📚｜english-questions

[flat rune]

i need 7 8 9 and 10

1. life
2. invention
3. silicon
4. microelectronics
5. medical
6. communicate

[clever elbow]

7. automation
8. digital electronics [automotive/medical electronics mentioned afterwards is your big clue]
9. industrial
10. machinery

[flat rune]

thanks!

[clever elbow]

You're welcome

[frosty charm]

d!def underestimate

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: underestimate

[1] to estimate as being less than the actual size, quantity, or number
[2] to place too low a value on : underrate

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Mar 11, 2022, 8:23 PM

[cerulean agate]

Hey. How do you learn and practice English? I've finished the famous blue and green book on English grammar, so right now I'm kind of wandering around. I downloaded Anki with advanced vocabulary desk and exercises from those blue and green books. Also for 1.5 hours a week I closely listen to a native speech and read aloud a text. But I don't feel myself comfortable and progressing. Any suggestions what should I do and what areas are essential to cover (I distinct 4 areas: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and a real speech where I can practice previous 3 areas)?

[split geode]

Just keep reading and keep talking

That’s really the process, just keep learning about things you discover that you’re not sure about

[cerulean agate]

How do you study?

[rocky pawn]

I sometimes read very slowly but steadily to improve pronunciation, I also just like studying sounds or phonetics. I think a good way to practice speech articulation is by talking to various kinds of people and through teaching or just sharing your knowledge.
My writing tends to be a lot more focussed when I have to do research and present a text for others to read, I also learn new words along the way. So I've been thinking of starting a blog about cooking or some other hobbies.

[noble wasp]

helloo. could someone explain the difference between "i wish you would stop" and "i wish you stopped"?

[rocky pawn]

I think they are the same

[oblique smelt]

(my explanation might not be the best)

basically
“i wish you would stop”
is in the present, you’d be asking someone to stop something they’re currently doing. but in
“i wish you stopped”
the “ed” being added indicates it’s in the past, and that person wishes they would’ve stopped... like
“i wish you would’ve stopped at that stop sign”
or
“i wish you stopped before it escalated”

[oblique smelt]

they aren’t

[rocky pawn]

I think they can be the same, not sure about all the possible grammatical meanings but I heard about cases where past tense is used when there is a strong desire for something / something likely to happen .

[oblique smelt]

well in this case i can’t think of anything where that would be possible with the two examples they gave us

[rocky pawn]

If you saw the act of something 'stopping' You would say that it 'stopped'

like the ball stopped rolling

so I think it would make sense to say
"I wish it stopped" if you wanted to see something stop / come to a halt

even if it has not yet taken place

[oblique smelt]

well, my thing is that they can be different

they’re not the same

[noble wasp]

thanks for the explanations :)

btw i have another question

"i'm not afraid of speaking my mind" and "i'm not afraid to speak my mind" are both correct?

[rocky pawn]

yes

[noble wasp]

thanks!

[rocky pawn]

The i should be capital in I’m

but otherwise both are correct and convey the same meaning

If I wanted to choose one, it would be the second for stylistic reasons with regards to ease of comprehension as it is three letters less.

[dire nova]

Hi all! which sentence is correct I am Indonesian or I am an Indonesian?

[rocky pawn]

I think both are correct but first is more common.

[dire nova]

thanks

[flat rune]

I love this channel

[cloud escarp]

can someone explain to me divergent thinking and convergent thinking separately in your own words
Also
A description of how it was used in class,
An example of when and how to use it out of class,
An example of when you might use it in your future career

[hidden mauve]

Hi! Does anyone know if it's okay to only have two variables for the conceptual framework of a study? The paper I'm referencing for my research only has two 😭 I'm not sure if it's acceptable or if I need to reference more. Thank you!

[frosty charm]

"everytime I have to step out of the house I get anxious" is this correct?

@supple holly

[split geode]

To be the most correct, you should place a comma after house

And you could rephrase "I have to step out of the house" to "I step out of the house" to be much more natural

Oh and also "every time" is two words

[gilded wedge]

@split geode @remote cedar did alexander really say or said that and why

[cloud escarp]

hello

can someone explain to me divergent thinking and convergent thinking separately in your own words
Also
A description of how it was used in class,
An example of when and how to use it out of class,
An example of when you might use it in your future career

[minor galleon]

It's say.

It's similar to something you asked before. Even though "do" is in the past/present doesn't mean that you put the second verb in the past.

It is a rule that you must use the plain form of the verb after using "do", or any other form of it

Here's a link: https://www.englishforums.com/English/CanSecondFormVerb/brpdzd/post.htm

[gilded wedge]

Oh thankyou but what about “did she really do or does that

[hollow night]

Question: Is "Long time no see" formal English? Like do business people at formal dinners use that phrase? Or should I go with "It's been a long time" instead?

[rocky bane]

Hey my teacher gave me an essay topic: What does clever mean to you? I write something like being clever means you are creative and a bit crafty. Its important to have this trait in order to be successful in your career. For example, clever people are not only smart in work but also in getting along with their boss to get job promotion. Can you give me some thought? Its a strange topic to write about

[split geode]

When do is auxiliary, the second verb always remains unchanged. The tense is decided by the first form of to do.
“Did she do it?”
Did is auxiliary, and it decides that our action is set in the past
Do is our second verb, it describes only the action and must have ZERO changes in tense.

Or it’s ungrammatical and incredibly bizarre sounding

[split geode]

Long time no see is informal I think

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

So I should just go with "It's been a long time"?

[inland bramble]

Hello everyone, I search for a web or an app where I can express and post my thoughts and comment on people please if any one know, tell me.

[flat rune]

Whisper?

an app called Whisper

Hi everyone, any tips for me to improve english pronunciation?

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou!

@remote cedar @split geode where do u use , and . I’m kinda having trouble using these lately

[clever elbow]

If you’re saying that to a friend at a business dinner I don’t see why not

But if not just stick with what you’ve said yeah

[hollow night]

thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[rocky pawn]

@cloud escarp
Hi, I don’t know much about divergent and convergent thinking but this article may help: https://asana.com/resources/convergent-vs-divergent

[clear flint]

Bertrands test
how to read it?

[hollow night]

Having problem with conditional clauses. Please have a look at the following sentence and let me how to correct it.

My question is: Is my sentence grammatically correct, or should I change "as long as I LOVED him" to "I LOVE him"? That is to say, present tense instead of past?

"Even if he were Zeus himself, I would still chase him down as long as I loved him!"

Context: Girl A's retort to Girl B. The latter (B) had just told her friend that she (Girl A) was in fact an unsuitable match for the man she was currently dating. So Girl A retorted that no matter how high that man's status was, she'd never give up her true love.

