Philomena Philomeni @NerfedHawkeye Twitter profile

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Philomena Philomeni

3 years

Hello, folks. I'm just starting this side gig of mine. Please pass it on to anyone who might need help with their English. Retweets are greatly appreciated.

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

1 year

Universitas2 yang punya prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris mesti lebih ketat seleksi mahasiswanya. Banyak guru2 Bahasa Inggris yang ngga kompeten dan/atau ngga punya minat ngajar, jadi mereka ngajarin hal2 yang keliru ke murid2 mereka pas udah jadi guru.

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Apa opini nggak populer atau bakal memancing kontroversi kalian tentang sebuah posisi atau role di dunia kerjaan?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ I said it before and I'll say it again: you can't speak fluent English, or any other language, without understanding the underlying grammar rules

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ To those looking for explanation, diff. stress placement changes the meaning: 1. Not me, but somebody else. 2. Not once. 3. I never said it out loud, it was just an idea. 4. Not us, someone else should. 5. But we could. 6. We could torture him instead. 7. Not him, the other guy.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@senjatanuklir Fart back in his face to assert dominance.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@bumblesupremacy This is fair enough. Kalo orangnya ngga nyari temen dan cuma nyari pasangan seagama yg nanti bisa dia nikahin, I don't see anything wrong. "Tapi kan temen doang ngga perlu seagama." I agree, but again, not everyone is there to widen their circle - not everyone has the energy.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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Here's a prime example. Kalo gurunya aja tata bahasanya begini, gimana mau ngajarin murid2nya tata bahasa yg bener - bedain 'remind' sama 'remember' aja ngga bisa. And there are a lot more errors! I bet some of her students speak English with better grammar.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@bumblesupremacy God really hand-delivered another piece of trash to her doorstep. 💀

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ While English doesn't measure one's intelligence, it's not just a language - it's one of the most spoken languages in the world. And as such, it gives to access to knowledge and opportunities, among others. It's NOT just a language.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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Afi when confronted about her being the same person as Natalie the hoe:

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dulu ada akun namanya @AlanaThia bikin ricuh agama. ada yang spill kalo ini Afi. lalu muncul kembali akun @NatNatalie___ dan ada yang mikir kalo ini juga Afi. gatau mana yang bener tapi kebetuln sekali. kenapa bisa mirip ya? apa karena efek foto diblur?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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I was once asked to help screen a potential English tutor at my workplace. I said no to said candidate because of his apparent lack of preparation and poor command of grammar and pronunciation, but they accepted him anyway. Less than three months after, they fired him.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@bumblesupremacy Ya udah gapapa. Ini kan sebenernya jadi filter juga. You didn't lose anything here - you have one more person added to your list of people who don't meet your criteria.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Couldn't be closer from the truth. Some are too obsessed with accents when really it's the last thing they should worry about. I've heard someone speak with what was supposed to be a "British accent", and I couldn't make out a thing she was trying to say. 💀

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ *Other words - Folks - Peeps - Lads/lasses - Homies

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Here's a tip. Think of something you do on a daily basis. That'd likely be a common daily activity, right? Meaning the verb is used frequently. Make a sentence in the present simple (V1). Then use it in the past simple tense (V2). Then use it in the present perfect (V3).

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ For example, the word is 'wake'. - I always wake up at five in the morning. (present simple) - My dad woke up late for work last week. (past simple) - My sister hasn't woken up from her sleep yet. (present perfect simple.

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@bumblesupremacy Makanya kolom agama jangan dikosongin. Muka Kristen bisa jadi Islam. 🙏

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ - Auxiliary verb-nya harus sesuai. Liat lagi pertanyaannya. - Where you would you like us to ship your order?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ I only can't hear when I'm having chips.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ First of all, it's 'I agree with you'. - 100%. -Exactly. - Absolutely. - That's what I'm saying. - I know, right? - Couldn't agree more with you. - We're on the same page here. - We see eye-to-eye on this one. - I share your opinion.

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@bumblesupremacy

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@englishfess_ My life.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ English is not a phonetically-consistent language. Get over it.

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@NerfedHawkeye

1 year

Yudo Andreawan, I have a message for you.

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@bumblesupremacy Nyari ART mungkin. 🙏

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@bumblesupremasi What she needs is to practice hard on her grammar.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@SirMcLemores I can only speak of the state of English learning in Indonesia because I've been teaching English for almost 10 years now. Tapi emang generally speaking, ngga sedikit guru2 mapel lain yg kurang kompeten sih. 🗿

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ "What are you reading?" ---> Smth happening in the present as you speak If you're talking about a general habit, it's supposed to be 'What do you read?' If you know anyone saying grammar isn't important, refer them to this so they'll stop thinking that. Grammar *is* essential.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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Y'all better have your eyes checked.

