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8:09 AM

Hi :D

Quick question: I want to interrupt a sentence in this manner: X - Even if it applied to Y - couldn't be used here. should I use dashes or commas here? Maybe should I just bracket it? X (even if it applied to Y) couldn't be used here.

Hanaa

Normally i did well today

infinitesimal

8:21 AM

I would use commas.

Mateon1

8:53 AM

Who the heck starred all these messages?

Damkerng T.

9:35 AM

@Mateon1 Some young people, obviously.

Hello, @infinitesimal, @Mateon1!

I agree, commas would be better.

Mateon1

Hello, @DamkerngT.

infinitesimal

Hi pal @DamkerngT. :-)

Damkerng T.

Q: Pretentious writing tag

Why do we have this tag? Should we delete it? I can’t think of a constructive use of it. I vote for removal.

discussion

An interesting discussion over there!

One reader's "pretentious" is another reader's "ornate" and yet another's "poetic". How about bare "literary"? That marks a distinct 'dialect' without prejudging the author's motivations, which can be left to individual answerers. — StoneyB 11 hours ago

Indeed! What's pretentious writing anyway? Sophisticated writing that fails?

infinitesimal

Interesting...

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CopperKettle

10:46 AM

@DamkerngT. Probably text akin to that quoted in this answer:

A: "But that I knew these places are my own" - meaning?

I was wondering if "knew these places are my own" was a transcription error for "know these places are my own", so I did some googling. Indeed I found "know" in a few versions, including one in a chapter called "Breaking into Song" by John Hollander, in a book titled Lyric Poetry: Beyond New Crit...

But I dursn't tag any text posted by an asker "pretentious", that would be bad. I think we must ditch this tag.

3 hours later…

Damkerng T.

1:31 PM

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Q: Learn English I'm newbie

Hi the world I'm newbie in English cano someone help me ?? like talk with me on English or something like that on Skype or Facebook !

american-english british-english learning accent

Everyone seems to believe that they have to talk with native speakers to learn a new language naturally.

1 hour later…

Man_From_India

2:45 PM

That is actually a good idea, but till some certain extent a learner can learn without interacting with natives. That is what I think :-)

Man_From_India

3:15 PM

@Hanaa how is your exam going?

CopperKettle

3:29 PM

@Man_From_India She said that everybody faired badly at the exam. I forgot to ask whether the results were announced already.

And good evening all!

Man_From_India

Good evening @CopperKettle

just wanted to have ur opinion regarding this answer

CopperKettle

So I hope she will have passed the exam.

@Man_From_India what answer?

Man_From_India

Q: "Has taken" or "takes"? "Are feeling" or "feel"?

People whose health (has taken / takes) a turn to for the worse should not drink. Personally I think it is more suitable to use 'has taken' because this means that the people are ill or unhealthy now, so they need to go to the doctor and get medicine, not to drink. However if I used 'takes...

tense present-perfect present

sorry this question

CopperKettle

@Man_From_India This is a very interesting question, I upvoted it before going for a walk, and will now read the answer(s).

Man_From_India

A native speaker already said what is correct, but still I can't think it that way

CopperKettle

3:34 PM

I'll go and fetch me some tea, and read what the folks wrote there. (0:

Man_From_India

please take ur time :-)

He thinks has taken is natural there without context. But took is not natural here :-(

@CopperKettle I am sure she will.

CopperKettle

Hallo, @Hanaa!

Hanaa

Hi @CopperKettle

@Man_From_India

CopperKettle

Are the results of the exam out already? We hope you've passed.

Hanaa

Today we passed research methodology and i did well

Man_From_India

3:39 PM

Ohhh that's great

CopperKettle

@Hanaa - receive my congratulations!

Hanaa

But the two past days, we did not unswer

Thank u both :)

CopperKettle

For the past two days you what?

Hanaa

We did not work well

Difficult questions

CopperKettle

We have a saying "Students live a happy life - but only in between the exam weeks"

Hanaa

3:42 PM

CopperKettle

(0:

Man_From_India

hilarious!!! two user here starred all their conversations in an attempt to earn badges :-D

Hanaa

I see that @DamkerngT. is absent

Man_From_India

hmmm yes...he came but I think didn't spent much time here. May be busy.

brb

Hanaa

Bye

Man_From_India

3:57 PM

back :-)

Man_From_India

4:32 PM

Q: of which each VS. each of which

If Country exists, if Country is a natural necessity like bread, of which each of us must eat in order not to die of hunger, somebody must go to defend it. Would you please show me if the bold parts mean the same thing? each of us of which What is more, could you teach me other possible w...

clauses

Man_From_India

5:03 PM

Hi @DamkerngT. How r u doing? You seem to be busy. Not seeing here these days?

abdelaziz maroc

5:23 PM

Man_From_India

5:37 PM

hi @abdelazizmaroc

Damkerng T.

@Man_From_India Well, a little. :-)

I'm not really available for the chat today. Maybe in an hour or two.

@Hanaa I was!

infinitesimal

6:08 PM

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Damkerng T.

8:16 PM

:-)

Damkerng T.

9:04 PM

Q: What is this stuffed pastry called in English?

I'm currently making these: It's a puff pastry stuffed with meat, mushrooms and spices, a roll cut into such small pieces. I wanted to brag about these on a forum except I realized I have no clue what they are called in English.