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Why does this question have close votes?
I'm relatively new to ELL (though pretty experienced with the Stack Exchange network - I work here), so I think there are some nuances here that I'm missing. This question has four close votes at time ...
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To include the KISS Grammar site to "Resources for learning English"
I've just found out about this great website, the KISS Grammar site. In my humble opinion, it could be a great resource for ELLs, even though it seems to aim toward native English-speaking children in ...
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Object complement - good sources
Where can I find a list of the verbs that need an object complement, listed according to whether the object complement is a noun or adjective or both?
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Place a link to resource list into "Helpful links" panel
I recently asked a question on ell.SE requesting resources, which was subsequently moved to the meta, and to which I quickly found a satisfactory answer, namely I discovered Resources for learning ...
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Online collocation dictionaries and English corpus search resources
Correct prepositions and collocations in general do not come naturally to a non-native speaker. I had been using www.just-the-word.com to check for right combinations, until it went offline some time ...
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Is there a platform that provides actual education and puts a huge emphasis on students' improvement?
Am I the only one who feels that these English-teaching websites are just a way for teachers to make a few bucks here and there?
It seems that the majority don't really focus on the intricacies of ...
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How can get help from this community if I can't hear some audio clearly?
Recently I am learning the Cambridge practice tests for IELTS, the listening part is the most difficult for me. Even if I look at the transcripts when I am listening to the audio, I find that there ...
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Book recommendations for English learners
I'm looking for a book that shows in the majority of the chronological learn (if possible) about the English topics. The ideal is explanatory texts over exercises to learn.
For example, Basic English ...
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Good online grammar checker
I tried grammarly and prowritingaid.com. They are good, but sometimes they miss things.
In a long text, I was surprised they didn't mark its as error. Are there any other good alternatives?
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What's with the Monica thing in user names?
Could someone explain simply who Monica is or was, and what she did that some people support?
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Why are the deleted answers to a post shown "modified" and prompted at the top?
This is commonly seen that when someone with 1 reputation point writes an all promotion answer, they get almost a dozen downvotes and then the answer gets deleted, either by a moderator, high-rep user ...
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The American English learning counterpart of 'Cambridge English in Use'
I am seeking for help on searching resources for learning American English collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms, and pronunciation skills.
My background is mainly an advanced English learner who uses ...
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More advice than asked for
Should we give as much advice as possible about the piece of text presented in the question? Sometimes a piece of text quoted has several issues, but the asker only wants advice on one bit of the text....
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If your dictionary doesn't support you (or me), what should I do?
Recently I answered like this.
What came to my mind first when reading the OP's question was, that the meaning of the word "affection" should be Merriam's
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: any moderate feeling or emotion
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Sentence structure grammar books
Could you advice to me literature to classify correct English sentences structure? Russian grammar book provides incorrect names of grammatical structures hence I'm confusing to find a little more ...
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Looking for a dictionary with standard American English example for foreign learners
Here is the thing. As a foreign learner, for example, when I look up sticker, I also need to learn common usage and scenario for it. This is what I mean standard examples. Is there a specific verb for ...
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Don't use correct grammar topic
It's my first question about my English, I usually use basic world and structure for ask some technique question for other stackoverflown users but i never can use true structure or grammar.
I ...
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Survey for the University of Barcelona on English Prepositions
Native speakers of English, please participate in my survey for the University of Barcelona.
It will take max. 10 minutes of your time. https://goo.gl/forms/FwYByBcAHSKf11Ts1
Also, I believe that to ...
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Picture dictionaries with audio CDs
I am looking for picture dictionaries that enclose audio CDs (for my pre-school children).
I checked the dictionaries listed below:
"The usborne Picture Dictionary" (Usborne Pub): This dictionary has ...
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What off-site resources can I provide when I think it acceptable to give one?
I'm a bit confused. I used to think that it's good to provide additional information from other sites whenever an answer is submitted but later I realized it's wrong, but not totally. Now another ...
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How can I inform moderators to rethink about their decision?
I asked few questions on English Language Learners, and one of them is marked as a duplicate:
Are "present continuous" and "be going to" interchangeable?
I believe the question ...
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What text to speech programs can I use to improve my listening skills?
Does anybody know any website (or app) to make text to speech?
I've found Amazon Polly, but I'd like to know if there's a better choice.
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Need help; I haven't finished signing up
I lost my original post before I finished signing up. What should I do? I can't post this question in Meta forum either due to my small reputation score.
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Let's have a meeting conversation through Skype
I'm pretty sure that ELL could be a very useful site for those who are learning English. However, for speaking and listening skills it wouldn't offer anythings.
As far as we have weekly writing chat, ...
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Stop giving [untagged] useless usage guidance
I've noticed a particular user* suggesting edits (of approximately the same content every time, asking users to refrain from tagging with it and explaining the purpose) to the untagged wiki and usage ...
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why is there no tag "verb construction"?
