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do you think native speakers should be taught proper english language tenses/forms?
in school, you learn how to speak english, use grammar, phrase sentences, etc. however, you never actually learn things like, “the present continuous tense”, “the past simple tense”, and so on. before i joined this subreddit, i had no idea these existed. i’m not sure how i feel about them existing. i dont know anything about them, but i would think my english is pretty good, considering i’m a native speaker lol. so do you think it matters if they’re taught or not, would it be better, or would it not matter?
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?
What are your thoughts about Duolingo?
I’m currently using **Duolingo** to learn English and wondering your guys's experience with it. I think it has kept me motivated daily **streak system b**ut I’m not always sure how much real grammar or conversation skill I’m actually picking up. So I’m curious: * What do *you* like (or dislike) about Duolingo? * Has it helped your speaking or writing skills? * Do you use other apps or tools along with it? I’d love to hear your tips or app suggestions so I can improve in my english!
What’s the correct answer?
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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.
When I read a post about "diabetic" light novels, I was confused. Is this a meme or just wrong word usage?
While reading this post:[Whats the most diabetic Light Novel you guys have read?](https://www.reddit.com/r/LightNovels/comments/1j09t80/whats_the_most_diabetic_light_novel_you_guys_have/), I noticed someone using "diabetic" to describe novels. Although he explained "when I say diabetic, I mean something that just makes you go question yourself?", I just don't understand why diabetes would make people think of this. Is this an inappropriate description created by the poster, or is it some kind of meme? Also, are there any proper terms that could replace "diabetic" to express what the poster meant? I asked an AI, but the answer was all over the place. I hope someone can help me with these two questions. Thanks in advance!
I don't learning grammar
While ı learning english ı just learn patterns and some words. I'm not learning grammar. An example ı can write this paragraph to myself and ı don't know it is true or false :D I am just reading english books, watching tv series with eng subtitles, reading something on social media etc. and what do you think ? Is it problem for the future ?
What's a person that orders something grand called? Like a customer or client but BIGGER
So, I know there's customers. But I'm looking for a word describing an... uhm, entity, that wants something hard or challenging or niche to be done. Say, I work at a design agency and my ORDERER (???) wants to build an apartment complex. So my job is to discuss with them what the apartment complex will look like, and so on. Or I am self employed and work as a photographer and somebody orders twenty pictures to be edited from me, what would that person be called? Or, for example, I own a yogurt factory and I have an order for twenty thousand yogurt bottles to be shipped somewhere in France by the end of the month. What is the entity that orders something called? It could be a company itself, or a just a person, or some employee at a company. The orderer? Just the customer? The client? Thank you all for your help! Much appreciated!
Is “enormous sound” wrong?
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