Description : A question about the way my sentences are written (calling all English majors!)
Last Answer : answer:I think a period still follows the sentence like this ”...destination?”. And, all the questions start with a capital letter.
Description : How can I translate a few sentences in English or Hindi to Sanskrit?
Last Answer : translate.google.com
Description : Do English-speaking Dutch people use shorter words in sentences?
Last Answer : In Dutch or in English? I think this might be true for all non-native speakers, as shorter words are easier to remember and thus more likely to be part of one's vocabulary. Though I'd like to ... as expansive as that of a native speaker, so I'm more likely to use easier words and less variation.
Description : Are there any standard or standardish sentences that contain all 44ish English phonemes a la "quick brown fox..."?
Last Answer : answer:How about these pangrams found on creativebehavior.com ? Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. Just keep examining every low bid quoted for zinc etchings. Quick jigs for waltz vex bad nymph ... Quincy B. Zack defies gravity with six jet fuel pumps. The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
Description : Which phrases/sentences in the text do you find difficult to understand? Select a few and guess the meaning of each. Rewrite a simple paraphrase of each. -English
Last Answer : Came into the nice division – The category of nice people. Masculine habitation. – The room seemed to suggest that there lived some male persons there. “Bertie, why do you bound? – Bound means ‘jump’. But here it means a person whose behaviour is unpleasant to other people.
Description : Which of the following sentences best captures the main argument of the writer? (1) Many Indians are capable of using English like any Englishman. (2) Learning English is as difficult as learning any other ... (4) An Indian can learn English in half the time taken by an Englishman to learn Greek.
Last Answer : (3) The importance of English education needs to be recognised by the supporters of oriental learning.
Description : When did the tradition of double spacing between sentences fall from favor?
Last Answer : It's not technically right or wrong; it's simply a style which some people and publications follow and some don't. A publication I once worked for used it for years and then dropped it. Social media ... many old grammatical rules-in my opinion as a writer, some for the better and some for the worse.
Description : Which of these are first, second, & third Conditional sentences?
Last Answer : answer:Here is a very clear and detailed crib sheet that should help you. It gives the rule, the example and the explanation. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conditional2.htm if this is how ... had enough money, I would send you to live with an English-speaking family. (Second conditional)>
Description : Can anyone tell me what these two French sentences mean?
Last Answer : And I came here to eat the bubble gum and hit a few. And as I have more.
Description : What do these sentences mean to you?
Last Answer : answer:You've got the rule wrong! There are 4 types of conditional structure in English [If + S + present structure] [,] [S + present structure] = 0 conditional. [If + S ... . Of course, the rules to conditional structureas are simplifications, but the five patterns above are common examples.
Description : Which sentences are correct?
Last Answer : I thought he would come: Yes it indicates both probability and intention. I heard you had an accident. This is preferred, but note that there should be no comma within this sentence. This is actually not ... correct. The first doesn't agree in tense; thought is past tense, is is present tense.
Description : -Lurking in the shadow, is a reference to the tiger. Which of the following sentences has used the word ̳lurking in the correct manner? (a) She was lurking for recognition. (b) The girl ... the stars so they can shine. (d) She could lean forward examining the lurking figures under the surface.
Last Answer : (d) She could lean forward examining the lurking figures under the surface.
Description : What did Anil promise him to teach? a) Write his name b) Cook c) Write full sentences d) All of the above
Last Answer : d) All of the above
Description : Describe Arunima Sinha in two to three sentences.
Last Answer : Ans: Arunima Sinha is the first Indian amputee to climb the Mount Everest. Among women amputee, she is the second one to climb the Mount Everest. In 2015, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian award in India.
Description : (Stupid question) Native English speakers, when do people use someone's first name, middle name and last name?
Last Answer : I’m fairly casual. If you’re using my full name it should be for a formal occasion. But I can see in a school situation maybe Mr first name or Mr last name.
Description : English question (details inside)
Last Answer : answer:About your friend’s resume….That’s a puzzler! I think, “To draw a line you should have start and close points,” is okay. In the second one, you need the articles. Otherwise, you are describing a single point as “start and close”.
Description : A question for the native English speakers?
Last Answer : both seem technically true, but phrased in a way likely to get misunderstood. you might want to reconsider the usage of the word “certain” in those statements.
Description : Is "how to" informal? What is the difference between these two? A) How to start a pc? B) How do we start a pc?
Last Answer : Generally speaking, not as a question. "How to start a PC" would be a title or something you'd say before or in relation to providing instruction on how to start a PC.
Description : Grammar question : Difference between these sentences.
Last Answer : answer:First of all, they should all begin ”To select the new file,...” “For selecting the new file” makes little sense.
Description : Language difference between English vs American English?
Last Answer : answer:No, I would use them in very different ways. Antisocial behaviour is a common phrase especially since there is now an AntiSocial Behaviour Order or ASBO. To say someone is antisocial means that they ... they are both to do with behaviour but are quite different I am a Scot living in England
Description : What is the difference between the sound of V and W in the English language?
Last Answer : There is clearly a difference as you can tell by saying victory and warble. The v gives a sharp sound while the w gives a more rounded sound.
Description : English versus English: British and American (or Australian, Canadian et al) - what's the difference, really?
Last Answer : You’re avin’ a giraffe ain’t ya? There’s busloads of differences!
Description : What English language author uses the longest sentences?
Last Answer : answer:Well, it's not abstruse but the first sentence of Faulkner's Light in August (wait one minute while I verify this) is the entire first section of the novel, I think. And again, not entirely ... got beyond the first page of Finnigan's Wake, but I bet there are yards of gibberish in there.
Description : Can you help me with these English sentences and tenses?
