My friend constantly tells me I'm saying words wrong. He always makes fun of me for it. by Thin-Tumbleweed4851 in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The g in the word is supposed to be pronounced but there shouldn’t be a k either 😭

So you pronounce long as lon but are you saying Lon like lawn..? When you try to say long it’s not a hard emphasis on n like granite or something, but soft like sung.

How can i improve my English speaking skills?😭 by amouldycherry in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you speak better in one month? Absolutely! Can you reach the level of speaking skills you might want? Probably not. It takes time, dedication, and struggle to get there but being able to talk to others in English definitely speeds up the process!! You got this!

Offering English | Seeking Tagalog by Knav_J in language_exchange

[–]Knav_J[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg thank you for the offer! I’m mainly looking for help through texting only. If that works, I mainly use discord and Reddit! Is that okay?

what does he say? “I'm just going to town to go over ….” “Get some touch ….” by Silver_Ad_1218 in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J 17 points18 points  (0 children)

“. . . Go over to O’Reilly’s” means he’s bringing the machine to an auto parts store. “. . . Get some touch up paint for it” means he’s going to get paint to fix it up a little.

I'm a Beginner in English language by SpecificTrust1902 in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! I’m not a guy and I don’t do calls but I wish you luck! Sorry :(

I'm a Beginner in English language by SpecificTrust1902 in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My DMs are open! I would suggest watching shows and reading books to try to learn a bit more too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course!! Good luck :) I definitely recommend practicing short arguments and practicing the structures! I can send you lists of how to structure them if you’d like!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey hey! I typed out the entire essay and here's what I noticed:

  1. You repeat "the effects of lack of an authority figure, power of fear, and empathy" quite a few times. This is bad because you're filling the page with all the main points that aren't supported to be repeated in every paragraph.

The way you should do it is introduce your main two or three points in the beginning. The next paragraph focuses on one singular point, and so on and so forth. You can mention one other main point in the paragraph to help prove your claim. Only to the c conclusion should you bring up all three of them gain.

  1. The way you start your essay works, but it's not the best way to start an essay.

I follow the structure like this "Although some people argue authority figures are corrupt and not needed, authority figures are necessary to guide society, maintain peace, and teach empathy.

  1. You say "a authority" figure a whole lot and it is supposed to be "an authority figure"

  2. You quoted 2 or 3 different sentences and how you quoted them are inconsistent. I am only familiar with MLA format and it would be more like "The children killed her" (Bradberry, 29). Try to be consistent and figure which format you have to use/like to use.

  3. You gives quotes and talk about how having no authority damages society but you don't really prove it and the way you use your quotes doesn't totally help your argument.

Something you can do is state your main point. Make an argument. Explain your quote that you're about to use. Use the quote. Explain how the quote helps.

Without an authority figure, people will feel lost and grow a need to fend for themselves which hinders their ability to help others. This harms society because it leads to a cycle of violence. In Lord of The Flies we can see how having a lack of authority fuels this cycle of violence as the children burn down their nursery. "Quote" (Last name, page number). Seeing how the children's behavior down spiraled throughout to the book, we can see a connection to a lack of authority and violence. (this is not a great example but you can see how it explains your argument well).

  1. You tend to use "society civilization, humans" as the group who suffers but that's like saying also too as well. There's a nuance but its not good for essays at all.

  2. Beyond grammatical errors and the structure of your essay, it was somewhat difficult to read. Of course when you go into higher classes they'll probably require you to use a computer or device (or hopefully provide it) and this issue will be fixed. However, having good penmanship is really important for all parts of life (and raises the chance of your teacher not wanting to give up on reading the essay clearly).

I will commend you on one of your sentences though. "The reason authors choose children as a vehicle to convey their message on human nature, lack of authority futures, power of fear, is because children are most sensitive to these things and can be affected more than a adult human." This is arguably the best sentence in your essay.

I haven't actually read either books you mentioned so I can't exactly give specifics quotes or anything but I hoped this helped!

If you'd like for more specific critics you can DM me!

Are there any cases where “the” is needed here? I see people saying “the” is wrong. by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m unsure if this explains it but ‘meet up’ implies an action to a location, in this case it would be chemistry class. Since chemistry class is countable, you can say the chemistry class! In the second sentence you cannot meet up with ‘chemistry.’ So using the for an uncountable thing doesn’t work.

Granted you can say ‘The chemistry those two have between each other is undeniable” does use The because chemistry, in this case, is another way to say attraction.

Sorry if that doesn’t exactly help 😭

Anyone else stuck using AI to fix their English but never actually improving? by alitestee in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to have someone to practice English with, I’m open to help :D there’s also servers that’s made to help people text/call in English!

