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Is there something wrong with these sentences?
Hello all. Last year, I had an argument with a friend of mine about Trump's immigration policy. Instead of debating the merits of his policy proposals, we spent a whole hour arguing back and forth about the term "liberal". At one point I felt like we were actually in agreement about what the term means, but for some reason, we just couldn't stop arguing. So this is what I texted him: >Look, I feel like we're just splitting hairs here. (2)Your definition of the term is really not as different from mine as you're making it out to be. (3)Anyway, I don't want to **spend another second getting stuck** in this semantic swamp. Enjoy your evening. For the second sentence, is there anything in it that might come across as unnatural? A BE speaker said I should just end the sentence with "as you're making out". What do you think? As for the third sentence. A BE speaker from another forum suggested that I drop the "**getting**" in the third sentence and it'd work just fine, while an AE speaker had a different idea. He thought I should simply rephrase it as "I don't want to get stuck in this semantic swamp for another second". Now I'm really not sure whose suggestion I should go with. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
GIF pronunciation
Graphics Interchange Format is pronounced like gif or jif?
What is "W" in slang in internet
I know "W" is an alphabet, but I've seen it from my fb friends where they use it in their posts like "W in the chat" "W something" etc..
How to get an American accent?
Any advice on how to get rid of your foreign accent and start to sound like a native speaker, without actually living in the specific area? As for majority of us, I have pretty thick foreign accent when speaking English. My vocabulary and understanding of English are solid, but my accent is still very noticeable. The “th” sound is especially difficult for me, it feels like the worst part of my pronunciation! I know most people don’t care about foreign accents but I want to master the language like it’s my first language
Does these sound natural? How would you put it? Thanks.
1 “When it comes to making friends, I just let nature take its course. I don’t like forcing it.” 2.”For making friends, I just let nature take its course. I don’t like forcing it.” 3. “I don’t like pushing it when I make friends. I just let things happen naturally.”
Commonly used expression in the Classdoom
I'm going to teach English to the elementary school Korean kids starting from the next week. I’m researching expressions that I’ll definitely use, but I haven’t used them yet, so they still feel a bit awkward for me to say. Here are some examples: - Sit up straight. (This is a super basic expression, but I’ve never used straight in this context before.) - One at a time. - Stop playing around. - Stop messing around. - Cut it out. - Alright, that’s enough fun for now. I’m not comfortable using these yet since I’ve never said them before. Do you have any recommendations for commonly used classroom expressions? Also, do you have any phrases for praising or scolding students?
Is this news script grammatically correct?
It’s today’s first page of the Washington Post, but I can’t see the verb in that sentence. Shoudn’t the “claiming” has to be “claimed”?
Did you notice it?
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Jarring used to describe touch?
Can jarring be used to describe touch? What are examples?
What person do you just love listening to because of their advanced english?
Hi everyone! I'm new to this community. Despite being a native English speaker, I live in a nation where almost no one speaks the language well. I came to the realisation that this usually affects me; hearing English that has been simplified all the time has caused my English to deteriorate. The fact that everyone is only using simple everyday language makes watching YouTube videos useless as well. I've tried reading more difficult books and taking courses to improve my skills, but I've found that listening to something repeatedly in podcasts or videos helps me learn it much more easily. I would like to know which YouTube channels, well-known individuals, or podcasts you enjoy listening to due to their use of advance English. Many thanks in advance. Kind regards, M. R.