English Language Learners

Anonymous

03:00

@DamkerngT. Earlier he asked how he could change the text so that it looks like it's his, although he copied it from somewhere else.

Damkerng T.

What is "microwave" in Japanese?

Ah, so Utkarsh wrote it himself or it's someone else's?

Anonymous

26 mins ago, by Utkarsh

Can anyone Help? I have copied someone elsse's matter from his site and i want to change it to my language. Like, The meaning of the words is same but the words are different. Can I do this by any online tool or can i post a question on the site?

Anonymous

17 mins ago, by snailboat

@Utkarsh Are you saying you want a program that paraphrases something someone else wrote?

Anonymous

17 mins ago, by Utkarsh

yes

Anonymous

16 mins ago, by Utkarsh

Can you changge some words

Anonymous

03:02

16 mins ago, by Utkarsh

so that it looks mine?

Anonymous

16 mins ago, by snailboat

What is the purpose of changing these words?

Anonymous

16 mins ago, by Utkarsh

I have copied it

Damkerng T.

Oh!

Anonymous

16 mins ago, by snailboat

I'm sorry, but it sounds like you want to hide plagiarism by changing a few words here and there.

Damkerng T.

@Utkarsh You can do this to make it less plagiarism-like...

1. Feed the text to Google Translate, have it translated into your language.

2. Read the translated text aloud.

3. Close Google Translate, and write what you just read on a piece of paper.

4. Type what you just have written back into Google Translate, have it translated back to English

Utkarsh

03:05

Okay

Damkerng T.

5. Fix grammar and typos of the result. :D

Not the best way to go, but probably not very plagiarism-like.

Anonymous

0

Q: Speak and volumes of speaking

When you are speaking to someone and this person is speaking at a low volume and you almost can't hear it, usually you would ask something like this: Could you please speak louder?. What if the situation is the opposite? The person is speaking too loud and you want it to lower the volume? I can ...

word-request

Damkerng T.

I think we have a similar question already.

Anonymous

This is an interesting question. I think that if you make it longer, you'll probably make it more polite, and shorter, less polite.

Anonymous

The only short ways that come to mind are less polite than the phrasing in the question.

Anonymous

03:08

I would probably use a longer way of saying it.

Anonymous

I'm sorry. I thought you already knew the word rather. You can find the word rather in any dictionaries. In your sentence, you can think of "rather" as "to a fairly large degree". (You can also look it up in a dictionary that translates rather into your own language.) As for "Olesenish" it's from "Olesen-ish". As I said, "Olesen" is someone's name. "Olesen"+ish or "Olesenish" means "like 'Olesen'". — Damkerng T. 17 hours ago

Anonymous

That's true and applicable to the question. Rather is an interesting word, though.

Damkerng T.

Ah, that's mine. :D

Anonymous

As in "I would rather ..."

Damkerng T.

I was surprised when the OP said that "rather" confused them.

Anonymous

03:11

I was surprised no one changed the spelling to Olsen in their responses.

Anonymous

Oh, choster linked to Wikia! (Too bad. I'd have linked to Wikipedia.)

Damkerng T.

I don't know him. I googled and found Jimmy Olesen's Facebook page. :D

Anonymous

I wish Wikia would go away.

Damkerng T.

Hah! Is it that bad?

Anonymous

Yes.

Anonymous

03:14

A particular piece of work I created has its own Wikia, and I really wish it didn't.

Anonymous

It's . . . depressing.

Damkerng T.

Must be some game or anime.

Anonymous

(Oh no, the ellipsis police are coming for me again!)

Damkerng T.

I think that one is perfectly fine.

-ish.

Anonymous

The lesson is: if you do something creative, never show it to anyone else. The fans will do terrible, terrible things to it.

Damkerng T.

03:16

Hmm... I think someone has once said "Imitation is the best form of admiration" or something along that line.

Anonymous

Oh, I like the giant text in this answer:

Anonymous

0

A: When does it have 'so' in a pronoun or an adjective?

Your observation seems to be that the words what and ever can be joined to make whatever, and it looks like you might be thinking that one of those words then modifies (takes) the other when they appear together. Even if that's not what you're thinking, lets discuss it first to clarify it for oth...

Anonymous

I haven't even read the answer and I already like it.

Damkerng T.

Haha. :-)

Anonymous

Ah! They requested an editor to fix their links.

Anonymous

03:18

> Editor: Please fix my links. I am limited to 2 because of my reputation score.

Anonymous

Their wish is my command!

Damkerng T.

Is there such a limit?

Perhaps I started to use links after I got enough rep points.

Anonymous

Apparently so. I remember something along those lines.

Anonymous

I never ran into the limit myself.

