A general chat topic for English

It is sunny but very windy and so it feels cold when you are outside but really springy when you are inside :stuck_out_tongue: Temperature is above 10 degrees (Celcius) which is quite a lot… like in summer-fest…but it feels like autumn with this cold wind… birds are singing… and really a nice weather…

because you said somewhere that you need to practice your English… and just out of curiosity I asked

Brrrrrr then it is not a country for me. I like it the most when it is about 24 degrees celcius you know. In September we always go to one of the Greece islands and we both love it there.

So you were just curious. That’s okay with me. I see now that I said something in Dutch earlier on today, hahaha. Stupid, no one will understand it I am afraind. It wasn’t interesting so I leave it.

How are you today? Very busy?

I am well, thank you. Sorry to hear about that cramp in your hand. I hope it passes soon. Thank you for giving me a lesson in Dutch. It was my first one ever. :confounded::laughing:

No, I haven´t been very busy today. I did defrost my freezer this morning, though. How ´rock and roll´ is that? :grin:

@alanh do you really say in English: he’s going to go to the cinema. Cann’t I juist say: he’s going to the cinema???

@Petri_Wilson72

Yes, we do sometimes. The first example could be used when the person intends to go to the cinema at some later point [“he’s planning to go to the cinema tomorrow”]. The second example could be used when it’s happening now [“he’s on his way to the cinema”].

:kiss: Now I understand. You’re great!

@alanh
Lucky me. We bought a new freezer and it is a no frost one. Absolutely great. Do you want some more Dutch now and then?
(P.S. I don’t get an email when you respons here. Isn’t that odd?)

@Hydroptere Hallo, hallo, ben je daar? Vind je het hier niet meer leuk? Hopelijk alles goed met je.

@Petri_Wilson72,

I am afraid that I don’t know any Dutch at all. I ‘cheated’ and used a translation tool to read your message this morning. :blush:

You should have got an email for the posts where I ‘tagged’ your username with the “@” symbol but not for those where I didn’t. So you wouldn’t have got one for Post Nos 18 or 23.

You could open a new topic for your chats in Dutch with Hydroptere (and anyone else who joins that discussion)… or this one could become a little confusing.

@Petri_Wilson72

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Which one shows for you?

@alanh Aha now it’s clear to me. At first I couldn’t find where I had to change my setting, but I managed.
Hydroptere has written me from another topic, so she will not anwer here. Have a nice day and who knows we might have a chat later again.

@Atikker you are great. I feel quite stupid, but alas I have managed to change my settings, hihi

@alanh when do you say every and when each Much husband is too Dutch to explain.

Hi @Petri_Wilson72,

That’s a good question and one that’s not so easy to answer because those two words can often be interchangeable.

“Each” means “every one, individually” or refers to a single object or person.
“Every” means “every one, as a whole” or refers to a group of objects or people.

Also, you use “each” when there are only two objects in question. So, for example, you would say “she wore jewellery on each hand” but you would not say “she wore jewellery on every hand”.

When there are more than two objects or people in question, “each” and “every” can be interchangeable. So, it would be ok to say either “he received each item on his wish-list” or “he received every item on his wish-list”.

There are probably some other variations and exceptions but, hopefully, the basic rules I have described above will help.

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You’re a good explainer. My gosh there so many things I cann’t even explain about my native language. I’m very happy with your help.
Have a nice evening! Till tomorrow.

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Sorry I was at the wrong topic here, hihi

Hi @Petri_Wilson72, could you edit this message of yours: A general chat topic for English ?

Now it has your email, and some other stuff you shouldn’t post in a public forum.

To edit the post, click on the pencil below it. When you hover over the pencil you will see a pop-up “edit this post”.

@Arete_Hime Oops I have just deleted the message. Thanks for your message :wink:

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hi @petri_wilson72!

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