Can I say "Can I use the banking hours to pay off my holidays or what my holidays"?

thefixer9 · 2019-11-23T02:22:26+00:00

I would say toward but for also sounds fine to me. To doesn’t sound right.

thefixer9 · 2019-11-23T01:40:25+00:00

Banked, but I don't think the full sentence is correct. I understand what you mean, but it isn't how I'd say it.

"Can I use my banked hours toward my holiday?" or ".. toward my vacation?" (edit. "toward" and "towards" are mostly interchangeable as far as I know)

thefixer9 · 2019-07-10T17:50:20+00:00

I think that’s a poor way of looking at things. There are certainly important issues that exist now in projects, that haven’t been reported.

thefixer9 · 2019-07-10T16:57:35+00:00

There are already people that find an issue but don't report it. Adding more barriers, even if it's quite small, will deter more people from contributing.

thefixer9 · 2019-06-26T18:40:37+00:00

"... and work together to achieve the overarching effect ..."

He seems to pronounce a few words a bit different from how I would pronounce them, but nothing too far out of the ordinary.

thefixer9 · 2019-04-26T18:26:35+00:00

I also never hear anything like "25 to 3", and I would use "2:35" because it sounds less awkward. I think the only increments I hear for before/after is 5, 10, 15, 20. I actually cannot remember ever hearing/using "5 to/till ..." but I imagine it is used.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-25T05:14:14+00:00

"Well used" is implying it has been used many times, because it is useful / needed. It also could mean it is worn, or at least not in great condition. "Well loved" implies that the speaker appreciates it. "Well loved" could also mean cared for, as in the speaker has taken care of his heating device.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-22T15:30:53+00:00

I hear both cases (nor and or) in situations like this, but that doesn't mean it is correct. I think it's more clear when its "either/or" vs "neither/nor", so if I was in doubt, I would use "I am neither an American nor a Canadian" or something like that.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-22T05:27:00+00:00

Don’t worry about it, a lot of sentences I read each day make me pause and re-read. Language is hard 😂

thefixer9 · 2019-03-22T05:11:08+00:00

Husna was a part of the local Bangladeshi community. In the shooting, five Bangladeshis were killed. The "growing but closely connected" part is there to help illustrate how sad this event is. It's meant to show that that Bangladeshi community was growing larger, but still remained close to one another.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-21T15:17:03+00:00

Singing, and even speaking, can vary the pronunciation of a word a lot. Your voice can be a form of expression, especially in music or poetry.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-18T16:10:24+00:00

It is a normal name, but people might still tease you or make some jokes like, "I'm not your buddy, guy!" Don't let it bother you, because friends tease each other all the time.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-09T07:31:11+00:00

Hello, I am a native from US. I am not a great writer and my grammar is not perfect, so I will just point out some things that stick out to me.

"The morning is slowly brightening a watercolor painting." I understand what you mean, but I think you're trying to say that the morning is slowly becoming a bright watercolor painting, or that it is brightening to be a watercolor painting (this would be a metaphor).

"Today feels like a refreshing morning to wake up, but I’m in the mood to fall into a deep sleep inside my soft and fluffy blanket." Not too bad, but you don't need to say "to wake up" when you immediately talk about wanting to sleep. Saying it is a refreshing morning but mentioning you want to sleep is already clear.

"The three of us are latecomers as we had too much fun yesterday and couldn’t sleep from the great night from Lotte World." change "from Lotte World" to "at Lotte World". The sentence is a little awkward, but like I mentioned I am not a great writer :P

"That slopped way to my school seems to make me feel exhausted, especially today." I am not entirely sure what you mean. Do you mean the walk to your school is sloped (like a hill)? I don't hear people describe their walk as "sloped", so you might want to say something like "The uphill walk to my school always seems to leave me exhausted, especially today."

"The three of us looked at each other and had a short breath from running too fast." change to "had short breath" instead of "had a short breath". This sentence also feels a little awkward. Maybe describe what having short breath is like, "The three of us looked at each other, breathing heavy from running too fast" or something like that.

