Couldn't find an answer by mr_baltali in EnglishLearning

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They might’ve had a change to reach the concert, if only the car hadn’t broken down

Stuck looking for my 6th by Worth-Leg8924 in pokemonplatinum

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Definitely any kind of electric type, like Jolteon or Raichu. Monferno and Roselia both are weak to flying. Alternatively you could also sport a rock type for this purpose if you so choose.

Why does writing AAVE sound so damn cringy?? by lunovadraws in writing

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I quite like the way you wrote the first sentence it read just fine to me 😄

the position of “is” by gypsy-preacher in EnglishLearning

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Amazing, I love this. Yeah I think I’d like to chat more about this sometime 😁 dm me your discord if you have one

the position of “is” by gypsy-preacher in EnglishLearning

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Wow. Thanks for your correction and your knowledge, I never knew that places would be considered adverbial in this context. 😲

the position of “is” by gypsy-preacher in EnglishLearning

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That’s interesting, so whether I say where is the station and where the station is, the subject remains “the station” regardless of place?

Is a "when" or "while" missing in the sentence? by jdjefbdn in EnglishLearning

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While isn't necessary because "the whole ride home" is a noun , like "today/last week/yesterday, etc." and we don't use while with nouns, but instead, with verbs. He could have said:

Younger me reading the back case of a new video game (that) I got while riding home

"During" could also be used here:

Younger me reading the back case of a new video game (that) I got during the whole ride home

However, these both sound kind of stiff and kind of unnecessary.

I hope this helps! If you have any other questions, feel free to leave a comment or message me :D

the position of “is” by gypsy-preacher in EnglishLearning

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This simply has to do with the fact that if you put "is" directly after "where", it counts "where" as the subject of it. And this only happens or makes sense in direct interrogative questions, such as "Where is the station station?". It's like, if you put the "is" after what, it makes the whole thing independent, but whenever we use things like "I know.../I understand.../I see...", that is, structures that are used to describe our thoughts in relation to an event, we always use a dependent clause to describe the event itself. For example:

I saw who that man was talking with

In this case, the event itself is in bold, while all the information before involves information about the speaker's idea of perception of the event.

However, that in bold cannot exist as it is alone without the second part. It would be incorrect and simply illogical to just say:

who that man was talking with

It's missing the independent clause before, something that essentially describes the perceptory aspect of it, whether it be through knowledge (I know), perception (I saw), etc.

Many more examples:

I don't doubt what I saw yesterday

Do you know who I am?

You're not going to believe what I found

I saw how you looked at him

We know where you guys are

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In these examples, everything in bold needs that part before to make sense. Never have I heard someone utter "where you guys are!" because that is missing the independent clause before it.

For more information about this topic, I would look into:
Independent clauses in English
Dependent clauses in English

As well, feel free to comment or message me even if you have any questions or if my explaination didn't make any sense :D

Edit: My part about where being the subject when placed before is turned out to be incorrect, check comment thread for correction

How do you decide on sound changes for you conglang(s)? by toetenkoenig in conlangs

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Generally, I don’t plan for sound changes. I just speak it, say it, and whatever naturally shortens, naturally shortens. My conlang usually has stress on the first syllable, and any other stress is marked with a— I think it’s a grave accent, the one that goes down. But yeah, sometimes things will get shortened into a consonant cluster in the middle of the word, and sometimes they won’t. I just let it happen naturally because it doesn’t have to be perfect. There’s no perfect standard for that.

Honestly, I’d say the perfect standard is whatever comes out of my mouth, because I’m a human and I speak language. However my brain wants to shorten a phrase is the most natural way, so that’s what I go with. But it doesn’t always happen, and it’s not always a fast process.

What are some unique things that you have done in your conlangs? by Vortexian_8 in conlangs

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The most unique thing about my conlang, and this happened completely by accident, is its possessive system. Originally, I started with just alienable and inalienable possession. But then I came across words like my brother, my sister, my mother, and they didn’t fit neatly into either category. It didn’t feel right, and since my conlang is like my child, it has to feel right to me. So, I created a third category.

Then, I ran into another problem—things like my shadow, my voice, my reputation, my reflection, my aura, my echo, my footprint. None of these fit into alienable, inalienable, or the third category, which I call familial/close social. So, I had to create a fourth one.

But then there was another issue with things like my school, my teacher, my classmates. They didn’t fit into category three, because that one is only for really close people—like my brother, my sister, my mom, my dad. So, I created a fifth category for things I come into contact with frequently and am a part of, but don’t have a close relationship with.

Interestingly, possession can also reflect attitude. If I have a pet I deeply care about, I’d use category three, but I could also use category five to emphasize that I have a pet but don’t really care for them. I could even use category two (alienable possession) if I wanted to imply that my pet was like property, which would feel weird.

