📚｜english-questions

[flat rune]

It should take 6 months then like you said

[sullen plinth]

I hope so 🙏🏻

[topaz coral]

@calm valve Do you need help with something?

[crimson torrent]

It’s hard not to feel she has “trouper” stamped through her like a stick of seaside rock.

What does it mean by "a stick of seaside rock"?

[topaz coral]

I have no idea what that means

[supple ridge]

i looked it up and i'm not able to figure out what it means either

[sonic mantle]

Rock is a type of candy

you get it at the beach

Here in England at least

[crimson torrent]

How to make sense of it when the author writes "she has trouper stamped through her like a stick of seaside rock"?

[sonic mantle]

if you look at rock, it is a tube with a word in the middle

and it stays throughout the whole thing

so it is saying she is a "trouper" in every sense

[crimson torrent]

Now I understand, thank you very much.
In cases like this, dictionaries alone are not enough, lol.

[sonic mantle]

yeah it's pretty deep

[crimson torrent]

I just feel so grateful that I could find help in this group.

She holds her own in the glitzy, ambitious legal drama The Good Fight, opposite the likes of Christine Baranski and a gleefully OTT Michael Sheen.

What does OTT mean here?

[sonic mantle]

over the top

[crimson torrent]

thx

[crimson torrent]

But she’s strikes me as quietly full of hard-won self-knowledge. 、

What's is "'s" here? It's not "is" or "has", right?

[supple ridge]

looks like a typo/eror; should just be 'she'

[crimson torrent]

Oh thx for letting me know that.

[outer burrow]

So I was watching this video on YouTube where a person said "The only thing I'm better at than better off is fighting."
Now what I gather from this sentence is that he means something along the lines of "he's better at fighting rather than letting go of it."

Idk if I'm interpreting it correctly, I'd be glad if someone could help me interpret this sentence :)

[flat rune]

I would agree with that. It is a difficult sentence to understand at first

[crimson torrent]

He was lucky that the Victorian building is not listed

What does it mean "not listed"?

[flat rune]

If he was going to buy it, it would mean not in a book with the other Victorian houses. It could mean many different things depending on the situation

[crimson torrent]

He also likes the way the metal kitchen works with the sunlight, throwing “beams of light across the room like a disco ball”. The carcasses are high-street with that textured metal surface

What does it mean by "The carcasses are high-street with that textured metal surface "?

[crimson torrent]

Here's the situation

[flat rune]

oh, that helps. It would mean the Victorian house doesn't have the "fun and a sense of adventure"

[crimson torrent]

Man, how would I know it means that. The sentence is at the beginning of a new paragraph, it's very difficult for me to link "listed" to his "fun and a sense of adventure". To be frank, I still don't understand why they are linked.

When I saw "listed", I immediately thought of something like "listed company" or "listed in sth", but there's no sth at the end.

[flat rune]

Yeah I did at first, but it is important to read through it (I know you did). Also yeah I linked it because it says "The country-house aesthetic is not for him" and because Victorian houses are usually dark, it doesn't have the "fun and sense of adventure" that he is looking for which is why he was lucky it wasn't listed

[crimson torrent]

Why "learned", but not "learn"?

[flat rune]

Learned is past tense whereas learn means you are doing it in the present moment

[tacit tendon]

"Mr.Morton, the best reading teacher in the world, taught me sentence structure" Is this sentence simple or what?

[topaz coral]

yeah he's right learned is something in the past and learn is something that is happening or it's something that can happen in the future. You could say I am going to learn english when talking about the future for example.

[flat rune]

^ true

[flat rune]

I'm not sure what you are asking

Sentence structure is usually fairly simple

[tacit tendon]

Like is this sentence an independent clause

or also has a dependent clause

[flat rune]

No because you can't have 'the best teacher in the world, taught me a sentence' but you can have 'Mr Mortan, taught me sentence structure'

so 'Mr Mortan' is the independent clause

[tacit tendon]

ok thanks for the help

[flat rune]

No problem 😊

[cyan forge]

'Is there is no Iceland role?' is it correct

[crimson narwhal]

Yes, it is.

[cyan forge]

ty

[topaz coral]

I think you are suppose to put a coma after the first is if i'm reading that right. I'm not sure what you meant

actually no you might not need a coma but it's the quote marks that are wrong. I think you were suppose to put the quote marks after the first is if i'm understanding what you are trying to ask

[flat rune]

You would just write 'Is there no Iceland role'

[topaz coral]

yeah that's a better way to say it actually

[cyan forge]

isn't it a question

[topaz coral]

yes it is a question

[midnight harbor]

Is there not an Iceland role?
Is there no Iceland role?

[cyan forge]

why comma then

[topaz coral]

no comma that was my mistake

[split geode]

Mr morton is not the independent clause. There is no explicit thought. The entire thing is one verb clause, and the clause in the middle is what we would call an appositive phrase.

It better defines who exactly mr morton is

But the entire thing is just one clause

And in fact, it is a simple sentence because there’s no subordinate clauses. That’s the definition of a “complex” sentence.

[flat rune]

Yeah I wasn't 100% certain

[nimble leaf]

Can someone help me?
Until the 17th century, there were great... the acceptable spelling of words in English
a) varieties of
b) variations in
c) differences of
d) variability in
I have no idea which one is the right one

And what are the differences between a), b) and d)?

[split geode]

B probably
Using of there sounds wrong

D is impossible because it’s singular

B makes the most sense to me

For the others the article would be redundant

“There were varieties of acceptable spellings of words in English”

Differences of just doesn’t make sense

Differences in sounds better

[flat rune]

Could you also say variations in ?

[split geode]

Like as an answer

[flat rune]

No like 'Until the 17th century, there were great (variations in) the acceptable spelling of words in English'

it would still make sense

[frosty charm]

"be careful with what you say" is this correct?

[rose zodiac]

hi

[flat rune]

yeah

[nimble leaf]

thanks. I knew that c) was incorrect, but I wrote every answer, just in case. And thank you again for explaining this to me

[topaz coral]

@frosty charm yes that is correct

[grand charm]

hey everybody!
could somebody help me, i have two questions:
is "often" more correct than "often times" or is it used in different situations?
and can you say head-to-head as a noun, so like having a friendly head-to-head or do you need to say head-to-head match or similar?

[topaz coral]

often and often times are both correct. I dont know if often times is proper english but people do say it.

and head to head can be a friendly competition or it can be a non friendly one

[grand charm]

alright fair enough, but so it can be used as a stand-alone noun and it doesnt need game or match after

[topaz coral]

I dont think it has to be used for just a game if that is what you are asking.

[grand charm]

well basically i would like to know if head-to-head can be a standalone noun, like in "they were playing football and had a friendly head-to-head" or if you would need to put "game" after the "head-to-head" in that example

[flat rune]

you can use both

I think adding game at the end just specifies what it is

[grand charm]

i see

alright guys, thanks a lot to both of you!! ❤️

[topaz coral]

do you need help with anything else?

[grand charm]

no that was it

cheers man

lovely community in this server

[gilded wedge]

@flat rune @sonic mantle what does it called when it doesn’t heal they used to be it’s dislocate but not like that

[flat rune]

Amputate?

I do not understand your question.
Are you referring to an injury that the doctors remove because they cannot heal it?

Dislocate, medically, means that something is removed from its original position.
Amputate means that the limb or body part is removed, and it is inferred that it is due to an irrecoverable problem therewith.

[gilded wedge]

No it starts with “dis” but not dislocate

Bcs i went to the doctor yesterday to remove my infected cartilage piercing and he said “ur ear may “dis…” i just can’t remember it

[flat rune]

"Until the 17th century, there were great variations in acceptable spelling of words in English."
"Variations in" sounds correct to me (in all honesty, all of them beyond [d] do).

The sentence sounds amateur, if not wrong, so I pray you answer correctly.

[flat rune]

He may refer to a specific disease.

I do not know which, you may want to call and ask him once again.

[gilded wedge]

Okay i will Thankyou

[flat rune]

No problem. I pray for your speedy recovery.

[flat rune]

"Often" is short for "Oftentimes", and an alternate spelling is "often times". There is no difference beyond placement; "oftentimes" usually comes before the verb, but "often" can come before or after.

"Head-to-head" is a noun.

[grand charm]

very nice, thank you very much! @flat rune ❤️

[torn patio]

Hello! Can a native speaker of British English help me with something? :-)

Please

[fleet oar]

Hey fellas.
Got a question. Would a construction like "to continue to supporting" count as a mistake? It sounds weird and people don't really talk like that, more than that people don't really write like that but is there a possibility that "to continue to" can be viewed as sort of a fixed expression that does not have to be followed by the infinitive form of the verb? I feel like it can be, but it's totally ungooglable.

