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If a sentence done gotten posted on this sub, but ain't no one there to read it, is it AAVE?
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Why do I keep hearing "Do you mad?" instead of "Are you mad?" 😠Am I tripping?
Movie: Past Lives (2023). I watched it with someone, and he insists that he heard "Are you mad?". I swear, it doesn’t make any sense to me. 😠I know that's the grammatically correct version, and the subtitles SRT confirmed it. BUT no matter how many times I replay the line, I can only hear "Do you mad?". What do you hear, anyway?
I don't get it whatever I do!
>!The answer key says it's B!<
I was asked where did I work out and I couldn't answer. What do I call this? It's not in private territory.
Yard? Sounds British. Outdoors?
Let's practice English together!
Hey!. I am here to request the company of people who are willing to practice their English consistently. If you're down, DM me.
Why is there a "to" in the last sentence? It sounds more natural to me without it
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Is it okay to use british english but speak with american accent?
I'm kinda shocked why no one has questioned about this before! 😳 Or was there already the post about this? Tell me
Time notation, is a dot valid between hour and minute?
I am reading a book and came across this notation. I suspect the authors are mainly British and I have been historically much more exposed to American English and notations. Is a dot between hour and minute valid in formal English? Is it contemporary?
Can you tell me the essence of a word "tomboy"?
I understand (at least I think so) how "ship" works in words friendship, partnership etc. But I cannot get the role of "tom" in tomboy (surprisingly, it's quite old word, XVI century). I learnt that "tom" means male spieces of some animals. Why suddenly tomboy means a girl who acts like a boy but not a manly man? At the same time there is a word "tomfool" which means a stupid male.
Do you have a word in English you just can’t pronounce right (and How Did You Fix It)?"
For me, it’s "thorough." Every time I try to say it, it ends up sounding like "throw" or something completely wrong. It’s tricky, but I’ve started practicing it in sentences to force myself to get it right. Turns out, repeating it in context helps me remember it better and expands my vocabulary too! What’s your word? One that trips you up every time but makes you want to master it? Share it here, maybe we can all learn a few new words along the way!