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I learned English the wrong way.
I learned english the wrong way and now I don't know how to unlearn it and start all over again. This my background: I learned English in school but didn't really pay attention because I was not really interested at the time. I managed to pass my classes by relying on memorization. I never bothered to ask anyone to correct my writings or verify if I understood something correctly. I just relied on my intuition. I blame my laziness for this and ADHD (which was diagnosed late). To give you an example if I see a sentence like this: "The driver will have arrived at 10am". I understand this as "The driver will arrive at 10am" which is actually wrong since the 1st sentence means the driver will arrive before 10 am not exactly at 10. Basically, i interpret all of the english tenses as present simple, past simple, or future simple. I have the same issue for my vocabulary, for example, i know the word "very" intensifies a descriptive word and i just left my understanding be limited at that. So I use it in a very unnatural manner. Aside from Grammar, the way I organize my thoughts is also a big issue as you can probably tell with this writing lol, and that is because my english flows the same way as my native language, which is a completely different language from english, not even the same family. To sum it all up, i kinda created my own version of english. And I have no idea how to unlearn everything and start the correct way. I don't even know where to start. Is anyone else in the same situation, and how did you resolve it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
How to get better at writing?
Hey all, I am happy with my speaking / reading and listening level of English. I got a 7.5, 7.0 and 8.0 in IELTS in those areas (C1). But my writing is a 6.0, and honestly, it seriously is bad. Especially the last 2 years since ChatGPT got introduced I constantly use AI to fix my sentences even if its a basic email. My question is, how does one get better at writing? How do you even practice it?
Do the conjuntions "only" + "after which" take subjuntive?
X will happen, ***only after which*** Y **were** real.
Why does britney say Break the ice as āBreak THE iceā not āBreak THEE iceā? Doesn't āTheā pronounce āTheeā if the words after it are plural?
https://i.redd.it/gp63pg3d2obe1.png
1. Do native speakers say āopen up (an applicationā as in ājust open up YouTube on your phoneā? 2. Does āopen up YouTube backā sound natural where ābackā means āa return to an earlier or normal conditionā?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1huc8qo/1_do_native_speakers_say_open_up_an_application/
Okay so i have this super cool new idea
Ok guys i have this REALLY COOL idea for a new english phrase and it's jiyo and jimo which means "just in your opinion" and "just in my opinion" and I'm hoping you'll all spread it around so we can start using it IMMEDIATELY pls and thank you. š
What does this phrase mean?
I saw an ambulance in Melbourne helping a poor guy who had been hit by a taxi, and I noticed a phrase painted on its window. It said, "patient's own stingos applied," but Iām confused about the meaning. When I googled "stingo," it said itās British slang for beer, which doesnāt seem to fit. Could it be slang for medicine used to treat bug bites because of the word "sting"? Thanks in advance!
Oque significa "bih fye"?
estou fazendo uma collab com um amigo americano, e ele mandou "that bih fye bro", alguƩm sabe oque significa?
What is the difference between "in future" and "in the future"?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hpwq34/what_is_the_difference_between_in_future_and_in/
Paraphrasing 'yours to do'
I wonder if my paraphrasing conveys the same meaning. Original text: The property was yours to sell or not, as you wished. And after selling it, it was yours to decide how much to give. My version: It was up to you to sell the property or not, as you wished. And after selling it, it was up to you to decide how much to give.