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What is different?
Should I send the gift to her Shall I send the gift to her Is the second use more popular in Britain, or does it sound polite?
Please guess and rate my accent
any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated
Guess My Accent!
Sorry for the short recording. Thanks.
Can Highlighted Audio Stories Improve My English?
I’ve been using a free app that highlights English sentences while reading them out loud. The app reads stories with audio and highlights the word it’s currently reading. This makes it super easy to follow along, and I feel like it’s helping me understand spoken English better. At least, that’s what I think. The problem is, when someone speaks English to me, it still feels way too fast, and I struggle to keep up. Do you think using an app like this can actually help me understand real conversations? Or is it just making me lazy by relying too much on the visuals? What’s your opinion?
Daily idiom: to do someone a solid
to do someone a solid >!to perform a favor!< Examples: - Hey man, can you do me a solid and pick up my kids from school? - I owe him big time, he did me a solid by covering my shift at work.
After seeing/after hearing
Instead of "if other countries see this" can "after seeing" be used in the following sentence: >I'm afraid that after seeing this (or after seeing them do this) other countries might follow suit. And: >After hearing him say bravo, a few other people followed suit. I'm mostly just wondering if "after seeing" can be used in the first sentence.
what's the different between "switch" and "change"?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hsgr7g/whats_the_different_between_switch_and_change/
Please answer only if you understand me.
If you can understand the recording, then: \-Can you guess where I'm from? \-Do you notice any British or American influence or just a non-native accent? \-Feel free to correct anything you want; any tips/advice on how to improve is welcome! [https://vocaroo.com/1gS35H4JU3xb](https://vocaroo.com/1gS35H4JU3xb)
How to improve my English?
I'm 19 years old and since I was born a few weeks early I'm missing my left ear. This influenced my learning of my native language (Italian) since I can't distinguish sounds well and I also have some slight mental retardation... So if I find my language difficult and when I find some new word I can't get it into my head, imagine with English. I consider myself quite good at reading and writing English but when I have to listen to someone in English I can't understand anything and when I have to speak English I can't make certain sounds with my tongue etc and I completely mispronounce every word even though I'm always corrected.. I watch movies in English but without subtitles I can't understand. I'm very jealous of people with English spawning in their heads fr and I've always been quite bullied for the fact that I can't speak Italian and English well.
What does it mean if someone says “Did you party animals go out?hahaha”?
I have a 19month old boy and we just had a family gathering with two nephews. i got the text reply after I messaged the person happy new year. I don’t understand what it means if someone could help me. Thank you so much