Hey, mates, I'm sorry for all whose dear-and- nears were taken away, so I just wanted to say that it's all going to be ok, it'll blow over and we'll be living in peace again. Let's just share if we need any help, do we?(Text me directly if you would need)
Anonymous Poll
16%
Yes, we'd need if someone could help
77%
No, we're fine, pulling up together
7%
Stop this bullshitting, we're on our own
Hey, mates! β
So long it's been, hasn't it? I'd love to say a few words:
Stay yourselves, be happy, and learn English! I'm there for you π
Happy New Year π₯³ππ₯³
So long it's been, hasn't it? I'd love to say a few words:
Stay yourselves, be happy, and learn English! I'm there for you π
Happy New Year π₯³ππ₯³
Hey, folks! π
How long has it been, months? years?
Well, I've been missing you and I hope I'll start making you happy from now on with a post a two π
And, yeah, I'm still alive (whatever sceptically funny it may sound) and I do pray you are as well π
While I am working on some article for you, I wish to ask you, mates, to follow my friends channel where they share "girlish-and-not-only" things with the audience, welcome! π
https://xn--r1a.website/ellewoodsiscalling
ENGoy them and see you, mates π€
Cheers!
How long has it been, months? years?
Well, I've been missing you and I hope I'll start making you happy from now on with a post a two π
And, yeah, I'm still alive (whatever sceptically funny it may sound) and I do pray you are as well π
While I am working on some article for you, I wish to ask you, mates, to follow my friends channel where they share "girlish-and-not-only" things with the audience, welcome! π
https://xn--r1a.website/ellewoodsiscalling
ENGoy them and see you, mates π€
Cheers!
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A revival it is then! π₯³
MacVan's back on track, mates, I'm all yours to dig in some ol' English staff π
Though I've decided to change the plan - tips and all will be here from now on π
e.g. He will talk about his frenzy - cars - every bloody day.
e.g. There was a heavy snowfall the other day. All cars will have gone snowed under.
- Why is "will" there, you're asking?
- Simple-pimple, it's used to show habits (ex.1) or real certainty (ex.2)
Use 'em wisely π
Question for comments - what would a Russian word be for them? π§
MacVan's back on track, mates, I'm all yours to dig in some ol' English staff π
Though I've decided to change the plan - tips and all will be here from now on π
e.g. He will talk about his frenzy - cars - every bloody day.
e.g. There was a heavy snowfall the other day. All cars will have gone snowed under.
- Why is "will" there, you're asking?
- Simple-pimple, it's used to show habits (ex.1) or real certainty (ex.2)
Use 'em wisely π
Question for comments - what would a Russian word be for them? π§
Oi, everyone! I've got but a marvellous marvel for you today, do you know why we have "tea" in the West and kind of "chai" around China as a country? π§
A student of mine told me the other day, it's a hell of a discovery π±
"Tea" was delivered overseas from a region of China where they pronounced it as "tea", while " chai" was delivered by land from a region where it was pronounced as "chai", a dogged thing, eh?
Mystery solved, mates π₯³
Cheers!
A student of mine told me the other day, it's a hell of a discovery π±
"Tea" was delivered overseas from a region of China where they pronounced it as "tea", while " chai" was delivered by land from a region where it was pronounced as "chai", a dogged thing, eh?
Mystery solved, mates π₯³
Cheers!
Morning, folks! Hope ya'll are doing alright!
I'm here with another moment for you that's about subject-verb agreement (you know what I mean, right?) π§
So, there are two phrases - a number of and the number of, and folks are wondering why and what for we need them. It's simple, those two have become set and, thus, mean their own sh*t π
The number of = quantity
e.g. The number of tips MacVan gives us is not enough.
A number of = several, a couple of
e.g. A number of tips are in the channel; MacVan could have posted more of them though.
There you have 'em π
Cheers π
I'm here with another moment for you that's about subject-verb agreement (you know what I mean, right?) π§
So, there are two phrases - a number of and the number of, and folks are wondering why and what for we need them. It's simple, those two have become set and, thus, mean their own sh*t π
The number of = quantity
e.g. The number of tips MacVan gives us is not enough.
A number of = several, a couple of
e.g. A number of tips are in the channel; MacVan could have posted more of them though.
There you have 'em π
Cheers π
Morning, folks! I wish y'all an m-i-n-t weekend and here you get a new portion of English for brekkie π
We've got 2 ways to skin a "need" verb when it comes to speech, shall we?
1 General
e.g. She needs to wee.
e.g. Does she need a wee?
e.g. She doesn't need a wee.
