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Is "(it) looks like rain" the most common way of saying you think it's gonna rain soon after you've just looked up to the sky?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1lkcmc7/is_it_looks_like_rain_the_most_common_way_of/
Is "Needn't have to" correct? If not, what is?
Hey everyone, in my university course we have to practice how to correct students' exams. Our tutor is British so I'm a bit confused if the following (fictional) student answer is supposed to be British English or just wrong. The sentence is the following: **"She needn’t have to sit in the strange smelling bus after school."** Obviously, "She didn't have to sit..." would definitely be correct but I know that especially in British English, "needn't" is also used for certain things. Just... how do you use "needn't"? Which verb tense do the verbs after that need? And how would that sentence be if you used "needn't" correctly? Doesn't "needn't" make "have to" redundant? The longer I look at the sentence, the more AFK is my brain so I hope that someone might help me :')
How is 00:23 in 24-hour format pronounced? “Zero twenty-three” or “oh twenty three”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1k9k8uk/how_is_0023_in_24hour_format_pronounced_zero/
What is the "correct" English
Earlier today in an english test, we were asked to transform nouns into verbs (give the verb-form of said noun) one of the nouns were "charity" i answered with "to charit" and it was considered wrong, because it is archaic and obsolete meaning belongs to the old english and rarely ever used today (the correct answer was no answer btw!) , so this made me wonder, what is the "correct" english language. if it's the modern english, then should words modernly created by gen z such as to rizz or to ghost be considered correct?since it's wildly used by half the globe and even got recognized by the OED.
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?
Did this student write “sung” or “sang”?
I am not sure whether that is “sung” or “sang”. Any ideas?
Is "last Monday" ambiguous?
If today is Thursday, the 13th of March, what would "last Monday" refer to? The 10th or the 3rd? Any US-UK difference?
Should I actually not put subtitles when I watch something?
I’ve seen so many english teacher online says about subtitles being not helpful when it comes to learning english in general. but for me I still find it difficult to understand everything what they say without subs. so I was wondering if i should stick with watching movies or youtube without subs even tho I don’t know whats happening in it or you think subs still have benefits in terms of listening comprehension
Pausing is crucial
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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.