Questions tagged [non-native-english]
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Are there words native speakers don't use?
This question reminded me of a question I've often asked myself: is there such a thing as a non-native vocabulary?
I can think offhand of three words that I have only heard from foreigners: the one in the question, touristic, the related folkloric,…
Michael Lorton
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I wonder if the speaker of the speech is native or not
I'm a student studying English as a foreign language that means I'm studying English in the place where everyone else doesn't speak English at all.
So it is really hard for me to have a chance to use English.
I want to ask a question to native…
Beomsoo Kim
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Same, same but different
If anyone has been to S.E. Asian countries there is a familiar English phrase,
Same, same but different.
It always brings a smile to my face when I hear it as you kind of know what the person is trying to say (for example, it's similar) however I…
Liam Murphy
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Play and hang out
I noticed a lot of Asian people use the word "play" when they want to say "I'm hanging out".. Like this one friend said she was playing with her friends. And sent me a picture of them drinking and eating. So it was a bit confusing. Why do they tend…
Hansen
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What is the best way of asking someone his or her strongest language?
It seems that the term 'first language', 'native language', 'mother tongue' each may have some different connotations or unnecessary implications of political correctness to some people. 'L1' seems to be a strong candidate, but I'm afraid some…
andy
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Does it make sense in English?
The sentence is "I can't picture playing without putting my middle finger on W" and I'm talking about playing video games on pc.
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"I am a beneficiary from" or "I benefited from"?
Which is more native like?
I personally am a beneficiary of the good policies he conducted.
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I personally benefited from the good policies he conducted.
Polor Beer
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