2 Modal
e.g. She need wee.
e.g. Need she wee?
e.g. She need not wee.
So, what's the trick in it? It's simple: back in the days the verb was used as modal when there were verbs after it, and it was a general one when a noun was put after. π€ͺ
Now it's become commonplace to simply follow a preference, so the main rule is
DO NOT MIX the ways π
e.g. She needs wee.
e.g. Need she to wee?
e.g. She needs not to wee.
Well, here it is π
PS next time I'll tell you about "didn't need to vs needn't have done" π
Cheers π
We've got 2 ways to skin a "need" verb when it comes to speech, shall we?
1 General
e.g. She needs to wee.
e.g. Does she need a wee?
e.g. She doesn't need a wee.
2 Modal
e.g. She need wee.
e.g. Need she wee?
e.g. She need not wee.
So, what's the trick in it? It's simple: back in the days the verb was used as modal when there were verbs after it, and it was a general one when a noun was put after. π€ͺ
Now it's become commonplace to simply follow a preference, so the main rule is
DO NOT MIX the ways π
e.g. Need she to wee?
e.g. She needs not to wee.
Well, here it is π
PS next time I'll tell you about "didn't need to vs needn't have done" π
Cheers π
Sunday morning to you, folks!
As promised, a short thingy in line of yesterday's topic π
We discussed it that "need" has two forms, modal and general, so their difference is most "touchable" in the past tense, let's take a look, eh?
1 "didn't need to" - we see here a helper "did", so it's a general verb and, voila, it means "didn't need to AND didn't do" π
e.g. I didn't need to leave the party so I stayed and went legless over night.
2 "needn't have done" - here we are sure to have a modal form of it cause there's "not" attached to the verb itself and a Perfect Infinitive "have done" afterwards; meaning what? = "didn't need to do BUT I did" (sort of regretting now) π€ͺ
e.g. I needn't have stayed at the party; I simply got legless and now I'm dying of hangover.
That's it, hope you're fine to nail the info home, even though it's Sunday π
Cheers π
As promised, a short thingy in line of yesterday's topic π
We discussed it that "need" has two forms, modal and general, so their difference is most "touchable" in the past tense, let's take a look, eh?
1 "didn't need to" - we see here a helper "did", so it's a general verb and, voila, it means "didn't need to AND didn't do" π
e.g. I didn't need to leave the party so I stayed and went legless over night.
2 "needn't have done" - here we are sure to have a modal form of it cause there's "not" attached to the verb itself and a Perfect Infinitive "have done" afterwards; meaning what? = "didn't need to do BUT I did" (sort of regretting now) π€ͺ
e.g. I needn't have stayed at the party; I simply got legless and now I'm dying of hangover.
That's it, hope you're fine to nail the info home, even though it's Sunday π
Cheers π
Hey, folks!
I was binge-watching Lord of the Rings the other week and got stricken with an idea, why not give my good ol' mates some analysis of Gendalf's quote: "You shall not pass" β
Why is there a verb "shall" since some of Russian most prominent polyglots claim it to have gone extinct so far?
It's a nice thing to look at it in a comparison with "will" π§
Will - indicates the will of a Subject
Shall - shows that of someone else or something that has an impact on a Subject's will
e.g. I will go there = I want to go there;
e.g. I shall go there - Someone or something wants me to;
e.g. Shall I open the window? - Do you want me to?
Clear, is it? π
Challenge for the comment:
Why did Gendalf use "shall"?
Cheers! π
I was binge-watching Lord of the Rings the other week and got stricken with an idea, why not give my good ol' mates some analysis of Gendalf's quote: "You shall not pass" β
Why is there a verb "shall" since some of Russian most prominent polyglots claim it to have gone extinct so far?
It's a nice thing to look at it in a comparison with "will" π§
Will - indicates the will of a Subject
Shall - shows that of someone else or something that has an impact on a Subject's will
e.g. I will go there = I want to go there;
e.g. I shall go there - Someone or something wants me to;
e.g. Shall I open the window? - Do you want me to?
Clear, is it? π
Challenge for the comment:
Why did Gendalf use "shall"?
Cheers! π
Hey, mates!
I'm here for you this wonderful morning with some portion of new things about Modal verbs. It's nice, isn't it π
What are those of advice?
"Should" and "ought to" are main π
1 Should - the main one but I'd say it's the one that we have no necessity of following, like in
e.g. You should have more fun, or you'll bore yourself to death.