[worldly siren]

"loved" definitely sounds better than "love" in this context; it is grammatically correct to keep it how it is. However, you could say "I would still chase him down for as long as I loved him". It's common to hear "for as long" in this context, for example "I'll keep playing this music for as long as I want" or "I will be here for as long as I want"

If you say "I would still chase him down as long as I loved him", it implies more that you will chase him down only if you loved him

It sounds like "I would chase him down, as long as I loved him", which probably isn't exactly what girl A feels like. She feels more like "I would follow him for as long as I loved him!!"

I hope this makes sense, in my head it does lol

[hollow night]

Thanks for the detailed explanation! 🙂

[worldly siren]

welcome:))

[gilded wedge]

@worldly siren is this correct “bro but u just waste a bag of chips”

[worldly siren]

"bro but you just wasted a bag of chips"

"waste" is in present tense and "wasted" is past, but if you want to stick to present tense then you say "bro but you're just wasting a bag of chips"

[gilded wedge]

Oh thankyou seb!

[worldly siren]

you're welcome:)

[gilded wedge]

@worldly siren is the “the next day” is in the past? Or not? Coz i hear a lot of peeps saying “and the next day that week…”

I kinda nervous to use the word “next day”

🥲

And is it

“ well in my case if i had extra i buy these but if i don’t, i don’t but it”

Or

“ well in my case if i have extra i buy these but if i don’t, i don’t but it”

[gilded wedge]

@split geode

[split geode]

A period ends a statement, a comma just signifies a pause
But you cant use commas all the time. In some situations with formal english, using a comma makes a comma splice. These are considered improper in formal writing.
Other than that, periods are just to signify that a clause has stopped.
This would be an example of a comma splice:
"We were outside, we thought it would rain."
There isnt a conjunction to connect both these clauses. They're both closely related independent clauses, and thus they employ a semicolon, ";".
Other than that, above all a comma represents a pause. It can also be indicative of an appositive clause, which is a clause that is optional to the sentence and describes a person or object in detail, usually right after them being named e.g:
"John, the newest employee at the company, is bashful toward his collogues"
There's a lot that goes into punctuation.

[split geode]

Well in this case, if I have extra I'll buy it and if I don't, I won't.

[gilded wedge]

Why is it have and not had

[gilded wedge]

Ohh thankyou

[split geode]

Because it's a type 1 conditional clause. It describes a possible situation and its result. Its a simple present construction, so the if clause has to be in simple present while the then clause has to be a will + infinitive

[gilded wedge]

@split geode is this correct “you’re the guy tht i used to be friends or friend with”

[split geode]

friends

[gilded wedge]

So that we will know what we’re gonna do if we died or die @split geode

[oblique smelt]

is there context

[split geode]

So that we'll know what to do if we die

If you dont know the type of conditional sentence, you can switch the if clause to the beginning
If we die, we will know what to do

And it makes it more textbook-y and familiar

[tulip frigate]

@sudden parrot Hi, do you have any resources, tips, notes etc. about how to write essays ? I need them because I will take an exam next month

[sudden parrot]

If this is a standardized exam, I would suggest finding sample essays and trying to base your own off of that

[tulip frigate]

I had been thinking the same thing but then realized that many of these essays maybe aren't corrected so it would be a disaster I would copy the mistakes of someone else

[sudden parrot]

which exam is this?

[tulip frigate]

B2 Michigan(ECCE)

[sudden parrot]

https://michiganassessment.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20.01.pdf.MET_.V1EducationMaterialsMETWritingwCommentary-4.pdf

stuff like this. You can probably find much more online

that's my suggestion. Even as a native, I've found it very important to tailor my essayss to what the graders of that specific test are expecting.

[tulip frigate]

I see, thank you very much!

[tardy flax]

Gay lives matter

[tulip frigate]

you are off-topic...but I would say all lives matter

[novel moth]

Good morning 🌞☀️😃 from my side I hope all is well

[novel moth]

He is definitely off topic - more likely he is a troll

[novel moth]

😂 it’s been dropped . Did you have an English question?

What do you do to study?

If it’s grammar stuff better to ask a non native English speaker (I’m horrible at grammar)!

[split geode]

It is definitely better to ask a non native unless you're talking to a native who's educated in grammatical aspects of English
In my general experience, natives who haven't studied English in their own time tend to have only naturality on their side and not really about technically correct or incorrect things/etc.

[river sierra]

I du not

[clever elbow]

U du not

[gilded wedge]

@split geode what’s the difference between give gave and given and where do we usually use it

[split geode]

give - bare infinitive / present simple
gave - past simple
given - present perfect

I give
I gave
I've given

[gilded wedge]

Present perfect?

But why is it

Like

“It was given by my mom”

[split geode]

Because passive infinitive uses present perfect
"be given"
"be taken"

[split geode]

"be lent"

etc

[gilded wedge]

I don’t get it

Sorry english is not my first language

And is it “i mean it wouldn’t happened if u didn’t start or started it” and why

[toxic lotus]

Hey guys, I've looked up in idiom dictionaries but haven't been able to find anything close to what I'm looking for. Do you know any idioms that mean it hurts to lose money or money is close to one's heart?

[hollow night]

I have a question about the word: preempt. Can I use it like this"

"I'm not going to let her preempt us with her lies!"

[rocky pawn]

If you offer something to someone, you can say
"I give you (noun/what you give)"

and if he takes it then you can say
"I gave you ... "
this is past tense as the act of giving is complete.

If you say
"I am given ..."
this means you have received something from someone (present)

or if you say
"I was given ..."
It means the same but in the past.

But if you say "I have given ..."
this means the speaker is the one giving and someone has received from you

[rocky pawn]

"I mean it would not have happened if you did not start it"
or
"I mean it wouldn't have happened if you didn't start it"

[rocky pawn]

Because "you did" already refers to the past and so the action that follows it does not need to also be in past tense to understand that the action is not in the present.

That is my understanding to some extent but maybe it is not the case because "I had found ..." seems to be a construction where had and found both refer to the past.

