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Question - how do I begin to understand the language of Shakespeare (and English poetry at large?)
For almost 15 years, I almost exclusive use English in all my walks of life, yet I simply have never read Shakespeare (and other poets) because their language is simply incomprehensible to me, and I don't understand where I can even learn it (dictionaries don't help). Examples: 1) *your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty* (what is "to admit discourse to sth"?) 2) *Could beauty have better commerce than with honesty?* (what is "o have better commerce than with sth"?). And so on. Literally every line is such that I simply cannot read. Is there a translation into simple English? Or is nobody interested anyway if he can't read that text already?
Test for taiwanese highschool teachers.
How hard are these words for regular native speakers? I only recognize a few lol. Btw, is it normal that when I do these questions, I might not necessarily know what a word means, but I just know it's the correct answer and what it makes the sentence mean?
Pronouncing "uncomfortable" at normal speed in a sentence
I sometimes sound like I'm saying "unconfterble" or "uncomterble", rather than the one we hear all the time. I've always wondered why it's not pronounced as "un com for ta ble."
Shouldn't it be "stands"?
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What is "Doing something you don't want to do, but you do it to satisfy other people " Called?
I've been wondering this
Can someone explain this please?
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Native Speakers- How hard is it to actually master English?
hi ! exactly what the title says. i want to know how hard it is to truly master English. I attempted my IELTS and got a fairly good score (band 8.0+) but i still struggle to grasp the language despite that. it's always been a dream to master a language and as i, as a student frequently participate in events that require the main medium of communication to be english ( MUNs, public speaking, workshops etc.) i do want to be able to fully grasp the scope of the language itself. any tips or words of advice i can take ?
Rate my handwriting please
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Five alternatives to 'because'
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what english words always mess you up?
English has some words that are really confusing. For me, it’s "borrow" and "lend." I always said "Can you borrow me a pen?" and didn’t realize it was wrong until someone corrected me. Another one is "fun" and "funny." I used to say something was funny when I just meant it was fun. It still gets me sometimes. What about you? Are there any words in English that confuse you no matter how much you practice? I’m curious if we share the same struggles