📚｜english-questions

[frosty charm]

teacher yes

[warm pawn]

I lack the age too :')

I am 14

yk

too young

[frosty charm]

omg-

You're kidding me-

[warm pawn]

nop

[frosty charm]

uhm btw let's talk in #🫂｜beginner-chat ig

[sudden ingot]

Sensei.

[warm pawn]

O-O

[sudden ingot]

I'm 13, secret 🤫.

That's impressive, there are not several 13-years-old people here.

[warm pawn]

wowie

nice

[worn kestrel]

Hello

[sudden ingot]

Hey, how can we help you?

[dreamy matrix]

mee too🙁✌️

[rapid star]

Hello, I wanna ask, why do english natives sometimes use "though" on end of the sentence?

[flat rune]

can mean 2 different things depending on the tone

what that guy said or you're about to introduce a new clause(generally one that contradicts what you said)

I don't know though

I don't know, though I do know that you're going to do this soon

[remote cedar]

I'd say it's a "but" that can be put at the end of the sentence for emphasis.
I thought it was the truth, but I'm not sure. = I thought it was the truth, I'm not sure though.

[stone nest]

Ayo new day new question

Help me with prepositions guys
Available answers ( in; of; on; at; with; about; to; for )

The reason that I didn't take part is that I had an important examination in Marketing (blank) the follwing day
My Ans = for
Correct Ans = on
Why am i wrong (question mark)

Yesterday(comma) I noticed an advertisement (blank) the newspaper(period)
My Ans = of
Correct Ans = in
Explain please

The main reason (blank) my trip is to meet my nephews who are living there(period)
My ans = Of
Correct Ans = for
Explain please

I am looking forward (blank) your reply and (blank) having more details of this project(peiod)
My ans = for; for
Correct ans = to; to
Explain please

You can contact me (blank) my phone at home (blank) 55xxx(peiod)
My ans = on; at
Correct ans = on; on
Explain please

I can support the project (blank) a lot of ways(period)
My ans = with
Correct ans = in
Explain please

I have lots of experience (blank) cooking and cleaning(peiod)
My ans = in
Correct ns = of
Explain please

I am really interested (blank) this job and also have the ability to do this job very well(period)
My Ans = about
Correct Ans = in
Explain please

Please help me understand prepositions guys :3

[flat rune]

there's not really reasons why or that are easily explainable

that's just how prepositions work and they generally have to be remembered

some prepositions change the meaning of verb phrases entirely

to pull up
to pull down

to look at
to look for
to look in
etc.

[flat rune]

1.whenever we talk about days, you'll generally want to use "on"
I have to do this on Saturday
You will need that on Wednesday
We're doing this on the 20th
etc.

whenever you're talking about something written in the news paper, you're going to say in , of doesn't make sense here

whenever talking about a reason you'll generally use "for" if a preposition is required

this is just verbs
to look forward to
to have more details

"On" is always used with phones and at is correct for the second preposition ?...

again, a verb phrase "to support in a way"

whenever you say you have experience, you'll use something
"I have experience in cooking"
I have experience in this field, etc.

verb phrase, to be interested in a job

there's not really a rhyme or reason to English prepositions

Most languages don't have a rhyme or reason

Maybe English does have a rhyme or reason snd you just need a phd to know why lmao

[stone nest]

"On" is always used with phones and at is correct for the second preposition ?...

Still the corerct ans is On; On

whenever you say you have experience, you'll use something
"I have experience in cooking"
I have experience in this field, etc.

Right(question mark) but the key answer said it's of istead of in

Hmm

[flat rune]

this is worded weirdly

can either say

I have experience in cooking and cleaning
or
I have lots of cooking and cleaning experience

[warm pawn]

Both are correct

I would prefer to use the first

[gilded wedge]

What does it means when somebody said
“You weren’t allowed to take a food from home coz there was a food at home”

And

“You aren’t allowed to take a fook from home coz there’s a food at home”

[gusty frost]

Well the first is past tense and the second is present tense. Also both are grammatically incorrect

[warm pawn]

As mentioned earlier by @gusty frost both are incorrect. Food is uncountable so there mustn’t be a. Also food is used twice. Try “You aren’t/weren’t allowed to take food from home because there is/was plenty.”

Also if the sentence is for an assignment try using because more

Also a typo in the second sentence.

As previously stated the difference between them is the tense.

[clear flint]

Who is baby boomer

[warm pawn]

Ppl born approximately from 1946 to 1964

[clear flint]

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

What does it mean?

[raven cairn]

Would someone please tell me what the first word is in this short audio clip?

[raven cairn]

I'm not sure that's right. BTW: It's from an older video game and I would like to create a transcript for subtitles. But this dialogue is a mystery.

[raven cairn]

Since there are no other suggestions, I'll just use "unnerve all little beasts". Thanks.

[remote cedar]

It means not to get rid of something entirely just because a part of it is bad
https://www.theidioms.com/throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater/

[remote cedar]

It's "unnerving" instead of "unnerve all", other than that it's good

[raven cairn]

I thought it might be "unnerving", but the pronunciation seems strange to me.

[remote cedar]

Maybe because it's voice acting, the delivery might be not exactly what we hear on daily basis

[raven cairn]

Yes, that explains it. Also the character is from Ireland.

[gilded wedge]

Help @remote cedar what’s the difference between “lost,lose,loss and loose”

[remote cedar]

Sorry, I'm afraid I'm not the right person to explain these to you. Try checking them in a dictionary

[gilded wedge]

Ohh it’s okay well um in this sentence which one should i use “lost or loss”

Whatever you lost/loss isn’t for you

And wait is it “isn’t or wasn’t

[remote cedar]

lost and wasn't

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou!

[echo coyote]

could you post it with the whole sentence?

[queen imp]

Josh pushed the door and looked inside the room this is past simple but why is correct? i know that when happened two actions, we should use past perfect

[remote cedar]

It's correct because it's in chronological order. First happened A, then B. First the pushed the door, then looked inside the room. Past perfect would be mandatory only if the sentence order was reversed, like this:

Josh looked inside the room after he had pushed the door

[queen imp]

We were shocked to discover that someone had graffitied “Tootles was here” on our front door. We were relieved that Tootles had used washable paint. in this sentence can i use past simple?

[remote cedar]

No. They were shocked to discover = they discovered. If they discovered something, it means it had already been there before they discovered it.
Someone graffitied something and then they discovered it.

[queen imp]

okay thank you

[raven cairn]

That's all the character says.

[echo coyote]

oh

maybe the surrounding sentences?

[raven cairn]

I have sound recordings that play in certain places, but the context is not always obvious. I think in this case the character sees the little beasts and reacts to it.

[echo coyote]

oh

could be "another little beast" but unlikely

[woven mica]

Hello! Anybody knows some website on I can find B2 official exams for practice? Thank you!

[warm pawn]

Like

From which exam

?

[woven mica]

B2 First Cambridge

[warm pawn]

Try the Cambridge website

[woven mica]

@warm pawn I want to improve my writing skills but I don't find many exams

[warm pawn]

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/preparation/

Look at here

U may find smth

[woven mica]

From what i have seen they only have one

Ok i will see thanks

[flat rune]

Hi, did you try this website? https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/index.htm

Here are some further information about the writing exam https://writeandimprove.com/workbooks#/wi-workbooks

[trim delta]

where can I improve my speaking and writing skills?

[warm pawn]

Well abt writing try writing some short texts and try to see where U made mistakes after ur done

For speaking u must interact with ppl

Or try shadowing (idk if effective)

[trim delta]

yeah sometimes i imitate someone's

[sudden ingot]

Write a daily journal

And every time you learn a new vocabulary, use it in a sentence.

[gilded wedge]

What’s the difference between

i never knew that

And

i neve know that

[remote cedar]

I never knew - when you learn something new. "I never knew that she liked roses"
I never know - when you are unable to do something. "I never know how to start the dishwasher" (=I tried before and I still don't know how to do it)

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou lisha

[trim delta]

i'm gonna do it. thanks 4 the advice

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar does “he just doesn’t like ur company” means he doesn’t like the way u think of something and he doesn’t like ur ideas?