It's certainly better to say "to continue supporting/to support", but still

[torn patio]

Personally, I'd say "to continue supporting"

[fleet oar]

Anybody would 😂

I'm kinda just exploring the deep maze of the English language here you know

[torn patio]

Yeah

[short seal]

hi, this is my first time in the server but how can i lean English here ? somebody can help me pls ?

[flat rune]

"to continue to supporting"
"To continue to support".*

They're both in the present tense. "To continue" gifts "to support" a new meaning, instead of it happening once, "to continue" describes that the individual was already supporting the object in the past, is in the present, and may in the future.

[split geode]

Yes

[flat rune]

If you are asking if "to continue support" or other constructions work, then, as far as I understand, no.

[split geode]

It is grammatically incorrect because "continue" accepts gerunds

Gerunds are supposed to act as nouns so I like to sort of equate it to a meaning using the construction "To support something" because the gerund there is functioning like a noun

But yea no infinitives.

[flat rune]

I suppose you could alter it to say "to be continuing to support", but the present continuous infinitive sounds bizarre, so personally it would not find use.

[split geode]

Yea this does make sense but as you said the continuous infinitive is sort of odd

[flat rune]

This server is for asking questions and for us to answer them. If you want specific help learning English, I would suggest using the various applications or classes one can find online/offline, or joining the voice chats to pick up phrases and communicate with others.

You will find resources to do with your plight in #🗃｜resources.

[cloud canyon]

Can we use the word "would" like "was going to"?
I was going to do that but couldn't find the money.
I would do that but couldn't find the money.

[near horizon]

Is “what to do” a noun clause?
“I know what to do”

Or is it not a clause because “to do” is an infinitive?

Oh it’s an infinitive clause

[cloud canyon]

I don't know what to say.

[cyan forge]

what is Q4?

[cloud canyon]

Fourth quarter of the year.

Last three months.

[topaz coral]

@cloud canyon yeah you can use would like that

[supple ridge]

these mean different things. in this sentence, "was going to" means that in the past you were planning on doing a thing, but then didn't. "would" means in the future you might, but actually won't.

would refers to something done in the future under a condition. if I say "i would eat a steak if it were prepared by a good chef" means that i am willing to eat steak in the future, under the condition that it is prepared by a good chief

the past tense version of this would actually be "would have" as in "i would have eaten a steak had it been prepared by a good chef"

"was going to" is different from that as well, it simply means at some point in the past you were planning on doing a thing

[topaz coral]

I think they are both usable in that context though. But are correct sentences that mean the same thing in that context

[supple ridge]

nope. the former refers to the past, the latter to the future

take an example: suppose i invited you on a camping trip two weeks ago, and you were going to come with me, but you decided not to in the last minute to work extra hours at your job. in such a context, you could not say "i would go, but i can't" because the camping trip already happened

[cloud canyon]

Thank you so much. That explanations helps a lot.

[unkempt oracle]

why does it say here infront of the uncountable noun? isn't it supposed to be something like "preceding" the uncountable noun?

[flat rune]

I know that "will" can be used not as a modal verb, but in the meaning of "making someone inherit something, leaving a legacy".
But how about its future form?
"I will will you the house"?
And can i say "I will be willing to will you the willing"?

[topaz coral]

no you cant really say that in English

In english we usually just say I am leaving you my will

or we say I am giving you my will

[flat rune]

That's not true, i just saw in TED someone saying "When people died, they willed their land to the church".

[topaz coral]

You can say that but people dont say they are willing to will people the willing

you can say you willed your land to someone though

[flat rune]

Yep, because that's mouthful and even "brainful". But is it technically correct?

[topaz coral]

I dont think so, I think you would just say I want to leave you my will. I dont think you would say i'm willing to will you my will

It doesnt sound right to me at least

The person might understand what you are saying but it doesnt sound right if that makes sense.

[cyan forge]

So first I is for 'wheel'
And the second i is for 'will'

is that right about transcriptions

or is it vice-versa

[flat rune]

vice versa

[noble turret]

Hi, is the sentence below correct? I’m a bit unsure about ‘taking’ a stroll - is this the correct form, and if not what is the right way to say it? Thank you in advance 🥰

One of the things I did when I flew to Budapest to see you was taking a stroll down the Danube river.

[flat rune]

yeah that's right, just add some punctuation as well

[noble turret]

okay thanks!!

[flat rune]

no problem

[flat rune]

if ever you need help or for someone to explain something to you, you can always use this channel @ocean bough 😀

[flat rune]

Yes. It is generally a formal manner to present a possibility, request, or desire.

[flat rune]

No. "What" is an adverb in this case.

[flat rune]

Q4 is "Quarter 4", the last four months of the year. Sometime between September and December.

[cloud canyon]

Thank you so much.

[flat rune]

This relates to the order the terms are read.
"In front of", here, means that you read it first.

[flat rune]

You can say "I will will you the House" in a casual conversation, but the latter sentence is not so much grammatically incorrect as it is bizarre. "I am willing to give you the house", or a similar replacement for "will" is preferred to not sound strange.

[flat rune]

It is correct in a "leading down the garden path" sense. Many speakers may not find such endearing - they may find it annoying.

Everything but the final question is correct. #10 has the correct answer, but is not correctly constructed. You did very well, and it is clear that you have studied for this, if not understand it fully.

It is not hat you answered #10 incorrectly, but there should be an "and" in front of "also".

[flat rune]

i: is for the "e" in "wheel".
The I (capital i) is for "i", as in "sh__i__p".

[cyan forge]

is there are more words which implies "dont hesitate", "don't be shy"

[unkempt oracle]

oh okay, thank you

[crimson narwhal]

You can use opposites of those words (e.g. "Be confident")

[topaz coral]

@cyan forge The correct way to ask that is "are there any words which means dont be shy".

[wind elbow]

hello

can we english speak practise me ?

[obtuse mountain]

Any natives?

She is sick . She eats so much recently?

Correct the following sentence

[zenith ether]

she has been eating

[wind elbow]

ı am from turkey ı am a2 level english

[obtuse mountain]

But the word Recently is a key word for

[zenith ether]

you can find people on General or Beginners' to talk with you

[obtuse mountain]

Present perfect

[zenith ether]

Yea?

She has been eating so much recently

[obtuse mountain]

This perfect continuous right?

[obtuse mountain]

Im confused because multiple people answered differently

[zenith ether]

lol lemme just see about tenses rq

forgot about them

[obtuse mountain]

Learning English at the begging can be very intimating so you have to carry on whatever happens

You will get bullied at the start so be ready, its fine though have fun !!

[wind elbow]

thank you

[obtuse mountain]

Oki doki

[wind elbow]

ı am ready

[obtuse mountain]

Thats the spirit

Karens are a huge challenge, they be like "Omg he said Water not waeeer" Or "he spelled Beople instead of People"

[obtuse mountain]

With a bitchy laughing tone hahaha memories

[obtuse mountain]

@zenith ether Found anything bruv?

[zenith ether]

ye, what are u confused abt again?

[obtuse mountain]

She is sick . She eats so much recently?

[zenith ether]

Yea the same stuff I said earlier

She is sick. She has been eating so much recently.

[obtuse mountain]

Okay thank you for the help

Im studying for the final exam

[zenith ether]

I see, good luck!

[obtuse mountain]

English is easy to use daily, butt not** academically xd

[zenith ether]

Yeaaa

[wind elbow]

can you speak english me?

voice message

[obtuse mountain]

You mean to chat with you?

Sorry Im busy with studying

[wind elbow]

no problem thanks

where are you from

[obtuse mountain]

Palestine

@zenith ether Sorry again can I form a question like this?

The students usually choose technical subjects .

Do the students usually choose technical subjects?

Or like this

What do the students usually choose?

[zenith ether]

this one

[wind elbow]

in my opinion work study

for work

[zenith ether]

the first one's looking for a yes or no answer, the second one's asking about what specifically the students choose

[wind elbow]

yes

this one

[zenith ether]

but yea both are fine ig

[obtuse mountain]

Yap makes sense

[zenith ether]

it just depends on the focus you want to be answered

[obtuse mountain]

So if the question doesn't force me to a specific type I can use whatever I like?

[zenith ether]

Yes imo

[obtuse mountain]

English teacher in my country are stupid

Thats why

[obtuse mountain]

They just memories everything, so if you ask them anything about grammer in the curriculum they will answer you without any doubt, but if you try to ask them something outside what they have memorized they wont answer

[zenith ether]

Dang, I see

must be a pain

hope you find good teachers there!!

