "I see" can come across as sarcastic

So whether it's sarcastic or not depends on the speaker's tone

Also let's say someone tells you that they're going to buy a new car. If you say "I see", they will probably not like it

[boreal ingot]

I think 'I see' sounds fine the context you've given, Vamp

It depends on the speaker's tone, really

It's very much a matter of context and social factors inerplaying

But sarcasm is a possibility

[sacred perch]

Seems more like underwhelming is the word you're looking for

[sacred perch]

I use it a lot too, but in general, people don't usually take it too positively cuz it sounds dry and gives off the "stay away from me" energy

I do use it a lot around friends though cuz I know they know me well enough not to take it to mean that

[sacred perch]

I don't think you would usually use "You exposed me" cuz "exposed" generally comes with a negative connotation that you wouldn't want to associate with yourself... I mean "You exposed him" or "He was exposed" work fine, but when you're referring to yourself, you prefer not using terms with a negative connotation

[rare cosmos]

Alr tyty

[supple holly]

if you simply found out about it, they'll just say "you found out?" or "you know?"
"exposed" means you tell others about the secret. And like Mujitaba Ali said, it's a negative phrase. They'd only say that if they're blaming you

[boreal ingot]

'I perceive you've heard tell of my sinful spell...'

[hoary lichen]

Barely

I’ve never seen it like that

[boreal ingot]

I imagine it's not sarcastic formally, yeah

[hoary lichen]

Anything can be sarcastic with the right tone but nothing about the phrase is used sarcastic commonly

[boreal ingot]

Informally, it's commonly so

but not inherently so

[hoary lichen]

Not common

At least in my life and experiences

[boreal ingot]

Perhaps more common online? Or maybe one can extend that to American English, as that's what's most common online?

But I've certainly seen it used either sarcastically or with some insinuation of annoyance than regularly

[verbal heron]

If you elongate the vowel sound in "see" when saying "I see", it can sometimes come off as sarcastic

[boreal ingot]

Though I use it to indicate understanding myself very commonly

[hoary lichen]

I think you mean condescending

[verbal heron]

Whatever you call it, but it's not always neutral lol

[sacred perch]

I think you mean dry and honestly at times kinda rude

[verbal heron]

True

[verbal heron]

Maybe you can't think of a situation atm

[sacred perch]

Sounds more mischevous and sinister in that case, in my opinion

[boreal ingot]

I? No, I use it to indicate understanding, that is, comprehending something

[hoary lichen]

No

I’m not telling you how you use your words

[verbal heron]

Not necessarily, someone can say that when they're bored

I mean

[sacred perch]

Comes down to the tone ig

[supple holly]

I see

[verbal heron]

Yes

[hoary lichen]

It comes across as condescending due to how careless it sounds

[supple holly]

Í sèe

Ì sée

[hoary lichen]

Lame ass automod blocking everything I say bro

[sacred perch]

With the elongated vowel?

[hoary lichen]

You either say it to indicate understanding or when you don’t give one but want them to think you understand

[rare cosmos]

Ah k? I think

[sacred perch]

Idt I've seen that though

[verbal heron]

Yeah

[verbal heron]

You've seen it

It's just that you can't think of it atm

[sacred perch]

I'm actually the only person around myself who uses that phrase so I can kinda decide how its supposed to sound for the people around me

Even if it generally isn't supposed to sound like that

[sacred perch]

But elongating the vowel makes you sound too interested for it to be sarcastic or anything similar in my opinion

It seems to show genuine interest

[verbal heron]

Elongating the vowel can also show that you're annoyed

[sacred perch]

And idk if that's how its generally used but that's how I use the elongated version because to me it seems to show more interest than "I see" generally does

[verbal heron]

So yeah, it comes down to the tone

[sacred perch]

Elongating or stressing?

[hoary lichen]

Everytime I say this it sounds immeasurably unnatural

[verbal heron]

Stressing

You could say both tho

[hoary lichen]

Nobody commonly uses it this way 😭

[verbal heron]

Send a voice clip

[hoary lichen]

No

[sacred perch]

OK, now I'm getting confused too 😭

[sacred perch]

I think it'd make more sense for you to send a voice clip tbh

[boreal ingot]

[verbal heron]

it can show genuine interest too

[boreal ingot]

does anyone know what concentric curves* are

I only imagine a spiral

[verbal heron]

But you can't reject the fact that it can also come off as dismissive

[sacred perch]

Dissmissive? Yes... Sarcastic? I don't know

[verbal heron]

Well I'm gonna wrap it up now

[hoary lichen]

https://tenor.com/view/cuneiform-the-mole-people-secret-message-magnifying-glass-ruins-gif-18789072

[boreal ingot]

sorry, did I phrase my question in an unclear way?

[verbal heron]

Concentric curves?

[boreal ingot]

That is quite literally my question

ah, I see now, I misspelt the second word

apologies

[verbal heron]

Wait a min

[boreal ingot]

^ corrected misspelling

[verbal heron]

These are concentric circles

[boreal ingot]

that is concentric circles, dear

I know what concentric is. I'm just not sure how it applies to curves

[verbal heron]

I know

[verbal heron]

If they have the same centre point

[sacred perch]

I would assume that meant that he has no idea what you're talking about

[hoary lichen]

would concentric not be the flattening of a curve

i only remember concentric contractions from biology 🥀

[sacred perch]

Curves spiralling into a single point I'd assume from that explanation?

