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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.
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”?
“Please find attached your confirmation of enrolment letter.” Why is “attached” put before “your”? Would “..your attached …” mean something else? Thanks.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1iffw6i/please_find_attached_your_confirmation_of/
Does this sound correct? “What do you do with the food you cannot finish in a restaurant?” “I would get them to go.””I would take them to go.”
Thank you!
Why 'W' is double U
Not double V
Is "write me" incorrect?
A lot of learners use the verb to write to mean to text or to message... i used to say it but the native speakers never corrected me and then i realised that the native speakers dont really say that