Anonymous

Perhaps it's intended to combat spam.

Damkerng T.

03:19

nods

Oh, I hate that this chat room has a spam protection mechanism.

Anonymous

It may not be a great answer. But it's useful enough for me to upvote it.

Anonymous

@DamkerngT. The flood limiting, you mean?

Anonymous

Rate limiting, or whatever you'd like to call it.

Anonymous

It's definitely a misfeature.

Damkerng T.

Yes.

Anonymous

03:20

(A.K.A. a "design bug", although the Stack Exchange staff are on record as being against the term "design bug", so I will go with "misfeature".)

Damkerng T.

I had it often enough when I typed/pasted the novel here.

Anonymous

Oh, it has tons of false positives, too.

Damkerng T.

I think the false positive results are the problem.

Anonymous

Well, they're probably its main function, actually.

Damkerng T.

Probably, but then again, it could be smarter.

Anonymous

03:24

4

A: Use of the suffix -ish

This -ish suffix itself isn't actually "informal" (foolish, childish, devilish, for example, are well-established). According to OED, the usage extended from nouns such as fool, child, devil centuries ago, to include adjectives - initially with colours (bluish, greenish, etc.), but "in later use...

Damkerng T.

Interesting, I think "whatsover" might be derived from "what so ever" or "whatever so" or "what ever so".

Anonymous

Yabbut, those words are all established. They're single lexical items, not synchronically derived from fool, child, and devil.

Anonymous

We don't get them from adding -ish to a NP.

Damkerng T.

Definitely not the case of Olsenish.

Oh, but Mark Twainish was documented.

Anonymous

Right, that's clearly a derivation, not an established lexical item. Or anything, for that matter.

Anonymous

03:26

It was [ Jimmy Olsen ] -ish, not Olsen ] -ish.

Damkerng T.

Yes. That's true.

Anonymous

The -ish attaches phonologically to the last word but syntactically affects the preceding NP. It's a clitic. [EDIT: See further discussion below.]

Anonymous

You can see the same thing with 's.

Damkerng T.

nods

Anonymous

Well, you can call it a suffix. I don't mind. The distinction between affix and clitic in my mind is not entirely clear.

Anonymous

03:28

(This may be a failing of mine rather than of modern linguistics, but I tend to think the boundaries aren't as clear as people would like them to be.)

Damkerng T.

By the way, here is a little fun fact. The OP posted that question just less than half an hour after I'd watched the MV of "Barbie Girl" (Aqua) on YouTube.

Anonymous

Actually, sometimes we use it like it's a word on its own. Ish.

Damkerng T.

Hah! I think I haven't tried that one. Ish.

Anonymous

Maybe you could argue that contextually it spans the range from suffix to clitic to free word.

Anonymous

Dec 30 '13 at 18:11, by snailboat

Hooray! Ish.

Anonymous

03:30

You can even use ish in response to a sentence someone else said.

Anonymous

This is all rather colloquial, of course.

Damkerng T.

Hooray for the Ish! Ish.

Anonymous

Playful use of affixes characterizes certain speakers in informal registers.

Anonymous

Mar 12 at 21:16, by snailplane

It's a Cintiq 21UX, which is a fairly large monitor-ish tablet-y thing.

Anonymous

I've never heard anyone use -y by itself, though.

Anonymous

03:31

It might be too difficult to understand.

Damkerng T.

I think Men In Black 3 also uses -ish in the script too.

> Jeffrey Price: No? You're gonna leave me hanging. Okay. Oh, I just thought of something. You know, even way back then New York was a big-ish city. So I mean, how are you gonna really find him?

Anonymous

But you could say "It's not really [ King of England ] -ish."

Anonymous

That's evidence that -ish is being used like a clitic.

Damkerng T.

And of course, I think British is Brit-ish.

Anonymous

It is, but again only diachronically, not synchronically

Anonymous

03:34

We don't derive British by adding -ish to Brit.

Damkerng T.

Arguably, you might pronounce it as [bri-tish].

I think some folks just say Brit when they mean British, so I expand it back, as Brit--ish, with a different meaning. :-)

Anonymous

[ˈbɹɪ.ɾɪʃ]

Anonymous

@DamkerngT. I don't know, I'd only use Brit as a noun if I used it at all.

Anonymous

I wouldn't use it where I'd use British.

Damkerng T.

nods

Anonymous

03:48

You might be able to convey that you intend Brit-ish to be made of Brit and -ish in speech with a noticeable enough pause and a difference in intonation to express the break between the two

Anonymous

I'm not positive you would succeed, but I can imagine it.

Damkerng T.

