Now, this is something all native english speakers should have learned in grade school, but many non-native english speakers don’t know how to answer a question unambiguously. In particular, in the comments for this question (don’t worry about the meaning) the response to my request for clarification is as unclear as the original question. So, … Read more
I’ve seen this incredibly often on StackOverflow, but also on a few other internet sites. “Standart” is an extremely common misspelling of “standard”. Is there a reason in how English is taught to non-native speakers, or another language which spells standard in this way, which results in the confusion? Usually when I see this the … Read more
Some time ago I asked “Why are movies so hard to understand (and what can you do about it)?“ To my surprise even many native speakers answered that they had difficulties understanding some movies and series. My question: Which films/series do you think are extremely good to understand (I don’t mean learning videos or the … Read more