[split geode]

You’re absolutely correct

“Had found” is like a double past thing but that’s because of how it’s function refers to the farthest point in the past
I’ve explained this many times over, but again.
In the example given, do is an auxiliary verb, which means that on its own it does not complete the statement as it has no semantic value
“You didn’t” does not have the same meaning as “You didn’t start”. Because there’s an auxiliary did that doesn’t mean anything in particular by itself. it works as a sort of modal verb if you will. These are verbs like “would” “will” “want” and “can”; my point being that they’re always followed with the bare infinitive of a verb. The bare infinitive of a verb is the plain form of any given verb, but without the to.
Take “To start”. Now if we have any modal verbs or auxiliary do’s, all you have to do is remove the to and place your verb after the modal verb or after the subject in questions
“You did look for it” affirmative
“Did you look for it?” interrogative
The same goes for every modal verb.
“You could look for it” affirmative
“Could you look for it?” interrogative

[noble wasp]

hey, guys. are both "not to [verb]" and "to not [verb]" correct? i've heard phrases like "it's okay TO NOT BE okay" and "be careful NOT TO BURN yourself" 🤔

[split geode]

You can really use both nowadays but some grammar nazis are a bit conservative as to the rules of that

Its a semi-common mistake to believe that "to not be" is a split infinitive (which is a really old rule that no one should follow anymore), but in reality it isnt because the particle isn't necessarily part of the verb so theres nothing to split

In short, both work

@noble wasp ||srry for ping if you didnt want it but just so you knew that there was a response||

[noble wasp]

no problem! thank u for the explanation :)

[clever elbow]

To be or not to be

That is the question

[split geode]

wat

[clever elbow]

Wot

[split geode]

In that fixed expression it just sounds wrong to say "to be or to not be" but its not grammatically incorrect

[clever elbow]

Someone here clearly hasn’t read Hamlet

Hmm

Wait nvm

[worldly siren]

Melatonin is right. There is no harm in saying "to not". It's so common nowadays and most people don't even know what "splitting the infinitive" is (like me before reading your question). So yes, both are correct

[flat rune]

why its wolves but not wolfs it just fits perfectly right and fine

why its 1 deer and 5 deer why it can't be 5 deers

plural of deer

[clever elbow]

because English being English has an arbitary list of exceptions for everything

though i reckon for your first example it's most probably because wolves is less of a mouthful to pronounce than wolfs

same with knives vs knifes

[noble wasp]

i have another question 🤓
as verbs, "to wait" and "to bide" mean the same? i heard a phrase like "biding your time" in a song

[split geode]

Not to mention that it isnt infinitive splitting lmao
Usually thats like "To gently hold", this is a split infinitive, but the definition of infinitive is so vague that not even recognized dictionaries agree to use infinitive; instead opting to use infinitival. Its important to recognize the structural differences from the infinitive and the role it plays in various clauses. That’s probably why the term "plain form" is just used more.

[split geode]

Yes, but theres some other defs of bide and some other archaic things and thats about it

[noble wasp]

ty

[inland tartan]

No

No

[tawdry owl]

this is the one to whom I have given the key.

why was "to" used here

@sudden ingot

umm, I thought you could help me because you had helper tag on the right side

i am waiting for them

[split geode]

Because to is part of the verb.
You give something to someone. So this is the same as saying
This is the one I have given the key to

Dangling prepositions like ive done in my example is considered more informal than what you had put
When who is the object of the preposition, it becomes whom. Though today this is rather vestigial.
It goes in the same place as it would if it were who, and the preposition that would be dangling at the end is instead put before whom to form to whom

You can see this with many examples and its not just with whom

"Thats the thing I'm scared of"
"Thats the thing of which im scared"

Its formal nowadays but it used to be the norm

If youre a native romance language, this will look familiar

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou traveller

@split geode @rocky pawn @remote cedar “i kind of got offended of or for what u said” and why is that

[split geode]

by

Offended is usually followed by by in that context

[flat rune]

i see that makes sense

ok thanks

[flat rune]

hi can someone message me in private because i really need help with my persuasive writing

[sage pier]

Can someone help me with this guys ?

[near fable]

Find the mistakes and correct them

[split geode]

Some of them look like they don't have mistakes

[sage pier]

I found only these. Dont know more
1 from whom it was written
2 looking forward doing
3 want to continue studying
4 what do you think about
5 have you been living
6 do you look like anyone famous
7 on holiday

[split geode]

I suppose thats why it says some of these questions

[split geode]

key:
✅ - correct answer and it was answered by you
☑️ - correct by default, and it wasnt mentioned by you
text - an annotation or correction

1 - by whom, but the first isnt incorrect
2 - ✅
3 - ✅
4 - there's no mistake
5 - I mean, more technically correct but i dont think anyone would glance at the original so ✅
6 - ✅
7 - ✅
8 - ☑️
9 - Have you known
10 - ☑️
11 - Can you remember your first kiss?
12 - ☑️

[flat rune]

Ohh I got ban

Now I’m here

Would you mind banning me

[radiant cobalt]

whats the ans?

[clever elbow]

D

@radiant cobalt

[radiant cobalt]

wouldnt you use are for plural though?

@clever elbow

[clever elbow]

Tbh idk how to explain this

Maybe wait for someone else

But D’s the answer

[sly nimbus]

🙄

'Is' is correct

the amount mentioned is 'a' small amount

[clever elbow]

Yeah I’ve already given the answer

[sly nimbus]

:))

[clever elbow]

That’s not how it’s explained smh

Kids are a pain to handle

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[sly nimbus]

wdym

how old are you

[clever elbow]

The “a” doesn’t matter

[radiant cobalt]

correct?

[clever elbow]

It’s with the noun

[sly nimbus]

is it an exam ?

[clever elbow]

Yes

[sly nimbus]

we arent supposed to help with exams

[radiant cobalt]

revision

[clever elbow]

That definitely doesn’t look like an exam

[sly nimbus]

cool

[clever elbow]

Well I did some googling and there’s no explanation for this @radiant cobalt

Currency is just an exception

Assume everything is in its singular form (including dollars, cents, euros)

[radiant cobalt]

ok thabnks

[humble hemlock]

When you talk about the amount of money, you’d use singular, however, when you talk about dollars in a general aspect then you’d use plural

[gilded wedge]

@split geode none of the names you gave is or are my real name

I think it’s is and no at the same time🥲

[clever elbow]

are is the answer

actually

they gave you several names and none of them are your real name

tbvh both sound acceptable now that i think of it

[split geode]

It’s a convoluted and well known problem in the realm of semantics, and I’ve actually answered it on this server before.
I’ve replied to the message in which I answered it, so now you can review this response

@humble hemlock

[humble hemlock]

?

[split geode]

Message above

[humble hemlock]

Was that for the explanation which I gave earlier?

[clever elbow]

thanks for that pretty interesting

[split geode]

:O I PINGED WRONF PERSON

Pretend I don’t exist or something

@gilded wedge

This is who I had to @

[edgy ravine]

"He did it better than I had expected"

is 'better' here an adverb?

[split geode]

In that context, yes

[hollow night]

I need a little advice about naming names. There's a fictitious company in my novel that needs a name. But I am not sure if an apostrophe is needed.

Can anyone tell me which of the following choice is the grammatically correct one?