[obtuse mountain]

You cant either your learn through immersion or you memorize like them xd

[zenith ether]

hahasadsds

both sound fine

[near horizon]

Does anyone know how to diagram sentences? How should prepositional phrases acting as the subject complement (predicate adjective) be diagrammed? Next to the linking verb or under it?

[hoary nymph]

can you give an example

[near horizon]

“The cookie dough is in the corner of the room”

[hoary nymph]

this is correct though?

[near horizon]

Oh, I meant sentence diagramming.

Like these

[lament tulip]

is the word "Pass Out" means someone died of?

Is the sentence correct that "I passed out my LLB this month."??

kindly tag me while answering

[topaz coral]

@lament tulip pass out can mean someone falls asleep or if they get unconscious. Also yes that sentence is correct because pass out can also mean to hand something out

[obtuse mountain]

While I ………….( work )in the garden , I ……….(hurt)my back
Any natives ? Was working - ??

@zenith ether 🙂

[topaz coral]

@obtuse mountain I can try to help you maybe but i dont know what you are asking

are you asking if the word work and hurt should be there?

[obtuse mountain]

yes

Whats the correct answer

With the suitable verb

[obtuse mountain]

.

[topaz coral]

The correct way to say that is while I was working in the garden I hurt my back

[obtuse mountain]

Correct but why hurt

[obtuse mountain]

Its in the basic form

Without anything

[topaz coral]

I'm gonna be honest I dont know much of the technical stuff with language I just know it's right because of my experience speaking english

So i'm not sure what basic form means in language

[cyan forge]

does it make sense?

meaning ducks doing nothing

[topaz coral]

yes idle means not doing anything

[brave island]

Hello ladies and gentlemens, My name is Muhammad Abbas from 7 Gold and I’m running for president of this school. If I’m elected, I would try my best to make this school more enjoyable for students. I would also try my best to make sure everyone has the best day. I would also add games, movie days, tournaments, contests, and charity donations if possible. Why should you vote for me? Well…as you can see, I am a student, not a smart one tho, so that's the reason I can feel how other people feel about school.

is this a good speech? ;-;

for student counsel president

<@&909100555157262347>

[unborn walrus]

You don't sound confident in your words

[brave island]

mmhm, can u help me somehow..? 😏

just ping me if yeahs

[tawdry vessel]

I watch at least one movie a day, but I feel frustrated that I can’t watch anything longer than the changeover time in one sitting.

What does "changeover time" mean here?

[brave island]

the time elapsed from the last good part of the previous run, to the first good part of the following run

i guess

[tawdry vessel]

That doesn't help much.

[brave island]

lemme elaborate if i can

[unborn walrus]

Hello my fellow friends,
I'm Muhammad Abbas from 7 Gold and I'm running for the post of presidency of the student body. If you elect me, I will try my absolute best to make our school more enjoyable and easygoing. I'll add games, movie days, tournaments, contests as recreational activities.
If possible, I would love to conduct charitable donations for the students in need of financial help. Why do I believe I'm the best candidate for this post? Well, I'm a normal student just like you who understands what my peers need and what kind of support they need for their overall development. I can relate to their problems and I'm willing to offer help to students in need.

[brave island]

Thanks hehe

[unborn walrus]

Good luck!

[brave island]

Thanks :)

[tawdry vessel]

Nevermind, I figured it out.

[mellow kettle]

Is that correct ?

[pseudo hill]

I think that's right.

[mellow kettle]

Thanks (:

[pseudo hill]

You’re welcome)

[flat rune]

As a command?
One could say:
-> "Be confident" (Kups)
-> "Be courageous"
-> "Be fearless"
-> "Conquer your fears"

Et cetera.

[flat rune]

"She's been eating too much recently."

Yes.

[flat rune]

"Pass out" means to lose consciousness, normally be exhaustion. It does not infer death.

[flat rune]

"While I was working in the garden, I hurt my back."

"Was working" is past continuous, meaning that you were doing something until something else happened. "I Hurt (I injured)" is the event that stopped you from working.

[flat rune]

Remove everything after "Donations."

[flat rune]

"Changeover time" is from "The time it takes to change over to X". Generally speaking, movies have several moments in the beginning where they advertise their studios' openings. This may be what the speaker refers to, thus he says he wants to watch a movie, but cannot sit down for longer than ten seconds.

[tawdry vessel]

Ah, I see. Thank you.

[real sentinel]

can anyone help me to do an english test please?

[supple holly]

alright

[lament tulip]

Is the following sentence correct?
Can we use cows as like as horses to make a chariot?

please mention me while answering the question

[flat rune]

It would be "Can we use cows like horses to make a chariot?" @lament tulip

[lament tulip]

thanks

[near fable]

doing people's English tests

[supple holly]

hehe

[nova oasis]

I don't quite understand when to write "ly" at the end of a word
"I think it's obvious" or "I think it's obviously"

[sonic mantle]

"ly" usually makes it an adverb.
So the word modifies a verb (action/ feeling) or another adverb
"He was running quickly"

[nova oasis]

thanks

[topaz coral]

Just in case you want a example, you can say I think its obvious he's tired or you can say he is obviously tired. Both are correct.

[tawdry vessel]

I'm sorry. I stumbled upon this line when reading a light novel which has a female character with split personalities, they switch after 2 hours or so. The "changeover time" here meant the time when they switch, she can't completely watch a movie cause they switch over when near the end of it. That wording threw me off, my bad, I should've provided some context before asking that.

[flat rune]

Isolate "like". You do not need both.

[flat rune]

That's all fine.
Either way, it refers to the time one changes things.

[left knoll]

I don't mean to answer a Russian question but I thought utku meant ducks? aha

(I assume I shouldn't have asked it here sorry, I came here for another question really! haha)

[somber willow]

@fossil badge yes

[near horizon]

Well, this one is acting as an adjective modifying the subject

[flat rune]

I believe that you asked for a diagram. No?

[near horizon]

Yes, I wanted to see how prepositional phrase acting as a predicate adjective would be diagrammed

Whether it should be diagrammed like how predicate adjectives are diagrammed, or how prepositional phrases are diagrammed

[obtuse mountain]

Fellows

In reported questions

Is this correct?

How much money did you pay for the gift ? ( I asked Her )

I asked her how much did she pay for the gift.

@zenith ether

🌚

[zenith ether]

I asked her how much she paid for the gift.

[cyan forge]

Yeah
утка | a duck
утки | ducks

Which sound of these words shall be longer?
Whores | Horse

Also I'm confused when i face words like that, words that writen different but sounds the same

[smoky wave]

I am a 15 year old student and a private tutor gave me this

is it too hard for me or is it normal?

I just wanted to know if I'm that stupid or it's normal level

[supple ridge]

this is pretty intense. this kind of article would be on the SAT (reading comprehension exam for 16-17 y/o native speakers)

[smoky wave]

I'm not a native speaker

my parent found a random private teacher and gave me that

then he said I did it too slow

and I need to learn my English better before learning maths and economics cuz my English is poor

[supple ridge]

don't worry if you can only understand like 10% of that; i would definitely say it's for advanced learners only

[smoky wave]

but I learned English since I was young though

[supple ridge]

still, this is a difficult article to read quickly for anyone who isn't fluent. the technical language alone would be a hindrance to even some native speakers

[smoky wave]

he said my reading skills is quite poor as I kept skipping while reading that passage because it's too hard for me

and it takes me 20 seconds to fully understand one sentence

[cyan forge]

what's your level

[smoky wave]

does my reading skill have problem or it's fine?

[smoky wave]

secondary 4

[supple ridge]

i mean take a look at this sentence:

"Both social and cognitive types of laughter tap into the same expressive machinery in our brains, the emotion and motor circuits that produce smiles and excited vocalisations"

it is perfectly reasonably to take 20 seconds to parse this if you are not fluent

the terms "expressive machinery," "emotion and motor circuits," and to a lesser extent "vocalisation" are not normal english that you would read in a newspaper, this is more advanced than that

[smoky wave]

I feels kind of better now

I thought my reading speed is terrible

[supple ridge]

it might have taken me around 15 seconds to read this when i was 15, and ive been speaking english since i was 6 or 7

[cyan forge]

cool

[cyan forge]

where are you from

[supple ridge]

israel. my first language is hebrew but at this point my english is better

[smoky wave]

I'm from hongkong and my first language is Cantonese

which is chinese

[supple ridge]

so english is tricky then. keep at the reading, and dont worry if you're reading slowly, you will improve with time

[smoky wave]

thank you thank you guys

at least now I have a prove to tell my parent

I don't have reading issues

and need to find that tutor for help

[cyan forge]

@left knoll Did you just message

[sweet portal]

message*

sorry if it was annoying, it's just you have the correct me role

[cyan forge]

no, thanks for correcting me

[flat rune]

horse = 🐎 whores = prostitute or a woman that sleeps with a lot of dudes

they're also pronounced slightly different

Horse - hORS
Whores - Horz

If that makes sense

[supple ridge]

whores is with a 'z' sound. horse with an 's' sound

[flat rune]

what that guy said

[cyan forge]

Yeah im asking about pronouncation

thanks

[cyan forge]

move in meaning to move out of a flat?