[sudden ingot]

Anytime, I hope this helps you.

[remote cedar]

It could mean anything. E.g.
I don't like X's company because she makes fun of me.
I don't like Y's company because he smells funny.
I don't like Z's company because she always acts arrogantly.
It's best to clarify it with the person what makes them dislike our company

[gilded wedge]

What’s “E.g”

And for what u said what does “company” means there

[remote cedar]

e.g. = exempli gratia (from Latin) = for example

In these examples company = being around somebody

[maiden wasp]

Hi people, l hope you're doing well. I was listening to a song when l realised something, there's a part that goes like "some look for trouble while others don't" and my question is: wouldn't it be grammatically right to say "other doesn't instead of "doesn't"?

[remote cedar]

Hello,
Isn't it by any chance "some look for trouble while others don't"?

[maiden wasp]

yes, actually it is

i wrote it wrong, my apologies

[remote cedar]

It's fine (: This way the whole phrase makes sense
some - indicates plural (more than 1)
[some] others - another plural
With "doesn't" it'd look more like:
one looks for trouble while other doesn't
||I feel like other isn't really right here either, maybe another more, but that's a different matter||

[maiden wasp]

Oh, so should l use "don´t" when indicating plural? Would it be something like: "there are some things that don´t seem to be that easy" instead of "there are some things that doesn't seem to be that easy"?

[remote cedar]

exactly

[maiden wasp]

Wow super cool, may l write like this one everywhere or in more formal situations l would have to use other expression?

[remote cedar]

In formal writing avoid contractions (don't = do not) and also "things" isn't really a formal word... (consider: issues), but other than that it should be alright

[maiden wasp]

oh, alright, thank you Lisa, you really helped me a lot XD

[remote cedar]

You're welcome!

[queen imp]

Is there site or pdf where are words with classes? (noun, verb,adjective)

[sterile sonnet]

dictionary?

[hollow night]

Grammar Question. Can anyone tell me if the following sentence is grammatically correct?

"He had a sad childhood. Ever since he was born, he was mistreated by his parents."

My question is: Instead of saying "he was mistreated," should I use "he was being mistreated" instead?

[warm pawn]

I think it shouldn’t be was mistreated but being mistreated if he is still being mistreated

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! so my original sentence is grammatically sound then?

[warm pawn]

I think it is

Yep

[neat mantle]

hi, how can i improve my vocabulary? im fluent in english but my choice of words are kind of mediocre

[warm pawn]

I kinda had the same problem

It all comes with time

Dictionary researches

Vids

New books

[neat mantle]

ah ic should i just start reading the dctionary? 😳

[warm pawn]

Nono 0.0

Search in for synonyms of the word

U want to

And pick smth that fits the situation

[neat mantle]

ah okok

thanks

❤️

[warm pawn]

Npnp

D e a r

[neat mantle]

😳

also, another question how do i improve my accent? i feel like whenever i talk, my accent sounds noramal, but when i hear a recording of myself, i sound wierd

[warm pawn]

I have the same problem here

Now it is okay (I guess?)

But before was brrr

It just got better with time and I didn’t have a method to make it better

[neat mantle]

ah

maybe ill send a recording of my voice in the judge my accent channel

but not rn cause busy 😖

[warm pawn]

That would be nice :)

[gentle torrent]

Is there any difference between "try" and "endeavour", maybe Endeavour means to attempt something harder than try?

[clear flint]

I managed to cajole his address out of them
what does cajole mean here?

[warm pawn]

Both mean the same but endeavour sounds stronger

[warm pawn]

Ah not sure abt that. Haven’t heard anyone using it that often.

[remote cedar]

to coax, "to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance"
"to obtain from someone by gentle persuasion"

[remote cedar]

"endeavour" suggests there's a significant effort, striving (dictionary definition for the noun: "serious determined effort")
"trying" alone doesn't imply similar dedication

[gilded wedge]

Omg @warm pawn

I didn’t mean to

Call i sorry

[warm pawn]

Nahnah it’s fine

[gilded wedge]

Sorry😭

[warm pawn]

It is fine d e a r

[gilded wedge]

Wait where r u from again😭

[warm pawn]

Bulgaria

[gilded wedge]

Ohh thought u u were from Philippines

[warm pawn]

#🫂｜beginner-chat shall we

[gilded wedge]

Okie

[flat rune]

no

that goes against the tense in the previous clause

he had a sad childhood, he was mistreated... works perfectly fine @hollow night

[warm pawn]

oops 0-0

my bad

[warm pawn]

ty

d e a r

[sudden ingot]

Lol.

[analog stone]

So

It needs to be grade 2?

Idk

[sudden ingot]

Grade 2? What do you mean by that 🤔

[rapid star]

Hello, I wanna ask, what's the diffference between hug and embrace?

[flat rune]

Embrace has a broader meaning than hug, because it can refer to things besides people, such as ideas. In everyday usage, hug is a much more informal word than embrace.

[rapid star]

How should I understand or use Embrace then?

[flat rune]

I found it hard to embrace the concept of saving time by using SMS texting.
She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.
He managed to free himself from her embrace.

[hasty flower]

whats the difference of It and That?

i mean

when you want to talk about a thing that happened, which one should you use?

[lucid walrus]

can u give us some context? like a specific sentence

[hasty flower]

uhh

[frank glen]

If I am not mistaken, you can use both in the same say:

It happened yesterday
That happened yesterday

[sudden ingot]

This information is for the use of "that"

[hasty flower]

aah yeah

thank you very much

i used to feel i was doing something wrong when saying that

[flat rune]

I have the sentence: "This particular question has been asked numerous times".
But what is the synonym of "particular" in that case?
("Exact, Certain, The same" are my guesses, but I'm not sure)

[flat rune]

correct

certain would be the most precise

[flat rune]

Okay, thanks for the help

[flat rune]

Physical Education has become extremely essential to our lives. Yet, there are arguments to whether physical classes should be optional or
obligatory.

Guys is this sentence sound right?

Any help would be appreciated

[minor galleon]

Yup, it sounds right!

[rapid star]

Hello, can I ask what's the difference between simultaneously and at the same time? Or is it exactly the same?

[eager bone]

Could anyone help me with the lyrics of a song? I can't figure out what they sing in the chorus

It sounds like

"Somebody sets some example
For that used to follow" or something like that. If you could listen to it and tell me what they're saying
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zdW0Zj10H2CLBCgDBMiWb?si=SajfIVcOTLOxF522baZW2A&utm_source=copy-link

[undone basalt]

past tense behind put base form?

[eager bone]

The past form of "put" is also "put"

[dreamy obsidian]

Until the 28th of February.
Is it correct?

[undone basalt]

no i mean after past tense you need to put base form?

Example:I hard them quarrel last night.

[remote cedar]

I think it's "Somebody set some example that I used to follow"

[eager bone]

It depends

I saw him stealing your bike – it means that you saw him during the action but he might not have taken the bike

I saw him steal your bike – it means you saw that he took it

[undone basalt]

thx mate

[eager bone]

Thank you

[flat rune]

Thank you

[civic comet]

i have a question, what does "no sh1t" mean and how to use it

[clever elbow]

"no shit" is usually used in response to someone who's stating the obvious

A: "the sky is blue"
B: "no shit"

usually said in a sarcastic and definitely rude tone

[civic comet]

okayy i get it now thank you :)

[clever elbow]

c:

[civic comet]

i heard that from youtube meme when someone ask a walmart employee "do you work here?". and he replied "no sh1t i work here"

[clever elbow]

yeah they were asking the obvious

[proven granite]

"Unlimited power,un the hands of limited people always leads to cruelity"

Can someone tell me what limited

People means

In this contex

[remote cedar]

marrow-sighted or close-minded maybe

[proven granite]

Okayy thank you

[queen imp]

What's mean specific?