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@polemitic A painful one too

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@AnnieIsBestGirl Good for you karena ada juga orang2 yg self-proclaim condescendingly mereka bisa bahasa Inggris cuma dari TV shows and whatnot tapi ternyata pas produce the language ternyata 11-12, at least by my standards) sama yg guru2 yg mereka kritik. Cheers for your take on the topic.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Celana dihitung dua - a pair of pants. Same goes for glasses and a few other nouns that come in pairs

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@gepurbaya Soal2 apa nih? Kalo soal2 reading test semacam TOEFL gitu emang susah. Jangankan mahasiswa, guru aja bisa lama mikirnya dan jawabannya belom tentu bener pula. 😂🙏

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ English teacher here. They're homophones so they sound exactly the same

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

2 years

All these Indonesians living their best lives overseas got me feeling like:

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@Hei_Reni

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Dulu di Indo gw ASN. Selama jd ASN gw sering dinas luar kota bahkan luar negri. Setahun beberapa kali dapat kepercayaan ikut dinas bareng PM. Sekarang gw resign dan pilih kerja jadi buruh pabrik ikan di Faroe Islands.

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@englishfess_ - Work out. - Learn a language or a skill. - Work on a passion project. - Set short-term and/or long-term life goals. - Travel.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ 1. The latter (Rida's mom's umbrella). 2. It all depends on whether you're talking about the past, present of future. Please start from learning the tenses. Translating, which is the case with most people who send in their questions here, won't get you far.

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@NerfedHawkeye

2 years

@englishfess_ 'were' dipake kalo mau terdengar lebih formal. 'was' works fine here.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ A makes the most sense from a grammar point of view, but meaning wise it sounds off. It's the present simple, so what it means is that the person has the habit of telling the other person (you) to stop eating. I'm assuming it's supposed to be 'I told you to stop eating.'

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

2 years

Exactly the reason why I've never had a credit card. Sure, I've had to buy stuff in installments, but those were mobile phones and a laptop, which would've taken huge chunks of my savings. And I used someone else's credit card and wired money to them each time. 😂

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Jgn pernah nyoba pakai paylater, apapun itu bentuknya. Repeat. Jgn pernah nyoba pake paylater. Suatu saat tar nyesel.

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@subenglishfess_ Meaning wise emang aneh, tapi opsi yg lain ngga masuk akal. - 'she' diikutin verb. - 'hers' itu possessive pronoun dan ngga diikutin noun.

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@englishfess_ This is a pretty common structure. Not sure what it's called but yes, it's used to emphasize a particular part of the message you're trying to get across. Use the form of a question when you do this. - Not until 15 DID HE FIND OUT that ... - Little DID THEY KNOW ...

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Philomena Philomeni

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In my head

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@eucchino Bener. Bahasa Inggris yg "Indonesianized" secara tata bahasa dan diksi masih banyak dipake guru2 bahasa Inggris di Indonesia. It's a sad state if you ask me, tapi pasti ada yg ngga setuju. 😂

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@englishfess_ Type 2 conditional.

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@englishfess_ PSA: 'Up to me.' sounds off, at least if you aim to speak native-like English. I've literally never heard any English native speaker say it. I'd say 'Stop telling me what to do!'

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@bumblesupremacy Real ones remember.

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@SiKebongce @englishfess_ Is it though? If you understand just the basic grammar rules, you're bound to find yourself scrambling for the right tense or structure to use or just to string words together. Unless you count putting words together with poor grammar as "speaking fluently"

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@MerriamWebster "Less is more."

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@englishfess_ Anyone down for a quick Twitter space? We can talk about English, English learning or other stuff using the language

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ - She's also into music. = - She's into music, too. --- - He also said he would be there. = - He said he would be there, too. Now use them in your own sentences. Should be enough examples to draw conclusions from.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@bumblesupremacy 9 times out of 10 you immediately get unmatched if you do this.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@kesienji Tumbuh dewasa menyaksikan teman2 merayakan ulang tahun mereka di McDonald's.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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I always hated Reza Arap for no apparent reason, and now he gave me one.

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@englishfess_ I may be on the side of the angels, but don't think for one second I'm one of them. - Sherlock Holmes

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@ngebumble At least he values honesty

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@englishfess_ Had to pinch my nose for this one.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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Si paling Oxford. 💀

aisya susanti🐱🐱

@megencmegenc

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@hermionyyye @Askrlfess Cba cari adheres pake "s" di oxford kak, nanti kalo ketemu aku kasih tips and trick pintar bahasa inggris, btw aku kuliah di amrik, aku harus main kemana lgi biar mainnya jauh kak? 😆

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ I teach English. The only difference is that 'were' is used in formal situations. Both are used to talk about hypothetical events

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@NerfedHawkeye

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Okay, let's get two things straight. 1. Anak2 Sastra Bahasa Inggris dan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris itu banyak yang kemampuan bahasa Inggrisnya questionable. 2. What the fuck is "culture of westernisasi" and what does that have to do with their English skills?

