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Guys I just learned something crazy
"party" in some contexts means the group of politics that share an ideology. Lots and lots of times i saw "communist party" and thought it was a depreciative way to say it but no it is actually a party lol 😭 anyways just sharing my experience :)
Is farewell appropriate when saying goodbye to a teacher?
I want to say goodbye to my English teacher since it is the last time we’ll see each other but I’m not sure if I should say “goodbye” or “farewell” and if there really is a difference between the two.
When native speakers learn a new verb or noun...
Hi native speakers! When you learn a new noun, do you always want to look up its plural form/singular form? When you learn a new verb, do you look up its other tenses form? Some of them cannot just add 's' or 'ed' at the end and the spellings are quite different to recognise the original words. I'm curious because nouns and verbs rarely change in my first language.
Do these words exist?
"It's *halfway* done." Halfway is an adverb that means that something is 50% complete—only half of the total work or progress needed has been finished. Does English have any other adverbs that indicate the amount of progress made? For example: "It's \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ done" What can I put in the blank space to mean "It's 25% / 5% / 99% done" (besides the percentage itself as I'm guessing it's grammatical to do that..?)
How to get american accent
So I'm english literature student who their first language is Arabic I would say Mt speaking is fine but sometimes I struggle with pronunciation ( I Don't listen alot to english and I tend to read the words without trying to listening) I want to have accent ( american or any easy one ) have anyone of u had achieved that in short time? Without boring repeating or learning pronunciation rules class??
“Sip” and “sip on”, what’s the difference?
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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?
How would you describe this picture?
In my language I'd say "a rug of clouds" but in English it doesn't sounds right, let alone poetic (I think)... Is there an equivalent in English? How would you describe it?
Is "of course" a proper answer in this situation? (the other party is sort of like a manager)
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What would you call this type of smile
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