[remote cedar]

it means we know exactly which one (out of many possible ones)

[queen imp]

thank u

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it “she kinda has this look that would probably attract you”
Or
“She kinda have this look that would probably attract you

And is it supposed to be “will” or “would”

[remote cedar]

it's has

[gilded wedge]

How about this @remote cedar

[flat rune]

Hello. I'm from Russia and here we have some books which can be translated as "prepared homework". It's the kind of guides where a schooler can find answers for homework for different school subjects (because there is a quite standard studying program and and textbooks almost the same for any school). I hope you understand what I mean. And now the question is - do such books exist in the USA or Europe, and what would be the correct title for them?

[remote cedar]

both could work
will - it's quite certain that her look(s) will attract you [when you meet] (there's a planned meeting)
would - it's a possibility in a hypothetical situation (if you met, her look(s) would probably attract you; there's no planned meeting)

PS. look - the look in the eyes
looks - appearance in general

[gilded wedge]

Ohh I thought look and looks were the same when talking about someone’s fit

[flat rune]

Despite the Turkish victory at Gallipoli, later defeats by invading forces and an Arab revolt that destroyed the Ottoman economy and devastated its land, and the Turks signed a treaty with the Allies in late October 1918.

this sentence is grammatically wrong, or am I tripping?

[remote cedar]

I think you're right

[supple holly]

remove the "and" in "and the Turks signed..." then everything is correct

[lofty tree]

Why do we say maths teacher instead of saying teacher of maths?

[hardy maple]

@lofty tree I think both of them are true

[lucid walrus]

both of them are correct, but 'maths teacher' doesnt seem that formal, whereas 'teacher of maths' does

'My maths teacher gave us way too much homework this week.' <- this sounds better, since this isnt that formal
'My teacher of maths gave us way too much homework this week.'

'Nice to meet you, sir. I am a teacher of maths at one of the local schools.' <- this sounds better, because the context is a bit more formal
'Nice to meet you, sir. I am a maths teacher at one of the local schools.'

(lets ignore the fact that this is 2h later)

[sterile sonnet]

If I were being at all formal, I'd say teacher of mathematics.
I think, by the way, Americans tend to say "math" where those of a more British inclination say "maths".

I don't find "mathematics teacher" any less formal than "teacher of mathematics". But that may just be me.

[raven cairn]

I asked here for help previously and have another similar issue. Does anybody understand what exactly this guy is saying?

[warm pawn]

@remote cedar ^ what does that say 0.0

this very confusing

i only understood the first phrase

"oneth never know.." or smth

[dreamy obsidian]

There are innocent creatures that cannot protect themselves and thereby it’s up to people to make a sustainable and positive impact on mitigating the amount of flesh consumption.
I still can’t understand when to use that and when to use which. I google but still those shitty explanations don’t make it clear. Could someone explain it to me properly?

Have I used it properly in this sentence?

[flat rune]

that and which are generally interchangeable

in certain situations*

like this one

or at least that's how I use them lmao

[dreamy obsidian]

I won’t bother myself then. Because it really frustrates me. Whenever I wanna say a sentence using one of them I struggle

[flat rune]

A'm a Scot who talks Scots funnily enough
we still keep thou thee thy thine an such but A dont know how ye use em A was wonderin if youse use woud know

how does one use them

I like how you typed like you talk

as an Appalachian I can almost fully understand heavy Scottish accents lmao

aye A dont actually use englis outside your spaces an A will keep the words for the self

you speak Gaelic?

no yet

goin to college

oh

Scots only rn an not ivery dialeck either

A'm rather illiterate but tbf we cant talk it in professional an school settins

[flat rune]

Thou - informal you (like a friend or buddy) the main subject of a sentence

Thee - informal you but when it's the direct object
i.e. I give thee something
I beg thee

Thy is "your" but xomes before consonants

Thine is "your" but comes before vowels

granted I almost never use these unless I'm being sarcastic or reading a Bible

wdym comes before constonants or vowels

like if the noun/word after it is pronounced at rhe begining with a consonant or vowel

Thy Door
Thine Apple

so A gotta learn the difference

rip

it's not that difficult

it's the same as "a" and "an"

an is for like objects an concepts tho

it's an indefinite article for nouns

ah A see cheers

whata the st tho

like thoust n such

or is it like youse an thouse but English

ohhhhhh

thoust is a contract of thou hast

because it has its own verb conjugation

A hink the way we an youse used it were slichtly different

but ye's helped me figure it out

A'll keep this server incase A need ye's later

yeah I'd say Scots use it differently lmao

cheers

this is like 1600's British English so

early middle Scots then A hink

probably

its a shame ye's ditched it it soonds nice

yer bylanguages do tho A hink like the northren folk an such

actually thay'r in the Scots server too we mostly understaund eachither

I live in the US lmao but the area I live in had a lot of Scots-Irish people migrate here in the 1800s

y'all is you'uns here

thares a appalachian lad whos proper fuckin fluent too

aye he kens yer bylanguage well

kens

knows

interesting similarity

oh nah

I picked it up

we use kin but for family members we know

kin is anither spellin 'o can or cin over here

nice tho

its dutch¿

indeed

[flat rune]

Is that directed to me or someone else you know?

a guy in the server

more literate than me lol

I'd get along with him tbh

mibbe ye shoud huv a wee look

Perhaps

hmu if you or youse readin want in

[raven cairn]

I guess somebody like you might understand my cryptic recording. 🙂

[flat rune]

cool recordin 'o what

[raven cairn]

So we came privately to the conclusion that it's still a mystery. Here are some hints: The place where it is happening is a fictional Covenant manor in Ireland. There are probably words: never know, Covenant, deserted. And maybe a sentence: Only what I see prowling around is Trsanti scum. Here is that recording again so no need to search in previous posts. Does anyone understand exactly what he's saying?

[lofty tree]

Thanks

[minor galleon]

They are the same

But simultaneously sounds like it's more at exactly at the same time @rapid star

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar @warm pawn is this correct

age doesn't matter is only applicable for two responsible people

Is it two responsible person or ** people**

[sterile sonnet]

It is not correct, so difficult to guess what you wanted, sorry.
People is the plural form.
This meal is just right for two people.
This house is the right size for two people.

[warm pawn]

As spark said it is people

[warm pawn]

Watery

[stone nest]

I disagreed(comma) because i've never enjoyed advert more than the programmes they interrupted(period)

Interrupt
Interrupted
Interrupts

Which one guys :3

Pls explain if possible

@flat rune @zenith ether @dense crater

@remote cedar

their's work
or
their work's (question mark)

[dense crater]

????

Hmmm

[toxic kernel]

Ehy

[dense crater]

Okay... I see....

[toxic kernel]

Is it possible to use English possessive on objects?

In particular , to a season

Spring's tree
Or Spring tree

[dense crater]

Spring tree....

Unless someone's name is Spring.....

[toxic kernel]

Nope

Ok

[dense crater]

I'm only fluent and use the rule of thumb... If it's sounds good, it's more most likely correct...

[flat rune]

Is this the correct way to say?
("Before you try something unfamiliar, I'd recommend creating a backup") to
"Before you wing something, a backup might be handy"?

[remote cedar]

I'd say
their work (one work) or
their works (more than one)

their is already a possessive pronoun, no need to add 's unless you mean e.g.
Their work is awesome = Their work's awesome

[remote cedar]

I think it's best to show the togetherness of the "age doesn't matter", to make it clear what the rest of the sentence refers to:

'age doesn't matter' is only applicable for two responsible people
or
age-doesn't-matter is only applicable for two responsible people

[flat rune]

where'd ye get trsanti from tho

A didnt hear it

[raven cairn]

Because I know that the Trsanti are fictional characters in the game.

[flat rune]

ah nice

what game

[raven cairn]

Clive Barker's Undying. The dialogue is at 23:51.
https://youtu.be/Jn9Vhfypqu0?t=1431

[shadow sail]

I did a writing workshop on Saturday. It's a step-by-step guide to writing an essay and the resources I used are in the description. Could be useful! https://youtu.be/K9UFjmW6p-Y

[flat rune]

A cant write essays lol

A'll be fuckt ehen A gotta do it in scottish Gaelic

[flat rune]

A'll check it out

[stone nest]

Hold up, I got confused.
So their is for singular
and theirs is for plural ?

