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How do you translate "Bastaardvloeken" to English?
Bastaardvloek is a Dutch term which literally means "Bastard curse". It means when you change letters in a curse word to make it more euphemistic. For example instead of saying "fuck" you say "fudge" in order to not sound too direct. I need to do research on this topic but for the love of God I can't find the right term in English.
Is ‘you’ correct or ‘your’ in the following sentence? Why? TIA
“I appreciate you/your stopping by.” Which one is correct? Are both correct? What is the grammatical reason? Please let me know. Thanks in advance! ————— PS: Also, what about the following sentence: “If you don’t mind me/my asking…” Is it me or my? What is the reason? Thank you!
Does this sound natural to you?
I am about to sneeze.
What are the meanings of “Hot”?
Hello everyone. I have a question about the adjective Hot”. So, I know that it can be used for food and temperature. Sometimes on the Internet I see that it can be use to describe a person. I always thought that “hot” was used like “beautiful”, “charming” and “very Pretty” but doing some research I discovered that it can be used like a “Sexy”synonymous. Is there a real definition? also what is the difference between “hot” and “pretty”? Thank you!
Meaning of word "banger"
Hello everyone, can somebody help me to understand the word "banger" in the music context Example: "90s R&B came out swinging with this banger" (Refering to a song) Is it common in USA or UK? or both? Thanks.
What does "Ben and Jerry's runs" mean?
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Strange "with" within sentence.
I saw a sentence like these: Your complaint will be dealt with quickly. It enables routine enquiries to be dealt with quickly. Would it be correct to write them without "with". Is it some specific construction? Does it work only with quickly or with other adverbs too?
"might vs may"- Tired of the theory; just wanna know native speakers' thoughts...when does it feel more natural/appropiate to use one or the other? Are there any situations where you can use either or them interchangeably? Any situation where only one fits?
When I was a beginner, I was told that they mean the same and it's all about the chance of something happening which determines which one you should use...I remember I was even given like % which I don't remember accurately but let's say that you have to use may if the something happening is less than 75%, and might if it's more than 75%, or vice versa...anyway, these numbers are made up. A few years after that, when I was no longer a beginner, I asked my private English teacher and he told me: "may vs might" is one of those things that you have to be native to master", meaning that it's stylistically rather than set in stone rules or probability or whatever. He said that one fits better than the other and you just have to learn it that way. Now, I understand English very well and I can have a conversation with a native speaker with no problems yet I don't know which one is better when I'm speaking, may or might; o I just pick one randomly.
Please judge my accent and guess where i'm from . thank you
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Can you guess where this accent is from?
https://voca.ro/16FY7BSEt92T Thanks in advance!!!