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5 10? What does it mean?
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Give your favorite English expression(s) and explain the meaning
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Can I learn English by playing Games?
I heared there are some people became fluent in a language just by playing games, which allows commuincation with real people, what games are they, I wanna try? And what do you think?
Hard to understand words in musics
I'm learning English, and in normal conversations, I can understand the words pretty well, but today I realized that I can't understand songs. I was listening to a song that I used to hear when I was a teenager in NFSMW (Skinnyman - Static-X), and out of curiosity, I searched for the lyrics. And damn, I realized that I did not understand a single word without the subtitles. Is that normal? Do you guys also have trouble understanding lyrics without subtitles?
Help needed
My book says it is 'ate' but I think it is 'was eating'. Am I missing something here? Please help.
Is “You have many words you don’t know” awkward in English?
Hey everyone! I’m curious about something I was discussing with ChatGPT. I wrote the sentence “You have many words you don’t know” and was told it sounds pretty awkward in English. The reason given was that in English, when we talk about knowledge of words, we typically don’t say "you have words," since "have" is usually used for things you possess, not things you know. Instead, it's more natural to say something like “There are many words you don’t know” or “You might not know many words.” I get why this might sound more natural, but I’m wondering if “You have many words you don’t know” really is that bad. Is it really that awkward? Or is this just a case of me overthinking it?
Is this a legitimate phrase? It sounds unnatural to me for some reason.
I have two doubts which this news piece emerged in my mind as I finished reading it. 1. I looked up the meaning of *in one fell swoop* online and it helped me understand what is being said. I'm a little perplexed about the literal meaning of this phrase however. The etymology of a word or pharse places the word in the permanent memory of non-native people. Hence, your assistance in learning this word for good is welcomed. 2. I've always regarded the word *fraud* to an unlawful activity from where one obtains money. However, in the US only employees of USAID have been laid off. There hasn't been any money made illicitly from this lunatic decision. So, why is it termed as *mass employment fraud* by this plaintiff? Thanks like always! Also, let me know my mistakes in this post.
What’s the difference between amount and number?
Hey everyone, so I’ve realized I might be using number and amount incorrectly and I’m afraid of teaching my students wrong English. As far as I get it, “amount” is used for uncountable nouns, while “number” the other way around, correct? Same as “much” and “many”, right? So it’s NEVER “amount of people/attempts/gazes/etc”, only “number of people/attempts/gazes/etc”, right? Is there a word that would mean number/amount but could be used for both countable and uncountable nouns? Like “a lot of” instead of “much/many”? Thank you everyone in advance, any input is much appreciated!
Can someone explain why the original sentence is wrong?
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What does née Stage mean?
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