But according to this site i recently found, theirs also work for singular possessive pronoun ?
https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/possessive-pronouns/
Please explain this possessive pronoun more for me in an easy way please :3

[warm pawn]

Speaking of essay the teacher punished us to write one bc some boys from my class threw pens at eachother in the break time.

:’)

[shadow sail]

Well, turn the punishment into an opportunity to practice

I was thinking of doing a live stream in which I correct essays.

[toxic kernel]

What's "thee"

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar what’s the difference between “how was your day” and “how is your day”

[remote cedar]

Terminology:
I, you (one person), he, she, it = singular pronouns ---> my, your (one person's), his, her, its = singular possessive pronouns
we, you (2 or more people), they = plural pronouns ---> our, your (2 or more people's), their = plural possessive pronouns

I have a book. -> This is my book. -> This book is mine.
I have ten books. -> These are my books. -> These books are mine.
She has a book. -> This is her book. -> This book is hers.
She has ten books. -> These are her books. -> These books are hers.
We have a book. -> This is our book. -> This book is ours.
We have ten books. -> These are our books. -> These books are ours.
They have a book. -> This is their book. -> This book is theirs.
They have ten books. -> These are their books. -> These books are theirs.

My, your (one person's), his, her, its = one person has something. This person can have one thing (e.g. one book) or many things (ten books).
Our, your (2+ people's), their = a group of people (2+ people) have something. These people also can have one thing (one book) or many things (ten books).
Mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs are used only at the end of a clause (before a full stop/period (.) or other similar punctuation).

[remote cedar]

was = the day has already ended
is = the day hasn't ended yet

[stone nest]

Many thanks @remote cedar 😊

[near flume]

What's attempt? And how to use it?

[flat rune]

its thou but more

[toxic kernel]

Is it abandoned?

I only find it in Shakespeare and ancient stuff lol

Or is it still uses in super formal occasion

[warm pawn]

it is like a try

"She attempted to solve the math problem, but unsuccessfully."

[near flume]

So like she tries to solve the math?

[warm pawn]

yeee

[near flume]

Thanks 🙏

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it

“Back then i used to carry a 50 dollars jus incase but half of it is gone bcs i have 5 kids”

“Back then i used to carry a 50 dollars jus incase but half of it is gone bcs i had 5 kids”

[remote cedar]

"Back then i used to carry a 50 dollars just in case but half of it is gone bcs i have 5 kids"

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou

@remote cedar but if it’s had what does it mean

[warm pawn]

if u have had in the sentence

that means u no longer have children

@gilded wedge

[gilded wedge]

Ohhh okay

But if one of your child has died is it still “i had a 5 children back then”

Or have?

[warm pawn]

if one of ur child is gone

had

or used to have 5 children

[gilded wedge]

Ohhh thankyouu

[warm pawn]

btw haji r u good at listening

cuz i can't focus on an audio when i have listening exercises bc they r just kinda boring

:p

how do i focus on the audio

like in a human interaction i can speak with peeps with no problem

but audio listenings r brr

[flat rune]

in modern English aye but Scots keeps it tho ours is a lil different

we have thouse like youse

thou or thoo actually either one is correct in Scots cuz multi dialects

thoo, thoose, thy, thysel, thee, theesel

sel as in self lol

A woudnt use it in a more anglicised place like glasgow tho

Scots is stronger up north

its still common but it's like a broken Scots due to the subjugation of both our languages Scots an Gaelic

[remote cedar]

if you know/read the questions beforehand, maybe try to focus on listening for relevant information
why are they boring to you? are they about something you're not interested in, not familiar with, some other reason?
is it just the listening exercise audios that you can't focus on or do you have a problem focusing on other types of exercises as well?

[gilded wedge]

We have the same problem 😭

[warm pawn]

The info is not interesting and the topics are sometimes weird

Also teachers allows us to listen to it once

Which is sad tbh

[remote cedar]

Only once? If you're listening for information, that's a hardcore mode, it should be twice... It was twice in my C2 exam, even if the time between the recordings to read the questions and answers was somewhat short

I get it that not everyone is going to be interested in the same topics, but they should feel at least familiar to you (e.g. interviewing students) or give some fun facts about the world, at least that's from my experience

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it

“It just has this some sort of feeling…”

Or

“It just have this some sort of feeling..”

[remote cedar]

has, though I'd consider gives

depending on context

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou

[gusty sorrel]

Hello chat. Can I say "my company will open an office there next month" instead of "my company is opening an office there next month"? My book says that only the second one is correct, but I don't really know why.

[warm pawn]

I think the second is correct bc if it was the first it would be "my company is going to open an office there next month"

[gusty sorrel]

I see. Since it's an event that is going to happen, will wouldn't make any sense, is that right?

[warm pawn]

also opening is present cont and it is for future plans

[warm pawn]

going to is grammatically event in that case

bc it is a plan

which u decided

[gusty sorrel]

Makes sense. Thank you so much!

[warm pawn]

np

and second is bc present cont for future plans

[gusty sorrel]

OK! 🙂

[sudden ingot]

@pearl mulch

• This is mostly used to point out a person or object which is close to you.

• That is used to point out a person or an object which is farther from you.

[pearl mulch]

Thank you for helping me

[sudden ingot]

You're welcome 💚

[pearl mulch]

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it “why didn’t I succeed”

Or

“ why didn’t i succes”

And why

[sterile sonnet]

"success" is a noun.
Why didn't I succeed? - ok
I tried many time. Why didn't I see any success? - also ok

[bronze otter]

Yeah

[nova lion]

Yeah,right

[bronze otter]

The word "I" would always be followed by a verb or adverb(in most cases)

[nova lion]

What ab “those”?

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it
“I wish adrian was or ** were** here”

[flat rune]

was

[remote cedar]

This and that - singular
These and those - plural

This book (here) and that book (there)
These books (here) and those books (there).

[nova lion]

Thank u 🙏

[glad umbra]

whats difference between its and it's?

[warm pawn]

its = “Its mine give it back” for property and stoof

It’s =it is

[flat rune]

but cant we use "it is mine, give it back?"

[warm pawn]

aaa wait i was in bus my bad

"A baby is in its mother belly rn"

the mistake is purely mine lol

I was on a whole different wave

or

"turn the camera on its side"

[warm pawn]

.

basically its is a possesive pronoun

[glad umbra]

ok

[tawdry owl]

looking for a waiter

it is looking for a waiter

are both correct

[tawdry owl]

@warm pawn

[tawdry owl]

@supple holly @remote cedar @sudden parrot

is it being correct to not add the verb "to be"?

[supple holly]

grammatically, not correct in an actual sentence

but you'll see "looking for ..." everywhere because it's the most important information of the whole sentence
"we are looking for a waiter"

if you post that outside of your restaurant, it's obvious you are looking for a waiter, so you don't really need the "we are" part
"looking for a waiter" is enough

"it is looking for a waiter" is correct, but what is "it" here?

[tawdry owl]

Thank you I wonder about it because I translated it from google translate to my native language and It translated it that way

[supple holly]

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whats-a-gerund/

you might want to read this

[remote cedar]

If it's a situation like
"What are you doing?"
"I'm looking for a waiter", then it's fine to say "looking for a waiter". You can read more about it if you look up elision examples

[tawdry owl]

I already know a little bit the subject "Gerunds and Infinitives" but I don't know it correctly yet

For instance, They caught me eating "pasta"

it is a gerund

[supple holly]

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/present-participle/

it's actually this

[gilded wedge]

@supple holly !

Wait lemme type it

Hang on

[supple holly]

you don't have to worry about the difference too much. Just think of it as V-ing having many uses lol

[gilded wedge]

“Did u know that kyle can’t stop thinking about u since u join the live. Like she would go like….”

Why did she use would?

[supple holly]

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/past-habits-used-to-would-and-the-past-simple#:~:text=We can use would to,more formal than used to.

your answer is there

[tawdry owl]

thanks, it confused me because there wasn't the verb "to be" there.