[wise kernel]

it means that both of them are living in the same house, so the girl might be moving into the guy's house or vice versa

so either one of them is moving out of their house

[flat rune]

You spelled the two correctly, but they are pronounced differently.
"Whores" sounds a lot more like "Horz".
"Horse" sounds like "Hors". There's not as much of an emphasis on the "s" noise, which is how most can discern the two.

[flat rune]

If you are a beginner, then this is too advanced.

If you often speak English, though, and you have often read some books before, then this should not be too difficult, but challenging enough.

[flat rune]

Your reading is not terrible. Especially if you are reading this.

I would not dub it anything akin to SATs, though, as those are not exactly good tests.

[toxic lotus]

Hey guys, what's a good idiomatic expression for eyeing someone for their mistakes and flaws, searching for a mistake in every one of their actions and behaviors?

[quaint vector]

Hello, i need help with a sentence if it's grammly correct

Because of a change in university’s council, there have been a general decrease on student’s grades. In the rest of semesters my grades are consistenly high.

[flat rune]

Because of a change in (the) University's Council, there (has) been a general decrease (in) or (on) students grades. In the rest of (the) semesters , my grades (have been) consistently high.
This is the way I would've changed it

[quaint vector]

Thank you so much for helping!

[flat rune]

No problem 😁

[flat rune]

That is a little too specific.

I do not think there would be many, if any. Idioms are generally from local sayings and phrases, and the only one that comes to mind is "He is picky".

[supple ridge]

i can't think of one. but suppose you had a manager at work that was watching you way too closely and always micromanaging what you do, you could say that he's 'breathing down your neck'

[flat rune]

adding to that @supple ridge if they were pushing you to do something and then thought they could do it better you could say "he's getting to big for his boots"

[sage kernel]

Hi guys.

Videogames have been very important to me in my childhood, because the games has defined my preferences in general, thanks to them i interested in the drawing, animation, and literature. The most important videogame for me is Zelda Saga, i love all of this game, in the present I have continue to play it.

This is grammly correct?

[rocky pawn]

not completely

[rocky pawn]

Video games have been very important to me in my childhood because they have defined my preferences in general. Thanks to them I am interested in drawing, animation and literature. The most important one to me is Zelda Saga, I love all of this game and continue to play it to this day.

specifically I corrected: ‘has’ -> ‘have’ because ‘games’ is plural.
and other phrases should be written like this:
“…I am interested…”
“I have continued” / “I continue” for present

[sage kernel]

Thanks a lot!

[hazy turret]

Hi guys. Is it correct? ------> " Videos of this guy are very helpful to improve English skills"

[static knoll]

Videos from this guy are very helpful to improve English skills.

Videos from this guy are very helpful towards improveing English skills.

i would rephrase it to that

[hazy turret]

Thank you very much 🙃

[flat rune]

hi

[crimson torrent]

Human toad performance, what does it mean?

[flat rune]

Wrong person, sorry.

[flat rune]

"His videos help me improve my English skills."

[flat rune]

Context?

[crimson torrent]

.

[flat rune]

It would likely mean that the person isn't acting nicely.

That is a bizarre expression.

[fallow widget]

I need help at this, I just don't get how it works I'm stupid..

[flat rune]

There are some words on the right. You have to chose the correct version of them

And also there's a question mark. You have to see which blank space you didn't fill in the entire paragraph and then replace the question mark with a suitable word

[flat rune]

einfach fülle die leere linien 😎

assuming you're german from the flag in your bio

yeah guy above me explained jt

[cyan forge]

Is there any difference between swift and fast

[flat rune]

theyre synonyms but fast is used much more often

swift is much more... poetic

or to describe in a book

[supple ridge]

swift implies agile (like an actual swift, a type of bird), where fast doesn't imply that. a meteor is travelling fast, but it would be odd or even incorrect to say that it's swift

[fallow widget]

Sehr gelungen und hat mir weitergeholfen, danke.

[cyan forge]

i know you can float on water swiftly

[supple ridge]

there's a spectrum of how much it makes sense for something to be swift. for something like a fast boat, 'swift' might work if you're aiming for a certain stylization, as thebigsad mentioned; if you want to be a little poetic

[cyan forge]

cuz in witcher 3 it's like that

there are controls

[supple ridge]

oh yeah the boats in that game? those are fairly small. as an (imperfect) rule of thumb, if something is small and fast, you can call it swift. if it is big and fast (like a rocket) you probably can't

[cyan forge]

when on foot it's "run". On boat "swift" if im not mistaken

[supple ridge]

wait that might be a different meaning altogether. sorry, i haven't played the witcher 3 in years

maybe a silly question, but do you mean "shift"

[cyan forge]

hmm

damn im confused cuz i remember it was accelerate and swift too as well as on foot sprint and run

[supple ridge]

swift cannot be used as a verb, so that might be unlikely

[cyan forge]

also i remember on roach it's canter and gallop

it's different to everyone or idk

[flat rune]

Swift is methodical.
Fast is speed.

[cyan forge]

swift is like a calm fast comfy speed?

xd

that you cannot feel the speed

[supple ridge]

google synonyms are good actually

[flat rune]

It's more that one has a method behind his manner in motion.

Thus, when we say someone is moving swiftly, it is meant that he has a method to his motion, and that he is both moving with speed and being eloquent while doing so.

[cyan forge]

ohhh like helming a boat

[flat rune]

Part of me wonders if "swift recovery" is an idiom.

[supple ridge]

not really it just means the recovery is swift

[flat rune]

No, nevermind. Recovery is a verb.

[supple ridge]

a noun

[cyan forge]

tuduum

[flat rune]

I suppose it may be.

[cyan forge]

what

healing?

[flat rune]

When someone is wished a "swift recovery", it means "get better soon".

That is more of an idiom, though.

[supple ridge]

not really it's just an adjective noun pair. like a 'happy birthday', or a 'good morning'

[flat rune]

We agree. I confused myself by thinking of verbs and then realizing they were used as nouns.

[supple ridge]

yes; the recovery is the period of time in which you are healing. if the recovery is swift, that means it is brief and doesn't take very long. swift means both 'brief' and 'fast'

[drifting valley]

"Maurice still felt the unease of wrong-doing. [sic]”(63)

or

"Maurice still felt the unease of wrong-doing [sic].”(63)

[whole dew]

Well, I have a question.

How to use(a)

Is it used for unknown things?

[supple ridge]

you mean 'a' as in the indefinite article?

like in "i have a car and a house"?

[whole dew]

What if I say
I have car

It means a specific car.

Does it mean a particular car?

[supple ridge]

you couldn't. my first language is hebrew which also does not have an indefinite article so i understand that it's weird to learn

you use the indefinite article when there is:
a: one of something, a countable amount
examples:
I have water (because there is no such thing as one or two water, it is a continuous quantity)
I have a glass of water (because there is one glass of water)

b: an abstract thing, not of a particular identity
examples:
You are King George (a specific name for a specific person)
You are a king (a king is a type of thing, there can be many kings)

note: the indefinite article is not used for adjectives. so you would say:

"You are tall" not "You are a tall"

[whole dew]

Thank you
I've tired you with me.

[median mirage]

how to speak english ?

[whole dew]

Use Google Translator

[thin torrent]

From mouth 🚶

[cyan forge]

can i say "let's omit this topic"?

[cyan forge]

"Are you asocial on a daily basis"? Should be here "a" before "daily" or not?

[vapid grotto]

Yes, the "a" is always necessary before "daily basis"

[median mirage]

thank you

[violet bear]

depends on whats ur native language

[flat rune]

I've never seen the word "asocial" before?

