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What is the difference between pay on and pay for?
I read this article and now I don't understand the difference between pay on and pay for
Are you sleeping yet?
Hello! I remember watching Family Guy and there was an episode with some Asian dad asking his child: “Are you a doctor yet?”. But “yet” means “still”. As for me, saying “Aren’t you a doctor yet?” would have been more natural. So the question is: can I ask the person “Are you sleeping yet?” if I want to know if the person has already gone to bed? As for me “Are you a doctor yet?” sounds like the dad wants to know if his child has already changed the profession. But he is clearly wondering if his child has already got the job of a doctor. P.S. thank you very much everyone for your answers. They are really helpful ☺️
What does rah mean??
context: basically i said “thank god for that” then “never mind”(in a text message), since the guy im talking to is an atheist. later on another guy (not the atheist) said “rah”. im assuming this is something people say nowadays? if you know what that means please do tell me, and thank you.
How to describe changing water flow in shower?
Do you say "turn (the tap) to stronger/weaker water"? In my native language, we would say "turn / open / adjust to bigger / smaller water".
“My team are playing in the cup tonight” - what does “in the cup” mean?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1ixxvpv/my_team_are_playing_in_the_cup_tonight_what_does/
What would be the Negative form of this sentence?
Affirmative: I am going to school. Negative: I am not going to school. Or- I am not going to anywhere but school. ??? Which one?
How do I say when there is no rain.
I was wondering if it id better to say, It isn't raining or It's not raining.
Saying “Duh, Dis, or Dat” and not “The, this, or that”
Hello, newbie here. English is my second language and I have been speaking english nearly my whole life but anyway lately I have been struggling a lot with my Th- words like “This or that”. In the middle of conversations instead of pronouncing it properly my brain would automatically shifts to saying “Dis or Dat”. Whenever I do try to correct myself in between I would start sounding gibberish as if I’m struggling to speak english. When I’m reading I do just fine so I only have this issue when I’m speaking to people. Sometimes I would try to use only “Duh,dis, dat” and avoid correcting my mistakes in between but I really don’t like it because it makes me sound less articulate. I wanted to see if any of you has had similar issues and how did you overcome it and also how long did it take you to overcome this ?
Shouldn't it be "how I feel..."?
I feel like the "do" should be dropped as the whole sentence sounds like a question, which would make it grammatically incorrect. Am I right?
is it common to say "something leave a nasty taste in the mouth"?
I want to explain my feelings after the ending of a book. The ending is really sad and devastating, it gives some unpleasant feelings. if I translate it from my mother language, it's "to leave residue" or "to leave a nasty taste in the mouth".