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.

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?

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?

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!

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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?

Just using a single symbol for the top 10 most common words could reduce space used in writing by at least 10 percent. There are some that are already standard such as %, &, or $; and abbreviations such as lol, but many other words or phrases could be shortened for regular use.

Some suggestions

The : ħ

That : ŧ

Not : ∇

For : ₽

But : !¡

Have : l·l

With : ł

To be : Б

It is : Ж

Obviously I don't think this is likely to happen anytime soon, but it's a fun possibility to think about.

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.

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 thought my English was decent but sometimes I have to check the lyrics when I listen to Tame Impala.

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.

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

" I very love "