Why English Politeness Can Be Confusing Have you ever noticed that English speakers often say "Could you please" or "Would you mind" even when they are giving instructions? These phrases are more about politeness than necessity. Saying "Open the window" is correct, but "Could you please open the window" feels friendlier and softer. For learners this can seem confusing because the language is less about rules and more about relationships. Paying attention to tone and context is often more important than memorizing exact words. Understanding this can make conversations feel smoother and less stressful.

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My name is Tazebw sintie ( የእኔ ስም ታዘበው ስንቴ ነው).l was born in Ethiopia on 2001G.c .( የተወለድሁት የኢትዮጵያ ሲሆን በ2001 ዓ.ም ነው) Now l am student of university in injibara university.(አሁን የእንጅባራ ዪኒቨርሲቲ ተማሪ ነኝ) I teach you Amharic language by this app.

Today, I just want to talk about a concept of “formal/informal” in Chinese, similar to the English meaning of it. Before I learn English which checking every word of formal or informal, I have not realized enough the concept actually exists in my first language as well, Chinese popular dictionary does not give the certain terms labels, doesn’t sort them out. In Chinese, formal words mean accurate and brief, so they are seen in writing, official speeches. However, If a person speaks with formal words in casual conversations, they will be perceived as arrogant and showing off their literary knowledge. We love formal words but hate them on the other hand, and that led to a revolution in literature approximately one hundred years ago, inform language, which considered to be wordy spoken language, have begun appearing in the places where formal language used to be. One more interesting thing is, some then-formal words are outdated whereas some then-informal words are formal these days, I suppose it’s a result of language development.

Hello native English speakers. Which is grammatically correct? 1. Success depends not so much on luck as on effort. 2. It is not so much because he is clever as because he works hard that he succeeds. 3. His failure is due not so much to his bad luck as to his never working hard. 4. Not so much do we need more time as a more definite plan. 5. Not so much is his failure due to his bad luck as to his never working hard. 6. He never so much as breathes a word. ¹ Never does he so much as breathe a word. ² Not so much as a word does he breathe. ³ Never a word does he so much as breathe. ⁴ Not a word does he so much as breathe. ⁵ Not a single word does he so much as breathe. 7. Never does he so much as notice me. 8. She is not so much as a stranger.→​ Not so much as a stranger is she. 9. The meeting was held___?_had been arranged beforehand. (which , as, that ,what) 10. ¹ Jane know more about films than Susan does about music. ² It costs more than making your own beer. ³ You will find these dates taste better than they look.

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Is it natural/grammatically correct to say "same middle letter, different pronunciation" or any better options? Thank you in advance.

Is this sentence OK? Do you know where I wish I were right now?