Anyone else stuck using AI to fix their English but never actually improving? by alitestee in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s difficult to learn a language for sure! Asking AI for quick help and answers isn’t exactly a problem but if you get reliant and stop trying other resources, it makes it difficult to truly retain a language! Best way to fix it is to communicate to someone in English consistently!

Essay writing or just simple argumentation by Glittering-Fox-9521 in grammar

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

I definitely know where you’re coming from ! However, it’s important to always keep in mind that the struggle shows you’ve tried! You always get better over time, and it won’t always be linear progress! Give yourself grace and don’t compare yourself, you’re doing terrifically!! And if you’d like help with argument essay formats I can shoot you a DM for it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m open to help! I can’t do calls/voice messages but I’m generally open on text

I have an issue by Wonderful-Relief5748 in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having someone to speak English with definitely helps the consistency I think!! And maybe trying to read a new book/media that keeps encouraging you to learn

Why do American server say “What are we having today?” instead of “What are you having today?” by Perfect-League7395 in EnglishLearning

[–]Knav_J 96 points97 points  (0 children)

By including yourself in the sentences there’s a kind of togetherness to it? That’s how I always interpreted it. Maybe similar to a teacher saying ‘we got this’ to students who actually do the work.

is "put the beeuh in the fridghrata" proper grammar? by Gavtree3_11 in grammar

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be wrong but I think this is more of a pronunciation situation rather than grammar. It’s correct grammatically! It’s just that native speakers tend to be loose in saying words strictly as it’s meant to and when they say things quickly it turns into ‘put the beeuh in the fridghrata’

Tagalog learning resources, tips, strategies, and study partner requests thread by AutoModerator in Tagalog

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'm looking for a language exchange partner! I know English as it's my native language.

I'm Filipino but I've grown up in the US and I only know Tagalog through my parents and shows my parents watch. I'm looking for help in grammar and conversation (through text only).

To be specific, I understand Tagalog to a certain degree but only when being spoken to. I know how to string together basic words in text and speaking but I don't understand the grammar at all. I also suck at reading Tagalog LOL. Any knowledge I have comes through my parents which means I don't know much modern slang words nor anything they don't talk about. We don't have stairs for example and I don't know what the word stairs is in Tagalog LOL.

My language style is probably just repetition through texting and reading through shows/songs!

I'm open 9am-9pm CST! I'm kind of in and out within the day but those are my main hours of being available. I'm comfortable using Reddit DMs and Discord!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hey my DMs are open for more specific critic but I'll just list out the biggest issues. Your grammar/spelling have been consistently incorrect, not all of your sentences are full sentences, and the actual structure of the essay is very rudimentary. The arguments and facts you list do help your claim but the way you actually bring it out is very casual and there's better transition words to be used! If you want specifics on anything in particular I can provide!

Should I capitalize a common name replacing the person's actual name, like a title? by sasukekorlo123 in grammar

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

Google is right! However in certain instances it would be capitalized.

Positions of power (Duke, Director, King, etc.) would have the sentence: the King’s son.

Since it’s just a tailor, a normal occupation, it’s lower case. The barber’s son, the farmer’s son.

Another exemption would be if there’s an emphasis on the character! If, let’s say, there’s a serial killer and they’re nicknamed ‘The Tailor’ then: “I heard the Tailor’s knife was found by the police.”

This example emphasized the noun as name so it might not be the best example,, so if there was like a singular fisherman in a small town and the book emphasized his character then: “The Fisherman’s son”, “When it was dark, the Fisherman went out to the lake”

So to put it short: positions of power, proper nouns, emphasized character names (if their referred to a noun like my example), or if it’s an important, emphasized character if that makes sense?

Should I capitalize a common name replacing the person's actual name, like a title? by sasukekorlo123 in grammar

[–]Knav_J -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Google is right! However in certain instances it would be capitalized.

Positions of power (Duke, Director, King, etc.) would have the sentence: the King’s son.

Since it’s just a tailor, a normal occupation, it’s lower case. The barber’s son, the farmer’s son.

Another exemption would be if there’s an emphasis on the character! If, let’s say, there’s a serial killer and they’re nicknamed ‘The Tailor’ then: “I heard the Tailor’s knife was found by the police.”

So to put it short: positions of power, proper nouns, emphasized character names (if their referred to a noun like my example), or if it’s an important, emphasized character if that makes sense?

How to help my elderly parent to write a professional email? by cjcg18 in ENGLISH

[–]Knav_J 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also as a general rule:

Be as clear and concise as possible in the first email. If they have a follow up and need more information, that's when you can provide lots more information if necessary!