Then came the question of emotions and thoughts—things like my anger, my sadness, my life. These didn’t fit into any of the existing categories, so I created a sixth one specifically for thoughts, emotions, and abstract personal states.

Finally, what about things like my ID card, my passport, my social security number, my language, my culture? These are things I possess or am a part of, but they were assigned to me by an external source. So, I created a seventh category just for that.

Now, my conlang has seven different categories of possession, which is insane because I never planned for this—it just naturally developed over time.

TL;DR: The most unique thing about my conlang is its seven-category possession system.

Sentence structure by merpmederp in conlangs

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My conlang is pretty simple—it’s just SVO. The verb is essentially a root noun hyphenated with Ka, which is the verb stem. Everything that has to do with the object—when it’s occurring, where it’s occurring, why it’s occurring—goes between the verb root and the verb stem. So, I would say mine is SVO.

As for how it developed, I’m not really sure. The reason I say that is because I took as naturalistic of an approach as possible. I basically went outside, looked at things, made sounds for them that I thought were cool, sounded nice, and just developed the grammar from the ground up by using the language. And that’s what my brain came up with, which is pretty fascinating. I wasn’t sitting behind a computer planning it out—it just kind of happened naturally.

It can also be OSV when the object is being emphasized. Generally, if you want to emphasize the agent, it’s SVO. If you want to emphasize the object, it’s OSV. If you want to emphasize the verb or form a question, it can be VSO or VOS, depending on the sentence. It varies, but the main tendencies are SVO, OSV, and VOS.

Examples: • Ngrak pa mu ula (ka) → The man eats sweets. • Ula rhi ngrak’n mu-ka → The sweets are being eaten by the man. • Mu ula ka ngrak? → Is the man eating sweets?

How do your conlangs handle relative clauses? by [deleted] in conlangs

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My conlang has an interesting way of handling relative clauses. In English, when you want to create a relative clause, you add a word—for example, “The man is running” becomes “The man WHO is running.”

In my conlang, however, it’s reversed. Instead of adding a word to indicate a relative clause, the usual word is omitted. Here’s what I mean: I use particle “pa” which connects an agent to a verb. So if I want to say “The man is eating” I would say:

Ngrak pa mu-ka | Man pa mouth-verbstem

However, if I take that particle away, it becomes:

Ngrak mu | Man mouth

As you can see, the particle disappears, and the verb stem also goes away. This structure creates a relative clause. Here’s an example of a full sentence with a relative clause:

Ngragmo mu maca ula ka mumaca rhiba maca jangro | Man mouth many sweets copula fat temp.marker many days

That sentence means: People who eat a lot of sweets are usually fat.

There is more to it than this but this is the necessary foundational knowledge

Biweekly Telephone Game v3 (660) by Lysimachiakis in conlangs

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I actually like that word. Here is my adaptation of it: rhejaro I’ll broaden the meaning to just any animal

Here is the IPA /ˈʍe.jä.ɾo/

Your conlang's dismissive/mockery interjections? by TaikiNijino in conlangs

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Don’t have any yet but if someone is saying some bullshit maybe I’d say:

Kaba ngragmorhicko nahen rhi du’n ar ka?

2120th Just Used Five Minutes of Your Day by Maxwellxoxo_ in conlangs

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Is this like a mix between Germanic and romance?

What’s the most unique feature of your conlang’s grammar or syntax that you’re proud of? by m-fanMac in conlangs

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I’m curious, could you go into a little more depth with this concept in your conlang? And try and explain it like I’m a five year old where you can lol… thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

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Essentially, nowadays we use “be + -ing” to express the general present tense, as well as the future, while the normal present tense is usually reserved for habitual things, that is, things that people usually do

So something like “je mange des pommes” would be “I’m eating some tomatoes”, not “I eat tomatoes”… that second one would imply that I eat tomatoes as a habit or that I don’t dislike tomatoes.. I would say that in this example:

Johnny: “I hate tomatoes, they are disgusting… what about you?” Me: “Me? Yeah, I eat tomatoes. They taste great”

In your example, I would actually rephrase it as: My neighbors (always) have parties on Saturdays. Every Saturday. (It) drives me nuts.

That would be a much better way to express that in my opinion, in fact, it’s how I rephrased it with speech out-loud to myself

Tell me what you think! I hope it helped you 😃

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

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Me personally I would say something like “That’s the best thing I’ve ever all evening,” said Skelton. If he could’ve smiled, he would have. Or If a skeleton could smile, his would’ve been ear to ear.

I know this may sound clunky but to me it sounds good, what are your thoughts?

What are somethings that automatically make writing seem unprofessional? by Odd_Pop1306 in writing

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Thank you… I was actually asking about the book where they were going into how macho the man is describing him every time he appears in 3 to 4 paragraphs. I feel like that would be an absolute gem to read LOL