[supple ridge]

it means "not social"

[lament tulip]

what is the best way to have permission of sitting in a chair in a interview board?

should I say this:

Shall I have a seat?

tag me while answering 😁

[flat rune]

you can say "Can I take a seat?" or say nothing until they sit down @lament tulip

The interview board could potentially say "please be seated" so I don't think you would need to ask

[lament tulip]

@flat rune thansk

[ruby kettle]

What's a prefix or a suffix word that means send under?

[static knoll]

Send under?

[ruby kettle]

Yes

[static knoll]

No idea

[split geode]

Maybe dispatch? Zero clue

[solar bay]

prefix = Sub

[cyan forge]

tell somebody on and turn somebody in means tell someone that somebody did smth bad?

[rocky pawn]

I think it would be ‘tell on somebody’ when you’re just reporting an incident like you’ve mentioned and ‘turn in somebody/something’ would be used when a possession is handed over.

[terse magnet]

Both can be used in the first way, as in "The man turned his friend in (to the police)"

[cyan forge]

thanks. I heard tell somebody on used with children and turn in with adults

[cyan forge]

"if i have my knickers straight, this looks like a laboratory"

wtf

doesnt knickers are undies

[cyan forge]

Keira said it in the witcher 3

[cyan forge]

google says so

[topaz coral]

We dont say doesn't there, we would say the word aren't instead of doesn't

[terse magnet]

In general "telling on" is said about children "telling on" eachother when one did something bad or wrong. However there are many different words/phrases for this in different dialects and slang

"Snitching", "ratting on", "snaking" to name a few

[flat rune]

I've never heard of snaking before. I've heard of someone "being a snake"

Btw I love your bio and the message at the top

[terse magnet]

Comes from that yeah

[terse magnet]

Thanks pal

[flat rune]

I have learnt something new today

[terse magnet]

It's slang so everything moves really fast haha

[flat rune]

True

[flat rune]

The latter.

[flat rune]

Replace "a" with "one".
It refers to a specific item. If you wish to use it for unknown items and specifically reference them, then you may use "the" or "that".

[flat rune]

"Let's not talk about that" works better.

[flat rune]

"Tell on you" is a child's saying that means the child will "tell" others about one's misdeeds.

[flat rune]

British English speakers will employ "Knickers" to refer to underwear. The saying, however, sounds like an idiom.

[manic jasper]

Be-
beneath
below
bestowed in some contexts
belittle

i believe, that's all i can think of

[simple hornet]

"ucl final is nothing to this" -> is this sentence grammatically correct? BTW the "this" refer to my activity, so basically it's compare sentence

also "ucl final aint nothing to this" has same meaning with that first sentence?

[manic jasper]

yes, it's correct, but 2nd way is used much more often. they are both informal.
also, it's usually "UCL final ain't nothing compared to this" but original isn't necessarily wrong.

[simple hornet]

okaayy thank you, ill use the 2nd sentence

[cyan forge]

can i interchange nearly with almost

[supple ridge]

yup, i can't think of any circumstance where they're not interchangeable. i've noticed that british english speakers are somewhat more likely to say 'nearly' and americans are more likely to say 'almost,' but even that's not a hard and fast rule. you should be fine with either in most any context

[cyan forge]

are the words in a correct order?

[supple ridge]

bit clunky. "sorry for the almost 7 minute voice message" is better. it's not needed to explicitly refer to the length of the voice message, the '7 minutes' implies that

[cyan forge]

ig you can explain when and why some object shall go first

[supple ridge]

for example, if you insisted on referring to the length of the message directly, the correct grammar would be:
"sorry for the almost 7 minute length of the voice message."
it is technically possible to say "sorry for the 7 minute voice message length" similar to "sorry for the cold pizza," but it sounds strange because this sentence format usually only works for very short sentences

i would say that it sounds weird enough to the point of not being considered grammatical, but that's up for debate

[cyan forge]

okay then i better write without length

[supple ridge]

yeah. "sorry for the almost 7 minute voice message" is ideal here imo

[cyan forge]

"well at this point witcher might be no an rpg one too" is this correct

fuck

sorry

why "an"

[flat rune]

"an" usually comes before vowels. ie A E I O U

[sonic mantle]

An is right because its about vowel sounds

If you say rpg, the first sound is that aaar sound

[cyan forge]

whom to believe 🤔

[flat rune]

Both because both are correct 😀

[cyan forge]

"sorry for the cold pizza" i dont get why is it sounds strange

[kindred latch]

If I am using the word "considering" like this : "I won't be needing help when I am there, considering that it's already very late". Will it be correct to use the present tense like "it's already very late", or should I use future tense like "it will already be very late", or both ?

If I use the present tense, maybe I am saying that I won't be needing help when I am there, because it is already very late now ? - and not that it will be very late then ?

For example : "I won't be needing help when I get there, considering possible traffic jams and that it is already very early in the morning" Does this means early in the morning right now, or when I get there ?

[flat rune]

I would say right now and same with the other part

[kindred latch]

Ok, so when I am trying to describe that it will be early in the morning when I get there, I should write something like : " ... and that it will be already very early in the morning" ?

[kindred latch]

Or can it be that "considering" is kind of moving the present tense into the future, kind of ? Or have I been staring for too long on this sentence now ? 😵‍💫

For example : "I won't be needing help on my arrival, considering possible traffic jams and that it is already very early in the morning" - Can "it is already very early in the morning" point to "my arrival", so that I am saying that it will be early in the morning when I arrive ?

So that "it" points to "arrival"

🙈

[flat rune]

So for example say your boss has said you can have a day off today, and they say "you don't have to come in" you could reply by saying " I will come in considering I won't have anything else to do. "considering" in this sentence means right now but in terms of during the day it means throughout the whole day.

[kindred latch]

So if the context is that a friend wants to come and help me with something, when I arrive somewhere, and asks me to be polite, and I say that I won't be needing help, because my friend would be stuck in traffic, and it would be early in the morning. Can I then use this sentence : "I won't be needing help on my arrival, considering possible traffic jams and that it is already very early in the morning" ?

[flat rune]

I don't think you would say "I won't be needing help on my arrival" unless you have physical limitations ie being in a wheelchair or something like that. You would say " I will be late arriving because of traffic jams considering it is a work day and people will be setting off at the same time" However you would say this in a formal situation so would be the norm. If it was one of your friends you would just say "I'm going to be late because of possible traffic jams"

[kindred latch]

Ah, yes, I understand. But there is a twist in what I am trying to say, because my friend is the one that has to be stuck in the traffic jams to get to the destination where I arrive. And also, it will be early in the morning for him

[flat rune]

Why would they have to be stuck in traffic? traffic is something that you can predict a little bit but not be specific about all the time

[kindred latch]

Ok, so if it's a flight for example, that I am taking, and my friend wants to pick me up : "I won't be needing help on my arrival, considering possible delays and that it is already very early in the morning" ?

[flat rune]

instead of "has to be" it would be better to say " will be"

[flat rune]

yeah that is correct

[kindred latch]

It's correct ? Even if I use the present tense ?

[flat rune]

Yeah

using "considering" means both future and present tense but in your case it is in future tense

[kindred latch]

Ah, so it's context dependent ? And it this case I am pointing to the future ?

[flat rune]

exactly

[kindred latch]

👍

[candid fiber]

Would anybody be so kind to check my writing practise?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WZHNtYfD5KS5-FxKj28IAOYv-uQkiGkh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111252711259863439328&rtpof=true&sd=true
I'll be in a voice channel if you'd like to discuss it.

[flat rune]

If it sounds like a vowel begins the next word, it is used.

[flat rune]

It works.
Alternatively, one may write "sorry for the long voice message."

[flat rune]

It will depend on the context of the situation. If what you reference happens in the future, you use the future tense. If the conditions now influence the future, then you would use the present tense.

[acoustic fulcrum]

hey there , I have a question, when I should say "Enough"

[crimson narwhal]

Enough means that you have an amount of something to get some effect, create something, etc., for example:
We've got enough dough to make a pizza.
Your room should be dark enough at night.
I've had enough of you. (I don't like you anymore, I'm not interested in you)

The third example is a little different than the standard use, but is still correct.

[cyan forge]

just use google translate

[flat rune]

[tawdry vessel]

Then, in a squeezing voice, she said to me who was mentally preparing myself,

Is this sentence correct? I feel that it should be written as "Then, in a squeezing voice, she said to me who was mentally preparing himself."

I have no idea about what is grammatically correct here, but I'm just going by what sounds right and better to me and my experience from reading literature. I'm still a beginner so asking what is right here, lol

[flat rune]

can someone check this script pls ?

