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does “What did I say” means “did i say something weird?”
I came across one article that says like that is that true? m
Whoever vs whomever
I'd like to prefix that I am american but just a little stupid. I know that whoever works as subject and whomever as object but I'm currently watching the rookie and a sentence said in it threw me off "It seemed likely that whomever sent that text killed Dim" Shouldn't it be whoever? Like "whoever" sent that text is the subject performing the action or am I missing something here?
fundamental to
Please have a look at the following sentences: 1. They lacked something fundamental to be truly happy. 2. They lacked something fundamental to being truly happy. I think they're both acceptable as the "to" in the first sentence can be replaced with "in order to" and the one in the second sentence is a preposition associated with "fundamental". What do you think and which one comes more naturally to you? EDIT: On second thought, the second one is better. "In order to" suggests something deliberate to reach a certain goal, I think, so it's not appropriate in this context. That doesn't mean that "to be" doesn't work, though.
Did you all know? That shakespeare introduced 1700+ words in his plays
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1i3hsjl/did_you_all_know_that_shakespeare_introduced_1700/
What actually meaning of "to cause" in dictionnary?
Hi guys, i have some problem with understand "to cause" in dictionnary. what meaning of "to cause" in this case? https://preview.redd.it/680p2uowkide1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb3e04a3efdff8ca930e4527296a89678d8f08d5 https://preview.redd.it/oko2xdoxkide1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=c96060236b7ed91b4577730ffa45f3298ae824ca
"Spoken into existence"-I came across this expression.
I was watching a program and if I'm not wrong, the context was a conversation between two people and they kind of wanted to say the same, and in fact they came to the same conclusion and said the same at almost the exact same time, then one of them laughed and said "spoken into existence". Is that phrase used to mean "you just said what I wanted to say"/ "you stole my words" ?? I asked a British friend and he had no idea whatsoever. It must be an American expression otherwise he would know about it. He's not a religious person but he's well-read and in his 60's, and I've asked him plenty of times about thing that have some religious connotation and he knows everything.
Struggling with pronouncing words correctly
For context, I am an international student who has been using English for day-to-day communication for the past couple of years. Recently, I often struggle with pronouncing and enunciating certain words when I speak them out. It's as if my mouth and throat struggle to make those sounds. I've listened to my own recording and found that I indeed didn't pronounce it right. Furthermore, my voice in the recording sounds very flat and calm. Do you guys have any tips on how to improve this? Many Thanks!
We can’t say “put up the article on the website”? It’s because of force of the habit?
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“He slack off his way through the course and still managed to pass.” “He slack off through the course…” which one is correct?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hxh1ti/he_slack_off_his_way_through_the_course_and_still/
I need tips on reading and vocabulary.
Hello, I am a foreigner whose first language is not English, and I intend to take the SAT in 2025. Even though my English is good, I believe I can reach even higher levels of proficiency in the language. Which books would you recommend to acquire greater richness in vocabulary and expand my linguistic repertoire? Thank you in advance. PS: This is not just for the SAT; I aim to improve my level in the language regardless of the exam. Therefore, I consider any recommendation here to be valid.