**#1. Caesar Consortium

#2. Caesar's Consortium**

[split geode]

Caesar’s, because Caesar owns the consortium

[clever elbow]

tbvh [The] Caesar Consortium works too

[split geode]

Yea but I feel like the is sort of obligatory there

[ionic shale]

Halo

[split geode]

Because Caesar is sort of functioning as an adjective rather than a person noun thing

[ionic shale]

how cna i add someone to the room which is full?

others are doing that .

[split geode]

You can’t, you need a mod to move them in to the room as far as I know

Mods can move people into full rooms but I don’t know if you can by yourself

[ionic shale]

So that means I have to send DM to the mods. Right?

[split geode]

I can’t speak as to what you should do there

You can ask a mod for help and stuff because they’d know better than I

Yea I see the room with 4 people instead of 3
Parul is a mod, he moved one of them into the room from another room

[hollow night]

Ah, but what if the company does not belong to a person called Caesar. Rather, the consortium is named Caesar because the owner believes that his company is a "Caesar among companies."

Something like that.

[gilded wedge]

What’s the difference between “if i only had money I would” and “if i only have money i will” @split geode

[split geode]

I don’t think you’d really use it like that tbh

It’s unnecessarily difficult to phrase it like that and I’m sure there’s a word that exists that fits a similar context

[upbeat latch]

To learn English I watch a lot of series, films and videos and listen podcast and songs.
It made me progress a lot becausewe didn't learn anything at school. Do you have another way to learn English ?

[split geode]

The formers correct and the latter isn’t

That’s a kind of mixed conditional, it doesn’t fit a specific type

[gilded wedge]

It’s like umm if u only have money but u don’t

[split geode]

“If only I had enough money, I would”

[hollow night]

ah thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[gilded wedge]

So the first one is correct?

[flat rune]

which is corect?
human saw deer or human saw deers

[clever elbow]

agreed kinda weird without it

[split geode]

Plural of deer is deer “the human saw the deer”

[flat rune]

thanks

[split geode]

Grammatically yea

[gilded wedge]

Thankyouuu

[flat rune]

i missed the ok

[gilded wedge]

Thankyouuu

[alpine pagoda]

I am a small hemisphere but no sea can ever fill me. What fills me, however, fills you too.

Can anyone help me with this question

Can anyone solve this riddle

[fast dagger]

@split geode I have a challenge for u, solve the riddle from Havana above

[flat rune]

I'm interested

[fast dagger]

Me too, nobody in general could think of a reasonable answer

[supple holly]

It's probably the brain or its hemispheres

"What fills me, however, fills you too"
Prolly talking about information or memories. If the brain remembers something the owner does too

Hemisphere is what scientists call one half of the brain

[alpine pagoda]

Thank you ❤️

[alpine pagoda]

Ratiiiiiiiii ❤️❤️❤️

[alpine pagoda]

Thank you so much 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

[fast dagger]

Havanaaaa oh na na

[alpine pagoda]

You are such a good friend 😭😭❤️❤️❤️

I love you for this ❤️

[fast dagger]

Ur welcome dear, let us know if Byun got the answer right

[fast dagger]

Right back to u

[alpine pagoda]

Sureeee ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[alpine pagoda]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[fast dagger]

[fast dagger]

Byun, ur slayer of riddles

[alpine pagoda]

https://c.tenor.com/DxMIq9-tS5YAAAAM/milk-and-mocha-bear-couple.gif

[fast dagger]

So much love

[supple holly]

I am just a normal

[fast dagger]

[gilded wedge]

@split geode @supple holly is it

This better has an answer key”

Or

This better have an answer key”

[clever elbow]

"This better have an answer key”

[gilded wedge]

Why is it have and not has tho?

[split geode]

It’s almost like a fixed construction, it’s always followed by the bare infinitival ( the to version of the verb without to)
“You better go”
“He better come see me some time this week”
“It better not be what I think it is”

It’s sort of like a modal verb but it’s not a verb

[clever elbow]

my greatest fear is when a learner asks me to explain why

[split geode]

Lmao me too

Sometimes I can’t explain it

[clever elbow]

yeah and thats me most of the time

i just know it's "right"

[split geode]

But it makes sense for you, you’ve never had to learn why things work just that they dO

Natives win in every way in terms of naturality

[frosty charm]

is it 2 hours and a half or 2 and a half hours? :p

[split geode]

Seconds more common in my experience

[clever elbow]

but idk how to explain em

so that makes me a pretty shitty teacher

[split geode]

[clever elbow]

if i were to become one

[split geode]

For a while I just searched up things I didn’t know lmao

[clever elbow]

i search up almost everything

to be absolutely correct

[clever elbow]

because again as youve said ^

i mightve been even saying the wrong stuff for years

and not noticing

[split geode]

Lmao I’ve noticed some wrong things from natives sometimes

[clever elbow]

i try my best not to make mistakes

[split geode]

I usually don’t make detrimental mistakes I just second guess myself too much-

[clever elbow]

ive been second guessing myself a lot here

[split geode]

I’ve only been here for like 2 weeks so lmao

[clever elbow]

ive been on english learning servers for at least 2 years now

i used to help out in these kinds of channels way more regularly

especially on the other server

but kinda meh not many people are asking qns over here

[split geode]

Yea lmao

I feel like the questions at the other server are just answered by more capable people anyway so-

[clever elbow]

ive never returned to that server

i left after some coup happened

[split geode]

I got muted for being too defensive-

[clever elbow]

why were u being defensive

happened to me several times too

where i my native-ness was being questioned

[split geode]

Because someone was wrong and kept attacking my point
And so they muted both of us

[clever elbow]

ah

usually some learner would go "doesnt everyone in singapore speak chinese?"

[split geode]

My friend got muted for using abbreviations in beginners

[clever elbow]

"why do u have the native role?"

[clever elbow]

bruh thats dumb

[split geode]

[clever elbow]

apparently people can't google

at least 55% of people from singapore are native english speakers

[split geode]

Lmao and then “why do you have native role”

[clever elbow]

mate english is basically the only language i can speak

properly

if im not a native english speaker

what am i then

[split geode]

I don’t doubt native speakers
Unless theyre just speaking blatantly incorrectly

[clever elbow]

???

oh i scrutinise every single native speaker

that speaks in gen chat especially

i hate it when someone pretends to be a native speaker

[split geode]

Someone came on this server some days ago saying they were native. Someone asked them where they were from and they said “I’m native cali”

[clever elbow]

and ends up speaking weirdly

[split geode]

wHo sAys thAt

[clever elbow]

awkwardly

even though they may be gramatically correct

learners are going to emulate them

[split geode]

I’ve met a few fake natives

[clever elbow]

ive met at least 10 over here

[split geode]

There’s like 30 in a jail somewhere in this server

[clever elbow]

in the past 5 days ive met 5

[split geode]

Idk what those ppl do in their free time

But I can’t judge them because I totally made a google classroom in mine

[clever elbow]

bruh

[worldly siren]

keep in mind native speakers literally dont even learn grammar at school

maybe until 8 years old max

[split geode]

:0 rEally?