2 Ought to is the one that shows we have to follow it, else something will follow up, like
e.g. You ought to shut up, I'm almost out of patience.
NB of course, keep in mind it's not common these days so be careful with the frequency of using it, mates π
Cheers π
I'm here for you this wonderful morning with some portion of new things about Modal verbs. It's nice, isn't it π
What are those of advice?
"Should" and "ought to" are main π
1 Should - the main one but I'd say it's the one that we have no necessity of following, like in
e.g. You should have more fun, or you'll bore yourself to death.
2 Ought to is the one that shows we have to follow it, else something will follow up, like
e.g. You ought to shut up, I'm almost out of patience.
NB of course, keep in mind it's not common these days so be careful with the frequency of using it, mates π
Cheers π
Hey, mates!
Today's the time we talk about the so-called modals of "Lost Opportunity", they're basically "could-would-should" cluster with a Perfect Infinitive afterwards π
Here we go with them:
1 "could have done" - had an ability BUT didn't do (a prick!)
e.g. You could have called me, darl, I was worried sick.
2 "would have done" - really wanted BUT didn't have an ability
e.g. I would have called you, darl, buuuut ... I got chatted up by a pretty beau back there and we were having a convo all night long, that's all.
3 "should have done" - wish you had done but you didn't, next time don't make the mistake
e.g. Mate, you should have called me when you went out to the party, I wish I'd been there with you.
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
Today's the time we talk about the so-called modals of "Lost Opportunity", they're basically "could-would-should" cluster with a Perfect Infinitive afterwards π
Here we go with them:
1 "could have done" - had an ability BUT didn't do (a prick!)
e.g. You could have called me, darl, I was worried sick.
2 "would have done" - really wanted BUT didn't have an ability
e.g. I would have called you, darl, buuuut ... I got chatted up by a pretty beau back there and we were having a convo all night long, that's all.
3 "should have done" - wish you had done but you didn't, next time don't make the mistake
e.g. Mate, you should have called me when you went out to the party, I wish I'd been there with you.
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
Alright, folks π
I'm here for you today with a review of a recently released series, that is Fallout, and I wanna share my thoughts with you π§
First of all, I played Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4, and am a big fan of this Fall-bloody-out phenomenon πͺ
Second of all, I like pondering about this idea of post-apocalyptic world and its ways of developing π
So, the series is indeed full of cool flashbacks and all but lacks in storytelling cause sometimes we see a scene and it's as short as summer for some and you cannot simply fathom what it conveys and then we see some nice twist and forget it all π
Graphics is kinda flaw-y cause we can almost see, at least imagine for sure, that green screen and a warehouse it's made in π
All in all, it's ducking outstanding for those who are on the track with it and kinda not for those who simply come without a background βΊοΈ
Anyway, tastes differ, mates, so enjoy it, of course IN ENGLISH, and cheers π«‘
I'm here for you today with a review of a recently released series, that is Fallout, and I wanna share my thoughts with you π§
First of all, I played Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4, and am a big fan of this Fall-bloody-out phenomenon πͺ
Second of all, I like pondering about this idea of post-apocalyptic world and its ways of developing π
So, the series is indeed full of cool flashbacks and all but lacks in storytelling cause sometimes we see a scene and it's as short as summer for some and you cannot simply fathom what it conveys and then we see some nice twist and forget it all π
Graphics is kinda flaw-y cause we can almost see, at least imagine for sure, that green screen and a warehouse it's made in π
All in all, it's ducking outstanding for those who are on the track with it and kinda not for those who simply come without a background βΊοΈ
Anyway, tastes differ, mates, so enjoy it, of course IN ENGLISH, and cheers π«‘
Hey, mates!
2 months and nothing from your good ol' spot, eh, things are def not right π
Well, I've been alright so far and prepared a moment for you in terms of that topic we had some time ago about "would/could/should have done", triggers any bells? π
So, we also have "will have done", ouch π€ͺ
1 will - is associated with ONLY Future in our heads
2 have done (aka Perfect Infinitive" is associated with ONLY something Past, isn't it?
But ther's another side of the coin here:
1 will - a modal verb of willingness
2 Perfect Infinitive = completeness, not necessarily Past
So, here we go, mates, "will have done" = "ΠΏΠΎ-Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ-ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ" like in
e.g. Someone ate all the sweets at the party the other day, and Johnny was there, so he'll have seen the one.
e.g. He must have been at home all evening, If so, his wife will have been with him.
