Can I just say something like: We'll meet at sixteen thirty? I always switch AM and PM around, and in Dutch and German I just say it like the above. Nobody would blink an eye.
We would be meeting at: 16:30 hours. So half past four, post midday.
This is an excerpt of a memoir called Educated which explains how a stern belief in religious principles creates distance between author and her father. Is she trying to say that she hasn't grown up to be an obedient daughter of his but he's the father whose archaic beliefs made her disloyal? I can understand that *raise* is being cleverly used in this sentence but I'm having trouble putting words to what I understand. Can someone please give clarification on this?
Thanks in advance! Also help me know the mistakes I made in this post.
Interesting word phonetically I would have never guessed that what it meant.
People say "I ain't no fool" or "I didn't see nobody". But isn't this actually wrong? Cause aren't the negatives supposed to cancel each other and mean "I am fool" or "I saw anybody"?
All the students will be retested on/for a similar question on Friday.
There will be a retest on/for a similar question in Friday.
I know that to bolster means to strengthen or support, but I'm not sure if bolstering the impact of something (in this case, an event) makes sense.
Hello, I came across a problem. When writing, specifically an essay, I seem to get stuck.
It is not that I can't do it; it's actually the opposite. I can do it. But not to the level I need
I need to improve enough to be able to write a full essay in 10 minutes. I know it sounds dumb, but it's what I need to be able to do.
Are there any tips you can share with me to improve?
I am at the B2 level. The essay needs topic sentences, good vocabulary, and it must be between 140 and 190 words. Of course, it has 2 ideas and your own.
HELP
I have been learning english for a very long time. I feel like i can listen and read, but output is a big problem. because i don't need to use english in daily life. No english speaking people around, no matter in life or work. It's to hard to push my self to output english to air or AI chatbot(lack of emotion, I hate that feeling of fake conversation). Maybe start to post online is a good way to begin.....
Hi everyone,
I’m a new English learner and I really need some help. I often get confused about when to use “have”, “have been”, and “had been”. I don’t understand the difference clearly, and it makes me nervous while speaking or writing.
Can someone please explain these in a simple way or share some tips or examples? I would really appreciate your help.
Thank you so much!
I did my best. Better than I thought. But still sound bland.
Would Cato be pronounced Cato as in "Cat - O" or Cato as in "Kate - O?" Or is it pronounced "Kah - to?"
Hey everyone,
I’ve been using AI as a tool to improve my English speaking skills, and I’ve noticed it can actually be really effective when used the right way.
I’m curious how others are doing it.
Did you use specific prompts or structured methods?
Do you treat it like a real conversation partner or more like a tutor?
How do you make it focus on speaking rather than just text-based answers?
Any routines or techniques that made a big difference for you?
From my experience, practicing with AI seems like one of the most practical ways to improve speaking, especially when you don’t always have someone to talk to.
I’d appreciate any tips or setups that worked well for you.
In the very first 5 seconds of this video she says
"So my first name is also technically Alysa, but everyone says Alyssa (?)..."
I'm not a native speaker, and I can't tell what the difference is between the two sounds. Is it ah-lee-sah vs uh-lee-sah or something else? And is this different obviously clear to native speakers?
Okay so, I am not a native speaker and my english exam results came in earlier this week. My teacher took a point from my answer because I used "is" instead of "are".
The sentence: There is a TV, a sofa and a coffee table.
I know that my answer was grammatically correct but I don't know how I can prove it.
She also took another point because I used "in there" in the following sentence:
"...because I can do my favorite activities in there."
She said that I should've just used "there" and dropped the "in" because they mean the same thing, but from my research using an extra "in" isn't wrong either.
Any ideas on what I can do to prove my point or am I just completely in the wrong?
(I also hate this teacher with all my heart.)
Why are coffee beans called coffee "beans" instead of coffee seeds in English? Is not bean a vegetable's name?
I thought it's "jokes on you", with jokes being plural but no, it's just that people often forget the apostrophe. I only figured this out after coming across "the joke was on her". So, there's actually a verb to be in this phrase and it's in the past tense this time.