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As an English learner what are some songs that have difficult lyrics to understand?
I'm an english teacher, and I have a lot of students that are very passionate about music. As part of homework/ an in class exercise I wanted to analyze song lyrics. I'm looking for songs with a lot of slang, phrasal verbs, idioms, etc. I've found some but I figured this might be a good space to find more suggestions! Thanks in advance!
How can I understand everything without subtitles?
Obviously natives speak pretty fast and i don't understand everything they say in movies and series (Around 70% is a good estimate on how much I understand). I want to reach a point where I can understand everything without subtitles like natives and I'm not sure if I'm using the most effective way for that. What I'm doing right now is, when I watch english shows usually sitcoms(rn seinfeld, jerry is crazy fast sometimes) and leave the subtitles on but i don't look at them. I try to listen without the subtitles and see if i can understand what they are saying. If I don't understand i rewind and watch again looking at the subtitles and i rewind again to see if I can hear it without subtitles. But this is very exhausting to keep doing and it takes a lot of time. Is this the best way or is there anything better and more effective that I can do?
Is there another word we can use instead of "get" in this sentence
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Addictive vs Addicting
My phone is very addictive. Or. My phone is very addicting.
what is this phonetic script called
Instead of IPA, Google is using this kind of wacky ad-hoc phonetic script which imo doesn't help at all for the purpose of learning proper pronunciation. Is there even a specific name for this phonetic script?
What’s the difference between being corrupt and corrupted?
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Usage of word "grind"
Hi! Could you please tell me if it is possible to say something like "So many hours spent on grind"? Wouldn't it be better to say "grinding" instead of "grind" here? Thank you for your time!! Here's the example of situation Person A: Hey man, are you ready for the exam? Person B: Hey! Yes, I'm 100% ready. So many hours spent on grind. I'm in my best shape now, I'm ready.
How do you pronounce “of the” and “or” sound in US accent
so this is two separate questions but when it comes to “ of the” i always stumble over bc of the transition of f to th. “or” i meant inside of words like wORd, or wORk Thank you everyone! have a nice day:)
Hellooo!!!
I’m sorry if it’s not easy to read D:
is there any generalizing word to call lakes, rivers, ponds etc?
Hello there! I'm doing the task where I have to describe pictures. I have some troubles with the picture in the left side because I don't know where a couple is walking. near of the river? lake??? that's why I'm curious, can I use a word to call this type of water. I would be grateful if someone will help me!