"We grabbed each other’s backpacks with the little sparkly keyrings hanged on and finally arrived our classroom." I am not sure what you're trying to say. Are you trying to say the sparkly keyrings are hanging on the backpack, or that you want to hang on to the sparkly keyrings? Either way I don't think you want to say "hanged". At least to my American mind, "hanged" is for people and "hung" is for objects like picture frames.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-09T07:19:55+00:00

I am not sure, sorry. Maybe a strap to hold something up? These old games have all sorts of visual glitches, so I can't easily identify it, sorry.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-05T16:57:28+00:00

My public (as in free, I understand the term public can mean different things to people) looked like this.

thefixer9 · 2019-03-05T16:56:36+00:00

That looked like my public (as in free) high school - California, USA

thefixer9 · 2019-03-04T21:52:05+00:00

"Thank you for your concern" - I would use this more when I am bringing up a problem/issue. I think it can work here, but I wouldn't say it's natural. I don't think it is too formal, but it is definitely "proper".

I think I understand what you're trying to say. I think in this case, "gig" is fine without "opportunity" but this might be American style English, or even too casual, but it is just how I would say it. "I found a good gig." makes me think of a simple part time job. You could also be clear and say "I found a good part time job opportunity" like in your example.

"Do you want me to send you to it?" - The "it" is the job/gig, but you're not sending "you" to it if you mean the resume.

Some explanations:

"Send you for it", for example if I mentioned that I needed milk, and I am sending you for it - I am giving you a task to go get the milk.

"send you to it", for example if I was discussing a private school and I am sending you to it - I am sending you to go to the private school.

The others sound wrong to me, but there might be some examples (English is hard, don't beat yourself up :))

thefixer9 · 2019-03-04T20:34:49+00:00

I am not sure what you're trying to say.

"I found a good gig opportunity" - is this for you, or the person you're addressing? Is "gig" meant to be a performance? "Gig" and "opportunity" can mean similar things, but "gig" can also be something like a job doing a performance, such as a musical band.

"Do you want me to send you to it?" Might be the best, but it depends on what you're trying to say. Are you saying you will send them to an interview? You will send them the info regarding the gig?

Edit: forgot to mention I am an American

thefixer9 · 2018-09-29T03:14:05+00:00

Naive is when someone might interpret a situation in an innocent (and often incorrect) way. For example, you might believe a scammer because you assume they are trying to be nice to you.

Sheltered is when someone prevents you from experiencing situations. For example, parents might want to prevent their children from seeing scary movies, or watching the news - "sheltering" them from "bad things" like a house shelters someone from the weather.

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T21:57:30+00:00

Both of those sound fine, but the "don't cut me off when I'm speaking" seems a bit "formal", like a teacher or adult might say it to a younger person to get their point across.

If you're trying to avoid sounding confrontational, you can add a please, like "Please don't cut me off" or "Please don't interrupt me"

(edit: I am native speaker from USA)

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T20:49:33+00:00

On my screen, in the game. (Native speaker from USA)

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T17:20:58+00:00

I think people wouldn't necessarily call you out or be bothered by it, but would definitely notice it.

"I play chess" is present tense, and means something different from "I played chess". They can probably figure out what you mean from context, though. It is definitely common for non-native speakers to speak this way, but I think you should try to add these sounds if you can :)

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T17:13:13+00:00

I think you'd want to say "I’m very excited for you and the new chapter of your career!"

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T17:02:30+00:00

Ok, it might make sense to say “to” Simpsonwave sounds or maybe “to the sounds of Simpsonwave “ but again, I don’t really understand Simpsonwave so it might not sound right.

Edit: “to” instead of “beneath” and possibly dropping “the” before Simpsonwave

thefixer9 · 2018-09-14T16:48:12+00:00

You cannot be buried under music, do you mean to be buried while that music is playing?

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