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Why is it five more minutes and not more five minutes?
I saw a video of a girl who is non-native speaker. She was sleepy and when her partner tried to wake her up, she said "more five minutes" and they corrected her, saying that it was "five more minutes". I've seen a lot of phrases showing this, uhm, syntax? And although I normally can understand, this one got me pretty confused
what does the exact meaning of cutesy?
(I want to change does into is in the title..but I don't know how to do this...) My online friend called me by this...a few days ago...and today...I looked for this in a dictionary and it said 1. [artificially](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/artificially) [attractive](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/attractive) **and** [pleasant](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/pleasant)**,** [especially](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/especially) **in a** [**childish**](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/childish) **way:** 2. Cutesy" can be used as an informal, disapproving term to describe someone or something that is too cute or tries too hard to be appealing 3. Cutesy” tends to have a negative connotation of “trying too hard to be cute or appealing” As far as I know, I've never tried to be cute and I have a childish voice and has a younger face than my age, which are my complex as an adult.....I was shocked when I knew this meaning...and confused........DId he want me to stop trying to look cute when he said this to me?.......
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)
I'm sorry tf is that construction?
I just don't get it. Is op trying to ask whether either of the two options real? Is it legit?
A question I had 8 years ago
Eight years ago I was puzzled by this title when reading magazines, tho later I knew it’s probably just an inverted sentence but I’m still curious about why it’s used and how rare or common such inversion is. Thanks!
An earthquake was reported OFF Malibu
Does this sentence imply that the earthquake happened in the ocean? As far as I know "off" means away/leading away so OFF MALIBU could mean somewhere near Malibu, but my friend says it's implied it happened in the ocean
"The gulls coiled over the gathering" - how unusual is this sentence?
I know snakes, springs and tales can coil. I know "coil of smoke". So I guess this sentence means that seagulls arranged themselves in a circle over a group of people. But I've never heard the word "coil" being used with birds before. Is this something unique the writer came up with? Would it sound weird if I used it in conversation/my own writing?
Is The Word "Liquor" Used in BrE?
Hey everyone. I wanted to know if speakers of British English use liquor for alcohol often. I am a nativeBritish English speaker, and I use it, but my friends think I am a bit weird for using it. What do you think?
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Danke!
What does "I put out" mean?
I'm watching this show on Netflix. The students are holding a protest against a school rule they don't like. They're all holding signs up. Little by little each of these students gave up on the cause and dropped their signs. One of the teachers picked up this sign and was confused by it. He turned it around for the other teachers to see and they were all confused/amused. At the same time, a laugh track was played to complement the scene. What does "I put out" mean in this context, and what's the double meaning I'm missing here?