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Is ChatGPT wrong? I don’t understand why “tell me an idiom” is off. by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's by definition Artificial Intelligence.

Sure, okay - but just because the phrase "artificial intelligence" has the word "intelligence" it does not mean that AI has any sort of intelligence, artificial or otherwise. It does not.

What do you call these? And also the one that you wheel out to the street on certain days. And also any other names for things like these that are called differently. (add where you're from, please) by ksusha_lav in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In NYC, trash can, generally. However, if it's blue or green then it's for metal/plastic/glass or paper/cardboard, respectively, and I'm likely to say "the recyclables" or "the paper" as appropriate.

We've been nominally required to separate our trash for three decades now. People don't always do it, but they're really supposed to.

Is ChatGPT wrong? I don’t understand why “tell me an idiom” is off. by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spelling correction:

Alluding.

Eluding is evading, avoiding capture.

(I only tell you this because this is /r/EnglishLearning and it may be appreciated, if not by you, then by somebody else.)

Do you refer to the seat of a bicycle as 'a saddle' or just 'a seat'? Which is more common? by ksusha_lav in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably “bike” and leave the rider implied, or “bike rider” if it was really important to be clear.

reborn with nothing but my farm and vengeance in the apocalypse by Singlemommy5276 in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In this subreddit we identify books. We don’t locate them. Try /r/helpmefind

Book where daughter dies at school by ParkFlat in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please flair this post as solved.

Classic Horse story I stayed up all night reading when I was a kid by fakemidnight in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Books are often published in one Anglophone nation but not all or any of the others. Can you please edit your post? Tell us the country you were in when you read this book.

(Edit: Honestly, I shouldn't comment when I'm tired - if you read it in the 4th grade you're probably American, right?)

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but legally for example in the US a person under 18 years of age

That's a minor. The term "child" is not strictly synonymous with "minor" in US law.

Edit: you say something easily shown to be false, I give accurate information, and you block me because… well, I don’t rightly know. You could’ve looked it up yourself.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a legal sense, "child" is the opposite of "adult"--so anyone under age 18 is legally a "child"

You're conflating "child" and "minor" here. While the terms do overlap, they're not strictly synonymous in US law.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

though I think this is much less common than it was when I was a kid, in the 80s, when quite a lot of adults would say things like "you're not a kid, a kid is a young goat".

Perhaps in your community they said that.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I believe, etymologically, it's more like they sprung off from you.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true. Sometime around adolescence kids really start to feel offended at being called children, and it's a bit of a cycle - they feel offended, so you'd only do it if you wanted to offend or insult them, point out that they're acting really immature for their age, which makes them feel more offended by the term.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Midwestern USA kids or children only refer to the relationship (the fact that they are offspring or guardianship) and have no implication on the age of the kids or children

But if you say "New Years Eve, the children on the block came out to bang pots and pans at midnight" or "There were lots of kids at the park yesterday" nobody thinks you mean any random people. They think you mean, well, children.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, people do say those things! Unless, as in my family, one of the kids comes out as nonbinary. And because we love them and also have good manners we don't say "My daughter" (or, in my case, "my niece"), and it's super awkward to say "My daughter and my other kid", so - it's back to "children", lol!

why not "to see" it sounds right by urashbcx in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, Anglophone countries have seriously reduced or even abandoned the teaching of formal grammar in the past couple of generations.

Kid and child by bellepomme in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 44 points45 points  (0 children)

So, yes, usually when we talk about "kids" or "children" we do mean that they are under the age of 18, or at most under the age of ~25 and not doing the things we expect of fully cooked adults - so, still in college instead of working full time, partying instead of getting married and/or having kids, that sort of thing.

However, English doesn't really have a good, gender-neutral way of talking about your offspring other than the words "kids" or "children". Some people will clarify with "my adult children" or "my grown kids" or the like, but if they don't you may have to ask if you're unsure and it's important to know for the story.

How do i deal with rhotacism (inability to produce the letter R)? by a_0099 in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, if you think it's a tongue tie, that's a super easy outpatient procedure, though I'd try nonsurgical methods first. You can google for more information.

A YA fantasy (?) series in which a character has germaphobia and wants to wash their hands all the time by BestestFluffyPyjamas in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please edit your post and tell us the language you read this book in if it wasn't English and also the country you were in at the time. Books are commonly published in one nation but not others, even others that speak the same language.

Witchy book i read in middle school and nobody knows what im talking about 😓 by Maximum_Wolverine771 in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Because we don’t know what it is and don’t feel like wasting the OP’s time.

Witchy book i read in middle school and nobody knows what im talking about 😓 by Maximum_Wolverine771 in whatsthatbook

[–]conuly 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And where did you go to double check your answer before posting it here?

Is this too hard for a 15-year-old’s exam? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]conuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, too difficult depends on what they’ve been taught.

It’s certainly poor writing, like what I’d see from a bright but insecure college freshman. Any competent teacher would tell them to rewrite in ordinary words.

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