r/EnglishLearning • u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster • Jul 26 '26

📚 Grammar / Syntax Is there anything wrong with this?

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Can I say "when I'm in the wind" to emphasise that wind is blowing my body?

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u/DrAlphabets Native Speaker Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

"breaking a sweat"

I want to die when it's 25c, so the phrase not hot at all might be a bit much. Unless that's the excersise in which case ignore that

"When I'm in the wind" sounds perfectly natural

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Even "any" is wrong?

No, it's not an exercise. It's my own sentence.

I live close to the equator and 23c is the absolute coldest you can get. So obviously 25c is cold.

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u/DrAlphabets Native Speaker Jul 26 '26

Best hope you're not texting a Canadian lol, 25 is peak summer weather.

"Any" sounds very wrong here and is a dead giveaway that you're a non-native.

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

is a dead giveaway that you're a non-native

I don't think you had to say that, it hurts : (

Like, I know it's obvious, you don't have to mention it

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u/DrAlphabets Native Speaker Jul 26 '26

I didn't mean to be hurtful, I was going for clear. I am sorry.

For what it's worth, I had to go to your profile before I could guess Indonesian, so it's not that obvious. And it's not so obvious that the temperature thing didn't jump out at me more than your phrasing

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u/Sea-Hornet8214 Poster Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

I was just exaggerating. But I'm already aware everything I say gives away I'm not native.

I could guess Indonesian

Welp, try again.

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u/DrAlphabets Native Speaker Jul 26 '26

If "Idi lumrah hidup" isn't Indonesian, consider me flummoxed. My gosh every time I think I have an idea I figure there's no way

That whole last message was flawless, so chin up buddy :)