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flattering or compliment?
In my culture, if I meet a kid of my collegues or relatives, I may say something good to praise him/her. "You son has a talent for it" "You daughter still has some untapped creative potential" It does have to be true, just some good words to make their parents happy. It's not like you do this is to butter up your boss so that you're more likely to can get a promotion next time. Is this a flattering or compliment?
Native English speaker, hoping to learn what English accent I have. I’ve moved around a lot in and out English speaking countries.
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Photo Shoot or Photo Shooting
As far as i understand, a SHOOTING is when guns are involved, and a SHOOT is when cameras do the work. However, one of my students from Miami told me they also use SHOOTING to refer to a photo shoot. Has anyone found this in the wild? Since in Miami english is not the first language of a lot of people, they may have this particular usage
“My account has a 20 dollar credit ON it.” “I put 20 dollars IN my account.” Are prepositions correct here?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1i1mkth/my_account_has_a_20_dollar_credit_on_it_i_put_20/
Does this sound natural?
"Do you have membership with us?" Does this sound nautral? I'm asking a customer.
Do I have a strong accent?
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Is "A aligns with B" equivalent to "B aligns with A"?
I'm writing to express the similarity between the research directions of a professor and mine with "his research aligns with my project". I wonder if this is improper. Does it imply that my project is more important and provides a standard that the professor should "align with"? Should I say "my project aligns with his research" instead? ChatGPT told me the sentence is fine, and suggested using "his research resembles my project" if I want to be more neutral. Is that right? TIA
for those who don't speak english as their first language, what strategies did you use to build confidence when speaking?
i mean for people who are introverted and afraid of being judged, that's my case. speaking is still hard for me, i'm scared of mispronouncing words and being judged. i'm from south america/brazil. i'd like to know how you guys overcame this
Hey guys, please give me advice on how to improve my spoken English
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Difference between alternate and alternative?
Hi, can someone explain if these words are synonyms or if they have different meanings, and when i would use which ones. Thanks ☺️