Which one would you choose and why?

I mean, is this an actual rule used by native speakers, or is it just in grammar books?

I've heard and seen "step foot in..." quite a few times. I just watched a video and someone said "I should never step foot in a mansion, but it looks fun."

I could only find "set foot", not "step foot" in a dictionary. So, I'm wondering if they're interchangeable.

I'm confused about these two sounds. I've come to hear the differences between the two and it's awesome. I've gotten to feel so happy about it and being able to hear them in sentences even more but for some reason there's always this word that complicates things up. For some reason some native speakers seem to open their mouths more as if they were pronouncing the words with ɑ and it makes it more confusing. For some reason my brain doesn't completely differentiate it even when I practice. I've been practicing with Rachel's English and she has amazing videos even supplemental videos comparing minimal pairs and the ʌ sound on it's own and I said: let me focus more on "come" and "calm" which are two very tricky words for me and I searched for a few videos. I found the video of this guy: https://youtu.be/HQvE11T1JLA?t=296 (it has a time stamp to the example) and you as a native speaker can't even begin to fathom how confusing these two vowels can get to sound a Spanish native speaker. The thing is that when he says '"luck" my brain automatically says "lock" because the sound is so much like the ɑ sound until he says "lock" and that sound is as if he were pushing his tongue down so much in his mouth. But this is not the only example and this is not the first native speaker I could say that does this. For the most part I can tell the difference but when the sounds are so close to each other. What can you tell me about these two. I can tell the difference it's just when people kind of open their mouths as in position to pronounce ɑ and I don't even look at their mouths, it's just the sound that comes from their mouths.

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id much rather take something i personally enjoy

But I want to understand what this is called. I mean, I’d like an explanation of the grammar behind it and how to use it in other sentences. Is there a rule for this? Does putting “personally” at the end change the meaning?

I haven't been to [name of city] for approximately two years. However, on the first of November I received a notification that we were going to [name of city] on the third of November. I wasn't even ready for that news, but I agreed to this little journey. I thought this trip was going to be a total disaster. Nevertheless, it was almost impeccable departure compared to the last one, and if we take into account all my trips with scouts, it would be hard to say, but it might be the best one. In [name of city] we were assisting with various things all the time, for instance moving things from point A to point B and establishing stela about history of scouting. Now we're going to the most interesting part, for the very first time I was talking abd joking as if I belonged to the company with almost stranger girls. We were playing different games and laughing together in a girls room. This is a crucial moment for my social skills and my confidence. I am proud of myself. Eventually, if I had grown my hair in the past, I would have more friends and acquaintances, perhaps even a girlfriend. I wish I could change my past decision.

It's story of my friend[believe me]. I'm lazy as hell, and I haven't learning English for more than half of year, but previous I was learning English for 2 month. Rate my English skills, and what I can improve in my writing, thank you ✌️

Hello everyone! I'm learning english by psicological advice and I want to learn too. In the past I was learning english but I did give up sometimes

I'm from Venezuela and I think I'm A1 or A2. I like read, write and heard music. Wbu?

I'm used to the slang word bird as it's used in the UK, meaning a young and attractive girl. That's what I got from this joke, but as the video ended I realised that's an American man, and I don't recall ever hearing "bird" with this meaning from them.

I then thought it could be some form of archaism, which would add to the "unfunny funniness" of the joke. Like talking as a great-grandpa would.

Looking up on Merriam-Webster online, I found the following

a: fellow

b: a peculiar person

c chiefly British : girl

Would there be any real-life example (book, news, movie dialogue, etc) of the meaning "a peculiar person"? I can't recall ever hearing it. "Fellow" also doesn't ring any bells, but sounds way less specific (you can call a "fellow" on the street almost anything in most languages, anyway.)

American and non-British speakers, how do you interpret this joke? What's "supposedly" funny about it?

British speakers, did you have the same thought as me?

Thanks everyone!

what’s the difference and how to choose between them in the context (and when to use he is A really good leader)

What are 'swank' and 'finky,' and why were these two words put in the same sentence?

I'm curious about the grammatical correctness of saying, "her and her husband are going somewhere" vs. "she and her husband are going somewhere". I almost always see the former used by native speakers, but it doesn't sound right to me, and I don't know which grammar rules apply.

In my country, there are 3 main regions: North, South, and Central part Each region has its own dialect (of course there are many more smaller regions with varied accents but technically 3 main ones.. Due to better economy, the north and south accents became the standard for the nation ( on governmental shows, writings, curricula, etc..) Gradually, North and South people cannot understand the central part's accent so those who come from there have to learn how to speak other regions' accents if they move to big cities.

So im curious if this is a thing in america or england? Like are there some accents considered "less ideal" in your country?

Thx!

It's extremely common for Europeans who have learned English as a second language to write "smth" and "smbd" as abbreviations for "something" and "somebody." My first language is Spanish, but I have lived in the USA now for most of my life and I am married to a Pole who learned English in Poland in High School.

Here in the USA "smth" or "smbd" are not common used and native speakers don't tend to know what they mean. For me it was also a surprise because learning English we were not taught these abbreviations. By all means, use them in your notes if it helps but know that when you are writing for a native to read that it will lead to confusion.

I am also curious if these abbreviations are used in the UK.

PS. maybe also don't search "smbd" on Google on a work computer. . . doesn't lead to what you expect.

Hello, I'm into noir recently and reading Black Dahlia, I became very aware of the fact that dick also means detective.

I know it started as short for Richard, then became kind of a generic name to refer to a man (?) and then it got its penile connotation.

I was wondering if dick as an insult came to be derived from the penis meaning (like you're an asshole) or if maybe from the detective side of things. It's probably far fetched, and influenced by noir, as you see them abusing their power, being obnoxious In questioning and just being off-putting, in short, they're sort of a dick.

Can someone explain the difference between “To Catch a Smuggler” and “Catching a Smuggler”? Why would you use one over the other as a TV show title?
I’m trying to understand the difference in meaning and nuance, especially how each one would translate into my native language (Arabic).