I'm referring to the post "refer the letter x refer to the letter"
The tags are of the vaguest kind: grammar word-usage sentence-construction phrase-usage. I suggest to remove all these vague tags ...
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Synonymize [mean] with [meaning]
mean has no wiki and no followers, and looks to be semantically identical to the far-better-established meaning. Unfortunately, I can't yet propose synonyms. Someone else able to do the job?
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Why was this question "How to improve my listening skill?" closed?
Why was this question "How to improve my listening skill?" closed?
How to improve my listening skill?
while this question is not closed.
How can I speed up my speech?
It seems to me that the both ...
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My question on Advanced English Grammar?
If my question were deleted, would a moderator please repost the the input? I ask about this now because I only now just lighted upon this answer on subject-dependent inversion, which cites
The ...
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Draft answer posts
Yesterday, I started writing a longish answer post, which I wasn't able to finish before I got kicked out of the college where I work. I wasn't too worried at the time, because I could see that there ...
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Will it be appropriate to post usage samples for evaluation?
I am teaching English for kids as a hobby and I am constantly developing whole sentences to show word/prase/idiom usage. Then tasks are issued to translate those sentences from native language to ...
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Phrasal verbs sources
Can a resource-oriented question be appeared at ELL? I.e. I'm looking for some language idiom entirely description. Can I ask corresponding question at ELL?
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Providing Links for Validation
What it be appropriate to ask another member to provide a link to reference his answer here:
Is there a rule to know when to pronounce letter c as a "soft c" (s) or "hard c" (k)?
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Can't edit tag wiki in main
If I go to https://ell.meta.stackexchange.com/tags/voting/info , I get a "Propose Tag Wiki" button, but if I go to https://ell.stackexchange.com/tags/phrase-request/info , I don't get a button.
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Where can I find a good phrasal verbs dictionary?
Where can I find a good phrasal verbs dictionary, and can someone help me out? Does anyone have the Cambridge Phrasal Verbs Dictionary or a similar resource they could recommend?
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Is there a guide for English verb tenses?
My native tongue is Mandarin. In Mandarin, there are no verb tenses. I'm wondering what are some top guides (or books) to refer to if I want to learn about using English verb tenses properly?
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Challenging DIY listening tests
I'd like you guys to hit me with the most ridiculously hard listening tests (> C2 level) you are able conjure up from the depths of the Web. My criteria for a proper DIY listening test are as ...
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What's with James K?
I'm used to 'reinstate Monica' user names, but now I've seen someone called 'xxx supports James K' - what's the story? Should I be 'Michael Harvey didn't vote for Brexit'? Isn't it a bit grandstanding?...
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What can be done about a user that repeatedly posts low-quality questions?
I'm sure this is by no means a new issue, but recently a number of new users have emerged with a barrage of low-quality, if not blatantly off-topic questions. Most of them quote a phrase and ask "is ...
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English course for support position?
I'm looking to improve my English skills as a support person working for an IT company through live chat, can you recommend a series of videos or a youtube channel that can help me with that? All I ...
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Off topic comments growing on my answer
I've answered a question about plural "staff" which has attracted comments solely about plural "water". None has mentioned "staff" (the topic of the OP's question) or has suggested improvements.
I'm ...
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Is this question really off-topic?
I am still pondering over this question that I asked the other day:
"High-pitched": one word or two words?
It received a close vote very early on for being off-topic, and is currently ...
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Why has it suddenly asked me for a Captcha?
I'm logged in with a reputation of 20.2K. Why should it suddenly think I'm a bot?
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Why do I keep getting this message? "This question body does not meet our quality standards."
I'm trying to submit a question and I keep getting this message:
Request failed
This question body does not meet our quality standards. Please make sure that it completely describes your problem - ...
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Can "What should I do when someone answers my question?" be improved etc.?
Full question: Can What should I do when someone answers my question?
be improved by suggesting the OP provide clarification and guidance when the existing answers are not satisfactory?
In an answer ...
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Videos with lots of English dialogues for a 2 - 3 year old child
Intention is to teach the child (2 - 3 years old) spoken English.
I do NOT want shows like Tom & Jerry since there are no
dialogues.
I found that the child found Finding Nemo to be too slow
for ...
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Don't you just hate it when
…someone deletes a post just as you finish answering it?
Meaning of "Rooting your device"
Gone.
</gripe>
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How to shorten questions with lengthy passages?
To improve my logical deduction and reasoning skills, I'm reading particularly longer passages, questions for which I then answer like https://ell.stackexchange.com/q/33352/8712. While lengthier ...
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Help please with chat!
I apology if I'm so eager to be part of the chat. I'm having problem to log in to chat. I already logged in chat but STILL I'm not able to see the chat field where I could type in my message! I've ...
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Notes to learners?
Look at this answer (try to ignore the comments if you can:): Would used for willingness in the present. I was just dying to add this:
Consider this learners: How would saying "Bruce would have ...
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