I have a problem with my connection again. :(

But I have it back now. :-)

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A: Speak and volumes of speaking

Amadan's answer is the most neutral and polite way to ask, but there are plenty of other things you could say: Lower your voice, please. --slightly rude, even with the "please" Tone it down! --somewhat rude Use your "inside voice". --ok to use on small children, very rudely condescending o...

Strange that "Please keep your voice down" wasn't on the list.

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Q: Spelling Mistakes: "now" instead of "know", "and" instead of "end"

My native language is German but I have always been quite good at speaking and writing in English. However in the last time I notice some really stupid mistakes in my writing. When I'm thinking and writing at the same time, I swap words which sound or look similarily, such as "now" instead of "kn...

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Anonymous

@DamkerngT. I can think of a lot of additions to the list.

Anonymous

That doesn't mean I think there's anything wrong with the answer, mind you.

Damkerng T.

I didn't say it's wrong. I upvoted it, even.

I think they might have a technical name for it (now vs. know, and vs. end). I know I have it too.

@snailboat I just wonder that "Please keep your voice down" is probably BrE. (I think it might be my natural choice too.)

Anonymous

04:03

@DamkerngT. I don't know. I don't get that feeling, but I haven't checked anything but my intuition.

Anonymous

@DamkerngT. You mean a homophone substitution error?

Damkerng T.

@snailboat Hehe. Nice one. "homephone substitution error", oh wait, it's homophone. :-)

Anonymous

04:14

@DamkerngT. When I was little, I spelled homicide "homocide", thinking it was like "homo sapiens"

Damkerng T.

Hah!

Oh, I remember I had something similar in my own language.

I misspelled one word in my executive summary.

And at the meeting, the chairperson couldn't focus on the meeting because she was too focused on my spellings. :D

It was this word อนุญาิต (meaning, allow or permit), and I spelled it as อนุญาติ. ญาติ means "cousin", and อนุ- is a prefix means mini- or small. And she was trying to think which one is the correct spelling, and so we lost about ten or fifteen minutes discussing this word. :-)

Utkarsh

@DamkerngT. have you ever been to india?

Damkerng T.

I haven't.

Utkarsh

what do you know about india?

Damkerng T.

But I had worked with some people who're from India.

Maybe foods, and trivial facts about India.

Also we borrow a lot of words from Pali and Sanskrit.

Utkarsh

04:21

Examples?

Damkerng T.

Avatar is also a Thai word.

skullpatrol

That it is spelled with a capital @Utkarsh :D

Damkerng T.

Hehe. Nice one. @skullpatrol

Utkarsh

:D

Damkerng T.

Oh, and there are so many Gods there.

Utkarsh

04:23

brahma, vishnu, mahesh?

I'm expert in Sanskrit.

Damkerng T.

Yes, the first two, definitely. I'm not sure about Mahesh.

@Utkarsh That's great!

Utkarsh

4 days to go!

Damkerng T.

I think Pikkanesh (or a name that sounds similar) is well-known here.

skullpatrol

Till?

Damkerng T.

Ah, you're going to India.

Oh! Happy Birthday in advance! :-)

Utkarsh

04:25

Thanks :D

skullpatrol

Birthday's are great

Utkarsh

@DamkerngT. of which company, your mobile number is?

Damkerng T.

I don't enjoy them very much lately.

It's probably too personal. I'm sorry.

Utkarsh

we have airtel, vodafone

@DamkerngT. no problem :P

Oh! I am bored!

skullpatrol

@Utkarsh why were you saying "sorry" for?

Utkarsh

04:29

@skullpatrol I don't remember ;p

Oh! I had to say it to tyyppi_77

but I said to you by mistake. both of you have same profile pics

skullpatrol

ic ic

I should change mine then....

Utkarsh

@skullpatrol you have only 400 rep.?

earn more!

skullpatrol

I would if I had more time

Anonymous

He has to patrol skulls.

3

Utkarsh

lol

skullpatrol

04:34

:D

Utkarsh

@skullpatrol what OS you use?

Damkerng T.

Make it three. ;-)

skullpatrol

Windows

Utkarsh

then you would be using antivirus too?

skullpatrol

Yes, why?

Utkarsh

04:36

@skullpatrol what antivirus you use?

skullpatrol

Do you want to hack into my system ;-)

Utkarsh

Nope, I want to get recommendations on antivirus

skullpatrol

Norton is good.

Utkarsh

which one you use?

got it, Norton

Bye!

skullpatrol

Later

Anonymous

05:18

The answer I just wrote could probably use work, but I have to go do something else! ;-)

Anonymous

So um, sorry about that!

Anonymous

There, I snuck in a tiny edit before leaving :-)

Damkerng T.

