Community Discussions
Question. Do people still use high key and lowkey in 2024?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1jpw3tc/question_do_people_still_use_high_key_and_lowkey/
Does this name sound weird to you?
Hey guys, im not a native but need to have an english name because im gonna work for multinational corp. Normally, they would take some common names like "cherry, philip, mike,..." but to me these are pretty boring and i wanna a cooler, less familiar name. Im thinking of "Maybe". This name sounds cool to me but im worrying natives might be confusing So how weird sound weird to you. In real life i have seen some other strange names such as "Drinkwater, Booty,..."
Is it true that "how do you do?" means how are you in Canada?
I've only known this phrase as a formal greeting comparable to "nice to meet you" but I was told it means "how are you doing?" in Canada, is that correct?
What is the difference between "Have you eaten?" and "Did you eat?"?
For me, both phrases mean the same thing, I'm not sure if I'm right or not. And what about "I have made a cake for you" and "I made a cake for you"? Are they interchangeable? Knowing whether I should use perfect present or past simple is quite tricky for me.
What does "for principle" mean here? Just for the sake of it? Or because he deserves it?
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Lyrics - Should we own this mistake? How bad is it?
Hi everyone. I have a band and none of us are native speakers. We recorded this song which we really like and just 1 week ahead of its release we realised we've made a english mistake. We mixed two phrases "Going to end" and "coming to an end" and the result was: "It seems like this is going to an end Going to and end Going to and end" Again, for us, no native English speakers it sounded correct but of course we failed since we did not double check. Lesson learned! Unfortunately we can not re-record this part or the song with the singer anymore for multiple reasons. We need to release it as it is. The only thing I could do is to write "coming to an end" in the lyrics regardless what he says in the record. But I don't think this will convince people (the part is scream vocals tho so it could work...) But tell me. How bad is it for a native speaker? Thank you!!
Shouldn't the outlined text be written in Past Perfect?
I.e. "They didn't see another person until they HAD reached..." Source/Book shown in the screenshot: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
It is correct to write "without tried it" or "without trying it" or "without having tried it"
Hi I am improving my writing and I got confused about if I must use one or another. The phrase is " I did not want to be the only one without tried it" so how I must I write the last part. Edit: thank you so much for all your help.
Can anyone explain to me how the title of my post is confusing? Thanks in advance
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Does anyone say “can I swap seats with you/ can we swap seats?” instead of “can I switch seats with you?” in contexts of trains or planes?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hs1fq2/does_anyone_say_can_i_swap_seats_with_you_can_we/