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How do I use "Whose" & "Whom"?
Hi! I'm a native Spanish speaker who wants to learn English, and I've been confused by these words. I want to learn how to use them and understand how natural and common they are. From what I've heard, they are words that are rarely used, but they are part of WH questions (what, where, why, etc.). So, I would like to read some examples and a brief explanation about them. Thank you very much!
What's the correct meaning here?
Someone said " Having children is worthwhile if you have reasons beyond a retirement plan " this Sentence implies "in addition to retirement plan" or "instead of retirement plan"??
Bounty term
Hello everyone, here studying English I found the term "bounty" (reward) May I say: It's a bounty to get an A in the test after studying hard! Is it used frequently? Thank you.
American English article “a” pronunciation
As an example, in sentences like: >My grandmother was **a** teacher. When is the a pronounced with the short (schwa) /ǝ/ sound vs the long vowel sound /eɪ/. Is there a rule to follow or is it personal preference?
Is it rude to say “my memory is not even good,haha.” as a reply to an older person?
One day, I checked my work email and got an email from a sales representative who works with our company and I met her before (we have a relationship only as professional) She said sorry for such a late reply to my email I sent weeks ago and said that she is getting old and her memory is failing her. So, I wanted to say something nicer and don’t worry about the late reply, but from the lack of my English and as a joke, I ended up saying “ no problem at all, thank you for the follow-up. My memory is not even good, haha.” And then, I didn’t get a reply back from her. It’s been 2days and I’m starting to feel anxious if I made her feel bad by saying that. Please let me know your thoughts and how else I could’ve responded to her and I’d like to understand if it was inappropriate to say.
I'm an English Learner.
How to get rid off fear to talk to foriegn people, espicially native speakers? . Can anyone give me some advice?
As native speakers, do you pay attention to add s/es or it comes naturally without thinking?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hzbp1t/as_native_speakers_do_you_pay_attention_to_add/
Question for introverts: do you think it has an effect on your language learning?
We can all agree that learning a new language is a bold and courageous thing to do. I wanted to ask those who perceive themselves as introverted/introverts what effect, if any, does your introversion have on your language learning? Thanks in advance for sharing. 🥂
Which one is correct?
1.”I live in the west part of the city.” 2.”I live in the western part of the city.” 3.””I live in the west half part of the city.” 4. ”I live in the west half the of city.”
Correct way of using "ought"
Me and my dad had an argument about the word "ought" We were talking about college stuff, and eventually i said "i ought so" Is that correct? Or is it only with "to" instead of "so"? Thanks!