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Anyone else know this expression?
Native speaker here, apparently nobody else I know has heard the exasperated expression "Christ on Friday". Anyone else heard it/use it? I use it reasonably often but I get questions about it. I'm not sure where I picked it up but it makes complete sense to me, as Christ was supposedly crucified on a Friday.
consultant or consulting?
what's he saying [***here***](https://youtu.be/4bT5G-U0XEs?si=wlC85Fe7m8GQQ9CG&t=1844)***?*** I hear something like consultant without a final t, like consult**É™**ng.
Huge effort!
Ok people I'm doing a plan for learning english in the fastest way possible. I'm putting reddit, chatgpt, google, youtube, subnautica and my phone all in english. I'm rewriting my notes and papers on english and I would take my new lecture notes all on english. I would watch a series of english all the year and study math with english videos. I would read a wikipedia article every day and take courses of english every saturday. I'm hispanic and in a hispanic country but I want to do this on this way for fastest improves. What more can I do? suggestions? thank you!
What is “pass her by”? I see it’s usually “pass by someone”.
https://i.redd.it/uibwj16v9jae1.jpeg
What's the difference between parliament and congress?
What's the difference between parliament and congress? Is it just a matter of different terminology used depending on the country, or is there a systemic difference? I don't know which term I should use to refer to my country's legislative branch.
I have some doubts
1. If Jack had started from the hotel on time, he *would have not* missed the flight. Shouldn't it be "would not have", or when is (modelverb + primary verb + not) structure allowed? 2. *Should you wish* to join our party, you must let us know by the end of the day. Is it the same as saying "If you wish", and if so, can this be used in the place of "should you wish"? # In each of the following sentences, which of these two should be used, also are there are instances when the use of both AMONG & BETWEEN is allowed? 3. The books were distributed (among/between) the three girls. 4. The books were distributed (among/between) the two of them. 5. The books were distributed (among/between) Jack, Tom, and Rose. 6. The books were distributed (among/between) Jack and Tom. Thank you!
Where do I sound like I’m from? (I don’t want to reveal much anyway,but Yes I’m from a native speaking country not gonna specify)
https://voca.ro/1gPX3EYMkqRk
How much does she sound like a native British speaker?
[https://vocaroo.com/1buiviq59aqr](https://vocaroo.com/1buiviq59aqr) Does she have an accent?
Can you guess where I'm from?
Greetings everyone! I've always wondered whether or not I had an apparent accent while speaking English and I recently stumbled upon this subreddit and figured it would be the best place to find out. I grew up in a very multicultural environment which kind of resulted in an amalgamation of a bunch of different accents combined into one. Anyways that's enough yapping from me here's my vocal recording: [https://voca.ro/1aphyloadW6y](https://voca.ro/1aphyloadW6y)
Post Guidelines - How to get meaningful feedback
Hello all, This post is a general guide on what you can do as someone uploading clips of your speech to try and set yourself up for getting more and better feedback from the community. A lot of this comes from my personal opinions on the types of clips I like to give feedback to, as well as what I've seen people in the community say. **1. General information** Including general information in your post can help people give more tailored feedback. For example, what sort of accent are you trying to go for? What specific things do you struggle with? Why are you trying to improve your accent (for daily speech, a job, etc.)? **2. Audio quality** Not everyone has access to a good microphone or quiet environment. However, to the extent possible, try to limit background noise. One simple method is recording under a blanket or in a closet of some form. Also, I suggest testing out your volume before recording a full clip. I pass on reviewing many clips due to them being too quiet. **3. Clip length** As other users have suggested, please try to shoot for a clip \~30 seconds or more. I think the golden window is between 0:45 and 1:30, depending on the speaker. It's going to be hard to give meaningful feedback on a single sentence. **4. Transcriptions/texts** This is personally relevant for me when it comes to foreign languages that I am not as proficient in. Nevertheless, when reading from a text, please share the text you're reading from. It saves people from having to guess what you were trying to say, and just removes an extra layer of complications from giving feedback. ​ This is not a final list, and feel free to share your gripes/suggestions, and I can add them to the list above.