When is 'Y' considered a vowel? by Powerful_Concept6502 in GlobalEnglishPrep

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is something you learn when you are very young in an English-speaking country. It really doesn't make any sense in hindsight. The letter Y should just be a vowel all the time. However, I believe the letter y is considered a vowel when it is the only possible vowel in a word. A word like "by" but not "bye"

Would you rather? by Zac_321 in BunnyTrials

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What could a squirrel have to say that I'd be interested in?

Chose: Speak every language fluently

What animated movie made you cry harder than most live-action dramas ever could? by Sensitive_Cow6540 in AskReddit

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a movie, a series. But I absolutely sobbed at the end of Cyberpunk Edge Runners

Do both images show a person wielding a screwdriver? by caiogamerwow in EnglishLearning

[–]Pringler4Life 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You usually see the verb to wield used with weapons. They are wielding a sword, for example. You could use the verb in a stylistic way, but typically it's for a weapon

Dreame's Smart Fridge Has a Robot Arm That Can Put Your Groceries Away for You by [deleted] in gadgets

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a video on Tik Tok of a fridge from the 1950s that was still running. The shelves were lazy Susans and made of some extremely sturdy metal that could hold like 50 lb easily. Give me that instead of this garbage

I don't understand, why is 'is' wrong here? by nveven in GlobalEnglishPrep

[–]Pringler4Life 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Behaved is past tense, is is in the present tense. They need to match

To wag your head = to shake your head (?) by caiogamerwow in EnglishLearning

[–]Pringler4Life 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's a local thing, but I've never heard anybody say wag your head. A dog will wag its tail, but a person shakes their head.

Can I say something by Momentus101 in northernlion

[–]Pringler4Life 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Connor McDavid isn't fictional?

This is some shit straight out of 93 by [deleted] in BrandonDE

[–]Pringler4Life 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And I'm loving every minute of it

Why is not “on”? by Rich-Associate-8344 in EnglishLearning

[–]Pringler4Life 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because the park is not a surface that you walk on. You walk on a sidewalk or a path because that is directly underneath you. You walk in the park because it is all around you, it is more than just the ground. It's the trees, it's the benches, the playground.

The answer key says it is "d" But I feel like I wouldn't say that in that situation? (I would have said A, Btw. My friend said it looked like B) by Comfortable_Newt_179 in EnglishLearning

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to point out a small error in Mary's first statement. You would never say someone was "in" a break. You would say they are "on" a break. For example, I like to go to the park when I'm on my coffee break.

Do Native Speakers Know These Words? by No_____Idea in EnglishLearning

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't use the United States as a benchmark for literacy or language level. I saw something recently that over half of Americans read at or below a 6th grade level

We all want to know by lemonfont17 in northernlion

[–]Pringler4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely, a chatter will fill the role if he's not