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
2 months and nothing from your good ol' spot, eh, things are def not right π
Well, I've been alright so far and prepared a moment for you in terms of that topic we had some time ago about "would/could/should have done", triggers any bells? π
So, we also have "will have done", ouch π€ͺ
1 will - is associated with ONLY Future in our heads
2 have done (aka Perfect Infinitive" is associated with ONLY something Past, isn't it?
But ther's another side of the coin here:
1 will - a modal verb of willingness
2 Perfect Infinitive = completeness, not necessarily Past
So, here we go, mates, "will have done" = "ΠΏΠΎ-Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ-ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ" like in
e.g. Someone ate all the sweets at the party the other day, and Johnny was there, so he'll have seen the one.
e.g. He must have been at home all evening, If so, his wife will have been with him.
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
Alright, mates!
Here I f*cking am again π
It's a new post with film reviewing d*ung, if you know what I mean βΊοΈ
So, I watched Deadpool and Wolverine the other day and have come to you with some thoughts about it, no spoilering for sure π
I hope y'all won't decide to kick me off or smth but the only thing I enjoyed was the good ol' Wolvie and, well, nothing more. There's no plot it seems, and the jokes appeared to have been created by a moron of sorts cause there was nothing but fuck-everyone-in-all-ways jokes that became boring by the first five-minute period π
As for the picture, well, the usual Marvel-style, when heroes just won't die fighting each other and later encountering some villains are afraid to be done in before long π€―
All in all, the movie is worth a watch (mind you, just one) if you like the vibe π 5-6 out of 10
Cheers, mates π«‘
Here I f*cking am again π
It's a new post with film reviewing d*ung, if you know what I mean βΊοΈ
So, I watched Deadpool and Wolverine the other day and have come to you with some thoughts about it, no spoilering for sure π
I hope y'all won't decide to kick me off or smth but the only thing I enjoyed was the good ol' Wolvie and, well, nothing more. There's no plot it seems, and the jokes appeared to have been created by a moron of sorts cause there was nothing but fuck-everyone-in-all-ways jokes that became boring by the first five-minute period π
As for the picture, well, the usual Marvel-style, when heroes just won't die fighting each other and later encountering some villains are afraid to be done in before long π€―
All in all, the movie is worth a watch (mind you, just one) if you like the vibe π 5-6 out of 10
Cheers, mates π«‘
Hey, everyone! β
I've created a test, you may take it yourself, sure thing π
And could you share it with others, they might be interested in this and maybe later in having classes π
https://forms.gle/gDujzwJLsY9dNh5Q8
Thanks in advance, cheers! πͺ
I've created a test, you may take it yourself, sure thing π
And could you share it with others, they might be interested in this and maybe later in having classes π
https://forms.gle/gDujzwJLsY9dNh5Q8
Thanks in advance, cheers! πͺ
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Hey, mates π
So long, so far, isn't it π
I've just binge-watched Arcane, well, binge-watched the first 2-3 episodes, then it gradually died down π
I'm not going to spoiler, no worries, just giving you a non-profi opinion on the matter a "good" animation π
The picture is top-notch and that's it basically that is epic, the rest is history. Characters are not developed, the story is being hurried along somewhere all the while and, most importantly, they bloody put some parallel-universes gobbledygook there π³
Sorry for this spoiler, it's the only one, promise π«‘
In general, 6.5 out of 10 - it's just my idea-thought-feeling, so check it out for yourselves and let us know in the comments π
Cheers π«‘
So long, so far, isn't it π
I've just binge-watched Arcane, well, binge-watched the first 2-3 episodes, then it gradually died down π
I'm not going to spoiler, no worries, just giving you a non-profi opinion on the matter a "good" animation π
The picture is top-notch and that's it basically that is epic, the rest is history. Characters are not developed, the story is being hurried along somewhere all the while and, most importantly, they bloody put some parallel-universes gobbledygook there π³
Sorry for this spoiler, it's the only one, promise π«‘
In general, 6.5 out of 10 - it's just my idea-thought-feeling, so check it out for yourselves and let us know in the comments π
Cheers π«‘
Alright, folks π
Sorry for a late one and not texting y'all for a hell lot of time - no excuses, just a hell of a year, last one, been through shit, yet promise to be more active now, deal π€
What I've come to you with today though is a controversial question I got in some time ago and started wondering π§
