📚｜english-questions

[unreal bronze]

Isn't it more on the recipient of the advances? You get all shy and blush.

[flat rune]

Yeah, that's how I think so, too

I feel like a very suggestive emote would be 😏

[unreal bronze]

That's perfect 😆 😆

With the eyebrows going up and down

I forgot the term for it lol

[flat rune]

Right? But I actually... don't understand why. Is it the eyes pointing towards "something hidden/else"?

[unreal bronze]

The smirk as well

[flat rune]

Raising your eyebrows

You usually do that when you see something you like / are interested

Like when you see a pretty dude

[flat rune]

[blissful idol]

hi, can i ask here if my thesis statement is good? hehe thanks

[zenith ether]

Let us have a look

[blissful idol]

its "The lack of adequate food is one of the primary reasons why children struggle to study and do poorly in school."

[zenith ether]

It is good and it actually depends on how you will support it

[hardy stag]

I was thinking about it as well

[blissful idol]

oh okay nice

thanks ❤️

[surreal temple]

hey is this grammatically correct?
I wish to learn being as daring as him

[zenith ether]

Yes, however, it would sound better like this: I wish to learn how to become as daring as him.

[surreal temple]

i have a word limit so, how about I wish to learn to become daring like him.

[zenith ether]

Sounds good! 👍

although, adding how is quite better

[sudden parrot]

I'd say: I want/wish to learn (how) to be as daring as him

[crimson torrent]

I couldn't find a single source on the Internet that clarifies the meanings of these words more clearly than your answer, thank you so very much!

[torn edge]

No worries at all! I'm glad I could help

[full glade]

hello!, i am new to writing ( like a noob 😆 )
and today i wrote this answer for practice,so could you guys rate and give me tips for improve my answer?
I think people like to eat outside because of not only for the food but also there is a bit of thing like experiencing something different against they do usually on their daily routine. thanks 😄

[tropic sandal]

I am not qualified to do that xd others will.

However i see: to writing would be: writing without to i think

In any case you cannot combine: to and +ing

*rate it.

*to improve

[sudden parrot]

I think people like to eat outside (not only) because of not only for the food but also (because) there is a (little) bit of thing like experiencing something different (from) against (what) they (usually) do usually on (in) their daily routine (in it).

I hope you can follow that I'll write it again without all the correction marks

I think people like to eat out not only because of the food but also because there's a little bit of experiecing something different from what they usually do in their daily routine in it

[full glade]

Ohh! thank you very much, guys

[sudden parrot]

however the second sentence is still a little blocky. I'd suggest using the term "There's something about... x" Are you familiar with it?

[full glade]

you not only find my mistake but also you provided me solutions.

very helpful

[sudden parrot]

I think people like to eat out not only because of the food but also because there's something about experiecing something different from what they usually do in their daily routine

[full glade]

yes i know about it.

[sudden parrot]

Yeah some main things you can take away:
It's "eat out" not "eat outside"
It's "because of" not "because for"
And also remember the correct placement for adverbs.
"They usually do" not "They do usually"

[full glade]

thanks, it's very helpful for me.

Do you like to share some resource or tips for improve my english.

[sudden parrot]

Look in #🗃｜resources

There's plenty of things there that other members have posted

[full glade]

ohk! thanks

[sullen wraith]

Is there really a word "speciality" or is it only just "specialty"? I'm confused about that one :p

[flat rune]

@sullen wraith the 1st one is right 👉🏻👈🏻

@sullen wraith dangggg your badges 😀🤩😍😍😍🤩😍🤩😍

[sullen wraith]

Weird! Thank you for the answer though! I was certain specialty existed, and also my client underlines speciality as a "mistake" but not specialty

[sudden parrot]

They both exist. They're the same word. It's just American vs British spelling

Specialty = American. Speciality = British

also lmao, didn't expect to see you here

[sullen wraith]

ye hi :p

Ok so uh

Which one is the Canadian one hahaha

@wheat zinc ig

[sudden parrot]

hmm good question

[wheat zinc]

I would write specialty, lemme check the standards

Looks like Canadian and even Australian use "specialty" more, "speciality" seems to be pretty much exclusively British
Also looks like British English uses both roughly the same amount

[sullen wraith]

Ok!

Thank you!

[wheat zinc]

Some people distinguish them as medical specialties and culinary specialities

Essentially profession vs product

But I'd just stick to specialty

[sullen wraith]

ok

[rugged ember]

yo how do you guys study for English grammar? Are there good exercise books? (Pls help)

[cunning scaffold]

if u know the way plz tell me

[plush sedge]

any club or some fundamental theories to write English handwriting fast and beautiful?

[sudden parrot]

I'd suggest looking in #🗃｜resources . Other members often post things that have helped them in the past there

[sudden parrot]

I know that there are handwriting books that you can buy. Those helped me when I was kid to improve my handwriting, but I would suggest just trying to write more.

[crimson torrent]

How big a difference is it between "American financial services company" and "American financial service company"?

[scenic hawk]

Hi

[sterile sonnet]

7/10

[crimson torrent]

@sterile sonnetok

[craggy basin]

Does the word extrovertedly exist

[sudden parrot]

It's not coming up on any of my dictionaries, but English is a language that makes extensive use of inflections to create words with new meanings. Just because it's not in the dictionary, I wouldn't be too afraid of using it

"She mingled extrovertedly with almost everyone at the party"

[craggy basin]

If you are to use something similar to the meaning of describing someone being too extroverted to do or say something

What word would you use

[sudden parrot]

Too extroverted to do or say something? Could you give me an example of a sentence you would want to make with this word?

"He was far too outgoing to spend the night at home by himself"

Does that work?

But you're not the person who asked the question, though

[minor galleon]

Oh wait sorry I thought you were asking it

It wasn't until I read the rest that I realised

[sudden parrot]

It'd be very strange for someone with the teacher role to asking be questions here

[craggy basin]

Yes

[hollow night]

Hi guys, I need feedback (and a vote) on the following two sentences.

**#1. First of all, metallurgy technology for metals over twelve hundred Celsius did not exist.

#2. Any metal that required a temperature higher than one thousand and two hundred degrees Celsius to refine did not exist.**

Which sentence makes more sense to you? 1 or 2?

[torn edge]

In my opinion those two sentences have different meanings, so it depends what you are trying to say (I suspect it's the first one):

#1 means that if the temperature was over 1200 degrees, there was no known metallurgy technology that could be used.

#2 means that there were no metals that required a temperature of over 1200 degrees to refine, which I don't think is what you're trying to say.

Therefore, if you want to use one of those two options I would go with sentence #1.

I like how you've used the term "refine" in sentence #2 though, so perhaps I would word sentence #1 like this:

First of all, the technology to refine metals over 1200 degrees Celsius did not exist.

(helpers/teachers/other natives, feel free to correct me ;))

[unreal bronze]

I agree with @torn edge , but perhaps you can modify the sentence to 'First of all, metallurgy for materials of over 1200 °C did not exist (back then / back in year)'.

[unreal bronze]

This can most probably be modified to a better structure by a teacher or native out there.

I suggest retaining metallurgy and omitting the word 'metal' as it sounds not good repeating the word, and the actual process it implies to be refining is already known to be metal anyway, if I am correct. Please do correct me if it isn't.

@sudden parrot can probably edit these to be better.

[unreal bronze]

Also, I'm sorry for pinging you

[torn edge]

Ah yeah, I get what you're saying. I guess the difference between our corrected sentences is that I chose to focus on retaining the term "technology" where you focused on "metallurgy" instead, so it's a matter of context for choosing between the two. Thanks!

[unreal bronze]

Thank you as well. It's just, the paper seems scientific, so I chose to retain the term of the process. However, the sentence I constructed most probably can be edited better as well. I'm not that sure with what I wrote tbh.

[sudden parrot]

Don't worry haha. I was just a little busy with writing the class announcement. I'll defer to Goose on this question. He's answered it adequately.

[unreal bronze]

Thank you!!!