[clever elbow]

^^^

at most we'd touch on things like

[split geode]

We did in our school growing up

[worldly siren]

a reason why am in this server apart from helping people learn english, is learning english myself

[clever elbow]

present and past

[worldly siren]

theres so many things i had to google

[clever elbow]

and perfect continous

[worldly siren]

and i learnt more

[clever elbow]

literally just 3 of these tenses

that's all

i remember that coz we used to have exercises in primary

[worldly siren]

where did you grow up?

[clever elbow]

swim swam swum

[worldly siren]

yeah lmao

[clever elbow]

drink drank drunk

that kinda stuff

[worldly siren]

hahhahaha

[split geode]

Russia

[worldly siren]

non natives know more grammar than us lmfao

[clever elbow]

like literally that's it

[worldly siren]

nice yeah youd learn lots of grammar

[clever elbow]

just 3 tense forms

[worldly siren]

we dont

we study ancient texts for english

[split geode]

Aspects can help anyone learn tense very quickly

[worldly siren]

all we know is what sounds right and what doesnt

[clever elbow]

right

[worldly siren]

thats what i can help on

[clever elbow]

shakespeare...

i did romeo and juliet

[worldly siren]

yeah lmfao

[clever elbow]

macbeth

[split geode]

I made my own google doc just to learn what aspects are they’re so useful
Should search up

[clever elbow]

and the merchant of venice

[split geode]

othello

[clever elbow]

ive forgotten everything ive read

[worldly siren]

we did a christmas carol and macbeth

literally same

[clever elbow]

i had a classmate who literally crossdressed as juliet

i remembered

for a play

[worldly siren]

ahahahaha

[clever elbow]

and one of the girls brought him a mini skirt

for the lulz

he actuall wore it

[worldly siren]

jeez

nothing crazy like that happened for us

it was boring

[clever elbow]

man screw literature

boring asf

[worldly siren]

yup

and language imo

dont like english and essay writing

[clever elbow]

nah english as a subject was still fine

ah yeah i hated the essays

u had to argue for both sides

[worldly siren]

cant get myself away from the essays

[clever elbow]

on some topic

[worldly siren]

yeah hahha

that i couldnt care less about

[clever elbow]

it's always argumentative essays

pretty shite

and listening

[worldly siren]

but ye im still learning english through this server lol

like until yesterday i didnt know what split infinitves are

[clever elbow]

i heard for one year they asked a scot to read the passages

[worldly siren]

hahahaha thats not good

[clever elbow]

idk if it was a scot or smth

cant remember

[worldly siren]

poor kids having to sit through that

[clever elbow]

and social media literally

died

everyone took it to twitter

fb everything

after the paper

[worldly siren]

hahahaha

its like our french listening

one exam board took their time speaking

the other was full on native conversation with slang and fast talking

[clever elbow]

bruh

[worldly siren]

like what are we supposed to do

[clever elbow]

we only have 1 exam board here

cambridge

[worldly siren]

where do you live?

[clever elbow]

singapore

[worldly siren]

ahhh i see

[clever elbow]

they set our GCSEs and A levels

basically

usually they'd get some southerner to read the passages

[worldly siren]

so just basically a uk simulator

yeah

[clever elbow]

but one year they got some northerner

or smth

[worldly siren]

lol

[clever elbow]

dk if it was a scot or a geordie

[clever elbow]

singapore and hk are basically uk simulators

[worldly siren]

hahaaha

but just much harder

the stories i hear

[clever elbow]

yeah

singapore A levels are the toughest

[worldly siren]

here its a piece of cake compared to you guys

i mean its still pretty damn difficult here

[clever elbow]

couldve probably gone to oxbridge if i took british A levels

sike

[worldly siren]

but there its like exponential harder

hahaha

do you have a degree?

[clever elbow]

undergrad atm

final year

[worldly siren]

oh nice what you studying

[clever elbow]

business & management

[worldly siren]

sick

im in year 12 rn

[clever elbow]

just hoping i'd graduate with a 2:1

ah college

nice

[worldly siren]

aim for that first

[clever elbow]

well i'm already in my final year

there's nothing else i can aim for

[worldly siren]

so like the max you can get is a 2:1

[clever elbow]

nah

i could get a first class

it's possible

my results aren;t that bad

[worldly siren]

yh

[clever elbow]

boy if i do actually get a first

i'd apply to LSE

[worldly siren]

hahahah

[clever elbow]

for my masters

[worldly siren]

yeah or oxbridge as well

[clever elbow]

nah thats really tough

[worldly siren]

damn right

[clever elbow]

oxbridge dont really take in external graduates

even harvard's easier

i mean tbh harvard is easier anyway

[worldly siren]

my top uni choice is cambride for engineering, but thats not even a top choice more like a dream

oh dayum

i never knew that

[clever elbow]

(still tough)

[worldly siren]

yeah lmao

[clever elbow]

but harvard has an executive MBA programme

that's why it's kinda easier

kinda

[worldly siren]

well get that first and come to lse

i hear its a nice place

the uni, not the city lol

[clever elbow]

ah yeah

[worldly siren]

well depends where

[clever elbow]

i never wanna live in london

it's another singapore

[worldly siren]

im in the suburbs (ghetto)

[clever elbow]

ah

i have friends living near london

wessex

[worldly siren]

im considering glasgow for uni, they are top 5 in europe for aeronautical engineering and entry requirements are AAB

[worldly siren]

ah nice the forest

[clever elbow]

AAB tho

for aeronatical engineering

tough

[worldly siren]

for engineering at a top uni, thats fabulous

[clever elbow]

i mean yea true

most of my friends are studying in london

kings college

imperial college

[worldly siren]

most top unis are like A* A* A, inckuding oxbridge ucl imperial kings

yeah

[clever elbow]

and one smart cunt in cambridge

[worldly siren]

hahahahah

we just call them all nerds

except if we get in

[clever elbow]

hahaha

then ur the nerd

got some friends over in ireland too

[worldly siren]

yes hahaha

[clever elbow]

holy trinity

studying medicine

[worldly siren]

medicine is like 30 years in uni

[clever elbow]

nah

bruh

i mean

[worldly siren]

and tough entrance exams

[clever elbow]

kinda true

oh really didnt know there were entrance exams

thought A levels' enough

[worldly siren]

i think medicine is like 7, but 3 years studying and 4 in work experience or something not sure

