What up English speakers. For reference Im (24m) in the western US. Throughout high school and college, hooking up meant having sex with someone. My little brother (19m) and his friends (both men and women) frequently say they “hooked up” with someone only to later say they just made out or something. They can say whatever they want, I’m just curious if “hooking up” now has a different meaning? Or am I the dumbass for thinking it always meant sex?

It probably sounds like a stupid question on the surface, but, as a younger guy, I’m curious if I’ve witnessed my first slang switch-up!

if you "met" her in a cafe, you would never know her

if you "meet" her in a cafe, you would never know her

Which i need to use "meet" or "met"

Thanks

btw No.8 was between glitz and spectacle

is my sentence correct

Over time i will find myself finished school life

i know i can say "I will find myself finishing something...

But can i also use past tense with the same structure

Thanks for your answers

Here are some I thought about...

1. Emoji are punctuation 😤

2. Punctuation goes inside and outside the quotes, unless it's redundant.

Did he say "are there more fries?" vs Did he say "I want more fries!"? vs He asked "are there more fries?".

1. Single quotes are different than double quotes. Everything that's not a direct quote of what someone said should use single quotes.

I realize that I use the word "technically" a lot. Of course sometimes its redundant. But other times I do mean it multiple times. And I often find myself looking for phrases or words to emphasize "more technically". Factually, precisely are similar but they dont mean the same.

he's mentioning the house he used to live in when he was a child.
"i remember it being huge, but it actually was pretty small... relative to what i have reference for now."
what should i read this "reference" as? if you rephrase the latter line, how would you say?

I'm not sure this is right sub to ask about this topic, but as an native speaker of Japanese myself, I'm always find it interesting.

In Japanese, military rank of all branch of military uses same word. literal translation of our maritime defense force's rank is something like "3rd sea sergeant（3等海曹,3等→3rd, 海→sea, 曹→sergeant, NCO）" for equivalent of US navy E-4. So we always get confused about English military rank, since all branch use different word.

And in anime like Gundam, military ranks always translated into navy rank, which is both interesting and confusing for us because navy style military rank of English is not something we think as "military rank in English" in general.

For most of people who understand English in Japan, "private" "sergeant" is usually the word came to mind when we think about military rank in English.

كيف اقدر أوصل B2 تعبت من كثر مااحاول، قراءة اكثر من كتاب واحاول اطور لغتي بس للان معلقه ب B1 واواجه صعوبه بالكلام واوقف كثير واحاول اتذكر الكلمات حتى وانا اعرفهم زين😔

The context is I am writing a persuasive speech for my english assessment and I am writing about my government extremely high tax rates on tobacco that are causing an illegal market and violence yada yada.. anyway, the sentence where I need help finding a saying is as follows with the part im wanting to replace is in bold.

Adults should be allowed to make the decision to smoke, and we know banning it will not work, so instead of being greedy, the federal government should ... (im not quite finished with the sentence)

I need to include a metaphor/simile in this sentence.

Does anyone know of any saying that may fit?

I looked for information on this topic and only found conflicting details. I did learn that the sounds "N" and "L" can undergo assimilation when preceding sounds like "B, T, D, K, G, F," among others; however, I haven't been able to confirm whether "N" or "L" can also undergo assimilation in relation to the sounds "W" (a labiovelar sound) and "Y" (a palatal sound). As a Spanish speaker, I would appreciate some help with this.

So that's basically what happened, I'm 21, I have little work experience and I'm not in college. I've learned English during my teenage years through exposure (mainly by watching yt shorts)

I will now be working in the international arrivals and departures sector of the aiport alongside federal agents.

Less than 5% of the population of the country that I live speaks English.

Three of the seasons have “times.” There’s summertime, springtime, and wintertime. However, I’ve never heard of “falltime” or “autumntime.” Why does this inconsistency exist?

Also, why is the suffix “-time” even necessary for the other three seasons? “Summer” and “summertime” are interchangeable, so why bother adding an extra syllable and four extra letters?

Hi everyone,

Having read the article, I realised that there are two types of quotation marks used: single and double. However, I do not fully understand why 'sought to bring down the Republic' is surrounded by the single quotation marks but 'seditious elements from far-left factions...' by the double quotation marks.

Thank you in advance!

Like I tried American English file but sometimes it felt too much detailed and you know that bores me

I want something that is less detailed

1. I’m on contract with that company.

2. I’m on a contract with that company.

I'm learning german, and in german to say "do you speak english?" you say "sprechen sie deutsch"?, where the verb is switched places with the noun to be in the 1st position.

English, we can't say "speak you english?"

However, in English we say "are you ready', which also switches the verb "are" with the noun "you" to be in the 1st position.

So how come sometimes english switches the verb to be in the 1st position, but other times we have to put a do in the 1st position to indicate a question?

as a native english speaker, i wonder why can't we be like german and just get rid of do-support.

And "morning" on its own sounds completely natural but idk just "night" "evening" "afternoon" they all sound so awkward. As a non native English speaker, this question is always at the back of my mind whenever i greet someone.

And why do we do that? Is it because "good" is less audible than the word that follows it? Or is it just vibes?

Well There Is Actually A Word For Called "Overmorrow" But It Fell Out Of Use In The 15th - 16th Century. So Why Haven't We Tried Making It A Popular Word Again?

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is this sentence has tense issues or its okay?

When i heard someone say something good , i am thinking that i would do it

What if i want something to start in the past but i also want to speak in the present

Despite this i have to follow the tense rules?

Hello world! As native American speakers, can you tell me if this sounds right?"

" I very love "

Podcasts, songs, TV shows(movies, cartoons), books, games, Yt, social media, talking to people

If any major method is missing just tell me and I will edit the body text

I hope this post gets enough attention and helps people