[hollow night]

Thank you for your feedback! 🙂

[torn edge]

No problem :)

[unreal oracle]

Hi guys, I have a little bit of problem. So, in this sentence
"His addiction to drinking was the cause of a very serious accident."
Is the word "drinking" a gerund?

[ruby valve]

Yes it's a gerund
If the "to" is part of a noun + preposition combination , we can use a gerund after it

[unreal oracle]

Okay.. thank you aya

[sweet night]

why do we choose the dialect in the roles?

to learn that dialect?

[zenith ether]

It can be the dialect you are aiming to learn or the dialect you are already using

[sweet night]

but can i choose none?

[zenith ether]

If you wish, sure

[sweet night]

ok thank you😊

does "english classes" mean that you want to take classes? teach? or both?

[flat rune]

That you want to attend English classes

You'll get notified whenever there's a class going on

[sweet night]

Ok, thank you again

[flat rune]

Anytime

[vapid pewter]

because in their village don't sell dog food. Is this correct ?

[zenith ether]

...because in their village, they don't sell dog food.

[vapid pewter]

ty bro

She is like her job very much. "is" is it necessary?

[flat rune]

nope

She likes her job very much

that's it

[vapid pewter]

okay 👍

[flat rune]

❤️

[rugged ridge]

@opaque spade So you can help me?

[opaque spade]

Yes yes

[rugged ridge]

Is it ok to join a vc so i can stream?

[opaque spade]

Yes but I won't be speaking is that fine?

[rugged ridge]

Ok, as long you can write in chat

[opaque spade]

Yes done

[vapid pewter]

we too or us too which one ?

[zenith ether]

It depends on the structure. In "we too," we is a subject pronoun, which means that it is the subject of the sentence and too can be used as an apositive. (Subject = the one who is doing the action.)

• We, too, were able to see that horrible event.

If you use "us too," us is an object pronoun which means that you are using it as the object in a sentence. (Object = the one who is receiving the action.)

• You should give that to us too.

[sweet night]

talking on the phone
or
talking by phone?

[sudden parrot]

Talking on the phone

[sweet night]

can i also say "talking on phone"?

[sudden parrot]

No, it has to be "on the phone"

"He's on the phone." "He's talking to someone on the phone"

[alpine ether]

it's cool

[sweet night]

thank you 😊

its said "little to little" or "little by little"?

[zenith ether]

Little by little

[crimson dagger]

yea "little to little" sounds odd

but its supposed to be "little by little"

cuz little by little is kinda like you are making slow progress

i really dont know how to say little to little in a way to help you understand lol

[plush sedge]

when girls are flirting, they ask some questions like"what do you usually have for breakfast" is this sentence only appropriate on girls? only breakfast?

[sterile sonnet]

Do you mean to suggest that they are asking what you want for breakfast after staying the night, or just innocently?

[sudden parrot]

Yeah, I think that's often the insinuation behind those kinds of remarks. I've heard "How do you like your eggs in the morning?" as well. But to answer the question, no someone of any gender can ask that question if they want to. It wouldn't be strange. For it to be flirtatious, yes it would have to be breakfast

[steel lotus]

I have an english test soon that
Has questions based on your reading level.If it sees you can understand and answer the majority correctly it will give you harder questions.Normallly they're too confusing and I dont know what to answer.Can someone help me improve my comprehension please?

[frosty charm]

@crimson dagger I need help

[crimson dagger]

with?

[frosty charm]

English

[crimson dagger]

uhm well i can try

since im still learning in highschool myself

but if its easy itll be fine

my main language is english so

[frosty charm]

So i wrote I wish I could pass tomorrow I meant that I don't wanna go through the day and I wish I could pass it like in the quiz games yk

Is that wrong?

[sullen wraith]

I would use skip

[crimson dagger]

yea

[sullen wraith]

pass to me sounds more like passing an exam

[crimson dagger]

i would say

[sullen wraith]

like tomorrow is a challenge to you and you wish to pass :p

[crimson dagger]

i wish i could skip tomorrow so i dont have to do anything

[sullen wraith]

ye

[frosty charm]

Ahhh okay got it haha 😂 thanks for the help

[crimson dagger]

or if you wanna say you just wanna stay home and play video games id just say

i really just wanna stay home and play video games

lol

[frosty charm]

Hehe okay!

[crimson dagger]

well goodnight and goodluck

its night for me

[frosty charm]

Ohh gn sleep well!

[full glade]

Hey Guys ,Today i just want to learn some basic stuff like when to use 'BY' and 'FROM', I always make mistakes while using them in a sentence because of lake of the information( for example ' i'll get rewarded from the bank or I'll get rewarded by the bank ) which one is more suitable? Thanks 😄

[sterile sonnet]

From your example it appears to be
get rewarded by -(passive) verb by
get a reward from - noun from

[unreal bronze]

Based on my understanding, your sentence that makes use of 'from' means that the source of your reward will be the bank. Like, 'I'll get rewarded with the money from the bank'. As for the 2nd sentence, it means that the one that will reward you is the bank.

Please feel free to correct me.

[brazen silo]

What's the diffrence between "will" and "going to"

[full glade]

Thank You! G.Spark and number9
So Here, That's what I learned today from you two, and I believe it's a perfect living example given by me. thanks

[full glade]

• i also want to learn

[unreal bronze]

Here is what came up from a quick search. Hope this helps

[full glade]

Thank you! again 👍

[unreal bronze]

No problem!

[steel lotus]

I have an english test soon that
Has questions based on your reading level.If it sees you can understand and answer the majority correctly it will give you harder questions.Normallly they're too confusing and I dont know what to answer.Can someone help me improve my comprehension please?

[zenith ether]

Improve your vocabulary, know the context clue, and understand the main idea of the text.

[steel lotus]

Ok thanks

The problem is multiple contexts will be thrown at me

[zenith ether]

then do these for each : ) @steel lotus

[steel lotus]

Thanks so much

[orchid kraken]

Can someone explain determiners for me?

[crimson dagger]

d!def determiners

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: determiners

[1] one that determines: such as
[2] gene
[3] a word (such as an article, possessive, demonstrative, or quantifier) that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Sep 11, 2021, 4:59 PM

[brazen silo]

"No wind favors he who has no destined port" what does this sentence mean I didnt understand it at all (pls explain as much as u possibly can)

[flat rune]

@scarlet nimbus

[scarlet nimbus]

Thanks

What the different between "on" "in" "at"?

[left breach]

on is over somthing

in is into something

at i use for hours and specific number in a street i think

you can use on to indicate something is just over somethink

for example on the table

on the road

its my opinion

[near flume]

Like I'm at the house?

[left breach]

noo

you can say at home

"at home"

or in my house

um at house maybe but im not sure

[near flume]

Ohhhh Owkie dowkie thanks

[brazen silo]

So, when talking in present tense I use WILL and when I did a decision in PT I'm going to use "going to" or when u predict the future for exp " its 11-0, they're going to win" or "My stomach hurts a lot and I think I'm GOING TO throw up"

?

[brazen silo]

And plz replay to this question

[flat rune]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/853220819051741226/886335170049900625/video0.mp4

How do you guys here respond to this

Ik it only works with those words

But... Just curious

[zenith ether]

jdhhasgdla did he just use math in English?!?!?1

this is mental

[brazen silo]

Absurd lol

Funny too

[sudden parrot]

I actually really like this quote. Thank you for sharing it. So this is a quote that uses ships and sailing as an analogy for goals. Back in the day ships used the wind to travel the oceans, so to be "favored" by the winds means to have the winds be strong and in the correct direction to take you to your destination. To "have no destined port" means that you don't know where you're going. You don't have a goal or destination. So essentially this quote is saying that if you want to make progress and get somewhere in life, you need to have specific goals.

[pale yarrow]

If I may, you actually can say "I'm at the house!" For example, if you have someone who lives with you and they call/text to ask where you are and you're at home; "I'm at the house!"
Think of it kind of like a more natural way of saying "I'm at our house."

