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Post by stoic on Oct 31, 2017 16:08:33 GMT
I hope that in this thread those members whose mother tongue is English can answer some questions...
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Post by stoic on Oct 31, 2017 16:11:42 GMT
For example, what is correct?
1. My technology tree is weak.
2. My technology tree is unadvanced.
3. My technology tree lags behind.
4. My technology tree falls behind.
5. My technology tree is undeveloped.
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Post by stoic on Oct 31, 2017 16:16:30 GMT
Another example...
What is correct?
My units deal damage or my units deliver damage...
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Post by Leonid Govorov on Oct 31, 2017 16:57:32 GMT
All of those seem good to me, though we need an expert's opinion
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Post by Tadamichi Kuribayashi on Oct 31, 2017 17:12:46 GMT
Not an expert or anything, but I would consider 2, 3, and 5 for the first ones to be more correct than others.
For the second set, I would feel that it's more correct to say deal damage.
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Post by Der Kaiserreich on Oct 31, 2017 17:18:41 GMT
My mother tongue ain't English, but I'm better at English so...
I would say 5 seems best to me, but if IRL I would say something like "awful"
I think both works, though "deal" is more commonly used.
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Post by Gaius Julius Caesar on Oct 31, 2017 22:15:37 GMT
For example, what is correct? 1. My technology tree is weak. 2. My technology tree is unadvanced. 3. My technology tree lags behind. 4. My technology tree falls behind. 5. My technology tree is undeveloped. English is a complex language indeed. For the most part, it depends on who you are trying to say it to and your particular dialect. For example, I can never see myself saying 3 or 4, because I don't think it conveys the proper meaning to my audience. |
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Post by Nobunaga Oda on Oct 31, 2017 23:11:08 GMT
Most of these are very formal ways of saying things.
Here, I'd prefer to be more or less informal in typing my posts & retain some sense in what I'm trying to say.
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Post by Mountbatten on Oct 31, 2017 23:35:52 GMT
Just today I got into an argument with someone over "Off of the". They were convinced that "Off the" was proper grammar.
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Post by peter on Nov 1, 2017 1:16:41 GMT
I hope that in this thread those members whose mother tongue is English can answer some questions... don't worry i learned Spanish and Bulgarian growing up (I'm Mexican-Bulgarian) and English was my third language |
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Post by stoic on Nov 1, 2017 1:52:42 GMT
For example, what is correct? 1. My technology tree is weak. 2. My technology tree is unadvanced. 3. My technology tree lags behind. 4. My technology tree falls behind. 5. My technology tree is undeveloped. English is a complex language indeed. For the most part, it depends on who you are trying to say it to and your particular dialect. For example, I can never see myself saying 3 or 4, because I don't think it conveys the proper meaning to my audience. Even in conversation with your fellow American in Texas? |
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Post by stoic on Nov 1, 2017 1:56:34 GMT
Most of these are very formal ways of saying things. Here, I'd prefer to be more or less informal in typing my posts & retain some sense in what I'm trying to say. I don't mind it, but, imo, we have to master formal things first, and only after that we could allow ourselves to be informal... |
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Post by stoic on Nov 1, 2017 1:58:08 GMT
I hope that in this thread those members whose mother tongue is English can answer some questions... don't worry i learned Spanish and Bulgarian growing up (I'm Mexican-Bulgarian) and English was my third language Well... I don't worry... at all...  |
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Post by stoic on Nov 1, 2017 2:21:13 GMT
Just today I got into an argument with someone over "Off of the". They were convinced that "Off the" was proper grammar. Well, proper grammar is a good thing, but I, first of all, have desire to avoid expressions that are intelligible enough but basically wrong (or maybe a bit odd) for a native English speaker... |
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Post by Gaius Julius Caesar on Nov 1, 2017 2:47:39 GMT
English is a complex language indeed. For the most part, it depends on who you are trying to say it to and your particular dialect. For example, I can never see myself saying 3 or 4, because I don't think it conveys the proper meaning to my audience. Even in conversation with your fellow American in Texas? Lol, I grew up in Texas. We sure don't like cowboys in Dallas. |
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