@supple holly by the way, I want to ask you one more question, Do you know, is there any dictionary that shows a verb is gerund or infinitive

[supple holly]

I think Oxford has it

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/help_1?q=help

[tawdry owl]

thank you sir

[supple holly]

https://tenor.com/view/friend-gif-24014805

[clever elbow]

https://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english.html

this website might be more helpful for you

[latent idol]

Does anyone have a reading diary about Pit and the Pendulum? If yes, DM me please!!

[bronze otter]

I those?

Can you give me an example of that in a sentence?

[bronze otter]

if i may give you a tip, you'd say "if so, DM me"

[latent idol]

Thank you for correcting me 🙂

[tawdry owl]

thank you sir, I will check on it

[clever elbow]

^^

[tawdry owl]

may i ask you a question

[clever elbow]

Sup

[tawdry owl]

in passive voice, can i use the verb "to be" again to conjugate second verb after conjugate the first verb?

[remote cedar]

As in "He was being scolded"?

[clever elbow]

Oh dear unfortunately I can’t help you with that

Idk the technical stuff

Maybe just give me an example

And I’ll tell you if it’s correct

[tawdry owl]

I am thinking now xD

[clever elbow]

[tawdry owl]

for instance, he wants to be spoken and remembered by everybody

this came to my mind xd

[clever elbow]

That’s correct

And I believe you meant “outspoken”?

[tawdry owl]

So, it isn't supposed to add the verb "to be" again for remember verb

am i right?

[clever elbow]

It’s not wrong to add it again but it’ll be redundant

You’ll just sound long winded

[tawdry owl]

I get it, thank you sir

[clever elbow]

You’re welcome :)

[bronze otter]

No problem

[latent idol]

Shortly afterward, he resumed the tour around the prison, determing it to be one hundred paces around.

Is this correct? 🙂

[worldly siren]

hey, everything until prison makes sense, but what do you mean by the last part? and do you mean "determining"? :))

[latent idol]

To be honest, i found that on internet and wasnt sure if it makes sense..😂

[worldly siren]

hahahah, yeah tbh the last part of the sentence doesnt really make sense, but the beginning is perfect

[latent idol]

Oh, yes i meant determining

[worldly siren]

coooll

[latent idol]

What would you put there instead?

[worldly siren]

i dont really know what its meant to mean to be honest😂 Is it supposed to imply he took 100 paces around the prison as he is touring it?

or maybe he took a tour around the prison, and he determined (found out) it was 100 paces wide?

[latent idol]

Yes!!

Thank you!

[worldly siren]

ahh awesome! you're welcome

[latent idol]

Have a great day!

[worldly siren]

you too :))

[fiery sable]

sup

[flat rune]

This chat is for asking English related questions

If you want to chat, #💭｜general and #🫂｜beginner-chat

[sudden sphinx]

Hello, guys

[crimson torrent]

Is it so wrong to say "It's time to hiking" instead of "It's time to go hiking"? Does the same principle apply to "time to studying/cooking"?

[sterile sonnet]

Wrong? Yes.
Same? Yes.
It's time to go.
It's time to be going.
It's time to study.
But, also; It's time to go study. - as in go to and to study.

[crimson torrent]

Thx.

[latent idol]

spanish city Toledo x Spanish city Toledo?

[tulip frigate]

In order to improve my listening skills which of the 2 options would be more efficient:
1st)listen to an episode(podcast) 100 times, or
2nd)listen to 100 different episodes(podcast) once

[clever elbow]

in my opinion the 2nd one

immersion really helps

especially if you listen to different speakers

[tulip frigate]

I know but I feel like my progress speed decreases

[clever elbow]

you could listen to a single episode 2-3 times but yeah not that many times

to improve your listening skills you'd have to listen to different groups of speakers from different backgrounds (accent, dialect, etc.)

though do whatever's most comfortable for you :)

[tulip frigate]

Yeah the problem is that I struggle to distinguish the sounds

[clever elbow]

have you tried watching videos instead? it's easier that way especially since you'd be able to see the speakers' lips

[tulip frigate]

I have watched series/movies and YouTube videos and listened to podcasts and music since 2021

But I still sometimes can't understand what the speaker's talking about

[clever elbow]

hmm...

have you tried watching/listening to them at a slower playback rate?

or with subtitles on in the case of videos

[tulip frigate]

Yes, still can't distinguish the sounds even if I knew all the words

[clever elbow]

[clever elbow]

maybe you just have to search for the right podcast channel or smth

good luck mate

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is it
“No, i didn’t bodyshamed you”
Or
“No, i didn’t body shame you”

[remote cedar]

Body shame

[near flume]

what's restrict?

[worldly siren]

The definition? It means to stop something/someone from doing something. Keeping under control

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar is this correct

“None of those guys is handsome as ur bf”

[warm pawn]

Guys r plural so “None of those guys are as handsome as your bf”

[warm pawn]

Also Lisha’s answer bc if there is already did u don’t have to use ed

[clever elbow]

im more handsome than her bf

[worldly siren]

;)

[warm pawn]

So am I :)

[clever elbow]

[remote cedar]

No, it should be as handsome as

[gilded wedge]

Ohh why tho

[remote cedar]

Because it's a comparison
As handsome as = equally handsome

[gilded wedge]

Ohh

But is this correct “none of these charges “is” its charger”

[remote cedar]

Charges (2 or more) are

[gilded wedge]

But the phone only have ons charger

[remote cedar]

But there are more charges in general than just this one

[gilded wedge]

Ohh thankyou

How about umm

“None of that “is” or “are” his

[warm pawn]

Some examples here "None of the toys here are his."

"None of the people in the room are his parents"

[gilded wedge]

Wait i don’t get it

“ one of these candies or candy is or are spicy

[sudden ingot]

Candies are

[worldly siren]

candy is quite trick to work with, because the the word "candy" itself is plural

so you would say "this candy here is spicy"

[clever elbow]

spicy candy

[gilded wedge]

I dont get it😭

So umm @remote cedar i need help again
So there are 3candies and one of those candies is or are

[remote cedar]

One of many is

[gilded wedge]

Ohh thankyoy

But lisha

Wait

Still having a problem

none if these three movies “is” or “are” my favorite

But u only have one favorite mivie

[warm pawn]

None of them are ur favourite

[warm pawn]

You do but it’s not among the mentioned movies

[gilded wedge]

Well in this sentence is it are or is

None of those mfs are/is my friend

[warm pawn]

None of them is friend

Not quite sure

[remote cedar]

Methinks:
None of them is my friend
None of them are my friends

[warm pawn]

Like first one makes sense if ur friend is lost or smth

[gilded wedge]

So it works on this too?

None of these is my charger

[gilded wedge]

Yea

[remote cedar]

if you're specifically looking for one, then yes

[worldly siren]

it's quite a tricky sentence to form, i would suggest forming it in a different way. For example, "not one of them is my friend" I think that sounds better than the other ways

"none of them are my friends" - I'm not friends with anyone from that group

"none of them is my friend" - I'm looking for my friend and he/she is not in that group

[stark plaza]

hi! can someone help me?

for instance, if I was thanked by the host for coming to the dinner and I want to say that was my pleasure to have been invited, it's correct to say:

'the delight was mine to come to the dinner tonight'

[worldly siren]

the phrase "the delight was mine" isn't really something people say - "the pleasure is mine" or "my pleasure" is more common and makes more sense.

in the context of the dinner, you could probably say "It's a pleasure to be here"

or perhaps just, "thank you for inviting me"

or even better "I'm delighted to be here" @stark plaza

[gilded wedge]

Well umm what’s the difference between
“None of those are mine”
And
“None of those is mine”

[worldly siren]

@gilded wedge, this website explains it very well:

https://englishlanguagethoughts.com/2017/08/17/none-of-them-is-or-none-of-them-are/

[hollow night]

Grammar Question: Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

"This missile can track its target. But the further away the target, the more prep time it needs to launch."

I am kinda unsure about the second sentence, "But the further away..." It doesn't sound right?