[crisp sinew]

Hi guys, I was reading news today and I saw this sentence:
‘No way it gets through the senate, even if the house passed it’ . Does it sound unnatural if the sentence was ‘no way it WILL get through the senate…..’

[pale yarrow]

A little bit. Unless it's formal, normally you take the words "it" and "will" and contract them; "it'll"
"No way it'll get through the senate...."

Oops, edited because I meant contraction and messed it up!

[crisp sinew]

Thanks for the reply! Why did they use present tense 'gets' here? I find a lot of the times native speakers use present tense for things that is in motion... For example, when I play games with my friends, sometimes they say 'any chance I pull this one off?' I find them strange..

[pale yarrow]

I wish I knew!😅 I'm sure there's some grammatically correct answer there, but I don't know it. What you're hearing from the natives speakers is just what's pretty standard for us!

[crisp sinew]

Uh ok. So in this case, 'it'll get through...' and 'it gets through...' are both correct and standard here?

[pale yarrow]

In my non-professional opinion, yes!

Either one works, and which one is used just comes down to the speech patterns of the person saying it.

[crisp sinew]

Thanks Tortuna

That was really helpful!

[pale yarrow]

You're welcome! Glad I could help!

[full glade]

So today, I have started learning active and passive sentences, fill free to correct me and share tips or advise to improve these sentences. Thanks
Active : Game Designers know that rewarding system is addictive in video-games
Passive : Rewarding system know to be addictive in video-games.

[zenith ether]

The rewarding system in video games is known to be addictive by game designers.

[full glade]

great, if i am not wrong this is active right?

[zenith ether]

Passive

[full glade]

so that 'by designers' you wrote in last is optional right?. is that ok to give more information about sentence in passive?

sorry for asking this kind of questions, but unfamiliar on this all advance grammar stuff but i am trying to improve my english day by day by asking here and people like you always helps me to keep or stick on learning phase. thanks 🙂

[zenith ether]

Hmmm, not really, because when you convert an active sentence, you need to include the subject or the doer of the action in the passive one.

Game designers (doer of the action) know (verb) that the rewarding system (receiver of the action) is addictive in video games.

⬇️

The rewarding system (receiver of the action) in video games is known (verb) to be addictive by (preposition) game designers (doer of the action.)

@full glade

[zenith ether]

It is okay! Worry not.

[full glade]

Omg, this is the best explanation, and very well explained thanks

i will keep this in my notebook

[zenith ether]

My pleasure! :)

[flat rune]

Haha

[flat rune]

Yep

[flat rune]

hello,
What is the difference between recommendation and suggestion?

[long wing]

Whats in here?

[long wing]

Deep stuff

[flat rune]

either you answer or you don't ok?

[willow ridge]

https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/59230/what-is-the-difference-between-suggestion-and-recommendation#:~:text=3 Answers&text=We use “suggest” when talking,option is the best one.

[flat rune]

ok thanks

[willow ridge]

yw

[flat rune]

thenks

[long wing]

Alr

[shadow dock]

if in my speech i said" What do you think an obedient child is? Someone who listens? How should they act?"

are they rhetorical questions

or is it rule of three

i'm confused

or is it none

[ruby canopy]

Protest and outcry — difference?

[plush peak]

What's the difference between either and neither?

[pale yarrow]

Are you trying to get people to actually provide answers, or just to reflect on the questions in your speech?

[pale yarrow]

I found this that may help:
As verbs the difference between protest and outcry is that "protest" is (label) to make a strong objection while "outcry" is to cry out.
As nouns the difference between "protest" and "outcry" is that "protest" is a formal objection, especially one by a group while "outcry" is a loud cry or uproar.

[pale yarrow]

Either refers to a choice between two options. You can also use either in a negative way, in place of the words "also" or "too" (i.e. "this doesn't work either").
Neither means "not either." It's defined as "not one and not the other of two things."
Hope this helps!

[onyx wind]

What do you call a word that's seperated with a hyphen like high-rise? Do they have special names?

[zenith ether]

They are called compound adjectives

[onyx wind]

Thank you!

[flat rune]

No need to make it complicated 😂

suggestion :- informal
recommendation :- formal

👉🏻👈🏻

[frail plank]

@zenith ether thank you

[zenith ether]

Np!

[stable copper]

Do you think Covid 19 has something with Politics ?

[sudden parrot]

🤔 This question doesn't seem to be about English

[stable copper]

I'm sorry

[sudden parrot]

No problem

[dusty carbon]

I think not. I'm sick myself right now Covid 19, it's more like a common cold, passing in a severe form. So I don't think that this is the work of politicians.

[clever swan]

The cat feeds on food waste dug out of a garbage can.

Is this sentence correct?

[sudden parrot]

Yes, that's alright

[sudden parrot]

get well soon!

but please keep the conversations outside

[hallow oracle]

hi guys

can you pleqase explain me how to use prepostions how to identify verbs noun pronouns tenses

[flat rune]

Nouns are used to identify People, Places, Animals and Things.
Example: "I am going to the mall"
Mall is the verb because it is a place.
Some Nouns are: 'Beach, Dog, Lucy, pen, Car.'

Verbs are actions done by people.
Example: "We will ***run ***up the hill."
Run is the verb.
Some Verbs are: 'Walking, Eating, Typing, Talking.'

Prepositions are words used before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase.
Example: "I will go at the beach."
At is the preposition.
Some Prepositions are: 'In, At, On, Of, To.'

Pronouns are words used to replace a Proper name.
Example: "She is running."
The pronoun is she.
Some Pronouns are: 'He, Him, She, Her, They, Them, We, I, You, It.'

Hope this helps.

[hallow oracle]

thanks bro you took out your precious time just to help me out

[flat rune]

Yea, no problem! A person as kind as you deserves my time.

[hallow oracle]

thank bro

and can you please xplain tenses too in yur free time

[flat rune]

Sure! I'll get on it, just give me a few minutes haha

Tenses express time and are usually used with Verbs.
Example: "I washed the dishes yesterday."
The Past Tense is used here. The past tense verb is 'washed'.

Some more Tenses: (There are many Tenses but here are a few) Present Tense (Present time) Past tense (Past time) and Future Tense (Future Time)

"I will run tomorrow."
'Will run' is the use of Future Tense.

"I am going"
"Am going" is the use of Present Tense.

[flat rune]

I'm not sure this will help, but I tried.

[hallow oracle]

thanks mate

[flat rune]

No problem bro, I hope this helps and I also hope I wrote everything down correctly.

[zenith ether]

Aye, when you and I became both free, we can do a small VC lesson. I could do a little tutoring regarding tenses. I think it would be more clear if we do it on VC rather than texting sooooo

[hallow oracle]

ya it would be great and thanks for taking your time

[zenith ether]

Okay! I will send you a message when I do (most likely tomorrow).^^

[hallow oracle]

ok

[dusty carbon]

ok

[unborn phoenix]

hey native, i will post some words, tell me if u know the meaning without ooking it up

fetid

ensconced

glean

integument

[sudden parrot]

I knew 2, one I thought I did but I was wrong, and one I've never heard of

but yeah, I'd say all of these words are literary/archaic. They're not something you'd encounter regularly

[brazen silo]

Ohh, ok ty so much, makes sense now

[tight current]

Hi there, I'm writing sentences about present simple and then I thought in one sentence and I don't know if it is correct.

Where the "S" has to be.

Is this sentences correct?.

Sentence*

[sudden parrot]

Yeah, it's fine

"This is where the 'S' has to be"

'The "S" has to be here'

[tight current]

Oh thx

[sudden parrot]

also remember that we say "think of," so it should be "I thought of a sentence"

[tight current]

Oh thx, I didn't know that.

[graceful geyser]

Can someone tell me the difference between "I have been" and "I had been"?

[willow ridge]

i have been to and i had been to or the progressive forms of those two perfect tenses?

