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When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own...

Omg, after learning English for so many years, I just realize that there is a difference between not and no, and now I could barely differentiate those. Could anyone help me, by giving the usage and also the example ? Thanks.

Julielai wrote: Some parts in red for you to fix Cheese1987 wrote: Thank you! Account of the recent language learning experience and insights gained through the course both inside and outside of class I have learnt some useful skills in the course in these months.(incomplete...

Some parts in red for you to fix Cheese1987 wrote: Account of the recent language learning experience and insights gained through the course both inside and outside of class Some useful skill I have learnt in the course in these months.(incomplete sentence) The most impress_ _ _...

So what's the difference between: I've been learning English for 5 years I've been studying English for 5 years ?

What? Incredible? And that's nothing! I remember the first time I heard the difference, it was in a pronouncing dictionary, I think. I kept on clicking on every word, and my face was like . And the difference between BrE and AmE! Even more . Let's say I had no idea someone could leave out r's,...

Philip wrote:Very little difference. I do make a distinction for students who are learning English, but this is only for past tenses. I encourage the use of 'when' with the simple past and "while" with the progressive. When the doorbell rang, I jumped. While I was talking on the phone,...

Anonymous wrote: Someone help me What is the difference between when and while? Very little difference. I do make a distinction for students who are learning English, but this is only for past tenses. I encourage the use of 'when' with the simple past and "while" with the...

I'm a new member in this forum, and I'm learning English as a foriegn language "EFL". But, this forum helps the students who learn ESL. So, I want to know if there is a real difference between ESL & EFL? Thanks a lot in advance...

Hi again,that's a good question Jackson, I've been learning English for quite a while, but I still have trouble with some and any. When I was in school, my teachers taught me to only use any in questions, and never some. That was wrong, of course. Nona is right, but sometimes it is difficult to...