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I learned English the wrong way.
I learned english the wrong way and now I don't know how to unlearn it and start all over again. This my background: I learned English in school but didn't really pay attention because I was not really interested at the time. I managed to pass my classes by relying on memorization. I never bothered to ask anyone to correct my writings or verify if I understood something correctly. I just relied on my intuition. I blame my laziness for this and ADHD (which was diagnosed late). To give you an example if I see a sentence like this: "The driver will have arrived at 10am". I understand this as "The driver will arrive at 10am" which is actually wrong since the 1st sentence means the driver will arrive before 10 am not exactly at 10. Basically, i interpret all of the english tenses as present simple, past simple, or future simple. I have the same issue for my vocabulary, for example, i know the word "very" intensifies a descriptive word and i just left my understanding be limited at that. So I use it in a very unnatural manner. Aside from Grammar, the way I organize my thoughts is also a big issue as you can probably tell with this writing lol, and that is because my english flows the same way as my native language, which is a completely different language from english, not even the same family. To sum it all up, i kinda created my own version of english. And I have no idea how to unlearn everything and start the correct way. I don't even know where to start. Is anyone else in the same situation, and how did you resolve it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
How to get better at writing?
Hey all, I am happy with my speaking / reading and listening level of English. I got a 7.5, 7.0 and 8.0 in IELTS in those areas (C1). But my writing is a 6.0, and honestly, it seriously is bad. Especially the last 2 years since ChatGPT got introduced I constantly use AI to fix my sentences even if its a basic email. My question is, how does one get better at writing? How do you even practice it?
Does "at any given day of a week" make sense here?
Hey everyone. In my sentence, "the number of books borrowed from the library at any given day of a week", does this mean a random day on a random week? Or does this mean at a specific day of a random week? I want to convey a random day on a random week. I don't want to make my sentence ambiguous here.
Do the conjuntions "only" + "after which" take subjuntive?
X will happen, ***only after which*** Y **were** real.
as....as was not a problem
Hey native speakers as I said in the title it was not a problem for me until seeing a weird sentence including 4 as. I'm so confused and can not handle it. The sentence is "Thanks to sophisticated sensors that will all but eliminate collisions, as many as eight times as many cars will be packed onto highways as can currently be accomodated safely." Firstly, I don't have any problem for as adverb as or as adjective as but can we put a sentence into "as...as", like the example? Secondly, can I write this like "As many as eight times as many cars as can currently be accomodated safely will be packed onto highways" Last but not least: I could not understand which "as" attached to other "as" help me make it look easy
i native sothern accent?
some say i speaking sothern accent. Rate the accent its native sothern?
I have a question about using the word "neighbor'
Let's say A, B, and C are neighbors. B then moves away to another city. Then there are D and E talking about B. D: Oh, no! I forgot to ask for B's new address. E: Couldn't you just ask his neighbors? (referring to A and C) My question is, should A and C still consider as B's neighbors? Should E uses "old neighbors" or "former neighbors" instead of "neighbors"? What would be the correct way for referring to A and C in this case? Thanks in advance!
How is pronounced : Wagon or Vagon?
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The media are divided on this issue.
I appeared for an exam and encounterd this sentence.. The media *are* divided on this issue. Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Drag as in drag queen?
Was listening Summer Nights from Grease and i suddenly listened the word 'drag', i thought i didn't heard correctly so i checked the lyrics..Is it some kind of description or as an actual drag queen? https://preview.redd.it/r2xk35onwobe1.png?width=484&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e69f553edab956795b406415f7707305aa0d289