[clever elbow]

i heard it was 5

and 2 years of housemanship

though again idk

never interested in medicine

[worldly siren]

oh no for top unis, and for all law and medicine, there are tough exams you need to do in year 13 to even be considered

yeah same

[clever elbow]

ahhh

okay that makes sense then

i was thinking of like

japanese-style entrance exams

where u take them in your college

[worldly siren]

that sounds scary

yeah thats what happens here

[clever elbow]

tbh idk

[worldly siren]

you take them in college (year 13)

[clever elbow]

never taken an entrance exam

only leaving exams

[worldly siren]

same and i dont want to in the future lol, ive seen some questions

hahahahaha

[clever elbow]

well

doesnt concern me so :P

about to graduate soon

[worldly siren]

well right now i need to study for a further maths exam which i am going to fail tommorow
so basically a waste of time but i wanna tell myself i tried

yes

hopefully with that first

[clever elbow]

well

practice makes perfect

cant progress without effort

[worldly siren]

yup

[summer sorrel]

I need education

[gilded wedge]

Wait i don’t get it “this better have” is a fixed contraction? Even if it has “this” which is singular?

[rocky pawn]

This construction is similar to "He should have ... " or "He must have..." which is a different construction to "It is a must that he has ..."
the "have" after the words 'should' and 'must' in the first construction are not dependant on the "He", "she" , "I" etc. (pronouns)
@gilded wedge I fixed the explanation a little but maybe someone else can explain in greater detail

I think they are called pronouns :he , she, I, we, they, those, these, this, it

Question:
If I say,
"In the book, Tom's sister tells him ..."
Is it clear that the word him refers to Tom?

[ornate aspen]

What do you call these stuff

For making cake

[rocky pawn]

1. piping nozzle (for use with piping bags), 2. cake turntable, 3. cake knife/spatula and 4. cake slicer or cake cutter/wire
   These are the names from some marketplaces, but there may be other names as well.

[ornate aspen]

@rocky pawn thank you so much (•ө•)♡

[rocky pawn]

Sounds okay to me, maybe you can reduce the amount of pauses/commas like this:
"Here is my opinion just for reference but don't take it as the ultimate solution."

@restive nacelle

[split geode]

I mean, its grammatically correct but imo its phrased awkwardly
Theres a more common expression that evokes such a meaning:
Here is my opinion, but take it with a grain of salt: (opinion)

[gilded wedge]

@rocky pawn @split geode

Why is this “run away” and not “ran away”

[split geode]

Because its like a continuous thing

Youre telling a story. Say the story comes to a pause for a second and you make like a comment "Man i dont know why I run away (from every x)"

Its that same sense but without as much obviousness

[frosty charm]

d!def dair

[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!

[frosty charm]

EHEM

[wispy star]

hey

[frosty charm]

oh hi-

[fervent tartan]

hello guys

so my native language is english but im still in highschool and i need a little bit of help for writing an essay for my class

what is the general format for an essay where i have a thesis statement about the theme of a book?

[odd abyss]

Keel in mond even if you get that its not a guarantee and you need entrance exams for Oxbridge

For instance i have
A*
A*
A
A
a

And i didn't get in Oxford's and St.Andrews

Well i missed the entrancr test of oxford's coz i was hospitalized

The entrance tesf was November 4th

I'm okay now tho

[hidden mauve]

Hi! Does anyone know anything about muslim names???

I'm trying to cite a paper but I'm not sure what to do with the name

If Mohammed Aryana is the name, which one is the last name???

At first, I used Aryana, but then I found another study citing that person using Mohammed 😭

Help 😭

[split geode]

Just cite the full name

[flat rune]

So, let's say this sentence:

The professor will reward whoever answers the question correctly. @split geode

Is this a direct object or an indirect object

[split geode]

Probably direct

[flat rune]

Okay, and why?

What is the deciding point between direct and indirect?

[split geode]

to reward someone - direct
I just know the verb

[flat rune]

Okay, let's try another one

Would you please give whoever wants one a ticket?

[split geode]

Not to mention that a sentence has to have a direct object to have an indirect one

That is oddly phrased and its indirect

Would you please give a ticket to whoever wants one?

[flat rune]

My apology, that's not how the sentence is supposed to be, this:

Would you please give whoever wants one, a ticket to the game?

Now?

[split geode]

Even more oddly phrased

[flat rune]

Wow

[split geode]

Theres one inexplicable pause, if you must put it before the direct it would maybe be something like
"would you please give to whoever wants one a ticket to the game?" or the one you has said before
But it just sounds clusmsier that way imo

Because english favors DC - IC

give x to y

[flat rune]

The main issue is that I have this measuring system where if a clause answers 'What' then it is a direct object, and if it answers 'To whom' then it is an indirect object. Once I started testing myself further, I got into problems like confusing the two

[split geode]

To whom is always indirect

[flat rune]

Yes

This sentence was the biggest problem:

The coach will make whoever scores the most points the “Athlete of the Week.”

As you said, there has to be a direct object if there was an indirect object

I don't see any indirect object here, so this is a direct object Noun clause correct?

[split geode]

Whoever is the indirect object and the noun clause ties into it

So the noun clause "whoever scores the most points" is the indirect

IC

[flat rune]

Are you certain?

[split geode]

Absolutely.

[flat rune]

Because I was told by another person that it is direct, because it answers 'whom', and not 'to whom'

[split geode]

To is not a prerequisite for an indirect complement

Take "I bought her a book"

You cant make this into "I bought to her a book"

[flat rune]

Yeah

'her' is indirect here

[split geode]

You can make this "I bought a book for her" though
The point being that its flexible

[flat rune]

So, if we were to conclude, what is the greatest method of differentiating the two (indirect and direct noun clauses)?

[split geode]

If you can identify a direct object, the other one is the indirect

And whoever benefits from the verb is the indirect

[flat rune]

Could you test me with a few sentences to fortify?

Make them a bit difficult if you so

[flat rune]

Test in the sense of it being either indirect or direct

[split geode]

Dont tell anybody anything

Which is indirect and direct?

[flat rune]

Oh, I meant as a noun clause

[split geode]

Hard to think of examples for that-
One second

[flat rune]

Anything = direct
Anybody = indirect

[split geode]

Whoever completes this test the fastest and earns the best score will receive a prize from the superintendent

[flat rune]

Isn't 'Whoever completes....' a subject here?

