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How do you pronounce “with something”?
Hi everyone, I'm having a hard time pronouncing "with something" without pausing between them for like 1s. If I force myself to say them faster, I either end up pronouncing "something" as "thomething", or "with" as "wiss". E.g.: "be snowed under with something" “with something like that“
is this Avatar quote become an idiom in your country ? "everything changed when the fire nation attacked"
nowdays it's an idiom in my country. means like : everything changed when bla bla bla (you can fill bla bla bla with anything)
Can v2 still be done in English by using the do support
So, instead of saying "At night, I eat sweets", If "v2" was used it'd be "At night do I eat sweets. " This is just an Idea that came to mind. Thank you.
i can't not?
Hey guys, i wanna express something like a duty i have to do in double negative form. What should i structure the sentence? Ex: It's my obligation. **I have to do it**. 1. I can't not do it. (ChatGPT advises me to use this but it seems weird. 2. I could not have done it if it had not been my duty. Thank u.
Hello!!! Again!!🗣️🗣️
I try my best, ok. And I just realized my handwriting changes a lot, it’s very inconsistent
Is there an equivalent one in North American English?
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Strange use of the word “even”.
So there’s this way people grammatically use the word “even” that I’ve always thought to be diabolical. Example: “What even is that?” It sounds so wrong. There’s a popular meme of a man who says “what the hell even is that?” and it sounds even worse. Edit: Apparently, the meme guy actually said "what the hell is even that"😂
How would say an action that's unintentional and brief like a native ?
I'm trying to express that a particular action I took was very brief and unintentional like when you suddenly sneeze, stretch, drink or scroll a social media. These sentences with different adjectives highlighted in **bold**. Which one sounds most natural to natives? Additionally, if none of these feel right, suggestions for rephrasing would be greatly appreciated. Here are the sentences: 1. Please don't be mad at me, that was only **a passing action**, like when you're scratching your back without even realizing it. You likely won't recall it. 2. Please don't be mad at me, that was only **a transient action**, like when you're scratching your back without even realizing it. You likely won't recall it. 3. Please don't be mad at me, that was only **a fleeting action**, like when you're scratching your back without even realizing it. You likely won't recall it. 4. Please don't be mad at me, that was only **a split-second action**, like when you're scratching your back without even realizing it. You likely won't recall it. 5. Alternatively, should I rephrase the sentence entirely? Does the overall sentence structure sound natural to you?
Can “turnip” mean “a fool”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hw0x3k/can_turnip_mean_a_fool/
Can we also say “the landing gear doesn’t go down, get down, go up, come up, get up”? Are there any nuances?
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