[flat rune]

English verb tenses even confuse native speakers especially ones that have differing dialects xd

me being one of those

I guess here's some examples

I had been walking the dog (you were walking it until something else happened)
I have been walking the dog (you were walking it and are still in the process of doing so)

[willow ridge]

true perfect tenses are quite tricky to understand

[flat rune]

I still get seen and saw mixed up, and lie and lay

xd

[willow ridge]

i rarely use the progressive forms of perfect tenses

[willow ridge]

oh shi

[flat rune]

it's really only needed in a formal sense

or if you're bullshiting a story lmfao

normally you'd just say "I'm walking the dog" or "I was walking the dog"

[willow ridge]

when youre a writing an essay or a story, it's quite needed

[flat rune]

That too

[willow ridge]

for the reader to understand clearly

[flat rune]

@graceful geyser there is your answer btw

[willow ridge]

true, but had should also be used when a certain event happened before the current past if you know what i mean

[flat rune]

I had walked

[willow ridge]

i had been walking then suddenly a car stopped me

[flat rune]

lmao

I personally as a native speaker would still say "was"

but in a story context

yes

[willow ridge]

exactly

[flat rune]

that is a cool sentence

[willow ridge]

perfect tenses should be used formally not informally

for a non native speaker idk how i learnt perfect tenses easily

[graceful geyser]

Thanks

[fringe valve]

Hello everyone. Today I had this exercise. "My cousin has stayed/been staying with us for a few weeks" and I'm little bit confused because I think both are correct. Could somebody help me and tell me why? thanks

[willow ridge]

why cant then be used?

i get what you mean

thank you

@vague gulch sir

[fringe valve]

alright, that was clear. but in this sentence "we've gone/been going to the same hotel for the last five years -we love it!" by the same reason it's "been going"? because it is something dynamic and isn't something static.

or is there other reason?

yes it does. thanks a lot. those sentences got me thinking a lot.

[clever swan]

Practicing listening here. Can somebody tell me what the voice is exactly saying?

[zenith ether]

"Use your place here. I'll open a way for you on my side." (?) not really sure about the first sentence

[clever swan]

Thanks. 🙏 You don't hear the word 'through' before or instead of 'for', do you? Because I think I hear it. Can you check it one more time?

[zenith ether]

Uhhhh

I still don't

[clever swan]

Okay. I think you're right. Thanks again. 🙂

[flat rune]

is it a game?

[flat rune]

its not place is bracer or something like that

[zenith ether]

DGSFHA I could be wrong btw

[craggy basin]

Brazier

[unborn phoenix]

are u 20-30 ,or 30-40

[flat rune]

@ivory dust

Ask the question again here

[ivory dust]

i mean is are when there were ect

[flat rune]

What exactly do you need to know

[ivory dust]

in part of speech

[flat rune]

Try to describe that thoroughly, and I'll try to answer thoroughly

Part of speech

Well

[ivory dust]

i mean like noun, pronoun, adjective

[flat rune]

is, are and were are verbs

[ivory dust]

like that

ahhh

verbs?

[flat rune]

There is an adverb

[ivory dust]

well ill try to search list of verb

its all word

[flat rune]

When is an adverb too

[ivory dust]

like blow break bring

[ivory dust]

okey oll try to search adverb

[flat rune]

Those are all verbs

Okay sooo

Even when you use Google Translate

It shows parts of speech

See? It says the word is a noun

[ivory dust]

okey ill try that one

[flat rune]

Again, an adverb

[ivory dust]

ahhh

okey. they were totally in different types so it cant tell

[flat rune]

Yeah, almost all the words you listed belong to different parts of speech

[ivory dust]

like have, has, shall, either etc

[flat rune]

Oh, they're different too

[ivory dust]

there they where different

[flat rune]

I mean, have has and shall are the same

They're all verbs

Whereas "either" is a conjuction, an adverb and a pronoun

[ivory dust]

okey. ill going to study more. sorry what im doing is i use, is, are, have, where, when, shall etc. but i cant tell what it is

i was confuse

[flat rune]

It's okie, don't worry, you're doing good ^^

Keep studying

[ivory dust]

cause im using that part of which i cant tell

[ivory dust]

thank you. ill really appreciate your help

[flat rune]

You're welcome ^^

[teal harness]

Is there a word which describes as when someone is using what you love to be close with you?

For example: he likes me and my friend talks about me with the boy and that boy become interested in the topic beacuse its about me.

Is it "using me as an escape goat"?

[teal harness]

Yea its scapegoat. Thanks!

[hollow night]

i thought it's "wingman"? A person who assists his/her friend in dating, right?

[abstract hazel]

Scapegoat is not correct. Scapegoats are someone who gets blamed for something going wrong.
Wingman is closer, but I don't think there is a specific word for the situation.

[unborn phoenix]

is sequester the right word
after the fall of saigon, thousands of refugees found themselves sequestered on this island

[unborn phoenix]

hey are u terror from english learning

[teal harness]

Oh okay, thanks guys!

[flat rune]

From Learn English

Why?

[unborn phoenix]

are you polish

[flat rune]

Yes

And yes, I remember you

[unborn phoenix]

hehe, why u left that server

[flat rune]

No reason

[unborn phoenix]

i remembered you talked about learning ipa chart

[flat rune]

Yeah, I did

[unborn phoenix]

so you learn to transcribe words to sounds ?

or learn how to pronounce them?

[flat rune]

Yeah

[unborn phoenix]

any idea how to know when -age means ʒ and when -age means dʒ

in words such as sabotage, cage, they all end in age but they have different sounds

so i wonder which is which

[flat rune]

The only guideline is ipa

[unborn phoenix]

you mean i have to look it up every time ?

[jagged notch]

Guys one question, can you tell me a good app or website for studying English?

[frank glen]

Take a look on #🗃｜resources

[final citrus]

Does I can't wrap my head/brain around it means = I'm confuse of something ?
Does I can wrap my head/brain around it means: = I can understand it ?

[zenith ether]

Yep!

[hollow bramble]

To make a Wh questions ( not when its pronoun ) u gotta put it in front of QUESTIONS Is that right ?

Why / do u thnk im bad

For example

[zenith ether]

• What are you doing?
• Why did you do that?

If you mean like these examples, yes

[hollow bramble]

But somwtimes its pronoun

Who is he

[zenith ether]

All wh- question words are put at the start of the sentences if you are asking using the first person's POV

@hollow bramble

[flat rune]

Some websites to study test your English level !??

[zenith ether]

Efset.org

take the 50-minute one

[flat rune]

thank you 😉

[flat rune]

Is there a website that can define the word's origins?
For example, if it can define the word is American or British.

Tag me if you answered.

[flat rune]

Damn, this helped! Thanks @vague gulch

[clever swan]

When someone said, "It's already started."
What's the word between It and already?

is? "It is already started."
has? "It has already started."

[fringe valve]

in this case we can see the verb of the sentence is "started" therefore the contraction used there it's "it has" => "it's". So, the sentence will be "It has already started"

[clever swan]

Thanks. ♥️

[flat rune]

What's that word when you "swallow your saliva"? It also makes a sound.

Please tag me if you answered.

[abstract hazel]

Gulp, I think is what you're looking for. It's not necessarily swallowing saliva, but is swallowing with big mouthfuls of food or drink and often loudly.

[clever swan]

"I'm going to get you good and proper."
It's one of the random lines from the enemies in a certain video game. What does it mean?

[zenith ether]

must be, like, "i'm gonna getcha", "i'm gonna beat u up"

and good and proper must be "completely"

so

It could be "I am going to beat you up completely."

[clever swan]

Ah I see... get being used to mean beat up is common?

[zenith ether]

Well, it varies depends on the context, actually. You could also say, "I'm gonna get ya," when you are chasing a child playfully.

[steel lotus]

You know how in english test you normally have these questions
What is the cause of......
How does this impact.....
Any questions to do with cause and inpact

What do they really mean

Likespecifically

[noble lake]

I've been looking at this sentence for the past 10 minutes i feel it is wrong grammatically but the thing is idk why it is wrong do we use prejudiced this way?
"because humans fear death, and will find death magic easily prejudiced and horrible" (i can rephrase it with better wordings but i want to know how can i make it grammatically correct without rephrasing it)

[zenith ether]

Did the person you are answering this for delete their question?