[split geode]

Yes but the point is that you can still identify an indirect object, direct object, and subject the same way you could from a passive construction

[flat rune]

I see

[split geode]

If i said "whoever completes this test the fastest and earns the best score will be given a prize by the superintendent" does that make it more straightfoward

[flat rune]

a prize = direct object
To whom will be given = to whomever completes...?

[split geode]

Yea

[flat rune]

And was this correct?

[split geode]

Yes

[flat rune]

I appreciate your help friend

[latent idol]

Hi, can i say “we put our plan off” like: we decided to make it happen later?

<@&909100555157262347>

[zenith ether]

You can say postpone

We postponed our plan

[latent idol]

Okay, thank you!

[split geode]

Oh and also for future reference, typically just helpers are server concerned and may be able to help with English, but equally may not be able to.
Pinging English helpers or teachers is best case scenario

[latent idol]

Oh okay, I didn’t know that 🙂 thank you for telling me

And sorry for pinging helpers😂

[hollow night]

English Question: Vacant

Regarding the word "vacant," I would like to know if I can use this word to describe an apartment that's fully furnished but unoccupied? Like, "Unit 303 is fully furnished but vacant at the moment."

[split geode]

Yes

That’s what vacant is used for

You may see it very often if you are involved in Politics

More in a metaphorical sense tho

In the literal sense, it means the room is empty

In our metaphorical example, it means unoccupied

[frosty charm]

"if they wouldn't have been celebrating Pakistan day tomorrow would you have gone to school tomorrow?" is this grammatically correct?

[ornate aspen]

is the pomegranate syrup correct? a sauce added to salads. I don't know if you are using it ⊙.☉

[clever elbow]

Grammatically correct but it sounds awkward I’d write it as “if they aren’t celebrating Pakistan Day tomorrow would you still be going to school?”

[warm pawn]

so I learned abt Giovanni Boccaccio and Decameron and my teacher wants me to write a novella

how do I write novella thingies?

[gilded wedge]

Is this correct “only three people will be given” and why? @split geode

[split geode]

Needs a direct object

What will they be given

[split geode]

I don’t believe this is grammatically correct

Would have been is typically considered a type III conditional marker which describes an impossible situation in the past and it’s likely result I.e. “If they wouldn’t have been so slow, we would’ve made it in time”

Because of the tense it doesn’t make sense

You say “would you have gone to school tomorrow” but this isn’t in the past, this is the future

So just like a type 2 conditional would probably be the most grammatically correct possible
If + simple past tense if clause, + conditional then clause
If they weren’t celebrating Pakistan day tomorrow, would you still go?
Or maybe even type one
If they aren’t celebrating Pakistan day tomorrow, will you still go?
Admittedly the latter sounds kind of like you’re trying to persuade them without the still so be sure to keep that there

[frosty charm]

omg tysm- this indeed now sounds correct even though I didn't understand the grammar part lmao 😭 thank you for taking your time to explain tho

[split geode]

Of course :D

[gilded wedge]

@split geode i really don’t get it like why is it

this better have an answer key

And not

**this better has an answer key **

[split geode]

Because it’s fixed like that. When better acts in this way, it is NEVER followed by a conjugated verb

(Subject) better (bare infinitive)

It’s never conjugated

Think of it as a modal

Like “would” (please keep in mind that it DOESNT FUNCTION AS WOULD, just an example to deconvolute)
Would have is would have no matter the subject
I would have
You would have
He would have
She would have
They would have
We would have

[split geode]

Same goes for “better verb” it’s always the same
I better have
You better have
He better have
She better have
It better have
This better have
They better have
We better have

[flat rune]

im good when you better 😊

im better when you good

[split geode]

wHat

[clever elbow]

lmfao

[worldly siren]

i saw something different at first sight

[azure saddle]

I UH I

[clever elbow]

Bro why’s this here

[wise plover]

What do you want to express with this?

[clever elbow]

Idk if he’s calling the Russians nazis or he’s idk

Actually confused

[wise plover]

Doesn't seem a nazi sign

[clever elbow]

The stylisation of the logo is similar to that of the nazi’s

Or wtv you call it

Make

Design

[azure saddle]

oh it could be the association of ukranians to nazis.....

z standing for zelensky\

[toxic kernel]

Hi

I hope I can help! I'm italian and I have read most of that book in native language entirely

The novella is a short text written in prose, and it usually focuses on narrating a single story.

In the case of Boccaccio's Decameron, each novella had a specific theme (good ending story, sad loves, "motti", adventures, pranks, etc...)

So I guess you could focus on a theme and develop it.

[hallow kite]

Is there any native speaker could help me to check my writing and giving advice about how to make it more concise? I use Canadian english btw

[flat rune]

is american english good enough for you?

[hallow kite]

ah yeah, though I study in canada

[frosty charm]

d!def sizzle

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: sizzle

[1] to burn up or sear with or as if with a hissing sound
[2] to make a hissing sound in or as if in burning or frying
[3] to seethe with deep anger or resentment

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Mar 17, 2022, 3:30 AM

[frosty charm]

d!def humbling

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: humbling

[1] to make (someone) humble in spirit or manner
[2] to destroy the power, independence, or prestige of

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Mar 17, 2022, 4:10 AM

[frosty charm]

d!def humble

[flat rune]

Definition of the word: humble

[1] not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
[2] reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission
[3] ranking low in a hierarchy or scale : insignificant, unpretentious

Dictionary v1.2.1 · Mar 17, 2022, 4:10 AM

[gilded wedge]

@split geode is this correct

“Girl but guys’ nails grows so fast tho”

[split geode]

Yes

[gilded wedge]

Thankyou

[glossy cove]

Hello guys, I want to ask. Is there any adjective on this sentence?
"His cotton gin had helped Southern farmers tremendously"

[split geode]

Southern
Cotton could be considered one but its more part of the noun

[glossy cove]

Got it, thank you😊

[warm pawn]

Thank’ee kindly matey! Yarr!

[near fable]

Hmm interesting

Idk man, laksh wanna try?

[wise plover]

Yes

[wise plover]

2nd one

Most probably

Cuz unless there is connecting both sentences

I can't assure you that I am right though , please consult a teacher from our server

[wise plover]

Taste

[radiant cobalt]

its either 1st or 2nd

[wise plover]

2nd @radiant cobalt then

[radiant cobalt]

ok thanks

[wise plover]

My pleasure!

[split geode]

1st and second are both correct
Unless = except if
When the subordinate clause comes first (clause with unless), a comma follows it the same way if you were to put a subordinate if clause first it'd also be followed by a comma.
By that logic, the other way around doesn't require a comma i.e. when the main clause comes first.

