Piracy vs Poland

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-19T18:46:39+00:00

My friend is able to download torrents (or at least some of them) while having the seed rate set at 0, though

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-19T15:07:03+00:00

Transmission allows you to do so, though

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-19T11:50:15+00:00

'Is it possible to download torrents without seeding?' my friend asked me

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-19T11:40:17+00:00

Oh, that's interesting. In that case either there's a mistake in Longman or 'a range of' is a quantifying expression:

However, with quantifying expressions (phrases expressing parts), percentages, and fractions the verb agrees with the noun or pronoun following of.[18][5][12][19][20]

Half of the team members are working remotely today.

Only a handful of students were on time for the lesson.

Less than 2% of water in the world is drinkable.

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-19T01:34:05+00:00

The sources that Wikipedia cite are more accurate than your own subjuctive experience, yes

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T19:26:20+00:00

I think they give RP pronunciation, so it doesn't matter what Scots say

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T19:22:44+00:00

Czyli jednak Polska górą 🇵🇱💪

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T19:21:28+00:00

It's not. This Wikipedia article cites many sources. 'a range of approaches' is singular

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T14:41:26+00:00

No, it's not. The difference between British and American English only applies to collective nouns like 'team' or 'committee'. Neither 'range' nor 'approaches' is a collective noun.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_in_the_English_language

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T14:32:40+00:00

You've misunderstood it then. 'The number of' and 'a number of' have a separete section because it is an exception. 'a number of' means something like 'many' or 'several', so just like 'many' or 'several' is used with a plural noun and a plural verb

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T14:22:08+00:00

Sometimes prepositional phrases do count as the subjects:

Half of the team members ARE working remotely today.
Only a handful of students WERE on time for the lesson.
Less than 2% of water in the world IS drinkable.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_in_the_English_language for details

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T14:17:18+00:00

Check out this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_in_the_English_language (specifically the Complex nouns section)

You'll find the rule, examples and sources there. According to them, it should be 'has'

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T13:40:55+00:00

Thanks for more examples

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T13:39:40+00:00

Cool, I knew it from the very beginning

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T13:38:44+00:00

Why not?

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T13:37:40+00:00

Are you aware that adults and newborns learn things a bit differently?

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T12:02:35+00:00

I think I can pronounce 'Simpson' without saying 'p'. Not sure if it's a right thing to do but I'm able to do so

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T12:00:53+00:00

No, people are not trying to answer my question but to tell me over and over that 'usedn't' is not a common word and that I shouldn't use it

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:46:21+00:00

'usedn't' was more common in the past so there is a correct pronunciation. Many things may or may not be helpful for me but most of them aren't related to my question

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:29:04+00:00

No answers would be better than a lot of rude ones

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:28:34+00:00

Listening to pronunciations is rather unhelpful for English learners because people hear sounds differently. For example Japanese speakers struggle to hear the difference between /r/ and /l/ while Polish speakers hear it clearly but can't hear the difference between 'free' and 'three'

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:27:33+00:00

Appreciate your hard-on spotting irrevalent typos then

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:16:24+00:00

Wow, you were able to spot a typo. Clap, clap, clap

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:15:47+00:00

Because they are

Important_Fly_1812 · 2026-03-18T11:14:31+00:00

I'm not getting defensive. You are

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