[noble lake]

No it's my question

🤣

[zenith ether]

Ohhh, sorry I thought it was an answer

HAHAHHA

[noble lake]

I was reading sth and face it

[zenith ether]

Is this from a book?

[noble lake]

Actually not a published book sth i found online

[zenith ether]

Oh, it is grammatically correct but has a quite complex structure. The first clause is in the simple present while the second one is in the simple future. So maybe, the author is implying that humans fearing death is a general unchanging truth and they will eventually find death magic biased/prejudiced and horrible in the future.

[noble lake]

I see! Uk since i always see prejudiced being use with against or by here it looked weird to my eyes

Thanks

[zenith ether]

Np!

[zenith ether]

What is the cause of
-> it is the same as "what is the reason behind why something is happening."
E.g.,
What is the cause of procrastination among students?
-> Why is procrastination among students happening

How does this impact
-> it asks how something is affecting something
E.g.,
How does insomnia impact people?
-> What is the effect of insomnia in people

[final citrus]

Guys I've been researching the definition of the Aftermath, but I still can't wrap my head around it. Even with the examples using that word, I still don't get what it means, can anybody explain it to me ?

[unreal bronze]

It's like the effect or result of something bad that has happened. Like, 'She's left to deal with the aftermath of her family's falling out'

[teal harness]

Hi y'all. What's the difference of "mean" and "meant"

[zenith ether]

Mean is simple present tense while meant is simple past tense.

• I will protect you and I mean it.
• No, that's not what I meant!

[teal harness]

Then should I use "i mean" like for example "I mean, this is enough"

[zenith ether]

Mhm, what are you trying to say by this sentence?

Perhaps "This is enough and I mean it!" is better

[teal harness]

Ohhh that should do. I can't express myself well in English.

[teal harness]

Thanks twinkle!

[zenith ether]

Oh dw, it is completely fine! Welcome~

[steel lotus]

Thanks so much!

[elfin geode]

I need native speaker please to make an interview with him by voice

[sullen solar]

Which is right?
Purpose of the survey is to show...

Purpose of the survey is showing...

                  Thank for your help!

[zenith ether]

Is to show

[steel lotus]

Could you give me some questions to see if I have the grasp of it

[zenith ether]

You mean example questions that start with those two, right?

[steel lotus]

Yes please

[zenith ether]

Okay

[flat rune]

Yeah, thanks, that's cool!

[midnight thicket]

Hi guys

Can someone help me?

[zenith ether]

What is the cause of...

• What is the main cause of stress among students during virtual classes?
• What is the cause of pollution in China?
• What is the cause of the invasion of species in the freshwater ecosystems of Indonesia?

How does this impact...

• A mobile phone is now a necessity in most people's lives. How does this impact their way of communication with their loved ones?
• How does lack of sleep impact the grades of the students?
• Studies show that virtual classes are more challenging for both teachers and students. How does this data impact the mindset of those who read it?

[zenith ether]

Ask away

[midnight thicket]

‘Whoa,’ said Grover. ‘We’ve got to get you to Santa Monica! You can’t ignore a summons from your dad.’

My doubt is "a summons"

Wasn't it supposed to be a summon or some summon?

[zenith ether]

Summons is considered as a singular noun wherein it means a demand or to see a specific person in the court of law. It can simply also means an order to see someone.

E.g., He has received a summons from their city's law court.

@midnight thicket

[midnight thicket]

I see

Even though it's plural it can be singular as well

[zenith ether]

Yes

As a noun, take note

Its plural form is summonses

[midnight thicket]

Singular: summons
Plural: summonses

Is it right?

[zenith ether]

Yes, but not in this context

You're confoosingggg himmmmm

[zenith ether]

Yes

[midnight thicket]

That's why I thought it strange

[midnight thicket]

Thanks for explaining

[zenith ether]

My pleasure! <3

Cambridge begs to disagree

😉

[midnight thicket]

Got confused

[zenith ether]

It's okay, it is not a common term sooo it is understandable! I know that you were trying to help. :)

@steel lotus , I wonder what are you typing

[steel lotus]

Cause:
1.The cause of stress among students is the fact that they aren't in a learning environment and studying at home does not provide the concentration a class would.(might just be waffle)
2.coal is the main cause of pollution in china
3.(not so sure on where to get the info from)
Impact:
1.It could have a positive or negative impact.The phone could be a useful means of making contact to loved ones easier however,it can be a distraction preventing any contact at all
2.Lack of sleep would give a negative impact as energy is needed to study and without that being there students wouldbt be able to function properly.
3.It gives a positive impact as the reader could find a way to make online Learning better and more suitable for teachers and students.

Thanks for the help @zenith ether

[steel lotus]

Lol

[zenith ether]

WRONG PING LMAO

[steel lotus]

All done!

[midnight thicket]

To summon is a verb

Summons is a singular noun

Summonses are the plural

[zenith ether]

Very well doneeeee!

[zenith ether]

Yes

[steel lotus]

Nice!

I'll have to find harder questions to prepare for tmrw test

[midnight thicket]

I'm gonna write it down on my notebook

The train trundled west as darkness fell, police lights still pulsing against the St Louis skyline behind us.

[zenith ether]

I wish you good luck!

[midnight thicket]

I didn't understand a thing

"Trundled"

We don't have this verb in my mother language

[zenith ether]

It means move heavily

The train moved heavily as darkness fell, ..............

[midnight thicket]

The term is "to trundle?"

In the infinite mode

[zenith ether]

Yep!

[midnight thicket]

Infinitive*

An airplane trundled below the sea

Duolingo mode on

Is that right?

An airplane is a heavy veichle, right?

[zenith ether]

Is this used figuratively? This sentence is quite odd habsba, since trundle means to move heavily on wheels

[midnight thicket]

I see

That makes sense

Just on wheels

Like cars or trucks

[zenith ether]

Yes

[midnight thicket]

Maybe motorcycles?

[zenith ether]

Yep

[midnight thicket]

The verb pulsing

Does this mean like a quest?

Chase?

[zenith ether]

Wait, I gotta eat rq, I will answer you right away after

[midnight thicket]

Okay

[flat rune]

Is there anyone hindi native active?

[zenith ether]

Can you send me the sentence where you got this from?

[midnight thicket]

The train trundled west as darkness fell, police lights still pulsing against the St Louis skyline behind us.

Sorry I'm late

[zenith ether]

Ah, pulsing is a restructured word derived from the pulse. It is used figuratively in the sentence since we know that when something has a pulse, it is regularly beating or flashing. It is used metaphorically with the police cars' flashing sirens.

@midnight thicket

[midnight thicket]

To pursue someone?

[zenith ether]

Well, when you see a police car with its blue and red lights turned on, they are expected to be pursuing someone, right?

But the word pulsing is not directly about pursuing someone as I have said that it is used to mirror the flashing of the police car's lights

[midnight thicket]

Yeah

I kinda understood your reply

[zenith ether]

Good

[midnight thicket]

Pulsing

It's like 🔴⚫

Turning on and off

Like that?

[zenith ether]

Yea

[midnight thicket]

What a crazy example lol

Hey thanks for helping me with such dumb questions

[zenith ether]

The proper word for that is actually "pulsating," but since the text seems to be from a literary piece, it's not that uncommon to see this kind of restructuring words

[zenith ether]

Nah, they aren't dumb. Happy to help!

[midnight thicket]

I'm currently reading Percy Jackson, the lightning thief and I'm having problems with the vocabululary

Should I worry about the fights?

I understand what It's being told but I can't imagine sometimes

I charged the other demigods and slashed their pets' head as well

[zenith ether]

Charge basically means attack by moving forward towards the enemy

Slashed is like cut but on a bigger extent

https://tenor.com/view/bh187-braveheart-charge-attack-gif-19285817

This is what we call "charge"

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-one-piece-roronoa-zoro-roronoa-gif-12341513

This is slash

[midnight thicket]

A big cut?