I think it's a good answer.

Edited. It's a great answer.

Anonymous

06:10

I downvoted this:

Anonymous

-1

A: Does 'but' require a comma before it in this context?

Naw, I dunno but this looks good to me: I can bear anything but hunger. I think your native speaker friend was complectified. Ask her if she knows what "complectified" means. If she can explain it then you know she is a goon. It is not a real word, but the way I use it, it means: overcome w...

Anonymous

The first part of the answer says "I like it without the comma". Okay, that's fine, I guess, though it could possibly be elaborated on.

Anonymous

The second half is, to me, incomprehensible.

Anonymous

If it's supposed to be some kind of explanation for the first half, it went over my head.

skullpatrol

@snailboat have you read The Art of Computer Programming by D. Knuth?

Damkerng T.

06:23

Hmm... Sometimes people forgot about "Be nice" in the FAQ.

skullpatrol

That's the first thing they "forget." :-)

Anonymous

@skullpatrol I haven't. There's a lot of stuff I should read but haven't. It's on The List.

Anonymous

@DamkerngT. Did I forget again?

Damkerng T.

I didn't mean you, but you must know that already. :-)

I didn't downvote you myself, but (see, my comma is there), though (see though, there along with but) I think you're being honest and perhaps trying to sound funny, I'm not sure that calling someone a goon is nice enough, I'm sure both you and "me" are not a goon, though. — Damkerng T. 1 min ago

He might let me know what he think about my grammar goon enough. :-)

Maulik V

Oh, it's on my question

Hiiiii Crystal, Dam

Damkerng T.

06:37

Hi, true, that. @MaulikV

Maulik V

yes, he tried to be funny...

Damkerng T.

Me either. :D

Maulik V

Oh, so what about the Malaysian Airlines

terrifying it is

Damkerng T.

I didn't check that news lately.

Maulik V

nor did I

It looks so silly...at one side NSA and all so-called agencies say that everything every person does in this world is watched by them!

and in reality, the whole airplane disappears!

Damkerng T.

06:41

What did they conclude about those mysterious passengers?

Maulik V

it's crashed... PERIOD!

Damkerng T.

I see. No reason of the crash has been given yet, perhaps.

When was it? 10 days already I think.

Maulik V

The Ocean is ocean Damkerng

An airplane is like a tiny stone against it....isn't it?

skullpatrol

Maybe they don't want us to know.

Maulik V

No, in that case it's vice versa

if it's crashed...they'd let us know

in case of hijack, they wouldn't as it questions the security

plane crash vs plan disappearance - which puts all the doubts on the govt?

obviously the latter one

Damkerng T.

06:46

Did they say exactly where the plane crashed?

Maulik V

crash into the sea and not into any building is understandable...engine failure...

but disappearing is terrifying

no...nobody commits it

Utkarsh

@MaulikV namaste

Damkerng T.

The last time I read the news, it headed west, instead of up north as it should.

Maulik V

Hello...which city you belong to Utkarsh?

Anonymous

Hello!

Maulik V

06:48

Hey Crystallll!

:)

MP?

Bhopal?

Utkarsh

and you?

Maulik V

oh..yes...that's the heart...i mistook it as an umbilicus haha

Ahmedabad

Anonymous

@Utkarsh Just so you're aware, people like me can read deleted messages.

Maulik V

hey, teach me the trick Crystal

Utkarsh

@snailboat No Problem! You are a trusted person ;p

Maulik V

06:50

Ah, how many rep should I earn to see those secretly deleted message?

:)

Anonymous

I'm a moderator on Japanese Language, and moderators on SE sites are also chat moderators. Chat moderators can read deleted messages (it can help in moderating, at least in theory).

Utkarsh

10000

Maulik V

wow

Anonymous

That's why my name is blue.

Maulik V

I'll have this in next year then...

Anonymous

06:50

You'll have to run for moderator after ELL graduates :-)

Maulik V

I'm trying and will be!

Hagu....

Utkarsh

If you want people to vote you, then you must have good contacts with everyone

Hagu?

Maulik V

Damkerng's pet ;)

Damkerng T.

I'm sure Hagu can't vote anything. :-)

Maulik V

I always drag him into the chat wheneever I can

haha

but see there..i can have a good contact with him

as Utkarsh said!

Utkarsh

06:53

He's a friendly Astronaut!

Damkerng T.

Though my avatar isn't really an astronaut, I always secretly wish to be one. :D

Anonymous

Good ol' astronaut.

Anonymous

When I was in grade school, my best friend went to space camp.

Damkerng T.

So maybe some day I could say, "Houston, we've got a problem!"

I think they're selling space travel tickets now.

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