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Is there a word opposite to "illiterate", which means someone can read but can not speak?
It shattered me ☠️
Can the word "rent" be used as a verb?
I don't think I've ever seen "rent" used as a verb before. Would it sound natural if I say "Do you own a house or are you renting?"
is "nighty night" too childish to say to an adult friend?
So, I was texting with a friend, she's not a native english speaker (we're both italian and 20) but we sometimes use english words during our conversations, also consider that she teaches english and her english is so good, almost native level. This night, right before going to bed I texted her a "nighty night" with some emoticons and stars. I wanted to sound cute, casual and funny, but I have fear that she might interpreted it as childish, as if i'm treating her like a child. What do you think? Would a native (or in this case a very fluent person) consider it too childish?
How would you read/say '$5.09'?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1kj8ofh/how_would_you_readsay_509/
what without the T?
Recently I’ve noticed that a lot of Americans don’t say the ‘T’ in what. The only time I really hear the T is when they’re really trying to emphasize the word. Why do they do this?
Is the sentence "I'll never forget the time when we spent together" correct?
Me and my English teacher are feuding over this and I feel like it's incorrect or at least awkward due to the "when" in there, which he insists is correct.
Pausing is crucial
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What do you call the large wooden "spoon" thingy?
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Why not C but E
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Is it true that the word "too" is used to express an excess of something negative?
I came accross a YT video where the presenter said that the word "too" is used to express an excess of something negative, and the use of the word before "good" is wrong, for example - "This place is *too* crowded". We use the sentence - "Too good to be true" very commonly, but then it implies something negative, so this very likely might be true. I am not a native speaker.