[zenith ether]

Yea

Typically done by a sword

[midnight thicket]

Should I worry about it?

In my head they mean almost the same thing

To cut someone to he/she bleeds

[zenith ether]

To cut someone typically results in a smaller scale of damage while to slash deals with greater damage wherein it is possible that the person who got slashed may lose a part of their body

[midnight thicket]

It's very different now

I'll change the meaning on anki now

Thanks for your help again

[zenith ether]

Welcome!

[idle pivot]

hello

have you ever learn programming languagae???

[crimson dagger]

no, why?

[sullen solar]

Ty

[flat rune]

What to call a person you meet for the first time?

[Tag me if you answered]

[unreal bronze]

Is it a professional setting? If so, maybe Mr/Ms [surname]. If not, then maybe by their name?

[flat rune]

No, not these kind of words. Another advanced word.

[unreal bronze]

An acquaintance?

[flat rune]

It might is but I'm kind of confused!

[hasty estuary]

Whats the word for questioning life ie wondering why we exist and why should we, and that were all insignificant overall etc

dont want too ramble about stuff so i cut it short

[frank glen]

You mean philosophize?

[sudden ingot]

I think so

[flat rune]

Nod means to move head up and down.
What's the opposite word? That move head right left.

[flat rune]

There is this effect:
You remember that you had a favourite green colour balloon, but your cousin argues that it was a red balloon. After sometime, you start to believe that it was really a red balloon...

What is this effect called?

[zenith ether]

shook

[flat rune]

Nope!

[zenith ether]

are u testing us or something 'cus I can't think of any other word atm

[flat rune]

Well, shook is the past term of shake, it's not correct!

[sudden ingot]

Be polite please, she's trying to help you.

[flat rune]

I didn't say any negative word against her, I thank her and treat her as mother. But I'm telling the truth.

[zenith ether]

Don't you think that I'm already aware of that?

[flat rune]

Well...

[zenith ether]

Well, this is not the place to be a smart aleck being. This is a place to ask questions and not to test another person's intellect.

[flat rune]

I'm neither testing, if you gave a wrong word and I'm confidently rejecting it.

[sudden ingot]

Just try to be more careful with your words, ok?

[flat rune]

Just inform your issue you have with me!

[hollow bramble]

You do homework.
You do work work hard.
i know that the second do - helper verb- so there is no connection between normal do and the helper one

?

[zenith ether]

Then, if you already know the word, why are you still asking people?

If you have already figured it out, you can just inform us by following your question up.

[flat rune]

Seems people don't answer my questions!
I asked the opposite of Nod which moves head up and down but what I wanted was left and right.

[wanton lark]

so disagreement?

[zenith ether]

Well then, you already have my answer

I am pretty sure that I am right and it's not up to me anymore if you would take it or not btw

[flat rune]

So, your answer is "Head shake"?

[wanton lark]

Is it an action word?

[flat rune]

Yeah, an action.

[flat rune]

is that a question?

[wanton lark]

Is it english?

[zenith ether]

hahahaha

[flat rune]

The hell you think it is!?

[zenith ether]

HAHAHAHHAHA
https://tenor.com/view/nick-young-question-marks-what-excuse-me-huh-gif-4486363

[wanton lark]

Well.....

[flat rune]

Shake is correct but to make it phrasal verb together "head shake" it becomes a sentence, I want a word for it.

[wanton lark]

You want me to make a word for it?

OwO

[flat rune]

🤦

[wanton lark]

https://tenor.com/view/tea-kpop-b1a4-bipo-sandeul-gif-21065265

[zenith ether]

I didn't say head shake in the first place

I just said shake or shook. You can just simply associate it with the noun "head" and they would mean the same thing

[flat rune]

I better form a word if there isn't!

[wanton lark]

I would glady use it

[flat rune]

I get, I get!

[zenith ether]

yea you should definitely do that

[wanton lark]

thank you

[zenith ether]

yes, thank you so much

[flat rune]

https://tenor.com/view/staring-kevin-hart-what-is-going-on-stare-what-gif-17656560

ducky dms

🤣👌

[wanton lark]

But I'm kind of curious sir @flat rune! what word may that be? Please share your knowledge to this uneducated person

[zenith ether]

Yes, please, sir!

I am also curious now, ngl

[sudden ingot]

Please!

[wanton lark]

Bestow the unknown knowledge upon this lowly grass!

[flat rune]

Be patient, if I found an existing word then I'm not able to form one. If there isn't, I'll try to make one.

[wanton lark]

So.... adjusts glasses... You have made this grass desperate for an unsure word! how... cries

[flat rune]

Alright then, what would you do/say if really formed one?

[wanton lark]

How can I make a sentence if I don't know what is the word?

[zenith ether]

we say thank you

[wanton lark]

oh... I'll say SML

[flat rune]

This is my issue, dude!

[zenith ether]

better

[flat rune]

What's this abbreviation?

[zenith ether]

Local translation of thank you

[wanton lark]

Then we shall conquer the vocabulary of English my friend! We shall search for the answer- NO! we shall create!

AND THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE BENEATH US- PRAISE

[flat rune]

I swear I won't give up forming this word!

[wanton lark]

oh wait-

[zenith ether]

YES!!!

[wanton lark]

Well...

[zenith ether]

Make it "we" now

[wanton lark]

So...

This is how Barney felt....

wait-

I think it was teletubbies

@flat rune Kind sir. I would be enlighten to be part of your research for- well finding or creating this word.... Kindly slide on my dms if my help is required. Salamat and SML

[flat rune]

Thanks you, I'll ask if needed!

[zenith ether]

we should create a group DM

[wanton lark]

I'm truly honored- I shall announce this greatness to my family!

[flat rune]

I already thought at this moment of forming of the word to be done. But seems there are more words that written similarly to the ones I've formed for the opposite of "NOD":

Denod = Denote

I'll keep going on this project, I'll try to form a new word or add SUFFIXES or PREFIXES to the original word "NOD".

[zenith ether]

@sudden parrot help

[wanton lark]

Well, It seems like the capacity of my knowledge has yet to be at peek with yours. I am truly devastated by this information- I shall study it with great honor

[flat rune]

Who's this guy?

[sudden parrot]

With what?

[zenith ether]

another person that may help us with this predicament

[sudden parrot]

[zenith ether]

here

[wanton lark]

Oh a strong being has descended

[sudden parrot]

For this we usually just say say “shake one’s head.” To make it more specific you can say something like “He shook his head no.”

[wanton lark]

Well...

He wants the action word for it

So....

[sudden parrot]

The verb? The verb would be a phrasal verb: “shake one’s head”

[zenith ether]

this is what I've said too but he isn't satisfied with it

[flat rune]

Already rejected phrasal verb.

[sudden parrot]

Then there’s nothing we can do

[zenith ether]

now, he's going into a mission

[sudden parrot]

There’s nothing more specific than that that I can think of

[zenith ether]

+100000

[sudden parrot]

It’s even on Merriam-Webster

[flat rune]

Think of "Denod" 👌😎

[zenith ether]

I just thought that maybe u may have another word for it but here we go, case closed. Thank you!

[zenith ether]

doesn't exist

oh, is that the word

u created

[flat rune]

Already searched for it and found like 100+ but none pointed to the head (left & right).

[sudden parrot]

Side-to-side means left to right

[flat rune]

It's like the whole white-house is against me! Did I make a mistake!?

[wanton lark]

Imagine having so much time

[wanton lark]

Well... Got some problems? I feel bad for you son! I got 99 problems and that word ain't one

[flat rune]

I get it, but shake doesn't refer to head, NOD exactly refers to head.

[zenith ether]

?

[zenith ether]

just add "head" next to it

simple

[flat rune]

It's simpler to form a new word!

[zenith ether]

haha, well

yes

let's stick to your mission

[wanton lark]

https://tenor.com/view/wake-me-up-when-september-ends-gif-18645420

[zenith ether]

Don't forget to let us know about it when you form a new word! Have a great day ahead!

