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Pintin

Jimbo45 @Ineeddentures (34867) 2 Mar

Hello folks. The first working day of March and even though I am retarded I have a job to do I am pintin a bike the day, oh aye. It's a fine sunny day and I will get startit aboot 4pm and workit till aboot 5pm when the dark...

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My book review on A Town Called Solace

maggie Sun @maggiesunjuan (561) • China 27 Feb 25

I’ve just finished reading the book.Actually I bought it in Nov or Dec, 2022 or so, it was on the list of the 2021 Book Prize . I bought it with the intention of improving my English and also of enhancing my ability in reading...

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Learning New Words

celticeagle @celticeagle (189917) • Boise, Idaho 17 Feb 25

I love the English language. It is actually several language fused together. My ex and I used to play a game where we would open the dictionary, find an interesting word and then share it. Today I came across a word I found...

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trump

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Are you 'sailing in the same boat' as someone?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Dec 24

I’ve often written about some of the more unusual sayings in the English language and how it must be difficult for non-native speakers to understand some of them. In a comment a few days back, myLotter and friend Trebor Ika...

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Assume? Or presume?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov 24

I have said quite often in comments that I shouldn’t ‘assume’ so much. Sometimes I’d use ‘presume’ and I got to wondering what the difference was and did it matter. It seems that while both mean to take something for granted,...

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Spell it right... First or Frist

MeMoneyAndLove @abhi_bangal (7679) • Ahmednagar, India 28 Oct 24

We have been writing and reading - in short, using the English language for years on end now. We use various idioms and phrases with ease. But I encountered an interesting dilemma last week. I was writing something and wanted to...

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myLot does not mind

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 13 Oct 24

There are a few users here who think they can learn English at myLot.. My advice is this is not the place. since myLot does not mind users just posting without bothering to see if their gramamar is fine or...

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Should We Prioritize Learning Our Native Language Alongside English?

Curlann @annierose (21977) • United States 11 May 24

Filipino is my native language, a language that resonates deeply with my identity and culture. English, on the other hand, was first taught to me by my parents, becoming my second language. I later continued to learn English in...

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I want to know how would you respond to this person

@n.J @Iam_jauntyjen (5452) 19 Nov 23

My 8-year-old daughter, despite being born in the Philippines, speaks English fluently. Her cousins and friends around our old neighborhood also speak English. You can hardly hear her cousins and playmates speak Tagalog. Suffice...

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eavesdropper

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English is a funny language

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 16 May 23

Off and on I come across words that baffle me Here is the verb 'read' In the present tense and the past tense 'read' is used but in the past tense it is pronounced as 'red' On the other hand words like breed. feed, have...

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Are you a sarcast?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Feb 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post although I guess you could say Petal is dishevelled. I came across this word today and it’s one I hadn’t heard before although I’m thoroughly familiar with the adjective which derives...

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Approach - it’s such a beautiful English word!

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 20 Jan 23

Let’s approach ourselves for help before we approach others or even God. For God helps those who first approach self for help. Approaching is ruling out many doubts and strengthening believes. Do you agree what a beautiful...

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Just a shift in a word and what a difference it makes

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 10 Nov 22

"I will do it in a day" . "I will do it one day" The first sentence tells you that it will be done but the next one can go forever to do whatever is promised. I marvel at the English language where we come across such amazing...

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amazing situations

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English is a strange language

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 12 May 22

But I'm not complaining because I have learned to communicate with all of you here on MyLot. However, I can just imagine the difficulties some people learning the language may encounter. Since grade school, the medium of...

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English is a strange language

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 11 Dec 21

Why do we say: "Get the door" when all you want the person to do is to open the door? "Take your seats", when you want people to sit down "eggplant" when the plant's fruit is not even shaped like an egg. These are a few...

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Something that surprised me

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Dec 21

I wrote about a Welsh love spoon that I have and it brought to mind a Welsh neighbour that we had for a while. He was a very nice man with a lovely lilt to his voice. His wife was English and told me that English was not her...

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Spent four hours on the phone today getting my internet to work.

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Jul 21

Don't ask me if I recommended Comcast. Got hung up on twice after half an hour (each) on the phone. Got transferred to a third party that said "we no longer support that model. Call your service provider." Finally got through to a...

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Today is English language Day!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 23 Apr 21

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Today 23rd April is celebrated as "English language Day" by UN. The date is traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William...

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Three Things That Made Lighter Of Heart.....

Sue21 @lovinangelsinstead21 (36847) • Pamplona, Spain 5 Feb 21

First thing that made me laugh was that where I was born more or less a local Town Hall decided to set up their automatic messages by phone in what they thought would be the local slang of the local people. It turned out that when...

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black country slang

not understanding a word

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English is not Normal

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 1 Feb 20

This is another one of those articles that appeared to me from opera (my browser) and which caught my interest. I found the article to be interesting, though admittedly, I have not read thew hole thing. It explains the many...

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odd

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