I knew it was a lie, he would drink again ... he always does .... sadly he is having a bad time ... it all started a few years ago, after the death of my mother and after the dismissal from work ... he did not withstand the blows and fell into depression ... so he started drinking and gambling, perhaps in the beginning he was moved by noble principles, but with the passage of time it became a disease, so much so that he began to ask money around the worst criminals out there, accumulating $ 100,000 in debt. Now these people want them back within 6 months with lots of interest, asking for double the original amount. We don't have all that money, and neither he nor I have a job, even if I did everything to look for one, but without success .... so I had to run for cover .... there were two solutions .. .prostituire me or open a onlyfans to sell some of my photos ... and I have chosen the lesser evil.
after a bit exhausting research I found a competent photographer who has already worked in this field ... fortunately I found a really nice guy who had a similar story behind me and after knowing the whole story he took me to heart helping me for free, both with the photo shoots, and with the creation and sponsorship of my account ... putting myself in lingerie in front of him was embarrassing at first but after discovering that he was gay I was a little less ...

[empty urchin]

There is a website where you can check your texts and see if it's written correctly and if there are any way to improve your writing.

Check out Wordtune Editor when you have time, you will like it.

[flat rune]

amazing... 😄

ty so much

[empty urchin]

I'm glad I was able to help!

[flat rune]

need a payment for more :/

[empty urchin]

You can use diff. google accounts or Facebook acc's. Daily if I'm not mistaken you can check if your texts are okay up to 10 times for 1 account.

[worldly tide]

Hi

[near fable]

Ahoy

[flat rune]

New word learned 👍

[near fable]

Awesome

Ahoy is very common

Pirate word

[flat rune]

I see

[near fable]

Lemme teach you another

[flat rune]

Lets see

[near fable]

Savvy? = Understand?

[flat rune]

Not

I dont

[near fable]

If you've watched pirates of Caribbean

[supple ridge]

oh that's a cute one

[near fable]

Jack sparrow used savvy a lot

and since you're on discord, people all around the world are here, avoid saying, good morning, good night, etc

use "happy timezone"

For all greetings

That's it for today

Eh savvy?

[flat rune]

Oh

Ty

Im new in this

👍

[cyan forge]

"is it near by the sea" we can't put "a" in front of sea right?

cuz i remember I've been told before glass you need the cuz it's specific and big or smth

[exotic stag]

What we call it "when we take a person's side in favor of him"

[cyan forge]

you benefit him?

but idk

[exotic stag]

Benefit or like in favor of him when no one is there with the person

[cyan forge]

no?

[exotic stag]

😐

No, I don't think it should be called biasedness or favoritism if that person deserves the help, do it?

[near fable]

Favoritism

[supple ridge]

i think that you would say "to side with"

favoritism has a bit of a different connotation/definition

[exotic stag]

Can you plz give an example in a sentence?

[supple ridge]

"He made a more convincing argument, so I will side with him on this issue."
"I believe it is wise to side with the kingdom that is already winning the war"

[exotic stag]

Yeah, now I got that thankyou

[supple ridge]

cool. for reference
I side with them = I am on the same side as them

[exotic stag]

Yeah now it's so close which I was asking

[supple ridge]

yeah they're very close in meaning. the difference only matters if it's important who was on that side first

[exotic stag]

First?

[supple ridge]

"I side with" is asymmetric.
here's an example of where "I side with" and "I am on the same side as" are different. you'll see what I mean

1: I side with the French, so I will join the French army. (correct)
2: I am on the same side as the French, so I will join the French army. (correct)
3: The French side with me, so I will join the French army. (different meaning. this means that the french army is supporting you, instead of the other way around)

you should say "I side with" if you want to be specific about who joined who (or if you simply want to be more concise). "I am on the same side as" is fine if it's not important who is supporting who in what order

[exotic stag]

Ohh, very tricky but you explained it very well

[simple hornet]

"i am scared the way i get bored on my own playlist just like the way i get bored for the future gf" can this sentence (parable sentence) be written more efficiently?

[tawdry vessel]

"I'm scared the way I get bored of my own playlist just like the way I (will?) get bored of my future gf", I'd write it as that.

I don't know if what I wrote is grammatically correct and my wording isn't that good, most of the time.

[minor galleon]

"I am scared of the way I get bored of my playlist is just like the way I will get bored of my future gf".
You don't need to say "own" in "my own playlist" as "my" already shows you own the playlist.
(I corrected your grammar too)

[cyan forge]

when we are going on something we going onto?

for example onto a train

[cyan forge]

might be "i side him" too

[worldly compass]

Please, help me.

[supple ridge]

"i side him" is not grammatical, you need the "with"

[cyan forge]

damn

americans..

[supple ridge]

well i dont think its a thing in british english either, but regardless, don't worry about it. english is weird lol you'll get used to it

[worldly compass]

I from ukraine, my english is bad. Help please

[sonic mantle]

Any specific question or the full two pages?

[worldly compass]

these two pages. if you don't mind, please help.

[crimson narwhal]

I.

1. He was waited for all evening
2. Umbrellas must be left (by visitors) in the cloakroom
3. The letters haven't been stamped yet.
4. I'm not let to attend such events.
5. These TV sets are made by a Japanese company.
6. Your clock will be repaired very quickly.
7. Is a new shopping mall going to be built?
8. You were seen stealing the sweets.

II.

1. was claimed to be
2. ??
3. is expected to nominate
4. are assumed to waste (different verb used, but the meaning stays the same)
5. is believed to bit (or "is believed to have beaten", the first one should be correct but I'm not sure it is)
6. are thought to be

[deft swan]

in this sentence: Barnes’s new novel is laced on his trademark precision, dexterity and insight. It is
the work of one of the world’s most distinguished writers. Why is the first preposition (on) not (with)?

[worldly compass]

ty

[cyan forge]

pledged might also be refered as a plan?

[noble wasp]

hello! is it "would you accept to do" or "would you accept doing"?

[split geode]

The latter

[crimson narwhal]

Both are correct, a little dependent on the context. Is there any particular situation you are asking about?

[noble wasp]

"would you accept to go out for a drink?" for example
but can u explain when to use each one?

[split geode]

Yea that just sounds wrong to me

Second one would sound much better imo

[crimson narwhal]

Yeah gerund would fit better as I hear it in a sentence now.

[noble wasp]

when do i use the first one then?

[split geode]

Afaik you probably dont

Accept + infinitive doesn't exist to my knowledge

Gerunds fit because accept wants to take objects. Objects are nouns, and gerunds function as nouns.

[crimson narwhal]

Yeah that might be right, I thought that accept is one of the verbs to which both gerund and infinite can be used in different context.

[tame bear]

Is this sentence correct:
The choice of what restaurant we go to tonight is entirely on you.

[split geode]

There are verbs like that but idk if accept is one. I doubt it tho

[split geode]

Yea this sounds fine to me

[crimson narwhal]

Should be correct.

[noble wasp]

thanks

[tame bear]

Im specifically ask about the word on in very end. Is it correct ?

[split geode]

Yes

[crimson narwhal]

It can be either "on you" or "yours"

[tame bear]

thank you

to everyone

[deft swan]

Is there any way to know where to put a certain tense? I have the most problems with present perfect/ present perfect continuous

[crimson narwhal]

There are some situations where both present perfect simple and continuous can be used correctly. The main difference is that the in the case of perfect simple, we are talking about situations, that were:
a) never done by us;
b) were finished in the past ,but had affect on the presence.
Perfect continuous can be used similarly, but it is mostly used for actions that are more extended on the timeline. We can use it when we're talking about a situation where a certain point has stopped a long-lasting action.

[bleak wraith]

Hey, whats the most commun word for documents that a freelance is sending to the clients? (Contract, Quotes, Quotation, estimate, ...?) thank you !

[worldly compass]

Can they help me?

[flat rune]

What is "have 5th done" structure ?

[bold falcon]

I think it's have sth done
Sth being something

I hate abbreviations

[worldly compass]

Passiv Voice, idk

[flat rune]

Why did I as a native speaker not learn this?? education man I tell ya

[split geode]

Because native english speakers dont learn grammar apparently lmao

[flat rune]

Ig we learn it differently but tbf I wasn't in the top set I was in set 4

[hexed hazel]

😭😂 passiv voice thats was my exam two days ago

[flat rune]

no point in learning grammar indeptj unless you're going to teach it

otherwise natives will just pick up

that's how dialects are formed

like the fact a lot of people in my area pronounce chest of drawers like chester droors

[torn patio]

What's the difference between?:

"the thing **that ** you did"
"the thing **what ** you did"

[surreal aurora]

Hullo, I've been studying english for a long time now, and last year I took the FCE exam with my school (which I should have taken in 2020). I got a score of 181. Would it be possible for me to pass the proficiency exam next year studying around 2 and a half hours per week? Thanks in advance.

