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Is it common to say "first off" or "first of all", but there's only thing the speaker has to say?
I've seen quite a few times people on the internet use this phrase when they only have one thing to say, which is pretty different than the definition.
How to respond complaints like this?
For example, John says: what a bad day! I lost my keys on the way to work so I had to get a new one. I would respond: (robotic translated:) *You can’t compare misfortunes with me.* I not only broke my water bottle last Friday, but also forgot to pump up my bike so I went to work late. The *sentence* is the direct translation from my language, which means that we both had a bad day and maybe mine was worse. But I don’t know the natural way to express myself in English under this circumstance. By the way, does my response sounds negative and frustrating to native speakers, or it’s normal and people complain like that all the time? If that’s not a good response, what would you respond if someone complained to you in a casual conversation?
What do “ballin’”, “pop(or poppin’”, “clubbin’” mean?
I’m just learning English so can somebody explain why a lot of musicians(as example) say verbs without g in the end of word? And what do the words mean?
Am I possible to be like a native English speaker?
As title said. Am I possible to be like a native speaker? Will the age matter? I am 17 right now, came to the US last year as a college student. I have been learning English since 11, but 15 is the \*actual\* first age of learning English, I feel. I was like A1 or A2 till 14 years old. I didn't even know the word, "equipment" and "maintain." But I bumped up to B2 when I was 15 years old by studying English for a year intensively (writing is still pretty bad tho, other skills are improved certainly. Especially, listening. It skyrocketed to C1 level from A2.) But now, I am struggling with English. I can't memorize new vocab anymore. My speaking and listening were improved in the US, but words......! My English ability will stop in front of C1 level. I hadn't learnt English from a baby or other young age. I was a teen when I start everything. Many people told me it is the common phenomenon in learning. But I couldn't believe it. I stopped learning new words for a while. (I resumed recently tho.) Does anyone has a similar experience and became like a native speaker? (I won't care about accent, but about grammar, vocab, and something like that.) I might need to have some kind of mindset for learning. I am impatient...kinda bad personality for language learning, haha....
Is amber a shade of yellow?
In the sense that I won't say orange is red, are amber and yellow distinct? In traffic lights and warning signals like travel alerts I'll call them yellow, but they're always officially called amber.
What does moving weird mean in this context?
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Please explain me the joke. What does “de-brie” means?
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ChatGPT doesn’t know present simple?
I’m confused. Was he right in the first place or did he really make a mistake. I thought AI never makes grammar mistakes.
I can’t really understand the meaning of this sentence, even when I translated it to my native language. Could someone explain this sentence in another way
“The story has been found something to do with cycling”?? I didn’t catch the real meaning in online dictionary…….
what is this
Hi, I'm having a moment where I don't know how to translate "andamio" from Spanish. Translators are telling me "platform" is ok and I think I've heard it referred to as such, but I'm pretty sure this could be another word as well I'm referring to this thing