Community Discussions
Is it true that "how do you do?" means how are you in Canada?
I've only known this phrase as a formal greeting comparable to "nice to meet you" but I was told it means "how are you doing?" in Canada, is that correct?
What is the difference between "Have you eaten?" and "Did you eat?"?
For me, both phrases mean the same thing, I'm not sure if I'm right or not. And what about "I have made a cake for you" and "I made a cake for you"? Are they interchangeable? Knowing whether I should use perfect present or past simple is quite tricky for me.
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
What's difference between ing and in'?
At now i playing Persona 5 Royal in english for improve my knowledge. I always noticing thats "in'" in dialogs. What's difference? Btw, in' always sounds from one of rough characters.
Can I pronounce 'little' as in 'written'?
What i mean is the transition from t to n in written. Pronouncing n after a stop t without releasing the t. Another thing that i noticed was that 'hot n heavy' was pronounced in the same way.(Noticed while I was watching seinfeld) So I'm guessing 'hot and heavy'(with a flap t) becomes hot n heavy(t to n like in written) when it's said faster?
Do such tasks make sense to natives? (the task is in the body text)
"Read the questions and answers a-e and choose which of the words (1 or 2) is stressed in the answers" There are keys below the task
Shouldn't the outlined text be written in Past Perfect?
I.e. "They didn't see another person until they HAD reached..." Source/Book shown in the screenshot: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
Please explain why is there no “to” before “guide” in this sentence
And why is “need” before “only”
Water off a ducks back and fall on deaf ears? Interchangeable or no?
I've been working really hard to get better at using idioms. But I often come across idioms that are very similar and that's when I get confused. The title being an example. Another would be "slip of the tongue and let the cat out of the bag". Really curious to know how natives use idioms so naturally.
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