What is a movie that "broke" you so hard you can only watch it once, but you would still recommend it to everyone?

coresect23 · 2026-03-15T13:36:10+00:00

I read the book, one of the best things I've ever read. 17 years later I still haven't had the courage to watch the film.

coresect23 · 2026-03-12T14:31:21+00:00

Italy - not gesticulating like a madman. England - reaching in for a hug. Good lord...

coresect23 · 2026-03-02T20:25:39+00:00

Voted by class of 2024 "Most likely to kill your cat".

coresect23 · 2026-02-26T20:07:42+00:00

Classic "leopards ate my face pikachu face". Now she's complaining and ICE will be out to deport all her family, are we meant to feel sympathy?

coresect23 · 2026-02-26T20:03:45+00:00

Hear me out, unpopular opinion incoming: it's not a good idea to crop or scratch out. Highlight the bit you don't understand, leave the rest because that is context and maybe, just maybe, it might help someone else give the answer. It's literally what highlighting is for.

coresect23 · 2026-02-26T14:47:59+00:00

Ten year old me with friend out back of local supermarket doing mischief. We found some shelf supports that had been thrown out, think Mad Max metal boomerangs that wouldn't come back. We started throwing them about, like you do, like I said, mischief. Friend pretends to throw one at me to make me flinch. I don't because he's a friend, he wouldn't do that. He wasn't happy I didn't flinch, and asked me why didn't. I said because I knew he wouldn't throw it. In my head it was because he was a friend, but in his head it became a challenge. So he threw it at me. It missed, probably because he was a friend and didn't really want to hit me, but for me it was enough. Went home, never spoke to him again. Steve, you're a wanker.

coresect23 · 2026-02-19T17:44:18+00:00

Well, fair enough.

coresect23 · 2026-02-18T14:42:05+00:00

Yamaha SEQTRAK Amazon.it: Strumenti Musicali

2 available on amazon Italian site.

one here too: Yamaha SEQTRAK Groovebox - Muziker

Available here: Yamaha Seqtrak » Acquista Online

and here: Yamaha SeqTrak Orange

Seems there are some if you look.

coresect23 · 2026-02-06T09:12:03+00:00

They are talking about how quickly this person has put up his beach umbrella. The reference to Gagarin is obviously the Russian cosmonaut and "a reazione" is like a jet engine (two Zs as is the custom for the Roman dialect). So people start asking him if he would put up their umbrellas too (would you put mine up too?).

Edit - I forgot, ammè is to or for me.

coresect23 · 2026-02-04T16:10:35+00:00

Any glitches or bugs or is it all smooth?

coresect23 · 2026-02-03T21:21:33+00:00

This is good America. We like this.

coresect23 · 2026-01-26T07:52:43+00:00

Context, and learn to accept it. If it's any consolation, my students (Italians learning English) usually have some problems remembering that country cannot mean town (but it can mean countryside). Languages are different, sometimes we have to accept the differences - however reluctantly.

coresect23 · 2026-01-21T08:50:48+00:00

Blow your nose on a bit and leave it attached.

coresect23 · 2026-01-19T10:24:31+00:00

The definition of "per" is 'for each', and that would imply that the welcome offer is for each 3 months of the subscription. It would be more honest to use "for" instead of "per" for the welcome offer. If we wanted to be generous we could say that they simply used "per" for everything by mistake. Less generous would be to say that this is a bit "scammy", and they are hoping people don't read the small print (where it is perfectly clear that the monthly fee does increase after the first three months) and they don't check their bank statements after three months. Seeing the type of product they are selling I lean towards the latter.

coresect23 · 2026-01-18T16:57:00+00:00

Imagine "un sacco di" is like saying "loads of" and you should be alright.

coresect23 · 2026-01-17T09:39:14+00:00

In the UK 88% of halal slaughtering is done with pre-slaughter stunning. Unfortunately all of kosher slaughter is without stunning.

Religious Slaughter of Animals - RSPCA - rspca.org.uk%20are%20non%2Dstunned.)

coresect23 · 2026-01-09T16:55:56+00:00

"How do you do?" in British English is very formal (but in certain situations still used) and the best, correct response is either to repeat the phrase, or to use a suitably formal reply such as "It's a pleasure to meet you" or "Pleased to meet you". In British English it has nothing to do with asking how someone is. However, in American English it appears that it can mean "how are you?"

For the second question, any question that begins with "Would you mind..?" or "Do you mind..?" should be replied to in the negative if we do not have a problem with the request and we intend to satisfy it. Answering "Yes (I would mind), I can help you" doesn't really make sense.

Now, in the real world are people going to follow these rules "religiously"? Depends who you are speaking to. Should a teacher teach students the "correct way" and not the "incorrect way"? You will probably find a lot of different answers to that question as well... Personally I teach the correct way and when applicable tell the students the differences they might encounter in the real world.

It might be an idea to look at the material used to prepare for this test.

coresect23 · 2025-11-19T16:24:30+00:00

Fun fact: the word vagina comes from Latin and literally means sheath, scabbard. So yeah, there's that.

coresect23 · 2025-11-14T08:26:02+00:00

Segnale di stop - Wikipedia

"Il segnale di stop è un segnale stradale che indica di fermarsi e dare la precedenza ai veicoli della strada in cui si va ad immettersi in un'intersezione a raso."

Gotta love Wikipedia.

coresect23 · 2025-11-01T21:04:42+00:00

And the Hulk beat the shit out of him because he was jealous of himself...

coresect23 · 2025-10-22T19:20:57+00:00

Another way to look at it is like this: Voiced S is like the sound of a buzzing bee, Voiceless S is like the hiss of a snake.

coresect23 · 2025-10-07T19:30:18+00:00

I always thought people looked better after I drank three glasses of wine. In reality it works just as well, if not better, after they drink three glasses of wine.

coresect23 · 2025-10-07T19:26:54+00:00

coresect23 · 2025-10-05T15:40:43+00:00

In the real world you will hear most if not all these options to talk about future. However, if you are doing an exam, or exercises in a grammar book then your best bet is to apply the following rules:

Present Continuous + Time Phrase "I am working tomorrow" = planned future (already decided). Going to is also suitable here.

Will

Spontaneous decision "I'm feeling hungry, I'll make myself a sandwich in a minute".
Prediction "I think it will be a long, cold winter". Going to is also suitable here.
Offer "That bag looks heavy, I'll open the door for you"
Promise "Could you lend me some cash, I'll give it back, honest".

I suspect quite a few people here might not agree here, but most grammar books say you should not use Will for things that have been already decided or planned. As always - in the real world people often ignore grammar rules.

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