[boreal ingot]

yea that's what I imagined (a spiral), but I wanted to double check. Thank you 💜

[dusky elk]

Yeah, I like to soften it with a sound, like “ohhh, I see…”, so the person knows I just don’t really know what to say😅😅
It usually works, it’s more of an acknowledgment than anything

[sacred perch]

You're welcome

[sacred perch]

Yeah, but whether it sounds like an acknowledgement heavily depends on the tone

[dusky elk]

Yes and if the person knows you because some people like to feel offended with anything hahaha
But the ppl I talk to are usually cool with it 😅

[sacred perch]

Or rather have gotten used to you using that, cuz I'd assume if anyone else would use it, they'd still be weirded out

[dusky elk]

I mean, everyone in that group uses it, I got the habit of using it there 😅😅

[sacred perch]

Same, and it kinda gets hard to not use it once you get used to it

[dusky elk]

Yesss

[sacred perch]

Because its just so useful... Its a polite and not so hostile way of saying "Uhhh... Well lets change the topic cuz idk much about or don't have much interest in what you're talking about and its getting boring"

[dusky elk]

Yeah hahahaha

[dusky elk]

There’s a thing in my language called “vício de linguagem.” the translation would be something like “language addiction” and it’s used for informal words that someone uses a lot
I don’t know what it’s called in English, but…

[dusky elk]

Oh just googled it and it's "verbal tic" or "speech habit" 😅😅😅

[sacred perch]

Yup, it definitely is close to an addiction with the amount of times I use that in my daily life

A question, not a question regarding English though but I didn't really know where to ask... The definition given in the roles for a native speaker is

"For those who have spoken English since they were a baby and not learnt it as a child or adult."

So if for example, I'm not someone who's a native English speaker, but I've spoken it since I was a baby and never actually needed to learn it because of my environment, does that qualify me as a native?

I've always stuck to Advanced/Fluent because natives are natives but that is an interesting definition

[dusky elk]

I think it was just not explained well, because in another chat it said that it was for ppl who were born and raised in English speaking countries

But idk

[sacred perch]

Yeah, that's actually what the definition of a native English speaker is supposed to be

[dusky elk]

Ikr 🤣🤣🤣 I just don't like to leave ppl hanging

[sacred perch]

I swear... It feels so annoying when you end the conversation and then they randomly react to your closing statement

[dusky elk]

Yeah
Also, for the advanced level "pure lucid English" is such a funny phrasing

[dusky elk]

That's so true 🥲😅

[supple holly]

it boils down to which color you like the most

[supple holly]

but seriously, if you think you're on par with a native, what's wrong with choosing the native role. Not like someone's gonna "hmm allow me to test your (allegedly) extensive knowledge of the English language" you

oh wait maybe I misunderstood the question. I guess if the average person here asks for help from a person with the native role, they'd expect someone from an English speaking country

[vague marlin]

Hi everyone, I’m in junior high school and new to medical basics 😭 Do you have any advice on how to study Anatomy & Biology in a good way?

[boreal ingot]

Ah yes, the ultimate English question of 'How do I study Biology'?

English-language scholars have been perplexed for years regarding this matter

[dense oasis]

Gives me the vibes like "You like history? Ok tell me what happened exactly in 1379 in New Zealand"

"otherwise, if you don't know, then sorry but you're incompetent. Shame on you"

[flat rune]

when is the next debate happening

[verbal heron]

Lmfao

[dense oasis]

or "You like geography? List me all countries which have more than exactly 79 buddhist temples inside"

[red ginkgo]

I am Japanese.
I don’t have many opportunities to talk to foreigners.
So, how should I improve my english skills?
Maybe there are some mistakes in these sentences 😂😂

[tall anchor]

language exchange groups

find a native english speaker who wants to learn japanese

[red ginkgo]

where is it

[vale turtle]

hello all

[tall anchor]

i dunno broski

there was one in reddit i think

https://www.reddit.com/r/language_exchange/

this ig

[dense oasis]

https://wikiwiki.jp/rage2050/

これはAnkiです

めっちゃ便利でした

日本語ちょっと下手なんですww すいません

[tall anchor]

for some reason i found this sweet af 😭

i want to pet you

[boreal ingot]

👀

[tall anchor]

ISNT HE SUCH A CUTIE :3

[boreal ingot]

indeed

[worthy solstice]

hi

[red ginkgo]

Thanks bro.
How did you get opportunities to speak in real life?

[dense oasis]

in english or in japanese? To be honest I have not even had so many opportunities. I realized that my skill mostly came from listening and reading, and studying words from actual sentences from actual listening. A lot. And I gradually improved by listening even more and more

I also started to practice speaking at the end. By myself. And a recorder. But the reason I could even speak was that I really listened a lot and learned stuff from this (also, noting stuff in Anki from it. Yeah this was nice)

[dense oasis]

I think it's nice to mention this "I studied from actual listening". Because I did not mindlessly just cram random stuff. I actually knew how it's used

I never attended any 英会話教室 or anything like this. I noticed progress from listening and studying what I listen to