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insomniacalmond @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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People who live in an English-speaking country but don’t speak English as a mother tongue, what was school like for you before you fluently spoke English?

This is for people who went to an English-speaking school not knowing English and their experiences, whether it was because you were never taught to speak English, were learning it but not yet fluent, or because you moved from another country.

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Guess the decade/year the song was made from its beginning 😄

(I’m bored)

https://youtu.be/eO0QHpC0S4U

(Not sure how to attach video)

spoiler

Song: Stranger to Love - Ace of Base (2020)

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How do I respond if a girl I know keeps talking how another girl is into her, obsessed with her, etc.?

I genuinely don’t know how to give a good response. Especially, (I’ve had this happen before) when I secretly like the person they’re talking about and don’t wanna ruin the friendship. (That’s why my feelings are secret)

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Would it be more beneficial to move to Brazil and be an English teacher there or be a Portuguese teacher in the United States?

I’ve been studying Portuguese for almost two years. By fifteen years, I obviously hope to be fluent.

I do have an English-speaking friend who lives in Brazil, and she complained about her (mandatory) English teacher not pronouncing the words right, but I happen to be a native speaker, so I probably would pronounce them better than her teacher.

I’ve only met one person who spoke Portuguese where I live, and though I would be put through a less complex process to just stay in the United States, I’m not actually sure how many people would come.

For example, in Chicago, there are Polish schools, which are definitely more useful than Portuguese classes.

I do notice people on the Internet from Brazil wanting to get better at English. IF I end up following through in 15 years or so, would it be better to teach in Brazil?

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What is a “qwar”?

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I found it on some post about a guy that another guy didn’t like on Reddit bc he spoke Russian. My friend doesn’t know what a qwar is, nor do I, nor does OP. Is it a typo?

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I’m almost glad I got banned from Reddit

(First off, I just got banned for having multiple accounts :/)

I frequented the AITA posts and the advice posts, and I saw one from a teenage girl.

She has a boyfriend, and her male friend wouldn’t leave her alone as he was obsessed with her.

She kept telling him no and wanted to be just friends with him, until she had to block him.

The comments were outrageous. Some were saying stuff like “good on you for blocking him. you’re not responsible for his feelings, nta”.

however, some people were calling her a removed, saying she was seeking validation from other men, that men and women couldn’t be friends.

I have no idea where they’re drawing this conclusion. I know many women who have male friends with nothing between them.

And it’s completely plausible for a male friend to have feelings. She can’t control his feelings. She didn’t start dating/making out with him and clearly wasn’t interested in him, so she didn’t cheat.

they also said she was asking for him to be attracted to her, that it was her fault, etc.

They were even saying that the girl was terrible and that the guy was “NTA, not even a little” because he just had a “harmless crush and couldn’t control his feelings” even though he literally asked her to cheat on her bf and guilt-tripped her right before she blocked him?

This feels kind of gross, poor OP was 15 when she made the post :/

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What's the worst prank someone you know has done?

This girl, Abby texted the group chat to tell us something bad happened to our friend Ella, that her mom sent a message saying she collapsed and fainted.

It had been several hours, and Abby said Ella hasn't woken up yet, according to her mother.

I was worried, vented to my family about it, and tried calling her number. It appeared her phone had been turned off.

Later, Ella told me and her BF Michael that it was a prank and that her phone was off because she was on a plane. She was bored and thought no one would care if she was in an actual coma.

I was relieved and Michael was rightfully pissed.

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