672 Answered Questions for the topic ESL/ESOL

03/28/19

Why do some questions not start with an auxiliary verb?
When I learned English, my teachers told me that all questions **must** have an auxiliary verb at the beginning, just like *Are you mad?* or *Is she playing?* do. But when watching some movies or... more
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Esl/esol Speech Time

03/28/19

How should one say times aloud in 24-hour notation?
A couple years ago, I switched all my personal clocks 24-hour notation. I live in the US, and 24-hour time is used very, very rarely. So, I haven't been able to listen to anyone say times... more
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03/28/19

Mixed conditional clause type 1-3?
I came across the following conditional clause while studying a grammar book published by Oxford: "If you know London so well, you shouldn't have got so hopelessly lost." The writer of the book... more
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03/28/19

How do you quote a quotation that itself has mismatched quotes?
Suppose that Eve said (in spoken English) > An apple a day keeps the doctor away, unquote. Also isn't Eve such a > great person? Like my mom always said quote Eve is the best person... more
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03/27/19

Is there any difference between deputies & lawmakers?
As a non-native speaker quite often I get in trouble with slight differences between concepts. So, regarding to this doubt I think both of them are used to express the same thing but I'm not sure... more
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03/27/19

How would you say "0.4 - 1g?"?
Assuming I don't want to say "zero point four grams to one gram," would it be: "zero point four to one gram" or "zero point four to one gram**s**" or neither? I'm leaning towards the second... more
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03/27/19

N or AND in pronunciation?
Can I say I like apples n pears?
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Esl/esol Esl

03/27/19

What does 'put shelves up' mean?
What does 'put shelves up' mean in the sentence: 'I've been meaning to put shelves up in the lounge for years but I haven't had time.' Does put shelves up mean the same as 'install'? Or does it... more
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Esl/esol Speech Esl Esl Accent

03/27/19

What are some exercises I can perform to reduce my accent?
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03/27/19

Is www an abbreviation?
The initialism ["www" means "world wide web"][mw]. The common definition of an initialism is that it is an abbreviation, formed by using the first letter of each word. According to most... more
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Esl/esol Speech

03/27/19

How to break direct speech into two parts right?
This is what I'm writing: > "Let's go," she says, "before it's too late." Should I do this instead ("B" is capital): > "Let's go," she says, "Before it's too late." Which one is right?
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03/27/19

What is it called when some pronounces their “t” sharply?
What is it called when people pronounce their "t" sounds so sharply that it sounds like the sound "eh" comes after the "t" sound? So the "t" sound sounds like "teh" with a big emphasis on the "eh"... more
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03/27/19

Whimsy or Whimsicality?
When would I use the word "Whimsicality" over "Whimsy"? The definitions I've read do not draw a distinction between the two.
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03/27/19

Usage of would (would have to be - if/ would)?
I was watching this show, and the actors used *would* in 2 scenarios. The first, they were talking about their weirdest experience in the past, and one of the actors said: "the weirdest... more
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Esl/esol Esl Pronunciation Ipa

03/27/19

Is it technically incorrect to speak English using speech sounds of native language(which is not English)?
Consonants "t" and "p" are not unvoiced in my native language, which is Hindi. So I pronounce "Paint" with voiced "p" and "t", is it technically correct? It is acceptable, I know. But is it correct?
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03/27/19

How do you pronounce words with the letter d?
I'm foreign and this causes me a lot of trouble. Sometimes the 'd' is pronounced normally [d], for example - done, but sometimes it's pronounced as [dʒ], for example - dream. How should I pronounce... more
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03/27/19

Anytime' and 'ever'?
Actually I am a non native English speaker, of course I may come across many confusion but I don't care of those much,but curious some times to know about the things. I know the meaning of 'Ever'... more
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03/26/19

What are the connotations of "there" in "hello/hi there"?
I'm an ESL speaker and I'm not completely familiar with the underlying meaning conveyed when adding *there* to a greeting such as > Hello there compared to just > Hello (punctuation... more
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03/24/19

What is the formal way to say “a bit”?
What is the formal way to say *a bit* in an essay, for example, in the sentence beginning “It is **a bit** different from”? Is *a little* formal enough?
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03/19/19

Is "the way how" grammatically incorrect?
(I am not a native speaker so my writing probably seems to be odd. Please understand some Non-grammar...) I learned that "the way how" is grammatically wrong because 'the way' and 'how' have same... more
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Esl/esol Speech

03/19/19

Which one sounds correct?
I got this question from a book. "My friend lives in a nearby Street (whose name) I have forgotten." In my opinion"we use Whose with living beings but my book suggests answer should be (which name).
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Esl/esol Esl

03/19/19

How to write this kind of sentence for a distinguished lecture series?
I work in a Chinese university and recently our department has decided to start a Distinguished Lecture Series in Physics. We want to give the invited speaker some kind of document showing that,... more
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03/19/19

Vowel shift in Michigan accent?
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Michigan because my grandparents live there. By today’s standards, they have very heavy accents, with full Canadian raising and the northern cities vowel shift.... more
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03/19/19

“kinda”, “sorta”, “coulda”, “shoulda”, “lotta”, “oughta”, “betcha”, "tseasy" etc. What are these?
In linguistics, is there a term describing this phenomenon, i.e., when the syllables of two words are slurred together in the spoken language? **They are not contractions.** While contractions are... more
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03/19/19

In/on the/ line/page?
Which of the following 4 possibilities is used when? 1. in line 2. in the line 3. on line 4. on the line E.g. how do I correctly say There is a typo in line 6 of this paragraph. And I have... more
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