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iyakah? ngerinya 😰😰

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Both are acceptable. The second one implies you finished making whatever it is you made recently. Also, British people tend to use the present perfect (the latter) more than Americans. From a meaning standpoint, there isn't too much difference between the two

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Dijadiin kata sifat. Jadinya, 'bermata' atau 'mempunyai mata'. Another example: - He was in love with the three-legged girl.

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

2 years

Y'all weird as fuck for stanning for the likes of Baim Wong, Raffi Ahmad, etc. like your lives depend on it. Stop giving them views and likes. Haven't you got too much going on in your lives as it is?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Seen other replies pointing out the present continuous is broader than just an ongoing event in the present. Great point. However, a lot depends on what the speaker actually means - it could be either one. So, in my humble opinion, we'd have to ask the person, don't you think?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Santa Clause

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@dii_md It's refreshing to see someone reacting to the tweet in a positive light. We can all improve professionally. Best of luck. 💪

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@icecoldnovember The fact that she made a TikTok post about the whole thing was mad, and then she stepped it up a notch. Props.

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Philomena Philomeni

@NerfedHawkeye

1 year

Makanya kalo sekarang banyak yg fetishize orang2 Indonesia keturunan Cina, gua paling emosi because it reminds me of what happened back in 1998. And these are probably the same people who hate for being "wealthy" and "exclusive". Rant over.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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I was only 9 years old when the tragedy broke out. All I knew was school was put off for a number of days and, unable to digest what was happening around me, I was on cloud nine. But there was a catch - my mom is a Chinese-Indonesian.

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Where were you 25 years ago? 25 thn lalu, 13-14 Mei kerusuhan rasial yang menyasar kaum Tionghoa. 13 Mei 1998, hari Rabu, hari terakhir EBTANAS SMP. Matpelnya Matematika. Gue masih kelas 2, jadi gue libur.

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This is unpopular for a reason. If a man needs to fuck multiple women before he can treat them decently, he's just a massive waste of a human being.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Google difference between 'forget + gerund' and 'forget + infinitive'.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@pixxiejams This is the right mindset. Aku dulu ketemu murid2 yg pinter juga terus malu sendiri, akhirnya mau ngga mau ya aku belajar lagi biar ngga kalah sama murid2 sekarang yg udah banyak yg bisa bahasa Inggris.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ I'd like to add: - 'From the very beginning': 'Right off the bat', 'from the get go'

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ There's no such thing as 'worth to (noun)'. Please stop saying it.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@BanyuSadewa Gita to the kid:

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@englishfess_ Way I see it, there's no one tense that's more crucial compared to the rest. Learn them all because you need them all to get your thoughts across one way or another.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ The former (yg atas). 'wish' itu diikutin past simple tense. (unreal, hypothetical situation)

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ - lose to 🆗 - lose against 🆗 - My team lost the match to/against the eventual winner.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@chuuchuuyyaa @englishfess_ Nope. Use 'on' with dates and days or either. This is a mistake on the part of the test writer.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ Get lost. It's none of your business.

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@bumblesupremacy Context?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ a. 'Divorce' can be a noun or verb. If you want to make it an adjective, use the past participle (V3) form. - They split up a year ago and got a divorce (n). - She divorced (v) her husband because he had cheated on her. - They are divorced (adj.) now.

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@englishfess_ Another one is 'Great minds think alike' if you're feeling humorous.

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@englishfess_ If I speak...

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@gepurbaya I have no words...

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@ayyxv @englishfess_ Right. Would you say 'I drive my bike to school' though?

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@NerfedHawkeye

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@englishfess_ 'Things' refer to a a group of, well, things. As in plural. 'Stuff' is essentially the same, but it acts as a singular noun. - I've got things to do. = I've got stuff to do. - Wrong: I've got stuffs to do.

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@englishfess_ 'to catch feelings'

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@dngwijonarko @englishfess_ Kebanyakan nonton Thomas Shelby sama Hermione Granger.

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@NerfedHawkeye

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This coupled with the fact that I'll be jobless at the end of September means I'll have to downgrade to Pertalite until I find another full-time job. 😔

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Work! gatau mau nangis banget rasanya yuuuuk bisa yuuk gajii umr naik jugaa kalo gini caranya🥲

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Need I say more?

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Name another actor that played a role so well he'll mostly be remembered only for that. I'll wait.

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@definaas_ @englishfess_ I had to point that out so people wouldn't misunderstand. You just don't say 'Are you hearing me?' although there's nothing wrong with it from a grammar point of view

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@englishfess_ If you're an English major, don't be too disheartened by comments like this - you're NOT a dictionary/thesaurus. I got comments like this on occasion, and I let them bring me down. I felt small. However, I then used that to drive myself forward and learn more

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@englishfess_ Yes, otherwise what's even the point? Especially if you're thinking about teaching as your career choice. If you think you're not as good as you're supposed to be at this point, study harder. You have the tools and resources - make the best of them.

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@englishfess_ I'd say either of these: - It can still be of use. - You can still use it. - I wouldn't bin it just yet. - I can't let it go to waste. - It might still be useful.

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@angewwie Not him again. 💀

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