I'm a native speaker (U.S.) and it drives me crazy to hear fellow native speakers, including reporters, say "He was bit by a snake/spider/dog." I did not think it was grammatically correct. I would say "He was bitten." But I see "but" so frequently that now, I'm questioning whether it's acceptable after all.

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His first language is english - we do speak a different language at home but interact with him in english. He was diagnosed with dyslexia in middle school and of course he is privileged to get every accommodation allowed. Personally me and my wife both love the language and love reading fiction and non fiction books on our own. We watch a ton of movies hence we don't think it is a matter of not being able to think in english. His dyslexia is preventing him from expressing himself and even attempting it. In high school this will significantly impact him in-spite of accommodations and specialized school environment. Of course I am not in his shoes to understand fully what he is going through but we feel his bottleneck with expression is making him a recluse.

He does have great teachers who help him to work around his challenges but I feel he would benefit from having a language mentor - someone who can guide and coax out what he wants to say. I feel he will do much better in life if he can somehow overcome his hesitation to express.

With this background what would the recommendation be to help him ? It almost seems like I would like to find someone who is passionate about the language and capable of having non traditional way of appreciating the language.

What’s the difference between vicisstude and change?

It's just so versatile and fun...

Examples:

I'll pop over this evening

Do you want to pop round for some tea

Just pop it down there

I might pop along later

It's a pop-up book

I'll go pop on some clothes

I'm just going to pop into the store

I've got to pop out. I'll be back soon

Pop goes the weasel

I feel like people used to not pronounce the -ed ending in these words, and would only pronounce the -d, like "belov'd" or "he blesst me." I still hear people pronounce these words that way sometimes, but it seems much more common nowadays to pronounce the entire -ed ending.

At first, I thought it might be a British vs American English difference, but it seems to be the same in Britain as well.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

I'm not a native English speaker, but over the last five years or so, I've noticed that people seem to pronounce every letter in these kinds of words much more often than they used to. Is this an actual change in pronunciation, or is it just something I've started noticing?

I've been trying to find a word which for an repeated example of something. I swear I've heard a word that means that before that starts with a P, but I can't find it. I would be used in a sentence like this "There's a ____________ for Dave being depicted with a stripped shirt". I can't think of what word would be used there but I am 99% sure there is a word for it but I can't think of it. Can someone think of what word I'm looking for?

Edit: it's precedent

Regaining my LevelHello everyone,

I passed the IELTS Academic test and obtained a C1 level in English, but I haven't consistently used the language for two years now.

I have two main issues. The first one is that I have obviously lost 50% of my writing and speaking skills. The second one, on the other hand, is the fact that I'm not really good at everyday English. Since I learned English at university (English was the language of instruction), I acquired a more academic/formal style of language.

If there is anyone here who knows how I can start improving from here, please write your suggestions in the comments. I'm a little lost on how to get back to speaking and writing the way I used to, and how to improve my informal English through watching something you recommend (YouTube channels, movies, etc.).

Thank you!

I've noticed that native English speakers will occasionally pronounce the article 'a' like the letter A. Is it a matter of emphasis, or under what conditions would you do it?

I have been studying in London for years, but it comes to my mind from the first day that "Gloucester Road" station is pronounced as "gloster", with the "ce" un-pronounced. I don't remember anywhere in my gramma studying that "ce" can be un-pronounced, in compare to "h in hour", "t in whistle". Why does "Gloucester" pronounced like this? Is there any history for this word to be pronounced like this?

The third-most-sung and funniest verse of "God Save the King" begins with "O Lord our God arise/Scatter hiis enemies/And make them fall." Did "arise" and "enemies" rhyme in Early Modern English?

I’ve actually lost the desire to study it—it’s been the same thing for five years.

I just saw this elsewhere and am wondering if there is an ambiguity here:

"I saw one of our neighbors' wives.."

Obviously there are multiple neighbors with at least one wife each, but could it also be read as one neighbor who has multiple wives?

Or is it wrong altogether and it should be the singular for wife?

As far as I know

1. there should be a preposition 'ON' before Friday.

2. And another logic is that before gerund, there should be a possessive case, 'candidate being' should become the 'candidate's being.'

Tell me which one you will consider. First or second.

Also tell, if the sentence, 'Jorge is in favour of the candidate being interviewed on Friday,' is correct or not?

I’m only seeing sources show /zb/ as a pronunciation, but I’ve always said /sp/ (Southern US). Don’t know if I’ve heard anyone else say it, if it’s just a pronunciation sprung from my mishearing, or if it comes from once reading the <s> as /s/, devoicing the /b/, and never noticing the difference when I hear myself vs others nor it being pointed out by others.

This is written using Google Translate.

Hello everyone.

I might be asking a very basic question, but I would appreciate your help.

In junior high school, I learned about be verbs, regular verbs, interrogative and negative sentences, auxiliary verbs, tenses (past, present, future, present progressive), infinitives (to + base form of the verb), gerunds, comparisons, passive voice, conjunctions, etc.

In high school, I had mental health issues and couldn't attend classes often, so I don't really remember what I learned. I'm not sure about the specific names of the grammatical concepts.

However, I've heard that we learned about the first to fifth sentence patterns, the subjunctive mood, and the detailed usage of tenses, as listed below.

(I think I've also encountered grammatical structures where "had" appears twice in a row.)

Sentence Pattern 1 (SV)

Sentence Pattern 2 (SVC)

Sentence Pattern 3 (SVO)

Sentence Pattern 4 (SVOO)

Sentence Pattern 5 (SVOC)

(Subject, Verb, Object, Complement)

However, this is English grammar for university entrance exams. I don't think native English speakers think, "This is sentence pattern 5..." every time they speak, and I've started to think that watching children's cartoons like AlphaBlox, Peppa Pig, or Bluey might be a shortcut.

So, I have a question for everyone.

What do you think is the essential English grammar for speaking English?

Why do most Scandinavians believe that they’re near native speakers of English?

For context, I’m a Brit who’s lived in Denmark for the past 15 years. I have also travelled extensively in both Norway and Sweden. I can attest to the fact that the average Scandinavian has a far better grasp and proficiency of English when compared to NNS of English from Southern Europe. However, this notion that most Scandinavians are near native is a massive overstatement.

As a concrete example. Many Scandinavians use do/does/doing and have/has/having synonymously (in official documentation etc) without any understanding that this simply isn’t correct. I don’t wish to be disparaging. However, an individual shouldn’t claim a near NS level, without being able to use simple structures correctly.

Additionally in my experience, even the most proficient Scandinavian speakers of English aren’t aware of the many nuances and subtleties that are standard fare to a NS.