[clever elbow]

Wait

Never mind I missed the can’t

I like 1st

[wise plover]

[clever elbow]

1st sounds the best to me

[split geode]

Yea but 2 isnt incorrect is the problem

Badly designed-

[clever elbow]

Yeah

And apostrophes aren’t really punctuations…

[split geode]

I thought the entire point of multiple choice was for there to be only one correct answer

Apostrophes are considered punctuation

[clever elbow]

Really

Never knew that

Only thought quotes were

TIL

[split geode]

Lmao theres a lot of punctuation things that speakers dont use

Like asterisks *

Asterisks are sort of used tho

Usually for corrections i think

See them on websites sometimes

[clever elbow]

Never knew that was a punctuation either

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Use an asterisk or asterisks to indicate a footnote at the bottom of the page.
A footnote is an explanation or a comment at the bottom of a page that refers back to a specific part of the text.

If there are multiple footnotes (more than one), use one asterisk for the first footnote, two asterisks for the second and so on.
So its like an annotation almost

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Yeah

But generally most websites don’t use asterisks anymore

As far as I’ve seen

They’d simply use superscripted numbers

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Yea its usually like really over the top professional sounding ones-

Or if they relate to language

Language things have it sometimes

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Apple is one such example

Tons of footnotes

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Apple needs to lend me some mony

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And most legal documents have footnotes

But they’re usually uh

I forgot what I wanted to say

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Legal writing is on a whole different level

I’d love to learn how to write in that style

Clear and concise

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I would too, but I have yet to learn that much about legality issues and stuff. Im probably most uneducated on governmental vocab
Admittedly the most annoying punctuation imo is semi colons

Semi colons are a nightmare sometimes

Especially with words like "hence"

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I use hence tooooo much

I use semi colons in formal writing pretty offen

Often

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So do i. its like the only conjunction that comes to mind rather than therefore and thus
(looking past the fact that its not really a conjunction conjunction but whatever)

Thus sounds cool

Makes me think of thou

I like thou

Cool word

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My usual culprits are

Hence, notwithstanding, aforementioned

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Notwithstanding is the only one there that ive never used but seen once

No one uses that word

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It’s only used in academia

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I would imagine-

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And usually in legal notices

It’s just a cooler way of saying in spite of

And for some reason lawyers love numbering their paragraphs

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I dont see normal people walking around saying
"Notwithstanding the new president in office, I have decided to put into effect an intelligently thought-out beautifully carved novel bill in which daylight saving times ceases to be a factor in the lives of us who work and have not the time for frivolous hour changes throughout the duration of a year."

I heard that daylight savings might not happen in america anymore

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Bruh

Uh

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Frens tell me all

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They’ve been pushing for that

For decades

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i didnt knOWWW

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Bill never passed

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I dont live in that place

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I don’t either

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No fair its because youre a pro english speaker

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Idk bout American politics anyway

And its legislature

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Idk about any of that

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Kinda weird system

More a fan of direct elections

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My political things are all blurry when it comes to anything english

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In America you don’t directly elect the president

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Representatives or something right

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Yeah

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Elect somebody to do something in your image sort of thing

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You elect a representative who will then in turn vote for who becomes president

And that is the electoral college

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:O

I should learn more about this stuff

Too uneducated on it for my own good

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Whereas in most other countries

Like the UK

They go by the first past the post (FPTP) system

Where simply put, the candidate with the most votes wins

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Hasnt the queen been the queen forever
Im convinced shes outlived the french revolution atp

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Ah I meant for the ruling party

Idk about Russia

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russia bad D:

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But in the UK the entire country is split up into different regions

Called constituencies

And each one of them is represented by one guy

In parliament

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Ouah does that come from constituent? Ive had that word before

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A constituent is a person living in a constituency

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Okay im sort of getting it

Its so cool and fair

Russia isnt quite as fair bc putin exists

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And also that’s where it probably got its meaning from

Being part of something

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Putins opponents sOmEhOw keep getting jailed

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So a constituent would elect a representative to represent them in parliament

Making them… Members of Parliament

MP

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You know it’s pretty ironic

My country used to jail opponents

I mean no one complained so

And those people jailed were communists

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Vladdy just jails everyone istg

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Kekw

We don’t do that anymore

But in the past they rounded up all the communists

And threw them into jail

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Im not convinced that like 70% of russia is on putins side-

wHAT HAS HE doNEEE

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Nah

That’s definitely not true

Tbh I feel

Majority of Russians simply have no stand

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The media is silenced if talk bad about mr putin

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Yeah

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Opponents are jailed, cine not putin

since

cine

same difference

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Lel

Well

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And the person with the second most is a communist

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Hopefully wars over

I wanna do a tour

Around Europe

Covid was stopping me

And now this

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Its like 3rd week of warring now

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3rd week is pretty bad

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Ruble value making me cry

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Like for Russia

3 weeks

Jesus I can’t English

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Youd expect a world superpower to have less trouble taking over a country thats like the size of a state in america

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3 weeks and they’ve not taken the capital yet

Pretty slow

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Probably smaller than texas

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Extremely slow

I served in the military

So

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Its because zelesnky i swear

Zelensky

I cant spell

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And also the Russians are so badly equipped

And morale

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And the russian conscripts dont tell the soldiers what theyre doing

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Morale is the greatest factor imo

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Soldiers are quite literally sometimes just going into ukraine with no knowledge that theyre attempting to take over a country-

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Were you conscripted?

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No im too young

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Ah

I was a conscript

2 years

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If i were like 2 - 3 years older i wouldve been

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I’m in the reserves now

For 10 years

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It sounds scary

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It is scary

It depends on the military I guess

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I mean i still have to do service but a conscript for this would be different

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Ah yeah

Definitely

If we have to go to war here

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I wouldnt want to go into ukraine to kill people
I have some family over there too

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It’ll be like Ukraine

Our neighbours wanna eat us up

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War sucks ppl suck

World sucks

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Yeah

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Politics suck too

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My country got kicked out and had to gain independence against its will

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That sounded like a struggle

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It was

And we had to deal with communists too

At the same time

We fought them off

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Communism is so unconventional. I dont know how people could still believe in it

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The problem is

There has never been a true communist country

They’ve mostly been authoritarian

But yeah

I’d prefer democracy

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Democratic sounds better imo

Yea

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Communism treats everyone fairly

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Democracy gives more freedom

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And you’re well taken care of

Yeha at the cost of freedom

But democracy baby

I’d never wanna live in a communist country ngl

Maybe for a week as a tourist

But nothing more

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But communism also seems to treat people too fairly. Like giving a bandaid to someone with a scratch and someone missing a leg

Like everythings fAir

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Hahahah

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In the wrong sense

Fairness sure but they cant adapt to your problems-

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True

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This channel is official general now

Or

Politics

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Lul

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Because they took our thread