672 Answered Questions for the topic ESL/ESOL

03/29/19

Thanks for.. ' or 'I thank you for...'?
I was wondering if the expression "I thank you for your answer" isn't nicer than " Thank you for your answer". For comparison, saying "I thank you" in French is nicer because the person who says... more
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03/29/19

Non-standard British use of possessive "me"?
Native North American speaker here. It's fairly common in certain British dialects to substitute "me" for "my" (Shiver me timbers) in informal speech. My impression is that some speakers mix the... more
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03/29/19

Term for toddler-mispronounced words?
Is there a single-word equivalent to "child speech"? A term that would convey that a toddler, still learning the language, has mispronounced a word?
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Esl/esol Speech Numbers

03/29/19

Is there a standard for speaking "1500" as "one thousand five hundred" versus "fifteen hundred"?
I was asked by a French colleague, and had no clear answer, whether it's more correct to say "One thousand five hundred" or "fifteen hundred" when speaking the number 1500. Putting aside how we say... more
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03/29/19

Is there a strong correlation between speech rate and beat rate in English?
Can speech rate in English be reliably measured through the beat rate? Beat rate analysis is now pretty standard, and a plethora of algorithms can reliably measure beat rate — typically in beats... more
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Esl/esol Speech Syntax

03/29/19

Is there an analysis of the construction "my friend she is nice."?
I am researching syntactic idiosyncrasies of verbal communication and am interested in a construction in which a noun is reiterated with a pronoun. As children, we're all taught to avoid... more
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Esl/esol Speech

03/29/19

Why “Whom“ Instead of “Who“?
I got this question from a book. In opinion both whom and who sounds correct. The Question is. "The man whom i thought was thoroughly honest proved to be a swindler." But my book says the answer... more
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Esl/esol Speech Numbers

03/29/19

How to read Figure xx.x or Section xx.x?
I wonder that whether there is a special reading way pertaining to American or British. For example, > Figure 12.3 shows a paused video touched on in Section 2.10 with the > width, height,... more
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03/28/19

How do teens in Northern England greet each other?
Do they say "hi" or "hey" or "hello", or what do they say when they meet someone they know on the street?
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Esl/esol Speech Subjects

03/28/19

can we omit the subject while talking?
ı have read a book and heard of it a lot.someone is talking and says"could not sleep last night" or "just preparing" sentences like that can we always do this or just only while speaking
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Esl/esol Speech Meaning

03/28/19

What's the difference between a "main stage speech" and a "panel speech"?
So our company is intended to participate in one of the meetings and give a speech. And the host offered two different speech types, a "main stage speech" and a "panel speech" with different... more
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03/28/19

How to convert indirect speech with no subject to direct speech ?
In the ICSE Boards 2018 Examination this was asked- The delivery boy was requested to bring the parcel the next day. I wrote - Someone said to the delivery boy, " Please bring the parcel... more
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03/28/19

Modals in the past + reported speech?
If the original sentence looks like this: > You should have asked me, 'Can I take your car?' Should the 'reported speech' one look like this: > You should have asked me if you **could**... more
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03/28/19

Contraction "-'dn't" from formal English "would not"?
Can "wouldn't" be reduced to the clitic **-'dn't** when attached to any other pronoun besides *y'all*, such as *she'dn't* or *you'dn't*? (Appearing for example in "*y'all'dn't've*" from formal... more
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03/28/19

Should I use speech marks for sounds?
If I were to describe a sudden sound, in this example: Boom! Were I to put it in speech marks: "Boom!" Just like in a dialogue, or to do something else, in that case what?
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Esl/esol Speech Have Would

03/28/19

reported speech + would have to?
What is the correct form of switching from Direct speech to Reported speech in this example: A policeman says "You will have to turn back because the road is closed" Shall it be: 1) A policeman... more
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Esl/esol Grammar Speech Verbs

03/28/19

Can you switch verb tenses when beginning a new sentence?
Tony had just **grabbed** another bottle of whiskey when it happened. **Dropping** it, he **reached** out and grabbed the closest thing to him, narrowly avoiding falling to the ground. Like going... more
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03/28/19

Need help with the sentence structure for my pitch, thanks!?
Back story: I am to give a 3 minute pitch on a task i worked on. I would like to something like, "**As a general knowledge, we know that smartphones are dominated by IOS and android. Which is why... more
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03/28/19

Is this slogan grammatically correct?
I've been wanting to use a slogan but I don't know if it makes sense. The slogan is: *Never forget 2013, the year of great elation.* It sounds okay but someone told me that I need to rewrite it... more
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03/28/19

Use of the definite article "the" before "church"?
I was in a Teacher's selection for a school in my country, and one of the coordinators said that she heard a mistake from another teacher that was unacceptable. I tried to figure out why was that,... more
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Esl/esol Speech Conversation

03/28/19

I says' in spoken English?
Is it popular to use 'I says' in conversations in spoken English? Especially when we talk about the past in the present. - "Hey, John do you remember Linda?" - "Yeh" - "We were talking... more
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03/28/19

What's the origin of the second-person 'we'?
I've often heard the phrase ***what do we have here*** to mean ***what do you have***. And also, recently, I've heard a teacher ask one of his students struggling with an assignment: ***do we have... more
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Esl/esol Speech Meaning

03/28/19

What does "I’ll show you to [somewhere]" mean?
I read a dialogue in English and saw a strange phrase. >A: Good afternoon. May I help you? >B: Yes, I’m here to see Joanna Stevens. I have an appointment at four. >... >... >A:... more
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03/28/19

How to write out dates correctly?
I have a document dated 05/05/2012. What should I say? > * Based on the document from 05 May. * Based on the document from 5th May. * Based on the document from 05 of May.
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Esl/esol

03/28/19

how can I improve on my North Indian English accent and learn a better English accent?
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