Community Discussions
Do you "start" a fire or "set up" a fire?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1k1yhcf/do_you_start_a_fire_or_set_up_a_fire/
Learners, what's the hardest part about Eng*ish?
I'm a native, and I think it would be do-support, and gerunds/infinitives.
Is inversing the phrase “I have not played the piano” into “Not have I played the piano” grammatically correct?
I learned this in English class. I’m not from an English speaking country
Native English speakers, do you say "and you?" instead of "how about you?"
I'm a native English speaker and I've never said and you in English in my life. I find it to be unnatural, but it's definitely not grammatically wrong. When I started learning Italian and later Spanish I learned that the most common way to say it is and you in those languages. I'm wondering if some other native speakers say and you or if they say hbu or wbu or something else.
Does “going” mean “available” here? Is this a common expression?
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Common names of over-the-counter drugs
So I talked to some people and whenever I mentioned “acetaminophen” and “paracetamol”, usually they’ll say something like “what are you talking about?”. I thought these were common drugs and a quick google search said yeah. Are these terms not used? If so, what are commonly used names of OTC drugs?
Is "to haze someone" cruel or friendly?
If you haze someone, is it for fun of both of you, or is it cruel and just to make fun of them?
How often do such things happen to you?
The guy thought it was “black JEEP” but it actually “black owners”
Can you guys give me a slang/informal words that you think are essentials or you think that non speaker would never heard of this type of words?
Not like brainrot words like huzz, rizz, goon, kai cenat, skibidi etc. It should be something like red mist, aint, wanna, gonna, lowkey etc. Like informal words that you have to know (it can be complex or never heard before)
This feels like an odd sentence structure to me, is it correct?
I'd think it should be 'But the more time went by, the less response he became', or 'But as more time went by, he became less responsive'. Something like that.