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| bio | website | esperantoiseasy.blogspot.com |
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| location | United States | |
| age | 46 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 10 months |
| seen | May 14 at 20:08 | |
| stats | profile views | 59 |
I am a native speaker of American English, as spoken in the New England region (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island).
I am also somewhat familiar with the dialects of the American South and Midwest. Having traveled to the United Kingdom a few times, I can usually understand British English, provided it is fairly standard.
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Sep 4 |
revised |
Are there sentences in languages which use grammatical gender that lose meaning when translated into English? edited tags |
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Sep 2 |
answered | Explanation for “emails”? |
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Sep 1 |
revised |
When is it correct to capitalise 'earth'? Clarified answer. |
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Sep 1 |
answered | When is it correct to capitalise 'earth'? |
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Aug 31 |
answered | What's a word similar in usage to “diatribe,” but not as harsh? |
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Aug 29 |
comment |
“To call” vs. “to ring” Regional variation - In the US, prefer "I'll call you back shortly" over "I'll ring you back shortly". In my experience, we (Americans) never say "I'll ring you back." We do, however, frequently say, "I'll give you a ring," but this is quite informal. |
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Aug 28 |
answered | What is the difference between “I forgot” and “I had forgot”? |
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Aug 28 |
comment |
What does “thy” mean? @DJClayworth - In some parts of the southern US, "y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural. |
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Aug 28 |
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Is the word “yearling” appropriate for a recurring event? Pluralized "event" in first sentence for numerical agreement. |
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Aug 27 |
comment |
“Will discuss the matter” vs. “will discuss on this matter” Also "Meeting participants will discuss...", "Topics discussed will include...". There are many options to convey the same general meaning. |
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Aug 27 |
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Is the word “yearling” appropriate for a recurring event? @Shinto - Why not? If SO is still around in 100 years, they could even have a centenarian badge. |
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Aug 27 |
answered | Is the word “yearling” appropriate for a recurring event? |
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Aug 26 |
comment |
Do “in future” and “in the future” imply different meanings? Interestingly, "in future please take care" returns over 295,000 hits, whereas "in the future please take care" only returns about 37000. Yet, in my experience, (US New England and Midwest regions), I have never heard "in future" used this way, either colloquially or in formal speech. Is there a regional variance of which I am unaware? |
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Aug 23 |
answered | Finding out the proper word out of book-learned vocabulary |
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Aug 19 |
comment |
When should I use “in” or “on”? @Alan - I grew up in Connecticut and always said/heard "in line". However, my cousins from New York say "on line", so even in the northeast there is variation from state to state. |
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Aug 19 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Aug 19 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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Aug 18 |
awarded | Editor |
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Aug 18 |
revised |
Favourite untranslatables Remove indefinite article "a" in question for better readability. |
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Aug 18 |
awarded | Supporter |
