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.
Cheat a friend? shouldn't it be "cheat on a friend"?
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Does “I’m leaving here” sound right?
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Is it common to use “thineselves” to say “yourselves”?
I saw someone saying “you best prepare thineselves” and I’ve 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 does "plop" mean?
"She plops her bag into the overhead bin..." This is only part of the context but what does "plop" mean? I looked it up in the dictionary but still not sure what it means.
How did people say ‘thank you’ in English before the informal thee, thy, and thou were dropped?
So I’m aware of the fact that the informal version of ‘you’ was dropped in English around the 17th century. I was wondering therefore how you would say ‘thank you’ to your partner, friends, children, etc. — since using ‘you’ would I assume be weird. Was unsure where to post this (I’m a native speaker) so just went with here but if there’s a better sub let me know :)
Do people know this usage in the states?
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