Community Discussions
Shouldn't this be "didn't lie"?
I'm a bit confused between simple past tense and past continuous tense.
what does 'second' mean here
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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?
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.
What purpose does “the best part” here serve?
I could think of one explanation: To be sarcastic, and to emphasize on the long hours of losing a child, which is not the best but the worst. Can someone explain this to me? A few more made-up sentences using the same expression would be extremely appreciated. And for those of you who recognized the names but not the plot, this is a Harry Potter fanfic 😆
Hellooo!!!
I’m sorry if it’s not easy to read D:
Is "discuss the question" a valid collocation?
The teachers in my school are in disagreement about this. Some say that you cannot discuss questions. You can discuss topics, issues, etc. But that's not a collocation, and instead, we should use "answer the question" or "talk about the question". Others say it sounds fine and use it in class. How do you feel? Does the instruction "discuss the following questions" sound natural?
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!
A question about pronoun "it" in this sentence
My teacher told me that the pronoun "it" refers to animals or objects only, but in this sentence, "it" refers to "someone" and someone is a person. Does that statement always hold true? By the way, if I am not sure about the gender of the subject, which pronoun should I use?
Can I say "no temper" to someone who's throwing tantrum?
Is the meaning same as "calm down"?