Easy English Puns

I took a look at the Cambridge C2 exam just for fun. I was really surprised to find out that I did not know the answers to some of the questions. I thought it would be doing basic addition and subtraction because I am, after all, a native speaker.

The texts (reading comprehension) are also pretty challenging to read- I can also see why they (edit:would) be extremely difficult for a non-native speaker. I’m not sure if I would be able to answer all the questions correctly within the allotted time.

Lastly, the writing task- yea, difficult lol. I have not written an actual essay in English for a very long time, I’m very sure I would have scored quite low for that section. Maybe if I had a day or 2, I could produce something decent. But under 2 hours? No way. And don’t even get me started on summarising texts.

Hello, I am Portuguese and would love to visit Armenia, especially mount Ararat and other landscaping spots, do most people know English? will it be hard to communicate?

I'm curious, I've just spent some time in Warsaw and fell in love with the place. I speak a bit of Polish, enough to get me by, food/drink/shopping, but not enough to work professionally.

Are there any English-speaking jobs that would allow me to work in Poland? I'm skilled in customer service and IT (currently work as an IT analyst). I'd of course do Polish on the side so I can speak it better...

Thanks!

Hi all,

So me and my partner, aged 31 and 33, went travelling through 2019 and were forced home due to covid in early 2020. Safe to say since returning home to England we have not enjoyed our time here and are pretty desperate to move abroad, however after plenty of research it doesn't sound like an easy process, especially since Brexit. It seems a lot of places do under 30's work visas but that boat has obviously sailed for us.

So this begs the question, can anyone recommend some countries with easy and simple entry requirements for an English couple in their early 30's to live and work?? We have a good amount of money behind us for the move, just looking for somewhere where a work visa is easily granted. Looks like a good way is to have a job offer already, but I imagine getting that before a work visa is not easy.

I know the question is a bit broad, but we are just looking for some suggestions of places that we can look into further. We have heard the UAE is an easy move for the British but its not really an area we have much interest in.

Thanks for all your help.

Edit: A bit more about us, I am currently a team leader in a logistics warehouse but on a temp contract. My partner was police for around 8 years, although no longer an officer she still works closely with the police. I have a University Degree in Film, her education is limited.

We’re expecting our first child in three months and have yet to agree on a name. My husband and I are both Bosnian but moved to the US at a very young age. We’re looking for a recognizably Bosnian name that won’t be butchered his entire life - it’s been quite a challenge.

I love the name Miralem but perhaps it’s a bit too complicated? Zaim is also on the list and I’d love to hear how native English speakers would pronounce it at first.

Any Bosnians out there? What did you name your sons? We need help!

Should I make my schedule wide open? (I can) or should I be more specific. I want at least 25 hours a week. Is this achievable with them?

Nonfiction, preferred, but a well written novel with accurate historical context could work too.

^BTW, I will be taking AP World, APUSH before, and AP US Gov / AP Comp Gov with this (currently have a high A in Lit and prob gonna get a 4/5 on the AP exam). Thx!

Hi, been managing in Spain for a while but now Brexit is fucking me up so i wonder if there is any country were i can loan the english players so they get European comunity pasport quick. For the Spanish second nationality they need 10 years.

So never had to learn grammar that well in my native language because everything comes naturally, but English is a different case.

So I want to write my own book one day and I would like to learn English grammar a lot better. Everything from what a verb is to what past perfect does and so on, etc...

I would like maybe a step-by-step guide in some form that goes through all English grammar. Infinitive, simple past etc...

Hidalgo Damocles#1605

some legend translated a whole doujin to cuneiform language and me with my fellas are trying to find a way to translate it.

I was told it’s mostly my flat voice tone that betrays me. There’s no tonal emphasis in French really and I keep the same intonation when speaking English.

So, it’s not so much the typical “r”, and “th” issues for me. I do drop the “h” in the beginning of words and accentuate too much the “t” though, which is typical too.

Who says English is easy ??

Fill in this blank with " Yes " or " No"

1. ........ I don't have a brain.
2. ......... I don't have sense.
3. ......... I am stupid.

I'll need resources on grammar and on general methodology at the very least, levels anywhere from A1 to B2.

I have ADHD so it's really important for me that the resources are easy to focus on(e.g. engaging, short) rather than dry and technical and long-winded.

Hi guys! My fiancé and I have been discussing baby names a lot. We are very seriously considering moving to Germany or Austria before our kids are school-aged, and because of this, we are trying to come up with some names for our future kids that will not be “unpronounceable” for our families or for the people they will be living near in Europe.

He loves names like Gunter, Heinrich, and Hilda (I do not like these names) and I like names that are more American-sounding. Maybe my taste will change once we’ve been more immersed in German culture, but for right now, that’s what I’ve got.

Of popular German names I’ve seen online, I like names like Adelaide, Lukas, and Katrina. I also would like our child to have at least one name (first or middle is equally fine) that is somewhat androgynous, but it from my research, it seems like androgynous names are not very normal in Germany and Austria. Any advice or suggestions?

Hidalgo Damocles#1605