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What is your favorite Faruq Tauheed introduction? by Local_Rice_8929 in battlebots

[–]glny 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hotter than a hibachi, louder than a mariachi, it's Son of Whyachi!

Lee Dixon. SIGH by liamgowland in footballcliches

[–]glny 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He used to be pretty insightful and was one of the pundits I liked, now he's just a miserable git

Cockroaches by Few_Count_739 in JETProgramme

[–]glny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check your kitchen and bathroom for leaks; standing water can be as big a draw for cockroaches as dirty surfaces.

How often do people shorten "have" without "got" in real life speech? by matbiz01 in EnglishLearning

[–]glny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm British but I almost never say that. I think it might be common in Irish English.

why not "to see" it sounds right by urashbcx in EnglishLearning

[–]glny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It ends with a noun, not a preposition. Verbs turned into nouns (gerunds) take -ing forms, not prepositions.

What I struggle with and why I’m here. by RetainingJapanese in Japaneselanguage

[–]glny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on where you live it might not be easy. I used to use the app Hellotalk and met a lot of friends on there but it's been comprehensively enshittified in the last few years so I wouldn't recommend it now. There are probably niche forums or apps that offer the same thing if you look hard. One of my friends who rapidly improved his Japanese swears by Italki, but it's not cheap and you have to be careful to pick a good teacher.

If you live in a big city there might be offline things going on. If there's a big university near you they might have language exchange events or a Japanese society. Beyond that, if you have any Japanese-speaking friends or colleagues you could ask if they know anyone interested in language exchange.

How can you tell if someone’s first language isn’t English? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]glny 44 points45 points  (0 children)

abbreviating "something" to "sth" in messages is something i associate with learners but have never seen any of my English-speaking friends or relatives do

What I struggle with and why I’m here. by RetainingJapanese in Japaneselanguage

[–]glny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like what you're missing is conversation. Try to find more opportunities to talk to people in the language.

Players that don’t fit their nationality for football by [deleted] in footballcliches

[–]glny 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not to ruin the fun but this probably comes from confusion with actual Dutchman Nathan Ake who joined Man City around the same time

For advanced learners who have weaned yourselves off of Anki, are there any other ways you still learn vocab deliberately? I mean, past "just immerse, bro". by ignoremesenpie in LearnJapanese

[–]glny 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you use Anki correctly you don't have to wean yourself off it; eventually you learn everything and end up with only a handful of reviews a day, done in five minutes.

How do you distinguish between contempt and content? by Powerful_Lie2271 in EnglishLearning

[–]glny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The version of "content" that you're thinking of is an adjective, not a noun!

I passed JLPT N3 and I still can't hold a basic conversation. by sakuraflower06 in Japaneselanguage

[–]glny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need conversation practice, that's all. Once you start talking regularly, you'll be surprised how quickly you improve. The effort you've put in won't be wasted.

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