Community Discussions
size of animal shit
In English, we often compare something to animal shit to insult it, but is there a grammatical distinction between dog shit, horse shit, and bull shit etc.? Can we create new abusive expressions based on those ? for example, rabbit poop or elephant poop?
Why Do People Say That Calling It Dreads Instead Of Locs Is Offensive?
I speak this language natively but I've never actually been told why we shouldn't call them Dreads. The full name for the style is "Dreadlocs", so how does that make one single part of the name offensive? Also, Dreads sounds awesome compared to just locs.
what does ālike yourā mean here? It doesnāt seem to be a complete sentence
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Does āIām leaving hereā sound right?
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Is it common to use āthineselvesā to say āyourselvesā?
I saw someone saying āyou best prepare thineselvesā and Iāve never seen that term before.
Never use 'to' after (Request/Recommend/Insist/Suggest/Dare/Demand)?
I am starting to notice a trend where native speakers avoid using 'verb+someone+to'' structure after certain verbs. Specifically, I hear 'I suggest (that) you do it' instead of 'I suggest you to do it'. 'I recommended (that) he go' instead of 'I recommended him to go'. 'I demand (that) he leave' instead of 'I demand him to leave'. 'How dare he speak to me like that' 'I request (that) you disappear' instead of 'I request you to disappear'. So always use 'that + he/she/they/it + base form of verb' after these verbs? Am I on the right track?
been in the US since I was six, told I have an accent and sound nasally
Hi, I've been in the US since I was six, I'm seventeen now. People tell me I have an accent and that I sound nasally and like a prepubescent kid, I'm originally from Egypt and my native language is Arabic. What about it gives me away? How can I fix it? I put some voice clips below, I used this accent website and it reads me as either Arabic or Hindi/Urdu. [https://voca.ro/1hr4i2KGUrzr](https://voca.ro/1hr4i2KGUrzr) [https://voca.ro/12FwxSZh4whv](https://voca.ro/12FwxSZh4whv) [https://voca.ro/13VYo0hA8dQs](https://voca.ro/13VYo0hA8dQs)
What's the difference between a schema and a scheme?
I guess the question speaks for itself.
How did people say āthank youā in English before the informal thee, thy, and thou were dropped?
So Iām aware of the fact that the informal version of āyouā was dropped in English around the 17th century. I was wondering therefore how you would say āthank youā to your partner, friends, children, etc. ā since using āyouā would I assume be weird. Was unsure where to post this (Iām a native speaker) so just went with here but if thereās a better sub let me know :)
Do people know this usage in the states?
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