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When should we use the word tho

April 12, 2016

It's an informal abbreviation of "though." If you're wondering about the slang phrase formed with "Dat (x) tho" or "But this (x) tho," read this: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dat-tho

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"Do I look like a 18-year-old girl?" May I know is this sentence correct?

April 12, 2016

"Do I look like an 18-year-old girl?" is right. ("18" [ey-teen] begins with a vowel sound, so it requires "an" instead of "a.")

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could you explain about "yet"?

April 12, 2016

"Yet" has many meanings. (See picture.)

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Here are some example sentences:

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- I haven't finished my essay YET.
- The latest episode has YET to be uploaded.
- He was a tough YET fair boss.
- It was their most impressive performance YET.
- We were lost, YET we managed to find our way home.

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Everything about you is chaotic or Everything about you is chaos?

April 12, 2016

"Chaotic." Here's why: "chaos" is a noun; "chaotic" is an adjective. Let's take a look at a similar sentence: "Everything about you is confusion" (noun) vs. "Everything about you is confusing" (adjective). It should become clearer that we need an adjective instead of a noun.

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share the effective tips how to improve my english pls ?!

April 12, 2016

1. Read magazines and books. Read comic books (or translated manga) for dialogue. Try reading out loud.

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2. Listen to English-speaking songs. (Do not listen to rap to improve your speaking skills; rap music is great for slang and vocabulary, but it generally has atrocious grammar.)

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3. Watch English-speaking movies and TV shows. Start with easy shows (cartoons) and work up to more sophisticated ones.

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4. Speak it constantly.

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5. To improve your writing, follow the tips here: http://bit.ly/1rOMbVx

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Practice. Practice. Practice.

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Good luck! 👍

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hallo guys, how do you call an university teacher? lecturer? I'm kinda confuse😅

April 12, 2016

Professor. One of our favorites at UC Berkeley was Prof. Alex Filippenko. (You might have seen him on TV; he does a lot of space-related shows on the History Channel.)

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when we want to use "however" does it have to be preceded by a semicolon?

April 06, 2016

Not always. These are all correct:

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1. He solved the math problem quickly. However, the answer was wrong.
2. He solved the math problem quickly. The answer, however, was wrong.
3. He solved the math problem quickly; however, the answer was wrong.

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What does "shoutout to.." mean?

April 06, 2016

A "shout-out" is a message of support, appreciation, or admiration. For example, "I'd like to give a big shout-out to my sister, who inspired me to practice singing and dancing so that I could realize my dream of becoming a pop star."

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Hello, I want to ask about grammar. Sometimes I get confused with the grammar that I should use. And I am also confused with the words that i have to said, as it was the past, present or future. You get it? thank you🙏😂

April 06, 2016

Yes, we get it. English is much easier to understand than to speak or write. We've written a few articles that might help:

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1. How to improve your writing: http://bit.ly/1q6YyNu

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2. How to improve your speaking: http://bit.ly/1RYjTSS

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3. How to improve both: http://bit.ly/1S2S7Yy

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In terms of verb tenses, check out Englishpage.com: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html

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Good luck! 👍

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7 days of japanese food or 7-day-japanese food?

April 06, 2016

If you are talking about eating Japanese food for seven days, then "seven days of (eating) Japanese food" is right. If you are talking about Japanese food that is seven days old, then "seven-day-old Japanese food" is right. 🍜 🍢 🍱 🍣

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when and how to use "have eaten" and "had eaten"

April 06, 2016

"Have eaten" is the present perfect tense, which you can learn about here: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

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"Had eaten" is the past perfect tense, which you can learn about here: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html

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If you are confused about the different verb tenses in English (yes, they are confusing), be sure to click on the links on Englishpage.com. 👍

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hi, what's the difference between this and these? pls reply thank you.

April 06, 2016

"This" is singular, e.g, "This computer 🖥 is fast!" The plural of "this" is "these," e.g., "These computers 🖥 🖥 are fast!"

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He's turn on 22th or he's turning to 22th?

April 06, 2016

If you're saying that someone is going to be 22 years old, then it should be "He's turning 22," e.g., "He's turning 22 this May."

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I'm a RT bot .. is it correct ?

April 06, 2016

If you pronounce "RT" as [ar-tee], then it should be "I'm an RT bot." If you read "RT" as "retweet," then yes.

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For more about when to use "an" or "a," read this: https://tmblr.co/Z90tLy1qd4rSe

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" i retweet a lot of tweets so if you dont like it dont follow me " is it correct ?

April 06, 2016

Yes, but you can also just say "I retweet a lot ..." or "I retweet often ..." ("I retweet a lot of tweets" is redundant, because you can't retweet anything other than a tweet.)

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April 06, 2016

Thanks for the kind words. 🙌

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Hi, can you tell me what does "pining or pining for you" means? Thanks!

April 06, 2016

To "pine for" means "to miss and long for the return of," so "pining for you" = "missing you deeply." (When you pine for someone, you miss that person and want to see that person so much that it hurts.)

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Which one is correct, "I miss seeing your smile" or "i miss saw your smile" ? :<

April 06, 2016

"I miss seeing your smile." (You could also say "I miss your smile.")

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He isn't playing badminton now or He doesn't playing badminton now? and why?

April 06, 2016

1. He isn't playing badminton now. = He's not playing it at this exact moment in time.
2. He doesn't play badminton anymore. = He used to play badminton in the past; he no longer plays badminton.

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Someone's drawing me a pic of my face, how should i thank him? is "thanks for drawing my face" true?

April 06, 2016

1. Thanks for drawing my face.
2. Thanks for drawing my portrait.
3. Thanks for drawing me. (But this could also mean the face and the body.)

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what does "never take it for granted" mean?

April 04, 2016

Here's what "take for granted" means:

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1. to not appreciate enough, e.g., If you keep taking me for granted, I'll leave you one day.
2. to assume that something is true without checking, e.g., Nan took it for granted that Henry would attend the meeting, but he didn't actually show up.

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Therefore, "never take it for granted" would mean to never do either #1 or #2.

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Can you provide me a note about past participle?

April 04, 2016

This page does a good job of explaining it: http://bit.ly/1N5sQ8t

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thank you (anyway / anyways)

April 04, 2016

"Anyway." ("Anyways" is considered informal/nonstandard.)

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You can read more about it here: https://tmblr.co/Z90tLy21MAcj-

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a lot of students or a lot of student?

April 04, 2016

"A lot of students." We use a plural noun after "a lot of" unless the noun is an uncountable/mass noun:

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- A lot of cats
- A lot of friends
- A lot of books
- A lot of money (mass noun)
- A lot of time (mass noun)
- A lot of water (mass noun)

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Now I know the pain of the neck of having a baby. Is this right?

April 04, 2016

"Now I know that having a baby is a pain in the neck" or "Now I know what kind of pain in the neck it is to have a baby."

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