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Are there any variants on the idiom “down the rabbit hole”? I saw one where one word is replaced with another word. But I can’t remember it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hwq2dk/are_there_any_variants_on_the_idiom_down_the/
weird structure/order with confusing negatives
so im a native speaker but today i was reading something for class and noticed a lot of old-sounding (potentially archaic or reserved for intellectual literature) syntax, for lack of a better word. > image 1: "he was home but little" this seems like it's saying "he was home (all the time) except for little (= sometimes)" but the contact suggests that he was often *not* home, and rarely was. > image 2: "... his not playing there" as i understand it, "(not) playing there" is treated as a noun in this structure? how does that work? > image 3: "... little old, bent, withered figure..." the lack of a comma between "little" and "old" is confusing me. is one of them acting as an adverb for the other adjective? > image 4: "when is it to be mine?" shouldn't it say "when is it *going* to be mine" instead? > image 5: "the most sluggish of pulses" why is the word "of" included here? wouldn't the sentence be correct without it?
English lessons
Hello, I am Julia a French student, and I have been taking English courses at University since September (I already have between B2 and C1 level). I would just like to be able to communicate with English native speakers to brush up my level. I would prefer to learn British English, but others English are perfectly fine as well! I can speak here or in other social medias, like Instagram or WhatsApp. I speak either through messages or voicecalls. Thanks in advance and have a great day! 😊 PS: the flair I added was just to be able to post, I am not looking for any kind of lessons in particular.
I need tips on reading and vocabulary.
Hello, I am a foreigner whose first language is not English, and I intend to take the SAT in 2025. Even though my English is good, I believe I can reach even higher levels of proficiency in the language. Which books would you recommend to acquire greater richness in vocabulary and expand my linguistic repertoire? Thank you in advance. PS: This is not just for the SAT; I aim to improve my level in the language regardless of the exam. Therefore, I consider any recommendation here to be valid.
Is “drawdown” a jargon? Do most people know it?
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A device to fry rice with
Is "with" optional in the following? A device to fry rice **with** would fit the bill.
Which is correct? He _____(sought/sought for) the wallet in his pocket.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hrpdxh/which_is_correct_he_soughtsought_for_the_wallet/
All you need do
Does the following work? All you **need do** is ask.
What should I choose?
Hello, I am learning English, but I have a problem, which is that I can understand most of the words 70%, but I cannot speak. I literally forget the words that I know and understand. If you find it in another context So I am confused, either I practice speaking, which does not help me acquire new words, but I have become able to speak, or I focus on learning new words, which does not make me able to speak, and I will remain in the same problem. Thanks for reading if you have any suggestion please tell me
I just recorded an audio, where do you guys think I am from?
There it is: https://vocaroo.com/1iljAufhL546.