[remote cedar]

It's correct.
The meaning is: "The further way the target is from the missile", it's just a shortened version. Think of "the more, the merrier"

[hollow night]

Thanks for your feedback! 🙂

[stark plaza]

tks so much @worldly siren!

[worldly siren]

you're welcome!

[warm pawn]

If none of those are urs then there r multiple objects
If none of those is urs then I have only one object

[hollow night]

Question regarding mixing tenses in a sentence. In the following sentence, should I keep the past tense throughout?

"They were definitely lying when they told me I wouldn’t feel embarrassed no matter what swimwear I WEAR to the beach!"

Instead of "what swimwear I WEAR," should I have used "what swimwear I WORE"? Other than that, if you spot any other grammar mistakes, please feel free to let me know.

[worldly siren]

grammatically speaking, you should keep the tense consistent throughout. However, when speaking colloquially with friends, it's not a major problem as you still get the message across. But yes, it is more accurate to say "wore"

[hollow night]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[worldly siren]

my pleasure :))

[rapid star]

Hello, I wanna ask, what's the difference between refill and replanish?

[flat rune]

What means stereotype person?
Ping me for the answer thx

[worldly siren]

you refill a drink/liquids, you replenish supplies.

replenish is more to do with physical restocking sorta

[supple holly]

It means a type of person/personality that everyone thinks is true, but most likely it isn't

Prime example: Asians are good at math
No. At least I am not

[flat rune]

I could go further with examples of stereotypes but I'd rather not get muted or banned

1st

[flat rune]

Thx a lot for the easy explanation

[flat rune]

[clever swan]

As careless a boy as he is, I want to believe that he knows what he's doing.

Does this sentence work?

[supple holly]

I can confirm it does work as intended

The first part before the comma is kinda an advanced structured

You'd prolly only see it in formal writing or novels

[analog stone]

Help

[clear flint]

What does brash chocky man mean?

[supple holly]

Where did you hear this

d!def brash

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: brash

[1] brittle
[2] heedless of the consequences : audacious
[3] done in haste without regard for consequences : rash

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Feb 17, 2022, 6:46 AM

[supple holly]

Definition number 2 and 3 is what it means in this context in my opinion

d!def chocky

[flat rune]

[ERR3] There was an error gathering information about the word (or the word is invalid)! Please try again. If this problem persists, please join the support server!

[supple holly]

Never heard this word before either

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar @supple holly is it

“I wish i were your friend” or “ i wish i was your friend”

[supple holly]

"Were". If you use 'wish' sentences and have to choose between 'was' and 'were', always choose 'were'

Same case with second IF structure

[gilded wedge]

What if it’s “ i hope i were/was the top 1 of the class

“I’ll just give it to you the next day”

Is this correct?

[clever elbow]

yes

[supple holly]

"Hope" is different

So you use 'was' here

Only applies with 'wish' and 'if' sentences

[gilded wedge]

@supple holly @remote cedar so i was out with my friend and while he was gone there was this two girls that talking about him And now he’s back should i say

“ did u know that that two girls were or are talking about you”

[supple holly]

Were

If they're still talking about him then use 'are'

Simple right?

[surreal pier]

guys you know what i have joined this channel in morning and i start loving it

XD

[gilded wedge]

@supple holly is it “none of these is are my English book”

[supple holly]

both good

are is better I guess

since you have "these" before it

just base the verb on the closest noun before it

and you should be good

[gilded wedge]

Wait i don’t get it

[supple holly]

use the closest noun before the verb

to decide if it should be is or are, was or were

[gilded wedge]

Like how

[supple holly]

how what

[gilded wedge]

What kinda close to noun

[supple holly]

none of these ____ my English book

"these" is a plural pronoun here

so its verb should be plural too

but I guess it doesn't really matter

since "none" means nothing

so it doesn't matter if you use singular or plural, cuz it's talking about nothing anyway

[remote cedar]

is because you say book (one)

[hollow night]

I have a question about the phrase "You think?"

I would like to know if this phrase can be used to inform someone else that their opinion is wrong? For example...

Person A: It's too dark to see anything out there!

Person B: You think? Hand me my phone.

[supple holly]

I think it's used to mean something that person said is obvious

it's like "Thanks captain obvious"

[hollow night]

ah okay, thanks for answering my question! 🙂

[flat rune]

definitely

can sometimes also hear "so" thrown on there

[runic torrent]

cam sb recommed me the main task of student in the age of technologies

[flat rune]

i need help in english exercises, who can help me please?

[worldly siren]

im happy to help, dm me

[fleet pier]

Guys i need help to know if this is true or not

[sudden ingot]

Tell us.

[fleet pier]

The 1 gerund mistake here is

''Someone is burning something''we turn it to ' Someone burned something'

Correct?

[fleet pier]

Sorry but do you know if it's correct or not @worldly siren

[worldly siren]

"someone is burning something" is correct but it's in present tense

but because it's in quotation marks, I dont think it needs to be changed into past tense

leave that for now, deal with the other mistakes

[fleet pier]

Yes i checked

But there's no other one

[worldly siren]

lemme read over it

[fleet pier]

Do you see an gerund mistake than that?

Because it's only one

[worldly siren]

ive lived in the uk for 17 years, not once in school have we learnt what gerunds are lmao. But I'm seeing it refers to the "ing" ending of verbs. In that case, "My kids standing outside" might be a gerund mistake, but I'm not very sure. I think you may be right

ah okay, gerunds are verbs that act as nouns in sentences.

hmm

[fleet pier]

So which one should i go for it?

Becuase my kids were standing outside is correct

Let me show you

[worldly siren]

okay

[fleet pier]

Here

I thought it would be punctuation mistake at first then i realised it says refund

so the only one left is that sentence

[worldly siren]

if thats the only one, then yes it should be. so would the correction be "someone burned something"?

[fleet pier]

Yes I think so

Btw

[worldly siren]

Because the final sentence would be **I thought, "someone burned something". ** This makes sense

[fleet pier]

''Everybody was running outdoors'' is correct right?

[fleet pier]

Yes exactly

That's why I thought of it too

[worldly siren]

yes, this is correct

[frosty charm]

is it "lay down in bed" or "lie down in bed"?

[flat rune]

fuck these are interchangeable in my dialect someone pls help...

I think when YOU get on the bed and do the thing, it's "lie down"

when you PUT/PLACE something it's lay

[remote cedar]

lie down

[queen imp]

Most of words where is t reading as d?

[worldly siren]

This isn't very accurate, at least for British English. In all of these words, you'd pronounce the t as a "t", not d. But for American English, this could pass

[brave plover]

This is from a video about American accent

[worldly siren]

ah then yes, this is fine

[brave plover]

Exactly!!

[flat rune]

Hmm

@sudden parrot little help

[sudden parrot]

I'd say serve works better

produce would mean something that wouldn't quite make sense in this context

[stone nest]

serve

What does [IDM] stand for in Oxford Dictionary (question mark)

@remote cedar @sudden parrot

[sudden parrot]

I'm not sure, could you show an example of it being used?

[stone nest]

liberty
U state of not being a prisoer or a slave [IDM] at liberty free take the liberty of doing sth do sth without permission

@sudden parrot there

(also explain the U and fml please hehe :3)

[remote cedar]

that should be explained somewhere in the dictionary, e.g. in the beginning alongside other abbreviations like that
but if I were to guess, I'd say IDM = idiomatic expressions

[sudden parrot]

I'm really not sure tbh. I have never seen these abbreviations before

[stone nest]

Ah you're right

[sudden parrot]

idiomatic expressions wouldn't really make sense here though?

but yeah, there should be a reference in the dictionary that explains these abbreviations

[stone nest]

Sry guys
IDM = idiom
fml = formal
U = uncountable

But again what is idiom tho (question mark)

[remote cedar]

d!def idiom

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: idiom

[1] an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
[2] the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class : dialect
[3] the syntactical, grammatical, or structural form peculiar to a language

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Feb 18, 2022, 3:08 AM

[stone nest]

d!def

[flat rune]

[ERR1] Please provide a word for me to get the definition of!

