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What is the logic behind this?
I often watch YouTube videos in English, and I've noticed phrases like these very often. For example, if the video is about a dog eating, a comment might say: "Not the dog eating faster than Olympic runners 😭" Or "Not the owner giving the dog a whole family menu to eat" Why do they deny what’s happening? I think it’s a way of highlighting something funny or amusing, but I’m not sure about that. I’ve also seen them adding -ING to words that are NOT verbs. For example, if in the video someone tries to follow a hair tutorial and fails, someone might comment: "Her hair isn't hairing" "The brush wasn't brushing!"
Does this name sound weird to you?
Hey guys, im not a native but need to have an english name because im gonna work for multinational corp. Normally, they would take some common names like "cherry, philip, mike,..." but to me these are pretty boring and i wanna a cooler, less familiar name. Im thinking of "Maybe". This name sounds cool to me but im worrying natives might be confusing So how weird sound weird to you. In real life i have seen some other strange names such as "Drinkwater, Booty,..."
What type of english words are hard to pronounce to you? For example. Th words, glottal stops.. etc
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1jgi8a5/what_type_of_english_words_are_hard_to_pronounce/
Does “social butterfly” have negative connotation?
My friend just told me that this phrase usually conveys disapproval. Is this true? I’ve got mixed results when consulting Google
Does "amount of drinks" sound stupid in English?
Hi all, I recently submitted a video assignment for my masters. It was a counseling session with a fake client presenting with an alcohol use problem. Before submitting, I noticed that I kept repeating " reduce the amount of drinks". I included this quote in my essay, and Word highlighted it as a mistake, suggesting a "number of drinks" instead. Is it considered to be a really stupid mistake in English?
Is the "to" in the title deletable?
https://i.redd.it/fnuzel4dgoke1.jpeg
Past tense verbs for swim, run, and jump.
I've always been confused by the past tense for jump. After you swim, you say that you swam. After you run, you say that you ran. After you jump, I would think that you jamp. Why do we replace the 'i' and 'u' with an 'a' for swim and run, but not jump?
Are there any idioms to say “secretly support someone or something “?
For example, 1. He is an American citizen but he secretly supports Russia’s intelligence agencies. 2. She said she is a swiftie but it turns out she secretly supports the work of Kanye by streaming his songs. Are there any better idioms to say these sentences? They sound so robotic and boring. Thanks to my limited knowledge, I don’t know any alternatives and I don’t know anywhere I can look it up. Native speakers please help me, thanks!
Is it acceptable to use “could” with a specific event? For instance, “I could make it to the party yesterday.” “I hope I could get a higher grade last term.” “I hope I could swim last year.”
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ieri7u
How learning english?
Hi i AM brazilian, my english is bad and not can write english perfect but when i read can understand everything,why does this happen? Obs: I wrote with help of google