Last Answer : answer:Don't open the box if the seal has been broken. Is basically the same meaning, either can be used in this case; has been or is. The second sentence is more tricky. The sentence ... been resolved, is correct also. I am American, there might be subtle differences with British English possibly.
Description : Is there a website that can pronounce to you in English sentences?
Last Answer : google translate can if for example you say you are going to write in spanish but then just write in english it will say the english stuff outloud
Description : Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences. -English 9th
Last Answer : The poem is a story of an old woman. She is asked by Saint Peter for alms who has become weak because of fasting and travelling. But her greed forces her not to give him anything. He becomes angry ... and she is left with a cap on her head. She continues boring into hard wood for her little food.
Description : Describe ‘the fight’ between the man and the machine. Find the relevant sentences in the text and write them. -English-7
Last Answer : The man tried to put all the removed parts of the bicycle back to their normal position. For this he would sometimes climb up on the bike from any of possible directions and sometimes would lie under it, to ... the man and the machine was over. The bicycle looked as if it also had had enough of it.
Description : Write the meaning and make sentences with the words; ‘janitor’ and ‘creeper’. -English 9th
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Description : Write the meaning and make sentences with the words; ‘swirled’ and ‘menacing’. -English 9th
Last Answer : He laughed, swirling her around. Her swirling silver eyes were red with tears. When it slowed for the drive, the dust caught up, hiding it in a swirling cloud. Desire fed into her swirling emotions. Her eyes were swirling again.
Description : Can you diagram the sentences "Let's go." and "To be, or not to be, that is the question."?
Last Answer : Can you do your own homework?
Description : Question 9: Mention some of the rights of consumers and write a few sentences on each? -Economics 10th
Last Answer : Some of the rights of consumers include the right to be informed, the right to choose, the right to seek redressal and the right to representation in consumer courts. Under the RTI Act ... . The right to seek redressal permits a consumer to complain against unfair trade practices and exploitation.
Description : what is the answer in ELA the question is Write 1-2 sentences to summarize how confusion over words causes a conflict between Abbott and Costello.?
Last Answer : Who's on first, is the famous example because it's a statement that is being interpreted as a question. Who is the player's name, but when said aloud it sounds like a question instead.
Description : Is it not high time for the english language to replace the pronoun "you", with separate words for informal and formal contexts?
Last Answer : Why? As a native English speaker, the difference seems unnecessary and overly complicated. And now that you mention it, classist.
Description : How do you pronounce an English name and the name of a book?
Last Answer : I’ve never heard Maurice pronounced any other way than as Morris. I would pronounce the title of the book the same way as it is the name of a character in the book.
Description : Can you make the shortest sentence, that would be the first time written in English, ever?
Last Answer : I killed myself.
Description : When do you use "Anglophone", and when "English speaking"?
Last Answer : I only use the latter, because I operate under the axiom that my opposite has no idea what the former means, and believes I am talking about some sort of obscure musical instrument.
Description : Is there a software library for an English language dictionary or word list?
Last Answer : I'm pretty sure it's easy to find an English dictionary file as a CSV. Of course you'd have to write the code to pull it into a list and then run operations on that list. With about 200k ... and then iterated through it to find all of the palindromes and didn't recall it taking very long to run.
Description : Doing English practice. Asking native people for help.
Last Answer : Hi, and welcome to Fluther. I've made the changes that sound better to me: 1, we are the successor of communism. We are the successors of communism 2, please bathe your hands before you eat dinner. Please ... to go fishing a slender rod, a fishing reel and a hook are enough. I hope this is helpful.
Description : What is the English translation of "patrouille" in context of infrastructure?
Last Answer : Small detachment of soldiers, of people to whom one entrusts a mission of surveillance, of liaison. If you suspect a different meaning is being used, you need to provide the context. I have no idea what you mean by “context of infrastructure.”
Description : Can you please find me an English to Spanish translator?
Last Answer : Here you go
Description : What score would an English speaker as a first language score on the TOEFL exam?
Last Answer : The question, to me, is how the TOEFL grading takes into account current English slang and common usage, and how much does it follow the grammar rules that we learned and forgot 40 years ago ... test reflect some theoretical and obsolete way of speaking and writing, or does it reflect common usage?
Description : How many English dialects exist?
Last Answer : There are hundreds, if not thousands of English dialects in the UK and throughout the world.
Description : Isn't e.g. the only abbreviation for the word example in English?
Last Answer : No, ex. is listed as an abbreviation in for example the American Heritage Dictionary (Second College Edition, 1982), though example is only the second of seven meanings listed for it: 1. examination 2. ... e.g. is listed as Latin for exempli gratia (for example) , so a slightly different form.
Description : Which English, Spanish and French authors have spoken about the crisis of values?
Last Answer : Albert Camus. Jean Paul Sartre.
Description : How could be translated the following kanji from Japanese to English?
Last Answer : I’m assuming you mean 東方八犬異聞? Eight dogs of the east?
Description : What are some english invectives that are onomatopoeia?
Last Answer : Do morally bankrupt people make a characteristic sound? “ME ME ME” people?
Description : Anyone great with English who can correct the little mistakes in my essay?
Last Answer : is it too long to post here?
Description : What's the translation in English for this Japanese term?
Last Answer : It’s the title of a series of books. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokka:_Braves_of_the_Six_Flowers
Description : What's the English translation of this Japanese term?
Last Answer : It’s a manga/song/anime called Sweets Time. There are a number of videos on YouTube. This one has translation of the lyrics. look up U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか？
Description : How can I communicate fluently with a foreigner who speaks English?
Last Answer : My writing skills have improved from writing on Fluther. Maybe you can do the same. Or you can skype an English speaker for oral practice.