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"apology accepted" is a normal way to answer a apology?
I heard a guy talk like that and sounded sarcastic or unnatural, is It common ?
Bring me over a beer, bring a beer over for me, bring over a beer for me?
Hi guys, If I want to use 'bring over' to ask someone to bring me a beer, how should I do it? I feel like 'bring me over a beer' does not work because the direct object is *me*, is it not? So I would be the one being 'moved' by the verb. But any other combination that I can think of sounds a bit awkward. Of course, 'bring me a beer' is the easy way out, but I would like to know how to say it with "bring over" Thanks!
Why is this wrong? Isn’t “ do one’s job” a common idiom? Thanks.
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Is using "women" or "woman" instead of "female" to describe an occupation/position correct?
I see a lot of native English speakers, including news outlets using the word "woman" or "women" in phrases like "woman teachers" or "woman drivers" on the Internet. However it doesn't really make sense to me because I thought those words could only be nouns and "female ~" feels more natural and logical to me. Is there any particular reason people prefer to use the former?
Why “froze” and not “freezes”? Is this correct?
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What gives away a french speaker?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1iglsnn/what_gives_away_a_french_speaker/
Is it easy for a native speaker to think out?
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I can't find a specific word for "head hair" in English, other than hair, which is the general term for hairs all around your body.
In many languages like French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian....there's the word hair which can be used for everything (your scalp hair, your facial hair, your body hair, eyebrow hair...) BUT there's also a specific word for the hair on your head, though using hair is ok. Those languages, like English, also have words to describe fine hair (vellus), or beard for the thick hair on your face, or eyebrows, etc... or also mane for a long mane of hair, or bun or ponytail...But when it comes to the physical thing, the strand of hair, lots of languages can use either "hair" or the other one (Cabello, Cheveux, Capello, etc....) In shampoos for example, those countries never use the umbrella word hair. They always use the specific word, let's call it "Scalpstrand" in English. For example "for oily scalp strands" or for curly "scalp strands" or for blonde "scalp strands", etc... I know it's a bit complicated for you English native speakers, hope you understand what I mean. I'd like to know if you always use hair. Examples: ITALIAN: Pelo (Hair, regardless of its location). Capello (Hair on your head). SPANISH: Pelo (Hair, regardless of its location). Cabello (Hair on your head). FRENCH: Poil (Hair, regardless of its location). Cheveux (Hair on your head). PORTUGUESE: Pêlo (Hair, regardless of its location). Cabelo (Hair on your head). RUSSIAN: Volosy (ВОЛОСЫ) (Hair, regardless of its location). Kabel'o (кабельо) (Hair on your head).
Candies for everyone!- What do you call these... "candies"?
I know what a normal candy or lollipop is. A normal CANDY is a small sugary thing that you put in your mouth and suck. Same for a LOLLIPOP but this one has a stick. SNACKS, if I'm not wrong is whatever you eat that doesn't look like a prepared meal. I mean, it can be everything from a chocolate bar to a bag of chips or M&m's But then there are plenty of what I'd call candies (I don't know the specific word for them), which can be chewed and eaten, unlike normal candy or lollipops which are sucked or chewing gum which is only chewed. Golosinas or ChucherĂas is what we call them in Spain; and Gominolas also. (I post the Spanish names just in case someone is familiar with the words and can give me an equivalent. I guess you have the exact same things in the US/UK/AUS, but for un non-native speakers, they as a whole are called "candies". The Spanish equivalent of candy is "caramelo", which is only something small you suck. They often come wrapped in a paper. Is "candy" the umbrella term you use for everything? The following are different types of "candies" that we'd never call candies in Spanish. ***-These are "golosinas" or "chucherĂas", which is the umbrella term and within them you have plenty of shapes and flavors so children call them "a strawberry", "a banana", "a shark" etc...*** https://preview.redd.it/gwss6y6uxcde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b33784832ccb1f76fb75fe4c7dd03e02c3f94943 ***-These are called "esponjas" (sponges) or "nubes" (clouds). There's also the "ladrillo", which is square and tough like a brick.*** https://preview.redd.it/0mxwyd4eycde1.jpg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=069c3a14d724fc02f344f091866aafa023c733ca ***-These are called "piruleta" (lollipop). BUT, if it's more like a sweet, round candy with a stick we call it a "Chupa Chups", even if it's not the original brand.*** **PIRULETA:** https://preview.redd.it/40cx6q72zcde1.jpg?width=148&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d729e683dd38b0f89344699d4860ab550c0b9d8 ***-CHUPA CHUPS- (EVEN IF THEY HAVE NO BRAND, THEY'RE STILL CHUPA CHUPS IFTHEY LOOK LIKE THIS:*** https://preview.redd.it/eis8oo6bzcde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55d46c61a7e5b4e0008f4555ce634b1c53921ef1 ***-These are GOMINOLAS (tiny things, gummy texture). The famous "bears" are also gominolas.*** https://preview.redd.it/thoy3f870dde1.jpg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee7e4ed41e14f0575937a209b0a8989995192c2a https://preview.redd.it/ubb0b5z80dde1.jpg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d65d29699c185081e101d2389a37b771b9d0db3e ***WHAT ARE CARAMELOS (CANDIES) THEN???*** THESE: https://preview.redd.it/8eqrh9f22dde1.jpg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6be37d1d056e2d180cd62c46ee589c04043897f8 https://preview.redd.it/viqa39k82dde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=286ca62b0ccdd7e882b52a946dbbe34abcc0ef75
do you pronounce “R” when you say “FOR some”
Like for some reason