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Native English speakers, could you please help me with these issues?
1. Please, consider the folowing sentence:
"I set the stereo on the floor."
Does this mean that the person put the audio speakers on the floor?
2. Please, consider the followin...
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Native English speakers, coulld you please help me with these issues?
1. Is it correct to say:
"to lay the table"
when you mean to prepare a table for a meal (such by placing the dishes, the eating utensils and the napkins on the table)?
2. And w...
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I m trying to translate the phrase Land of eight men into Latin.?
It translates into Terra octo viri , but when I translate it back to English it comes out as Eight of the . Is this how the language s translate into each other, or is there a wa...
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Fashion design class question?
Could a sales representative easily translate his or her skills into being a buyer? What would be challenging about this shift? Which skills would translate seamlessly from one pos...
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What does this say in chinese?
View detailsHow do i get a fever?.?
im swedish and we have this thing called friluftsdag, basically translate into free air day. its when we do outside activity, but because it winter the only thing we do is ice skat...
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Does such a phrase exists in English?
So in my language there is this phrase that we use after we’re done with saying some introductory sentences that are expected to be said first before saying the content our speec...
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Why sparklers are used on special occasions?
View detailsDo christian syrian refugees assimilate better than their muslim counterparts?
View detailsIn French, why are some nouns fem. at times, and masc. at others?
Like, "Je suis une enfant du monde" in Indila's song. Enfant is masculine, so shouldn't it be un? Or ami/e. I thought that a noun is always either masc. or fem. Why does it change ...
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Is it right that a business cell phone store requires that I speak English and Spanish ?
I disagree they came here I did not go over there. In the United States do they bend over backwards and force people to speak another language to work. If that is the case I wi...
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I want to communicate with birds: Do you know if Rosetta Stone or anyone else has an affordable program that'll teach me how to speak Pigeon?
View detailsHello guys, I am learning english, and now i am learning about the modal verbs, so I'd like to ask something.?
is verb "to need" still used like as a modal verb?...
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Where does the publication/magazine the week fall into in terms of "native advertisement"? Do they put out native advertisements?
View detailsWhat language do you like to hear least and what language most?
View detailsHow do you call that grid or screen you put in front of the fireplace in order to avoid sparks?
View detailsHow to say “God is my strength/power” in Greek?
View detailsGood ways to review Spanish?
I use to be fully bilingual in Spanish but haven't used it in a few years now. I've definitely lost touch with it a considerable amount however most of it is still there, like tip ...
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with these issues?
1. What's the opposite of this sentence:
"The temeprature is mild. You should wear a light jacket."
Would it be correct to say: "The temperature is freezing. You should wear a H...
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What is the difference between could and would? And how do we use the in subjunctive mood help please I have a grammar test tomorrow?
View detailsIf you are helping a group of people who speak a particular language, do you need to know at least a few words of that language? For example?
1. If you are helping distribute aid to Arab refugees, would it be helpful to know a few words of Arabic?
2. If you are helping Hispanic immigrants, or working where most people ...
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Did "handsome" used to mean something pejorative or negative, like in the time of Queen Victoria?
In her diary, Queen Victoria recounts Prince Alexander of Russia, who would become Tsar Alexander II of Russia, coming to her court for the possibility of marrying her. He was not...
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A ustedes les gusta el chocolate?
Why is there an "A" at the beginning of this sentence and an "el" before chocolate?...
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with these issues?
1. Are these sentences correct:
"Karen always ADDS a touch of colour whereever she goes."
"Karen always ADDS a touch of colour whenever she joins for a picture."
"Karen always...
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How to say "I just realized, long time no see" in Japanese?
I know "hisashiburi...", but not sure how to say "realized". My Japanese is kind of all over the place atm....
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with these issues?
Do these sentences make sense, or is it this a standar way of expressing oneself in English:
a) "For years, I've had many interests, but in the long run, languages and writing wer...
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Fluent speakers of English, I need your help?
Could those who speak English fluently tell me if the phrase "entry into banking services" is the same as "entry into agreements for banking services" (also the phrase contains suc...
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Is Quranic Arabic something different from Modern formal written Arabic?
View detailsWhat does "beaten to a pulp" mean ? why "pulp"? what alludes to?
View detailsCan someone translate “I love you mom and grandma” in Spanish?
View detailsIs Russian an easy language for English speakers to learn? Is its grammer something complicated like Latin or Greek?
View detailsNative English speakers, could you please help me with these issues?
Are these sentences correct:
a) "They held each other, and she laid her head on his shoulder."
b) "While the average life expectancy for women is 82 years old, you could well li...
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Is this a correct way to congratulate someone on their new child?
I have to translate a file written in my native language into English, and it’s preffered if I follow the same structure of the orginal document but I think the result looks weir...
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Native English speakers, can you help me understand a few words in this context?
I highlighted what I didn’t get,
1) what does SNAPSHOT mean here? Is it like quick overview of? Or a scene?
2) wha does “ the usual range of students needs”; does the wittie...
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Are these English sentences natural and understandable?
This is caused by decreasing habitats of sea creatures.
They have become less cautious of people as a result of more contact with humans....
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Native English speakers or master users of English: the difference between want and lack in this context.?
Do you feel any difference between these two?
a) This DVD player lacks a skip button.
b) This DVD player wants a skip button.
My understanding is that (a) just talks about the fa...
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Native English speakers, Where is her accent from?Is she Native American?
https://youtu.be/5Vnk4XFw854...
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What does it mean bourjois in french? It is a foundation brand....?
View detailsCan I have some Palestinian Arabic insults and their meanings?
View detailsI need Palestinian Arabic insults and their translations in English???
View detailsWhy did someone's question get deleted for being in Arabic?
Someone asked "Are you a foreigner?" in Arabic and for some reason it got removed. How is that offensive? Are we censoring out anyone who is different now?...
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with this issue?
Does this sentence make sense
"As we can see from this video, it seems that all ducklings have it hard, and not only the so-called 'ugly duckling'..."
And does the following se...
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Why is Italy such an important country?
I always see it listed in books. Like it was one of the first few members of the European Union and I ask why? There economy hasn't been good, and it's not like it's a large countr...
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with this issue?
What does the following sentence mean:
"Ronald Reagan is long overdue for a historical downgrade."...
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Native English speakers, could you please help me with this issue?
Consider the following sentence:
" In the ‘80s, I took a number of solo wilderness trips. The first was because everyone else who was going had TO BACK OUT in the weeks leading...
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Is Japanese or Hebrew easier for an English speaker to learn?
View detailsEnglish is my second language. I make lots of grammar mistakes here on Yahoo?
Why are people so mean and correct my english. I always block people when they do that. But with anonymous users I can not block them....
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What is the relationship between power and freedom?
Please, my teacher has literally assigned us this same prompt for our essay for three weeks in a row and idk how else to explain it, I need a new perspective haha, thx...
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