[flat rune]

Thank you, I hope you share this word publicly and make the language easier.

DENOD

Base verb. Denod, past tense. Denodded, past participle. Denodded.

Definition.
Move one's head left to right or right to left as to disagree, disapprove or reject.

Opposite.
Nod

[grand yoke]

mandela effect?

[cunning current]

Hi, guys! I’ve got a doubt and I think maybe someone can help me with it.

It’s about grammar.
In present perfect, when I am saying something that happened but not being specific about when it happened, I must use “have/have been” in all situations? Like in the same phrase is correct to say: I have walked with my dog and he has bitten someone. Since then, whenever I go out with him, it’s been a trouble.”

[flat rune]

@zenith ether sorry to tag you but does this server have an Instagram account?
I really like #🌄｜word-of-the-day channel to see it on the Instagram posts!

[sudden ingot]

The English Hub doesn't have an Instagram account, (I'm not very sure)

[flat rune]

ooo thanks yous

[wanton lark]

Then wouldn't it not make any complete sense? Because you said "that had happened" so... Past tense like "Was, has, had, have, or done" are some of the choices to use. I don't know of what do you mean by not being specific- but yeah~ idk what I'm even saying ngl

[unborn phoenix]

what does creep mean

a man was eating chicken wings
he says he feels like this is the one that creeps, i can feel it creeping on me

[crimson dagger]

basically another way to say stalker

[unborn phoenix]

a chicken wing is stalking him ?

😆

[crimson dagger]

i mean if it was another person then yes

[unborn phoenix]

he was asked how is the chicken wing

[willow ridge]

creep is a song

[wanton lark]

Eery, scary, terrifying or well... Disturbing, either approaching-

[foggy wharf]

Is this sentence right?

Both of em

[flat rune]

I think you're probably thinking of this:

: a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh
especially : a feeling of apprehension or horror —usually used in plural with THE

E.G.: That gives me the creeps.```

He was disgusted by the chicken wing, by having felt an eerie sensation of its meat touching his mouth, in the sense of imagining the wing creeping up/crawling up to him.

[clever elbow]

ah

[clever elbow]

okay uh for mouths it's kind of special

[unborn phoenix]

Open your mouth wide vertically , is it ?

[clever elbow]

wait no

if you ask someone to open their mouth wide

[unborn phoenix]

yea, i need another word

[clever elbow]

it's assumed they'd do this

well... the only word commonly used is wide

[unborn phoenix]

/e/

the above is /æ/

to make /æ/ sound, your mouth is more open ?

[clever elbow]

sorry but you'd have to ask a teacher for IPA

idk much about IPA

[unborn phoenix]

nope, im asking how to describe a mouth that is more open but to a lower position, not to the sides

[flat rune]

Agape.

O...

[vapid pewter]

he was borned or he was born. which one is correct ?

[abstract hazel]

He was born

[vapid pewter]

ty 👍

From 1925 to 1939, his famous films are .... this usage is correct ?

[unborn phoenix]

what is an formal word for talking-to

he gave me a stern addressing ?

i was gonna use warning or scolding

[sudden ingot]

[sudden ingot]

From 1925 until 1939.... I hope it helps you

[zenith ether]

I'd say were

[unborn phoenix]

what does hamshowed mean

[flat rune]

Do trees have different names/words based on their size and width?

[foggy wharf]

Can anyone tell me what the last line means?

[hollow bramble]

can sb explain this sentence
---i control the body intead of them controlling it----

them controlling 🤨 🤨

its object okay i get that part it confused me when object gets verb or can it ?

its bugging me for all this day

[midnight thicket]

I'M NOT GIVING MY RENT! Until you fix this damn DOOR!!

[frank glen]

Yes, take a look at this

[flat rune]

Thanks.

[plush sedge]

what does mean by cant buy your first serve in tennis? The online explains that serve is like a shot, then why are people laughing?

[shadow dock]

hi i was wondeirng if someone could help me with my speech

please join the vc if you can

[pure pasture]

Hi, good evening everyone. Can someone help me to figure out this question? 👀A prepositional phrase always contains a preposition and an_____?

[still sluice]

Hello there, good evening to you
An object

[obtuse rock]

When Am I supposed to use on/in?

[sudden ingot]

On is mainly used in specific dates. For example: I was born on June 15th

In is used to refer to a period of time, such as months, years, decades or centuries. For example: My birthday is in June.

[flat rune]

can someone tell me the tense forms for "soliloquy"?

[undone yew]

The past tense is "soliloquied"

[midnight thicket]

Filthy is an adjective and muck is a noun.
Is that right?

[flat rune]

thanks

[undone yew]

No biggie man

[undone yew]

Yeah pretty much man, but it also depend on the context itself.

[dark kayak]

Hello everyone.

Doesn't "as soon as" and "as long as" fit to gap?

Survivors often face problems with growth and development. Children may get diarrhea several times a year. ______ they appear to have it, antibiotic medicines are often given.

[unborn phoenix]

hold back on means to refrain something from developing

in this case, minpeng means that god gave sun swallow clever hands, but he limited the ability of his brains, so that he cant develop thinking deeply, i guess minpeng was just mocking fun of sun swallow for being too naive

[unborn phoenix]

where did you get this text from, i want to read it

[midnight thicket]

Thanks

[obtuse rock]

Oh thank you

[obtuse rock]

👍

[foggy wharf]

The kite Rider by Gerladine McCaughrean.

[twilit lake]

guys, big question: can i use adverbs such as "definitely" "certainly" as a way to say yes to reply questions with verb to be?

[flat rune]

What's the verb to be ? Edit I'm not a troll I just forgot what the verb to be is

[twilit lake]

are you max?
certainly

i know it's formal

[zenith ether]

Yes

E.g.,
: She is the daughter of the president. Isn't she?
: Definitely

[twilit lake]

but idk i just doubt it

[twilit lake]

ohh, thanks !!! is there a big difference between "definitely" and "certainly"?

[flat rune]

Use definitely to say that something is certain to happen or be true • I will definitely be back (NOT I will surely be back) by ten. Use certainly to emphasize that something is true • He certainly is (NOT surely is) a great cook

[sudden ingot]

Normally, we change the verb tenses such as: I am, He is, They are... etc.
The verb to be is used to describe people or places.

[zenith ether]

To put this simply, use definitely when you say something with emphasis and without a doubt. Use certainly when you think that what you believe is definitely true.

[twilit lake]

thank you!

[twilit lake]

thank you!!! i mean but in case of using them as "yes" both mean the same?

[zenith ether]

Well, there is your answer tho

: Is he in town?
; Definitely!

: Do you think he is in town?
; Certainly!

Do you get it?

[twilit lake]

i get them but when writing long sentences haha

which is more understandable

but in case i want to say "yes" formally i use definitely when i don't doubt abt anything whereas i use certainly when...

[zenith ether]

Well

Take note that

You can also use 'certainly' when you completely agree to something that has just been said

E.g.,

: That is a brilliant plan!
; Certainly!

Hold on, I'll eat first haha

[twilit lake]

Got it! thank you for your explanation, Corona!

[twilit lake]

bon appétit !!!

[zenith ether]

My name's actually Twinkle, haha!!! Anyway, my pleasure.

[flat rune]

@zenith ether the tag actually shows "Mikael"!

[zenith ether]

So?

[flat rune]

Nothing!

[flat rune]

Nothing!

[broken ether]

can someone explain to me the difference between whole and entire?

[sudden ingot]

They're synonymous, these two are used to express a meaning as "completely or full*
For example: I've read the whole book.

• I spend the entire day on the beach.

[modern marten]

I found that entire is more formal while whole isn't, being more natural

But not sure lmao

[modern marten]

Yes

[sudden ingot]

I'd say what entire has a general meaning.

[modern marten]

I'm good with this too

Ty

[modern marten]

Divine

[flat rune]

Can someone explain the difference between Book & Reserve?
I'll be thankful.

