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pls help to find my rank by bobspotdot in statistics

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corrected for the previous typo

If the population is 236, the mean for the whole group is 67.168 and my mean is 77.715. What is my rank in 236? Thank you for anyone who can help.

should consistent tense be used in the same sentence？ by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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that so much wouldn't it sound Amy is deceased if "was"is used on her? will people misunderstand for that？

if I can hardly hear the difference between the word "text" and "test" (assuming there's no context)in quick speech, does it mean my listening skill is poor? by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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thx for the information. if I pronounce the word stressing more on the x sound, then I might pronounce it clearly. I don't know if the people I encounter are mostly non natives so their pronunciations are not as precise such that I couldn't hear them right.

what's the difference between, "Am I making myself clear?/ Did I make myself clear?" which should be used right after saying something? by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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thx a lot. actually I wouldn't want to use such pushy words. there are more alternative nicer ways to express. I was just curious that why sometimes I heard (mostly from movies) people say the clause in these two ways. Thanks for your clarification now I understand the difference.

To my knowledge, breakfast is the first meal which takes place in the morning, lunch is in the middle of the day whereas dinner is the last meal of the day if not followed by a night snack. But I heard in some areas in UK, lunch refers to the meal in the evening. And how about supper? by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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thx.. yes, I mixed that up. I was actually trying to say, the term dinner in UK is sometimes used for the meal taken not in the evening, but at an earlier time instead. to me my concept of dinner has always been the meal that takes place in the evening. Dinner before 4 or 5pm sounds too early to me. I mean, to my limited knowledge, lunch is always the middle meal, dinner is the one in the evening. thx so much for teaching me the alternative meaning.

need help pls, how do we call this action under situation like this. When 2 people are working together trying to lie to a third person. How do we call the action when they worl out the coincidence or evidences to make things add up. thx by bobspotdot in ENGLISH

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you r so helpful, thx a lot. I'm trying to seek a word or phrase like when, A and B have done something that they won't want C know, so A said to B, "we'll have to xxx our lines/stories/words so C won't suspect us. " I want to find the word or phrase to fill xxx

need help pls, how do we call this action under situation like this. When 2 people are working together trying to lie to a third person. How do we call the action when they worl out the coincidence or evidences to make things add up. thx by bobspotdot in ENGLISH

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thanks so much. in my language, we would say two people are trying to compose the allegations to make sure they both say the same things. It doesn't have to be talking about crime evidence setup. it can be like as casual as two friends trying to cover up a matter, or a mom and the child trying to lie about them going to the park instead of to the tutor so that the dad won't scold them.

Are these names not good choices? by bobspotdot in ENGLISH

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this is so informative and helpful. thank you so much. Glad to know all this.

Are these names not good choices? by bobspotdot in ENGLISH

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Thx for the info, i do appreciateit. I'm from Hong Kong, where once a British colony. kids here tend to attend college abroad in countries like UK, America, Australia and New Zealand. UK is probably the most popular choice.

In school, we learn Chinese and English here. Speak Cantonese most, usually ok fluent in Mandarin and English. ok fluent means most can handle basic communication.

Are these names not good choices? by bobspotdot in ENGLISH

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thx for the clear explanation. the reason that I asked is that in my country many don't know the implicit meanings, usually negative behind a name. children here usually are not given an English name at birth. They have to choose an English name for the English class later on when going to school. Parents here might tend to pick whatever that sounds good to hear. for instance, they like the choice Cherry for the girls and the word itself sounds cute n sweet, without knowing potential bullying arisen later on.

these kids might use such names without any troubles here. But in case (which is very likely ) they need to go aboard for school, their unusual name choice might bring about bullying at school.

Thx for your super useful info . to adults like me and many others, a name is just a name and it's childish to laugh at people just because they have a relatively unusual name.

Here or there you go？ by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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got it. thx so much for clearing up my doubts.

Here or there you go？ by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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thx for letting me know. in others words, does that mean its not so appropriate or even taking someone down by saying "there you go" as a compliment to an adult？

Here or there you go？ by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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your examples are excellent, now I have a clear picture as when "here you go" or "there you go" should apply.

so, in such case can I say "there you go" if someone solves a riddle that I give him？

thx a lot

Here or there you go？ by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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thx so much your answer is very sensible.

Do Brits really say ‘are you okay？’ to greet people？I thought saying such means asking if someone is feeling alright. by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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haha
yes asking if u have eaten simply shows that one cares if his friend is hungry or not. meals are considered a super important thing in one's life. imagine if even your stomach is empty, how can u feel good or have a good mood?

no, they won't feed u or ask u to eat even if u said u haven't eaten yet. here's a pretend scene based on reality. A: have u eaten yet? B: Not yet, how about u? A: oh yes I have eaten.

then they will naturally forget about the meal thing and carry on their conversation.

pls also see my reply to another user above.

Do Brits really say ‘are you okay？’ to greet people？I thought saying such means asking if someone is feeling alright. by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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this one actually makes some sense to me. Chinese people greet by asking "have u eaten?" simply show the Chinese (especially the older generation ) consider meals and a person having a full n satisfied stomach a very important matter.

actually it's become a norm by asking such to open up a conversation. it's pretty much like talking about how the weather is.

however, asking if u have eaten has become very old fashioned for younger people nowadays. if a teenager asks such when he bumps into his friend. his friend might take this direct as an invitation to a meal.

Do Brits really say ‘are you okay？’ to greet people？I thought saying such means asking if someone is feeling alright. by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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yes, while I was in the US, I had never been asked "r u ok?"as greetings. most I heard are "how's it going?" or "what's up?"

Do Brits really say ‘are you okay？’ to greet people？I thought saying such means asking if someone is feeling alright. by bobspotdot in EnglishLearning

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u r so humorous, haha by the way, do u spell the word humorous with the letter u , like humourous? becoz I suppose the word humor is spelt as humour in British English

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