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Can I say it?
Can I say "It's so pleasant" instead of thank you when people wish me happy birthday?
She's pregnant with a baby
Can one be pregnant with something else?
Is inversing the phrase “I have not played the piano” into “Not have I played the piano” grammatically correct?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1jhbcox/is_inversing_the_phrase_i_have_not_played_the/
How to pronounce “isle” and “aisle”?
aye-l, ail, ah-yuhl?? Thanks
Common names of over-the-counter drugs
So I talked to some people and whenever I mentioned “acetaminophen” and “paracetamol”, usually they’ll say something like “what are you talking about?”. I thought these were common drugs and a quick google search said yeah. Are these terms not used? If so, what are commonly used names of OTC drugs?
"Evidence" is pronounced as "eh-vidence" or "ih-vidence"?
I'm a 10th grade student from the Philippines, and this particular word bothers me. I pronounce the word evidence as its American pronunciation, but my English teacher pronounce it as "ih-vidence". I browsed the web, and it looks like the correct pronunciation is "eh-vidence". Why does my teacher and even my classmates say that it's the correct pronunciation?
Does anyone say “…in the C drive”?
https://i.redd.it/ubdvn7qo49he1.jpeg
How often do such things happen to you?
The guy thought it was “black JEEP” but it actually “black owners”
Is using the "s" for the first person ("I calls" and "I sees") some kind of dialect ?
https://i.redd.it/4blyig9hwade1.jpeg
"I've been reading until you came" vs "i read until you've been coming"
Someone stops you while you were reading to ask you which book you've been into and then you reply: a) This one (pointing at the book itself) i've been reading until you came. b) This one (wiggling the book about) i read until you've been coming. Questions: Are there any subtle difference between these two options? I know "read" (past simple) naunces more the action now gone but this might as well have a more stress on why the action ended. Like being mad because of someone coming and crossing words. Do you agree?