[cyan forge]

is this correct

[stiff gulch]

in what context is it? what are you referring to?

[cyan forge]

push-to-talk

in discord

[stiff gulch]

'what key did you bind for push-to-talk' then!

[flat rune]

"The sea" is correct because you are referring to a singular, specific sea.

[flat rune]

One often says "siding with X" in this context. "Favouritism" and "Bias" infer a subconscious choice to be side with another, rather than the actual action.

[flat rune]

Yes.
A pledge in certain contexts may mean that one plans to do something. "I pledge to donate my money."

[cyan forge]

thanks

[cyan forge]

thanks

[flat rune]

"Would you accept" is not a normal phrase. It is correct in structure, but it is used only under specific contexts. It is better to say/ask, "would you like to do X", "is it alright if we Y", et cetera.

If you want to write either of the sentences, then it would be: "Is it acceptable if you do X?", or "Would you accept doing X ...".

[tawdry vessel]

“Just so’s you know, resisting is pointless,” one of them said
What does "so's" contraction mean?

I never saw that before.

[cyan forge]

how'd you make that message?

[flat rune]

"So's" is accented. It means "so".

[rose zodiac]

thank you

[flat rune]

I'd recommend about one hour per day. If that is too much, then maybe 45 minutes per day.

I think the FCE has a range of 140~190. If you've reached 181, then keeping it consistent will either ensure your score remains the same or a higher score to pass the next proficiency exam.

[cyan forge]

Also can i ask for one favor, if you replying to me then press reply so i could see the mention

[tawdry vessel]

Ah, I see. Thank you.

[cyan forge]

all the time

i see you already do but just sayin

[surreal aurora]

Thanks!

[cyan forge]

"Also can i ask for one favor" would it be wrong if i put "a" before "one"? cause im assuming "one" implies "a" already

also can you correct me in case my messages are written wrong

[tawdry vessel]

You can use article if you write it like this: Can I ask for a favor?
When you mention the number, I don't think it's needed.

[torn patio]

[tawdry vessel]

I'm not familiar with subtleties, but "the thing what you did" seems more like a question than "the thing that you did".

[split geode]

The thing what you did does not make sense

[humble hemlock]

This is true!

It’s drilled into us via memory

[olive orbit]

Can someone help me? I need at least TOEFL 72 or IELTS 5.5 (academic or general) Which is easier?

[flat rune]

It would be wrong, yes, to put "a" before "one". You would be saying "Can I ask for a a favor" or "Can I ask for one one favor".

[flat rune]

Natives are often not taught the intricacies of their tongue. It comes with the language.

The pretty titles and constructions are learned by the learners, whereas the speakers merely talk as they have been.

[flat rune]

The latter is incorrect.

[flat rune]

IELTS, I believe, is easier than TOEFL.

Ultimately, though, check with your area and see which is preferred.

[humble hemlock]

^^

Additionally, you should go for the one which is more preferred. If you’re heading into university then the academic one would be more beneficial for you than the general one.

[flat rune]

That's true. Are you an English native ?

[flat rune]

Yes.

[flat rune]

Good to see another, How did you get taught the grammar ? We had grammar pyramid and we had to choose which level of difficulty we wanted.

[flat rune]

I was not taught much grammar before I began teaching.

kkkkkkkk

We learned basic sentence structure, terms for nouns, adjectives, adverbs, et cetera.

any advice to understand the get use (in all ways)?

[flat rune]

?

The "get use"?

yeah

Do you mean the saying, "get used to X"?

QQQQQQQQQQ

yeah

i guess

the uses of get

Oh.

With that you definitely should have learnt grammar ? the other stuff is important too

That is a different question entirely, my friend. Do you mean the tenses, or all contexts/times "get" is used?

yeaheayhea

[flat rune]

Honestly, I wished I learned more as a child, but I learn as I teach.

[flat rune]

The verb, "get", has too many contexts to link here. This link will help in my stead.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/get

[flat rune]

all

[flat rune]

understandable

well, I interpret it, figuratively, as "get", to understand something within any context, especially if it precedes a preposition (in the case of phrasal verbs)

[flat rune]

I only know as to get something lol

get up

wake up

[flat rune]

apprehend*

[flat rune]

It has that meaning as well.

However, "get" is a verb with a plethora of uses and meanings.

I'm confused not because of the whole "get" but Juan's responses

[flat rune]

"understand" in the literal way

[humble hemlock]

Grammar pyramid

We had worksheets with the rules drilled into us

With no explanation, it was just the way of doing it

[flat rune]

period as in full stop?

[humble hemlock]

Typo

[flat rune]

that was similar to our lessons

[humble hemlock]

And then by the seventh grade we were studying Shakespearean English

8th grade we had an essay

9-10th grade was Shakespeare

[flat rune]

You read Shakespeare or you wrote in a similar manner?

[humble hemlock]

Grade 11 we were doing linguistics and Middle English literature

[flat rune]

something we didn't do

My school had us read little of Shakespeare.

[humble hemlock]

The reading part happened in middle school onwards

The writing happened in grade 10

[flat rune]

I think the only time I investigated old English was about one or two years ago. I began with Beowulf, connected English to German, and read old letters and whatnot until I reached Shakespeare, but I'm not the best regarding English literature.

The only "Old" English I recall is KJE translation.

KJE?

[humble hemlock]

I got to old English literature in university

[flat rune]

Early Modern English as attested by the King James English Bible.

[humble hemlock]

In first year

I was 16 at the time

[flat rune]

aahh okay

Since a lot of "rural" sayings are pretty much KJE Bible references.

If not entirely local, then names, idioms, language, etc., are generally traced back to it.

[humble hemlock]

Yep

[flat rune]

One day, I will master the older English tongues.

[humble hemlock]

Good luck!

[flat rune]

I'm better with plays like Macbeth

[humble hemlock]

I loved Macbeth

We did it in middle school

Then again in high school

[torn patio]

Is this correct?:

It is well-know that the CO2 is the most common greenhouse gas

[split geode]

It's "well known".

No hyphen in this case im pretty sure.

[flat rune]

"Known" follows the noun, thus there is no hyphen.
"It is well known that CO2 is the most common greenhouse gas."

[split geode]

Also no the

Before CO2

Forgot to mention that lmao

[torn patio]

Thank you both very much

[neon compass]

can you help with your language with the test?)

[near fable]

What do you mean

My language test?

[neon compass]

There's nothing left, they helped

[uncut vale]

Don't worry, I did help her

[worldly compass]

can you make a sentence for me in a passive and active voice?

[flat rune]

If you want to construct a passive voice, remember what constitutes as such. An active sentence is an active sentence because the subject acts on an object; a passive sentence is passive because the object is acted upon.

i.e.:
"John threw the ball." (Active)
"The ball was thrown by John." (Passive)

Notice how the object of this sentence, "the ball", is moved to the beginning? Thus:

"He had given her the job before she graduated from university." (Active)
"The job was given to her by him before she graduated university." (Passive)

So, the answers to your questions are:

1. "She was given the job by him before she graduated from university."
2. "The job was given to her by him before she graduated from university."
3. "She was bought a special present for her 18th birthday."
4. "A special present was bought for her for her 18th birthday."

While it is important to know the passive voice, do not make them a habit to write. Passive sentences are often unclear, too wordy, and take a little longer than active voice sentences to make sense of.

[minor galleon]

@worldly compass

[worldly compass]

Thank you very much. you helped me a lot. I wish you all the best.

[cyan forge]

ahahahahaha

that's how Biden talks

"or or or or or"

[minor galleon]

Yes, just some few grammar changes.

Hi X,

Hope you had a nice weekend. Sorry for the long response time; we had Ascention day which in Norway is a public holiday, with many also taking the following Friday off.

I have forwarded your previous e-mail, I will forward this too and write** to** you as soon as I have a response.

Best regards
Z

[supple mortar]

You need English helper

[minor galleon]

Sorry, my bad

There doesn't seem to be a ping for that...

If anybody else could help/improve my answer

[near fable]

Aren't you first time nitro user

[minor galleon]

uh yes

[near fable]

Claim from epic

[minor galleon]

waiting till june 2nd because that's the due date

also the hauntedchoclatier thing is unrelated, just a game concerned ape made 😂

[crimson torrent]

What does this mean?