Usually, the rule of Conditionals is as follows:
0 = Present Real
1 = Future Real
2 = Future/Present Unreal/hypothetical
3 = Past Unreal/hypothetical
And we know for certain that we cannot use any "past" forms of Modals in either of the first 2 types, don't we, yet one of my wit-seekers shows me a screenshot from their book, which claims for the 1st to use "could", I go "berserk" or "flabbergasted" of this and start digging in. πͺ
It turns out (in one of respected manuals on Grammar from the "foggy land") that "unreality" and "uncertainty" belong in different groups of Conditionals and depend only on a situation that is shown in it. π
Let's take 2 for an example:
1 If I popped by the store, I could buy some newly brought-in grapes. (uncertain but real)
2 If I were a millionaire, I could buy a Bugatti. (unreal)
We've just refreshed some Conditionals and dealt with some troubling soup π
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
Sorry for a late one and not texting y'all for a hell lot of time - no excuses, just a hell of a year, last one, been through shit, yet promise to be more active now, deal π€
What I've come to you with today though is a controversial question I got in some time ago and started wondering π§
Usually, the rule of Conditionals is as follows:
0 = Present Real
1 = Future Real
2 = Future/Present Unreal/hypothetical
3 = Past Unreal/hypothetical
And we know for certain that we cannot use any "past" forms of Modals in either of the first 2 types, don't we, yet one of my wit-seekers shows me a screenshot from their book, which claims for the 1st to use "could", I go "berserk" or "flabbergasted" of this and start digging in. πͺ
It turns out (in one of respected manuals on Grammar from the "foggy land") that "unreality" and "uncertainty" belong in different groups of Conditionals and depend only on a situation that is shown in it. π
Let's take 2 for an example:
1 If I popped by the store, I could buy some newly brought-in grapes. (uncertain but real)
2 If I were a millionaire, I could buy a Bugatti. (unreal)
We've just refreshed some Conditionals and dealt with some troubling soup π
That's it for today, mates π
Enjoy and cheers π
Afternoon, folks π
No wonder I've been out for so long, some life situations do keep us off, don't they, yet just the other day a student reminded me of my purpose here, so here I am π
Have you ever questioned the idea of Phrasal verbs, esp. the following moment:
1 Pick him up // pick up him
2 Pick Alex up // pick up Alex
Which is right, eh? Or, are they all?
Well, we should start of by telling out Direct and Indirect Objects followed by Transitive and Non-transitive verbs, then it'll nail in π
Direct Object (in simple terms) is a one without a preposition
while Indirect one is with it, like
e.g. I walk the dog (Direct)
e.g. I walk with the dog (Indirect)
Going on to yonder verbs,
Transitive is a verb that requires a Direct Object
Intransitive (you've guessed) doesn't need it, like
e.g. I dance the tango (trans.)
e.g. I dance (intrans.)
Almost there, mates, don't sit back, will you π
Phrasal verbs can also be Trans and Intrans, so the rule is
Trans verbs can have a noun anywhere BUT a pronoun must always come in between the parts - voilΓ βΊοΈ
So, in the abovementioned examples we have only one black sheep:
1 Pick him up //pick up him
2 Pick Alex up // pick up Alex
Easy-peasy, Japanesey π
Cheers π
No wonder I've been out for so long, some life situations do keep us off, don't they, yet just the other day a student reminded me of my purpose here, so here I am π
Have you ever questioned the idea of Phrasal verbs, esp. the following moment:
1 Pick him up // pick up him
2 Pick Alex up // pick up Alex
Which is right, eh? Or, are they all?
Well, we should start of by telling out Direct and Indirect Objects followed by Transitive and Non-transitive verbs, then it'll nail in π
Direct Object (in simple terms) is a one without a preposition
while Indirect one is with it, like
e.g. I walk the dog (Direct)
e.g. I walk with the dog (Indirect)
Going on to yonder verbs,
Transitive is a verb that requires a Direct Object
Intransitive (you've guessed) doesn't need it, like
e.g. I dance the tango (trans.)
e.g. I dance (intrans.)
Almost there, mates, don't sit back, will you π
Phrasal verbs can also be Trans and Intrans, so the rule is
Trans verbs can have a noun anywhere BUT a pronoun must always come in between the parts - voilΓ βΊοΈ
So, in the abovementioned examples we have only one black sheep:
1 Pick him up //
2 Pick Alex up // pick up Alex
Easy-peasy, Japanesey π
Cheers π
Cheers, mates! π«‘
I'm here to just say:
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! πΎ
Wish you wealth, health, and all the bes(th) π
Stay tuned and be happy π₯³
Lots of love,
MacVan π«Ά
I'm here to just say:
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! πΎ
Wish you wealth, health, and all the bes(th) π
Stay tuned and be happy π₯³
Lots of love,
MacVan π«Ά