notice or notices

notice or notices

Isn't this supposed to be "seeing who notices first when I stop walking"?

But then, when I'm thinking about it, you're supposed to say "seeing the boy run", not "seeing the boy runs".

Another question is that, I'd naturally use "when", not "if". Does "if" work better here?

u/i-know-that — 14 hours ago

Do you think there's any possibility of banning animal products in the near future where you live?

I agree with the philosophy of veganism but I'm not vegan mostly because of inconvenience and social exclusion.

But I would absolutely vote for leaders or sign a petition for banning of animal products, making vegan substitutes of non-vegan foods widely available and subsidizing essential plant foods.

I know I might get ridiculed or perceived as paying lip service for even asking this question as a non-vegan, but do you think it's possible? If I'm not mistaken, animal slaughter is banned in Bhutan, even though meat is not.

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u/i-know-that — 2 days ago

Singular and plural agreement

Why doesn't he say either of these instead?

  • Pregnant bellies look like drums. OR
  • A pregnant belly looks like a drum.
u/i-know-that — 3 days ago

Can drinking cold beverages actually cool your body down?

I know drinking water helps your body regulate its temperature and cool you down through sweating but does drinking cold beverages have any effect at all?

And if it can, how impactful is it? Does drinking just a glass of iced water have negligible effects?

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u/i-know-that — 6 days ago

What do you think of non-vegans who are aware of animal cruelty but don't go vegan?

Some non-vegans have been educated about veganism and exposed to the cruelty of animal agriculture but are still not vegan because they don't want to or are too lazy to do it. They might or might not agree with veganism.

Do you think they're too brainwashed, selfish or what?

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u/i-know-that — 8 days ago

Is it "sneaked" in formal English in any English-speaking country?

From what I understand, it's "sneaked" in formal English in both the US and the UK. "Snuck" is only used in informal speech, and more so in the US. Correct?

u/i-know-that — 9 days ago

People in colder climates, do you think there's anything the government and people in hotter climates could possibly do to survive if they were to be hit with a subzero winter?

A follow up to the Siberian winter post lol.

The winter doesn't have to be too harsh, probably -20–0°C (-4°F–32°F). I'm curious if you think the Singaporean government and people could do anything to survive. What could and should we do? Do you think we'd... just die?

u/i-know-that — 18 days ago

If [singular noun] were...

I learned that "if I were you" is pretty normal in most dialects, but not "if (noun e.g. the world, the cat, etc) were..." where people tend to say "was".

As a native speaker, does "if (singular noun) were..." ever sound wrong to you personally? How would speakers of some dialects like AAVE, Hiberno English, etc say this?

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u/i-know-that — 18 days ago

I wish the air temperature and humidity in my house would always stay at 20°C and 50%, even if the windows and doors are open.

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u/i-know-that — 23 days ago

I wish everyone could understand any language upon hearing it, you would only need to learn a foreign language if you want to speak it

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u/i-know-that — 25 days ago

Is it easier for Indonesians to get Malaysian citizenship?

I'm not sure if this is against any of this sub's rules. If so, please suggest an appropriate sub for this question and feel free to take this post down.

I'm aware that it is extremely difficult for foreigners to get Malaysian citizenship or even PR. I'm just wondering if it's easy or easier for Indonesians to get citizenship.

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u/i-know-that — 29 days ago

Easy tricks to remember "desert" and "dessert"?

I often forget which is which, and that includes meanings, pronunciations and spellings. If I don't confuse the pronunciations, I might still forget the spellings because somehow the difference is the "s", not the "e" where the pronunciations are different.

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u/i-know-that — 29 days ago

How do I say it when someone makes eggs hatch?

My brother is keeping eggs in some sort of heater so that they hatch, and one of them has hatched.

Can I say "he is hatching eggs"? These two usages of "hatch" don't seem to allow this kind of construction.

u/i-know-that — 1 month ago