[sonic mantle]

"shrugged off" = ignored, thrown to the side

So the character of Elvis was brushed past and not looked at at the end of the movie

[crimson torrent]

What are closing credit titles?

Like the names of actors and companies involved in the production of the movie, showed at the end of a movie?

[sonic mantle]

Yes

[frosty charm]

"I'll be back whenever I'm done" does this sound correct?

@sonic mantle :3

[sonic mantle]

I would say:
once I'm done

[frosty charm]

ohhh okayy!

[crimson torrent]

thx

[subtle coyote]

hello

i want to speak well eng?

[split geode]

The table was too old to be kept sounds better to me

[stiff gulch]

Yeah

[flat rune]

https://youtube.com/shorts/0Wv4GNwdVco?feature=share

What does "smack dab on the middle" mean here?

[supple ridge]

directly in the middle

[flat rune]

Thanks

[supple ridge]

i know its silly to define an idiom with another idiom but just in case you know it, it's similar to "in the thick of it"

in this particular context, that is

[cyan forge]

so aparently you can say "come again" meaning "say again"?

[supple ridge]

yes. if you couldn't quite hear or understand someone you could say that

[cyan forge]

that's sounds cool

come again

[supple ridge]

sure. yes. if you couldn't quite hear or understand someone you could say that

:

[cyan forge]

:)

is "stray" like "wander"?

[supple ridge]

mostly. wander has the added implication that you are exploring

[cyan forge]

and stray is just for walking

for no reason

[supple ridge]

stray means to deviate from a path. either literally or metaphorically

also wander doesn't necessarily imply that there was a set path to begin with

[cyan forge]

"yuck" doesn't exactly mean anything huh? it's just an expression for the things you take as disgustuings?

like a eww

[flat rune]

what's up

[flat rune]

"Come again" is because most used to say "come" when referencing speech.

[flat rune]

"Stray" means that one has deviated. Wander does not require a set path, whereas "stray" means that one has fallen from what he must do and does whatever else now.

hi, gguys

[sweet portal]

Yes

[manic jasper]

yes

[manic jasper]

that is correct in structure, but "the choice of what" is unnecessary, can be replaced with "which", aka "which restaurant we go to tonight is entirely on you." also, "on" here is a little derogatory/pressure-like. you could also use "up to" (... is entirely up to you.)

[tame bear]

thank you so much for all of that information

[gilded wedge]

What’s the difference between “would he do the same thing” and “will he do the same thing?”

[gilded wedge]

@flat rune

[flat rune]

The former is past tense.
The latter is future tense.

In this context, it may serve as a conditional, but the tense is generally the difference.

[gilded wedge]

So what should i use in this sentence

“The question is, (would/will) he do the same thing as what you wanna do?”

[flat rune]

I would use "would", because this feels to be in the past tense.

[flat rune]

Definitely "would"

[gilded wedge]

I dunno😭😭 coz my friend said “I’ll keep him till college” then i said “the question is would he do the same as yours?”

[gilded wedge]

Why 😭😭

[flat rune]

Like @flat rune said "would" is past tense

It took me a minute. Since I did not learn a lot of the terminology behind my language, it takes a minute for it to come to mind.

[flat rune]

"Would" is expressed in conditionals, but can be used to create a conditional question.

At this point, it doesn't matter what tense it is, really.

There are other very bizarre specifics, like how "will" implies a demand and "would" asks a question, despite both formally being a question, but to summarize:

You're asking a question, and "would" works.

[gilded wedge]

Ohh thankyou for both of u @flat rune @flat rune

[flat rune]

You're welcome

[wind elbow]

4567890" +

ŞLK+,0

[flat rune]

excuse me ?

[cyan forge]

@supple ridge i found the thing about swiftly

[cyan forge]

is this a correct one

or shall i put i noticed in the start

[flat rune]

Is" present perfect continuos" used a lot in a conversation?

[near fable]

Oh man

What you just asked

Sorry my English is limited

[flat rune]

In the sentence: You have arrived a little late to meet Ben who is waiting you. can i say
Instead of "have you been waiting long": " have you waited a lot" either "were you waiting a lot"?

Oh

So i skip it

Probably i won't use it rn

Yeah

Get with another words gain different meanings

Wow

Thank you

I'll remember this

But present perfect continuos it's formal i guess

Thank you sora

[flat rune]

I thought you were fluent ?

[near fable]

Yes

I was kidding with that guy

[flat rune]

I was gonna say

[near fable]

You missed yesterday class

[flat rune]

I thought that was today?

damn, that's annoying. Hawk is an amazing teacher I love his lessons

[near fable]

Oh hawks lesson is tomorrow

You missed creativestar's class

[flat rune]

I didn't know that was on

[cyan forge]

like a crazy house?

[flat rune]

Yeah

[cyan forge]

is this sentence right?

[split geode]

No waiting a lot doesnt make sense imo. The former sounds much better.
Also you fait for something or someone

[flat rune]

Oki dokie thank you

[fluid terrace]

Hi, I want know the difference between past simple and past continuous in this case. I think that are both right. Can you help me, pleaseee?

[stiff gulch]

The only thing I can see is the 'was watching' at the start, it should be 'were watching' as you're referring to more than one person

[flat rune]

The tense may be. Why?

[flat rune]

You can shorten "You have arrived a little late to meet Ben who is waiting you" to "Ben was waiting for you. You're late."

Or, merely "you're late".

[flat rune]

In this case, the past tense just refers that the event happened in the past. Past continuous emphasizes that the event happened, but stopped. You would use "was playing".

[fluid terrace]

Thanks

[flat rune]

It was a sentence of my English grammar book that confused me. Anyway thank you

[crimson narwhal]

Me and my friend My friends and I was were watching my favourite youtuber's video about the situation that happened on 24th February (or February 24). The blogger is ukrainian Ukrainian so it concerns him too. The while short/few-minutes long video was about the situation and the consequences~~ that were~~ after that**,** such as destroyed buildings and all other ones. I was warned terrified(I don't really know what was the context here)**,**because "We were discussing the situation", we were and commenting the video only how tough it would be for everyone after what happened. such a situation.

[cyan forge]

warned is warn

[crimson narwhal]

What was the context of that sentence?

Because I am not sure that warn is the right word.

[cyan forge]

I'm explaining that i got warn for no reason

[crimson narwhal]

Can you say something more? I don't really get your point at that stage.

[flat rune]

*a warning

[cyan forge]

warn is like a slow countdown to ban. the more warns you obtain, the closer you're to be baned soon

[crimson narwhal]

Oh, you're talking in this context.

OK I get it now.

It should be correct in this situation then.

[cyan forge]

not while but whole video

i didn't say about length

[crimson narwhal]

I see, it was a spelling mistake then.

[cyan forge]

i wrote "whole"

[crimson narwhal]

Oh.

I rewrote it wrong.

My bad.

[cyan forge]

buildings and all. by all i meant and all bad things related to this

but

probably it's incorrect

[crimson narwhal]

It's not really incorrect, you will be understood, however other ones fits better here.

It sounds better for me.

[cyan forge]

why my friends?

my friend

[flat rune]

What you typed was correct, you didn't specify multiple friends you only said "me and my friend" but that was corrected to "my friend and I"

[supple ridge]

i will note that although "my friend and I" is technically correct whereas "me and my friend" isn't, native speakers of english regularly say "me and my friend," with some people only saying it like this

for writing essays i would stick to "my friend and I" but for casual conversation both are acceptable at this point

[flat rune]

yeah

[split geode]

Tbcf me and x is used so often that its hardly truly incorrect anymore

[torn patio]

I´m going to take the TOEFL exam, like in October, any tips or advice?

[near fable]

Practice

[cyan forge]

"wonder if mask would change twitter pfp" is this correct

[stiff gulch]

You should add a possesive pronoun before Twitter pfp

"wonder if mask would change their Twitter pfp"

And small thing you also change twitter to Twitter because it's a proper noun

[cyan forge]

who told me that you shaint put would after if

[cyan forge]

can i say "i didn't breakfast" since theoritcally any noun can turn into a verb

[manic jasper]

you can humourously, but if you're actually trying to tell someone you didn't eat breakfast you have to add a verb.

[cyan forge]

this isn't fair

[manic jasper]

lol

[cyan forge]

why then you could use he knees him

[manic jasper]

yes, but that is also formatively a verb, breakfast is just a noun which in your sentence was replacing a verb

[cyan forge]

wait

how do i find out one noun can be a verb

is it correct to say "leshern can cloud your head"

leshern is a tree creature living in the woods according to legends