[merry musk]

Hi 🤟

[hasty estuary]

In terms of meaning, they are synonymous but “reserve” is generally a more formal term than “book,” which is more of a slang word

[flat rune]

I heard through the internet, that the book requires money, while reserve doesn't!

[hasty estuary]

Booking always needs money, but reserving can use money but dosent need too

[flat rune]

Alright. So, I've have something to say about but don't know which word to use.

• "I & my friends every Friday play in the pitch, which is a small field we play soccer in it. And it's based on the clock, you gotta pick a time before anyone else takes your place.
  To pick a time, the owner doesn't ask us money, but after we play & finish, we gotta give him money. So, which word should I use ?"
  Reserve v. Book.

@hasty estuary

[hasty estuary]

I would say reserve because it is not an upfront cost, its a cost after just like reserving a table at a restaurant

[flat rune]

I was using it before, and I'm glad I wasn't wrong.
Thank @hasty estuary

[hardy stag]

What do you call jobs that are based on services? Like restaurant and such

[hasty estuary]

Depends, for resturants its a waiter, but an umbrella term is just a server

[hardy stag]

I mean in a categorize way

What do you call the industry of service?

[flat rune]

food industry

[hasty estuary]

Theres not really an industry of service, but i know what you mean

[sudden parrot]

I've heard "service jobs" before

[hollow bramble]

how can object get verb
they are palying / them playing
they play / them play
is like this

[zenith ether]

Well, if you are asking about 'them playing,' them is being used as an informal substitute of their before a gerund:

The owner of the famous music productions company noticed them playing at the concert.

In formal writing, 'The owner of the famous music production company noticed their playing at the concert.'

Basically, a gerund is when a verb functions as a noun in a sentence

[hollow bramble]

oh ok

so its informal of their

am ı rıght

[zenith ether]

Yup

[hollow bramble]

they just use them

easy

[zenith ether]

Yes

[hollow bramble]

cuz its easy okay

i got it

thank u so much

[zenith ether]

Np

[hollow bramble]

is it slang

right

[zenith ether]

Yes

[hollow bramble]

oh ok

btw

is it same their as this right

their attitude was bad

its just gerund apart from attitude

[zenith ether]

Mhm?

I see no gerund there

[hollow bramble]

that was my first sentence

them contrlloing i m talkıng about

[zenith ether]

Ah, u've only sent this now

Yes

Their controlling...

[hollow bramble]

is it same -their- as this one ( i am controlling it instead of them controlling )
'their attitude was bad'

[zenith ether]

Well, to make it more precise, you could just simply remove the controlling word since it is already mentioned before

And you can just use control btw

[hollow bramble]

oh wait

their controlling

sorry

-i controlling them instead of their controlling me-
-i didnt like their attitude-

Same their right

meaning

?

[zenith ether]

I'd add an 'of' and reword it as 'control' to the their controlling me part

The second sentence is right but attitude is not a gerund

[hollow bramble]

no ım talkıng about their

[zenith ether]

I don't understand your question

[hollow bramble]

both -their- showing possesive

right

that makes sense

[zenith ether]

Better

Better question

Yes

[hollow bramble]

okay

why do they say just -them-

instead of their

[zenith ether]

Well, it is common for them to use it without realizing what the correct usage is

[hollow bramble]

so they dont care grammar rules

ight

thx for helping have a nice day

[cursive needle]

Their - belongs to them

They're - they are

There - indicating the location of something

[inner rose]

hey guys! does anyone want to prepare for IELTS exam? we could do some tasks together and train speaking part

[cursive needle]

I actually do but I haven't started anything yet so it's going to be quite sometime before I can take it

[inner rose]

me too
I have like 2 years

[cursive needle]

Yeah same

I don't really know much tbh

[inner rose]

what's your level?

it's alright I don't know much either

[strange sage]

Hi, i just want to ask if these two sentence is correct.
"Get out of the house and get out to the house ?

[inner rose]

but we can figure it out

[cursive needle]

Beginner I think

[cursive needle]

Yes I hope so

[inner rose]

get out of the house is correct

[strange sage]

Thank u

[cursive needle]

Okayy then @inner rose you let me know if and when you have something in mind

[inner rose]

okay!

[strange sage]

Hi, im just asking about the word lately and before because i confused of using these two word like i dont know the proper word to use when i want to say somthing that pass few minutes or hours like for example DID YOU SAY THIS LATELY OR BEFORE?

Hope you understand what i mean

[flat rune]

Lately, it means for the future. And Before means for the past.
So, you need to use Before because your sentence is in the past includes the word "DID" which is past tense of "DO"

• Did you say this before?

[strange sage]

How about like you just want to say " i did this before (like you did it for few minutes or hours) so i dont want to do this anymore how's that is it still correct? or i need to put the specific time the thing what i did in the past minutes or hours?

[flat rune]

Lately is also correct but when someone replied, answered, said something late.

For example, I ask you to remember your past memory and you might need some time as it was required. So, you'll be using Lately.

• Did you say it lately?

[flat rune]

That's still correct!
For a short time, moment, sec, minutes, hour.
I suggest you use "Already" instead of "before" or use "just".

• I already did this.
• I just did this.

But for a longer time, day, month, year, etc.
Use before.

[strange sage]

Oh thank you , you enlighten me so much

[flat rune]

Anytime, I hope that helped!

[strange sage]

It really help a lot muchas gracias!

[flat rune]

👍

[strange sage]

Hi, may i ask this one? What is the meaning of "primative life" please put it in simple explaination so that i can understand enlighten me with this thanj you

This is the context "Theodore John Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, is an American domestic terrorist and former mathematics professor. He was a mathematics prodigy, but abandoned his academic career in 1969 to pursue a premative life

[sudden ingot]

I'd say primitive life

For example: Twelve thousand years ago, our ancestors were living a primitive life in caves.

[sudden parrot]

Yeah primitive here means, as sho has said, resembling life as it would have been lived by our ancient ancestors

So without agriculture or civilization

And if you know much about the unabomber, he was proponent of what we’d consider anarcho-primitivism, in which we’d all live lives quite similar to that, so it makes sense here

[flat rune]

What the word that when the hair catches the fire? Not burn.

[hasty estuary]

Kayinsky was a neo-luddite, he wanted too go back before the industrial revolution, in an agrarian community, but he wasn’t as extreme as anarcho primitivists

[hasty estuary]

Scorched? Or combustion? There is no word specifically describing hair being burnt

[flat rune]

why do you ask when you already know the answers?

@flat rune If I knew, I wouldn't ask. Do you understand the question?

[flat rune]

Besides shows, what are other wearables that we can wear for the foot?

[hasty estuary]

Sandals, shoes, boots, sneakers and name brand like adidas

[flat rune]

Thanks, that's cool!

[tight current]

Hi guys, which one I have to use. Just follow me or only follow me, I was teaching my little cousin and was trying to say that he had to repeat what I was doing and I realise that I don't which one I have to use.

[flat rune]

Hello,
Someone can tell me if this two sentences are ok, and what is the difference between ?
=> Would you mind if I called you back later ?
=> Would you mind if I call you back later ?
Thank you 🙂

[hasty estuary]

Sentence 1 the verb called is in past tense, you would say you called someone, but because you said “later” the verbs dont match, in sentence 2 call is in the perfect tense, meaning it will happen in the future, and the verb and adverb are agreeing in tense

[flat rune]

And if for the first sentence I said : Would you mind if I called you back in few minutes ?

[hasty estuary]

Some people say that, but its not grammatically correct as you are going too call someone in the future, but the verb called is in the past tense

Only thing you would need too do is too change it too call not called

[flat rune]

Thanks 🙂

[maiden wasp]

Hi guys, i hope you all are doing well

Today earlier i heard an expression "I'm dealing death" but I didn't understand

Is it dealing about selling or is it about to handle death?

[hasty estuary]

It is a slang phrase, it means they are giving out death/ killing people, but it is normally i’m dealing out death