[remote cedar]

idioms or idiomatic expressions are generally fixed phrases which have a very specific meaning

[stone nest]

Ah i see ty 😄

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar @supple holly this is have right and not has because of the word does

Does your phone “have” this

[warm pawn]

Ye

[supple holly]

Yes

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou @supple holly @warm pawn

[twilit raven]

hey

The sun shone brightly towards my face as I rubbed my eyes to have a clear knowledge of my surrounding. The clock struck 9:00 as I tip toed out of my bed to freshen myself up. I looked outside my window to see no one but the silent road shimmered in the sun’s magnificent rays. My eyes were stuck to the admiration of the pretty nature which layed beneath tall green trees. I quickly got ready and walked down the spiral stairs conscious about what I would be doing today. The house looked blunt as always there was no one to be seen.

Can someone help me with ideas on how to continue the story?

[hollow bramble]

Hello why do they say
Apology accepted instead of apology has been accepted the first one is active voice But the meaning of the sentence is passive why ?

https://tenor.com/view/darth-vader-apology-accepted-apologize-star-wars-youre-forgiven-gif-21611600

[sudden parrot]

It’s just a shortened version. They mean the same thing

“Your apology has been accepted” -> “apology accepted.”

[hollow bramble]

Is it about middle voice

I heard sth like it

[sudden parrot]

Hmm, no I don’t think this is a case of middle voice. I don’t think it has any voice, because it’s not a full sentence

We say similar things like “Mission accomplished” all the time too.

[hollow bramble]

Its not a full sentence ? It has not a voice ?

Whats it then

[worldly siren]

"Mission accomplished"

"The mission has been accomplished"

[hollow bramble]

Its just shortened

?

[worldly siren]

yeah basically

but its more common to say "mission accomplished" lmao

its usually said when joking around, never really used literally

[hollow bramble]

Joking around

?

Usually in war i guess

[worldly siren]

well yeah youd say that in war

[hollow bramble]

Whyd u say when joking around

[worldly siren]

because the only time I hear that phrase is when people are joking around, say they've finished something, they'd say "mission accomplished". You wouldn't say this phrase literally if you accomplished something, it sounds weird

[hollow bramble]

I think its shortened of “ missiom is accomplished “ not has been or was

Where u from btw

[worldly siren]

native UK

"The mission has been accomplished" is grammatically correct

but "the mission is accomplished" also makes sense

[iron fractal]

Hello, could you answer my question please? 1-Each college has its own traditions. 2-Each college has their own traditions. Which one is correct? Thank you.

[flat rune]

Question 21, drove or driven

Please anyone

[frosty terrace]

Driven

[frosty terrace]

1

[iron fractal]

Thank you.

[ruby canopy]

Crucially and extremely, difference?

[frosty terrace]

If you mean crucial and extremely important then they both mean the same thing

[ruby canopy]

With crucially they are not synonyms? In the sentences they seems to have the same meaning.

Not everywhere, but in many examples.

[frosty terrace]

Crucial and extremely important can be used interchangeably

Crucial and important are different though

[ruby canopy]

And then crucially important does not reflect the meaning of extremely important?

[frosty terrace]

The word crucial itself means extremely important so whenever you're using the word you don't need to say 'crucially important' you can just say 'crucial'

[mossy field]

Lol, synonyms are like the flagship phones of today with different variant having same features.

[frosty terrace]

Lmao fr

[ruby canopy]

But this is not incorrect form, thus I can use it and I need to be sure I speak right

Nonetheless I seem to realized something about that, no matter

[karmic widget]

I have a question: past participle, to infinitive and present participle (-ing) are always non-finite verb forms, right?

[flat rune]

for the most part

however

Like every other damn rule there's exceptions

I can't think of many irregulars

to take?

to build?

to see?

and that's just for the past participle part

[brittle wren]

Hillow hillow. I need to translate something into my native language but I didn't even understand the English one. Can you please paraphrase it to me? (the bold one)

"I found the North Star, Orion’s Belt, Cassiopeia and the Great Bear. Cassiopeia was high, the Bear was low, which made the first car that tore by me at the speed of urgency a little past midnight."

I mean, how are the constellations related to a car passing by him and meaning it's past midnight?

[flat rune]

I don't even understand this either lmao

[brittle wren]

Hahah I'm doomed

[flat rune]

maybe they're looking at constellations and got interrupted by a car?

[brittle wren]

I can send the whole paragraph but I don't think it will solve the problem

A T-junction stood just beyond a stream crowned with a tiny
brick bridge. It offered two choices–Hoxley in five miles, or West Hill
in seven. I chose Hoxley, knowing it to be the more obvious decision
but also the fastest, and set out parallel to the road. My forest covering
quickly gave way to more open fields framed with low stone walls; I
hopped on to the muddy side of these and ducked down behind
whenever I heard the rumble of an engine, no matter how far off. The
moon was half full–optimum in terms of providing just enough light
to see, but not so much to expose me. The air, so hot in the day, now
turned cold enough for my breath to steam. The ground was still
muddy from the rain, my trousers splattered and my socks soaked
through to a ubiquitous squelch. I found the North Star, Orion’s Belt,
Cassiopeia and the Great Bear. Cassiopeia was high, the Bear was
low, which made the first car that tore by me at the speed of urgency a
little past midnight. I had got lucky: they’d taken several hours to
notice my absence and now they had little choice but to drive around
the countryside with headlights on full in search of me while I could
navigate by starlight.

[flat rune]

yeah no this still doesn't make much sense lmao

what is your native language?

[brittle wren]

Turkish

[flat rune]

ah

[brittle wren]

That's a sad ah, I see

[flat rune]

oh not really lmao

more of a I can't really help with that one

[brittle wren]

Thanks anyway ❤️

[minor galleon]

Everything is natural, you should just say "He will come () minutes later"

[minor galleon]

Hmm... I think they are saying based on the position of the stars, the car that drove by very fast, was driving at the time of "a little pass midnight"

[sterile sonnet]

The position of the stars tells you the time, if you know how. The position of the stars when the car passed told us the time that the car passed.

[brittle wren]

Oh, thanks then! I didn't know the relation between two. Bunch of thanks!

[lucid jay]

Hello people,
can you think of a context where the following sentence would be grammatically correct?

We informed her that we are working on the presentation for hours.
I personally find the sentence really odd and ungrammatical but my teacher thinks otherwise.

And what about the sentence

Did they ask you would you like to stay on as their au pair?
?

[worldly siren]

"We informed her that we are working in the presentation for hours" would be grammatically correct if you are telling someone that you told her (she) that you (we) are working on the project; it's ongoing. But, it sounds more correct if you say "We informed her that we were working on the presentation for hours". The "were" can imply that you worked in the project in the past, or that you are still working on the project, in the present.

sorry i think that sounds a bit confusing

but both are fine to say, however I would go with "were" as the tenses in the sentence stay consistent, and it means the same thing as "are" in this context

[lucid jay]

mhm, but to me the "for hours" sounds really odd and bad—using time periods like that in conjunction with the present continuous just simply sounds really wrong to me. Can you think of natural example sentences where both are used in such a manner? For example, does "I am eating for hours." sound good to you as a statement? (it most certainly doesn't to me) If not, why, and why does that not apply to my earlier sentence?

[worldly siren]

no, that doesn't sound normal

you could say "I have been eating for hours", not "I am eating for hours".

"we informed her that we have been working on the presentation for many hours" sounds perfect

i think, whenever using the phrase "for hours", before it needs to exist "have been": eg, "I've been waiting here for hours"

and in speech, you would emphasise the word "hours"

[lucid jay]

well, if that is the case, then how come

We informed her that we are working in the presentation for hours
is "fine to say" and could be grammatically correct?

[worldly siren]

well, with the "for hours", it's not grammatically correct. My mistake. It would be correct if the "are" was replaced with "have been"

[lucid jay]

Alright, I agree with you xp Perhaps I will just ask my teacher for the reason why she thinks it is okay to say.. Thank you in any case! :)

[worldly siren]

no problem, thanks!

