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Icelandic3168 questions about English
- You made my day and you have made my day - what's the difference?
Do i need to use present perfect in this phrase “You have made my day”? Or it is used in past simple “You made my day”? Which of them is correct?
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If you used present perfect tense instead of past simple, it means that somebody did something excellent for you and it is connected to your present. If it is not connected to your present anymore, than you should use past simple. So, it depends on the context.
- Is “potato” a slang?
Hello! I heard when someone used the word “ potato” in a strange context. Does this word has another meaning? Is it also a slang,not only a vegetable?
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Hello Shinigami, 1) Potato : Other than being a vegetable, the word potato has several slang meanings. 2) Potato (Slang Meaning) : In a slang, potato is someone uninteresting, dull, strange, ugly, or fat. 3) Holy Potato : This means "Surprise" 4) Potato (In gaming) : This means "Bad Player" 5) Couch Potato : This means someone who is too lazy to do anything. Too lazy to get off the couch (or his butt) to do anything. Hope I answered your question Shinigami, Best Regards, Georges Khoury
- how correct nosy or nosey?
i dont understand two words nosy and nosey. how to say correct?
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Nosy” is the most common form in both American English or British English, but “nosey” is still correct, though less common. When a word ends on a silent “e,” we generally drop the “e” before adding a suffix that starts with a vowel, but we keep it when adding one with a consonant.
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- What is “no pun intended”?
Dear tutors, could you please explain to me the meaning of this phrase: “no pun intended”? I don’t understand it at all. Thanks in advance.
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Great question. Simply, this is something you say after you have inadvertently or 'accidentally' created a play on word. A play on word is when you use words to be clever or witty for comedic purposes. So a pun is a joke that makes a play on words. So you say 'no pun intended' when you accidentally used a word in a sentence and is usually followed with a laugh from the other. Hopefully this isn't too complicated for you; this is actually a great question that a lot of native speakers probably don't think about much. You will just understand more, the more you are exposed to it in real life conversations/situations etc. Example: A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. hjaha 'no pun intended'. A pessimist's blood type is always B-negative. haha 'no pun intended' etc.. You can also say 'pun intended' to be a real wise ass (someone being clever or too confident) -:) I do this a lot haha
- Title: Problems with speaking
Hello folk! I'd like to know how can I improve my speaking skills. When it comes to chatting with the help of messengers there's no problem. The main issue is picking up needed words from my brain. I know most of them and can guess most of them and fathom them and understand. Maybe it's due to my memory abilities, or age, I'm 63 and my English is learnt by myself. I haven't graduated any university or school. Just my secondary school knowledge maybe. I'm Russian citizen though I'm not Russian by nationality, I'm avar, it's in South. I need a person who would spent his time becoming me a friend, of course I'm ready to pay. But close friend will be better. So, what would you advise me? Thank you
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Hi there. It's very nice to meet you. I have a few suggestions that you might like to try. If I understand the problem correctly, it's that you don't recall words when you are having a conversation or when you need them. The only way to improve this is to use these words more regularly. 1) Don't just read articles and watch movies. Take the time afterwards to describe / tell yourself what you've read or watched. Obviously you should deacribe it in English. It's better to do it aloud but you can do it in your head as well if that'll make you feel silly. 2) Find a magazine you like or instagram page with photographs of many different things. Describe them in English to yourseld as well. 3) You can record youself while speaking about a topic and then listen to it later and try and identify mistakes you made or words you should have used. 4) Try to read, watch, listen and speak about as many different topics you like and not necessarily the ones you like. -Nix
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Opp is an abbreviation used in the streets for opposition or the opposite team. For an example, the enemy, is considered an opp.
- what is correct payed attention or paid attention ?
hi everyone ! can someone answer what is correct payed attention or paid attention ? thank you.
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Hi OliverParks The correct way to write it is 'paid attention.' In English regular verbs end in -ed when we write then in the past and sometimes the past participle form. Pay is, however, NOT a regular verb. It has its own special spelling when written in past and past participle form. It is spelt as 'paid'. Example: I hope you paid attention in class today because there will be a quiz tomorrow. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Kind regards Nicci
- Hello! What is the meaning of LOML?
I saw in the text LOML and couldn't understand its meaning. Could you help me please?
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Hi Prokop. It does indeed stand for 'love of my life.' When someone is the love of your life it means that you will love them your whole life and you will never love anyone like you love them. It is an acronym/ internet slang. An acronym is a group of letters that stand for individual words. If you have any other question or if something was unclear please feel free to ask me. Kind regards, Nicci
- Does word green have a slang meaning?
Hey there! I’m not understood slang words and expressions so you help me. Do you know if green is slang meaning? Thanks you
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Hi Usman123. Green does indeed mean you have little experience in life or in a new job. To remember it I always think of trees. Trees are green when they are still small and not fully grown. (Inexperienced) There are some other uses meanings of the word green but I believe this is the most common. If you are looking for the meaning in a different context please feel free to ask me again. I hope this helps. Kind regards Nicci
- What is comparative for cute? More cute or cuter?
Need help. How to make the comparative correctly for the word “cute”? Is it “more cute” or “cuter”? Thanks!
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This adjective only has one syllable so you just say cuter... the general rule is that if an adjective as only one syllable, you just need to add 'er' or 'r' in this case since the word cute ends in 'e'.