[hollow night]

Question: Is the following sentence correct?

"Congratulations on your team achieving victory."

Or should I go, "Congratulations on your team's victory" instead?

[sonic mantle]

Both are correct, but option 2 sounds more natural

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[tame eagle]

Can a train be "broken down" ?

I mean a train can't move because it has got some issues

please ping when you reply

[glad rock]

Which nouns usually go with "historic" and which with "historical"? I'm having a hard time distinguishing these two words :/

[supple holly]

"broken down" can be used for any vehicle not working anymore cuz of an engine problem or something
it also works for machines in general

[gilded wedge]

@sonic mantle @remote cedar @supple holly is it “are or were” in this sentence

“Remember when u said that you and your friends were are so open to each other so how come one of ur friends didn’t know about your ex”

[supple holly]

"historic" means it belongs to the past, to history in general. It just means that object is old

"historical" means it had a significant meaning during a period/event in history
you can think of "historical" as "important in the past"

[supple holly]

"were"

“Remember when u said that you and your friends were"

same tense

[gilded wedge]

Even tho they’re still open to each other?

[supple holly]

you can use either in a natural conversation

but if you want to be grammar perfect, use "were" so it fits with the tense of the sentence so far

whatever that person said is in the past so it can't be "are"

even if it's still true (they're still open to each other), that's another point entirely

[gilded wedge]

Ohhh thankyou byun☺️

[supple holly]

https://tenor.com/view/gatitos-gif-24720179

[glad rock]

Ohhh ok, got it. Thankss :D

[supple holly]

https://tenor.com/view/friend-gif-24014805

[rapid star]

Hello, I would like to ask, what's the difference between stopped and stalled?

[flat rune]

Stopped means no longer moving, stall generally means slowing down

like a plane stalls

in air*

[pliant yacht]

Congratulations to your teams victory

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback!

[flat rune]

Weird question: is naughty a slang word?

[warm pawn]

No, naughty is not a slang.

[flat rune]

So it just means someone is disobedient?

The word I mean

[warm pawn]

It means someone who behaves badly

Like yes disobedience

[gilded wedge]

@supple holly @remote cedar @warm pawn is this correct

“That one mf thinks that you are 19 and keep on flirting w u” but actually you’re jus 16”

[warm pawn]

That person thinks, that you are nineteen and keeps flirting with you, while you are actually 16.

I think it would sound better

[remote cedar]

That one mf thinks that you are 19 and keeps on flirting w u but actually you’re just 16

It seems to me this person really likes taking shortcuts, just like w instead of with or jus instead of just

[gilded wedge]

Actually yea😭😭

And he kinda influenced me😭

And oh @remote cedar

In that sentence it means that guy still flirting with you right?

[remote cedar]

yes

[gilded wedge]

And if not it’s something like this “that one mf thought you were 19 and kept on flirting with you but actually you are just 16

[remote cedar]

Yup, that's 100% correct (:

[gilded wedge]

Why’d u use (: 😭

What’s wrong

Omg

[remote cedar]

Just a habit 😄 I use (: for smile and ): for sad

[gilded wedge]

Thought u were sad or something lol

[queen imp]

He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen. and
He was drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen. i know that one is past perfect continuous and one is past continuous, but what's difference in context?

[flat rune]

Thx a l

lot*

[warm pawn]

Second one the milk drinking is a longer action and mum walking into the kitchen is a short one interrupting the long one. When we have that situation we have past past cont.

[queen imp]

can u explain me more easily?

[warm pawn]

He had been drinking milk from the carton ever since I know him.

Well here a long action

Is done now

And in the past

It’s duration is from when I know him to this day

[warm pawn]

Well let’s take another sentence

[queen imp]

He was tired because he was exercising so hard.

[warm pawn]

Nono like

While I was going in, someone stole my bag.

Here we have

Long action

I was going in

Someone stole my bag during that time

Or

I was taking a bath when u called me.

I was in the bath

Long action

U called me when I was in

Ur call interupted my bath

[queen imp]

and when he called me i interrupted bath?

[warm pawn]

Wdym?

[queen imp]

?

[warm pawn]

Yes

?

[queen imp]

okay thank u

very much

[warm pawn]

Np

[gilded wedge]

@remote cedar what’s the difference between “past tense” and “past perfect tense”

[warm pawn]

Past perfect tense is a type of past tense e.e

[prime pelican]

i have no idea ho to do this exercise

[remote cedar]

past simple - I saw him
past perfect - I had seen him

Past simple is used for talking about actions completed in the past, e.g. I saw him yesterday
Past perfect is used for talking about actions which took place before another action in the past, e.g. I had seen him the day before he disappeared.

[warm pawn]

1.drip
2.plaster

[south lodge]

Do consonants skipping allowed in Official Competition like IELTS and TOEFL ?

[remote cedar]

What consonant skipping do you have in mind?

[gilded wedge]

Is mg grammar correct “there’s nothing i can say if ur dress says it all”

[gilded wedge]

I don’t get it

[full ginkgo]

hi anyone

an increasing number of people = people are becoming?

[candid helm]

I have a question for you guys to answer

I know the answer but i wanted to see what you guys would think of it

[worldly siren]

an increasing number of people = **more **people are becoming

[full ginkgo]

In many countries, children are becoming overweight and unhealthy = childhood obesity and unhealthy lifestyles are prevalent in some parts of the globe

[worldly siren]

yeah they both make sense

[trim delta]

what website is this?

[full ginkgo]

thanks bro

[worldly siren]

np

[proven citrus]

So I need help to turn this sentence in the passive form. i KINDA STRUGLE:

This tutored project was chosen because of the opportunity to help a larger range of people.

[worldly siren]

I'm not too sure but could you say "This tutored project was chosen because of the opportunity for a larger range of people to be helped"

Don't take my word for it though, not sure if that's correct/what you are asking

[proven citrus]

Seems better, I just have a doubt on my "This... WAS CHOSEN"

I feel like it's active form

[worldly siren]

hmm

[proven citrus]

got choosed?

[worldly siren]

no "choosed" isn;t a word

[proven citrus]

oh snap

got chosen?

[worldly siren]

I do think this is passive though, if it was active it would be something like "We chose"

[proven citrus]

yeah seems correct thx bro

[worldly siren]

cool cool np

[proven citrus]

So I need help to turn this sentence in the passive form. i KINDA STRUGLE:
The project’s impact was the biggest far above the others. We also would have the chance to use new technologies.

I got that: The project was impacted far above the others projects. New technologies got the opportunity to get chosen. it make no sense to me so I kinda need your opinion/pov.

[worldly siren]

The original sentence makes sense (but you need a comma before "far" - but if you really need to change it into passive I guess it would be:

" The project's impact was the biggest, far above the others. New technologies would also get the opportunity to be chosen by us"

The second part of the sentence doesn't really sound like something someone would say, but it is in passive form. The first part is in passive form already because it is "The (noun)'s (verb) was"

[proven citrus]

"New technologies would also get the opportunity to be chosen by us" omg this sentence is funny

[worldly siren]

I am not very certain on this though, <@&909100555157262347>

yeah literally, it doesn't sound right

but it is grammatically correct

[brave plover]

@remote cedar

@warm pawn

[broken umbra]

hey what's up

[warm pawn]

O ping

[worldly siren]

This, it needs to be in passive form

I'm not sure if the final sentence is fully in passive

[proven citrus]

I can change my sentence because I feel like it's badly made

[worldly siren]

yeah, it doesn't need to be in passive form.

[proven citrus]

It has to be

but I am doing some bad sentence I feel like

[worldly siren]

"We could choose new technologies" - Active
"New technologies could be chosen by us" - Passive

it sounds weird, but it's correct

[proven citrus]

Can I say: We could learn new technologies.

New technologies could be learned by us

[worldly siren]

"We could learn to work with new technologies" sounds more natural

[proven citrus]

Omg

@candid helm stop hiding

[candid helm]

Whats up 😭😭

[proven citrus]

Thank you Seb

And Polar