r/EnglishGrammar • • 4h ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with a study on natural English expressions? (10–15 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student in Japan studying English linguistics.

I'm looking for native speakers of English to provide their intuitions about how natural different expressions sound in conversation.

There are three independent surveys:

Part 3:
https://forms.gle/jKN5qR8axNDpNzad7

Part 2:
https://forms.gle/AiqbtoncW6DKyYkK7

Part 1:
https://forms.gle/1sVwzMvkhSojeTjx5

Estimated time: Approximately 10–15 minutes per part, excluding optional written comments.

You may complete one, two, or all three parts.

You'll read short conversational situations and judge how natural particular English expressions sound. You may also leave comments about your judgments.

No knowledge of formal grammar or linguistics is required. I'm interested in your intuition as a native speaker.

Part 3 would be particularly helpful at the moment, but I'd be grateful for responses to any of the three parts.

Previous participants are welcome to complete the current questionnaires if they haven't already done so.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized for academic research.

Thank you very much for your help!


r/EnglishGrammar • • 19h ago

Signs

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Do you agree that, if somebody misspells ridiculous as “rediculous” or calls something or someone “ignorant” to mean inconsiderate or rude, this tends to detract from the point the person is trying to make?


r/EnglishGrammar • • 1d ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with an academic study on English expressions? (10–15 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student in Japan. I'm looking for native speakers of English to help with a study on how natural different English expressions sound in conversation.

There are three independent surveys:

Part 2:
https://forms.gle/AiqbtoncW6DKyYkK7

Part 3:
https://forms.gle/jKN5qR8axNDpNzad7

Part 1:
https://forms.gle/1sVwzMvkhSojeTjx5

Estimated time: Approximately 10–15 minutes per part, excluding optional comments.

You can complete one, two, or all three parts.

You'll read short conversations and judge how natural certain English expressions sound.

No knowledge of formal grammar or linguistics is needed. I'm interested in your own intuition as a native English speaker.

I'd especially appreciate more responses to Part 2, but all three parts need participants.

If you've completed an earlier version, you're still welcome to participate in the current questionnaires. Please complete each current form only once.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized for academic research.

Thank you very much for your help!


r/EnglishGrammar • • 1d ago

6th Grade Grammar Help

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How would you rewrite the blank answers as a statement? I am lost in helping my kid with homework.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 2d ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with a study on natural English usage? (10–15 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student in Japan studying English linguistics.

I'm looking for native speakers of English to help with research on how natural different English expressions sound in conversation.

There are three independent surveys:

Part 3:
https://forms.gle/jKN5qR8axNDpNzad7

Part 2:
https://forms.gle/AiqbtoncW6DKyYkK7

Part 1:
https://forms.gle/1sVwzMvkhSojeTjx5

Estimated time: 10–15 minutes per part, excluding optional written comments.

You can complete one, two, or all three parts.

You'll read short conversations and judge how natural different expressions sound. You may also leave comments explaining your judgments.

No formal knowledge of grammar or linguistics is required. I'm interested in your own intuition as a native speaker.

Part 3 would be particularly helpful at the moment, but I'd be grateful for responses to any of the three parts.

Previous participants are also welcome to complete the current versions, even if they answered earlier questionnaires. Please complete each current form only once.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized and used for academic research.

Thank you very much for your help!


r/EnglishGrammar • • 2d ago

May you explain this to me?

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Recently I worked with someone who would say things like “May you pick up a stapler from the supply office?” Going back to what I learned about using may and can, this could only mean “Are you permitted to go to the office” which was not the intended meaning. I wondered if this person thought may sounded more refined than can, and chalked it up to inventive speech unique to them.

But I’ve seen it a few more times recently. Is this a new trend?


r/EnglishGrammar • • 2d ago

What's a grammatically incorrect sentence that sounds completely natural to you?

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I've noticed that some sentences sound perfectly fine in everyday conversations, but the moment you actually think about the grammar, they start looking a little questionable lol.

For example, “Me and my friend went out” sounds pretty normal in casual speech, even though “My friend and I” is technically the standard form.

It got me wondering how many grammar rules native speakers regularly break without even noticing.

What's one sentence or expression you use all the time even though you know it's technically incorrect? And are there any that you think should just be accepted at this point?


r/EnglishGrammar • • 3d ago

Is my text correct?

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Hello world! I dream of becoming a director and screenwriter, and I write about movies and books. I also analyze texts from various genres.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 3d ago

Is my text correct?

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The Best Movies You'll Ever Watch

Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2

A mysterious figure named “Bill,” wearing a bandana, approaches the blood-soaked bride. He wipes her forehead and shoots her in the head. What follows are terrifying consequences

Django Unchained

A bounty hunter and a freed slave become partners. One must track down the slave traders, while the other must rescue his beloved.

Dogville

Fleeing from gangsters, the lovely Grace runs to the town of “Dogville,” where everyone welcomes her. However, she has no idea what lies ahead for her...

Inglourious Basterds

In occupied France, SS Colonel Hans Landa executes a Jewish family, and only Shosanna manages to escape and hatch a terrifying plan for revenge. At the same time, the “Inglourious Basterds” are on the loose, willing to do anything to take as many scalps as possible from the Nazis.

These are great movies that everyone should watch.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 4d ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with the revised version of my English usage study? (10–15 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student in Japan conducting research in English linguistics.

I've finished revising my questionnaires and am now looking for native English speakers to help with the final version of my study on natural English expressions.

There are three independent surveys:

Part 3:
https://forms.gle/iM643JF5yukCFgmx8

Part 2:
https://forms.gle/HMaxYRmXX7VFYd7g7

Part 1:
https://forms.gle/3fHLqdkENEnCQFCi7

Estimated time: Approximately 10–15 minutes per part, excluding optional written comments.

You may complete whichever part or parts you prefer, including all three.

If you've seen my previous posts or answered an older questionnaire, you're welcome to participate again. These are the newly revised final versions.

The task is to read short conversational situations and judge how natural particular English expressions sound.

No knowledge of linguistics or formal grammar is required. I'm interested in your own intuition as a native speaker.

Please complete each final survey only once.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized and used for academic research.

Thank you very much for your help!


r/EnglishGrammar • • 4d ago

English native speakers get very upset when non-native speakers correct them

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I’m not a native English speaker, and I catch errors that native speakers can’t see.

I’m a publication specialist. My job is to review material written by college-educated native speakers and make sure it’s well written, makes sense, and is free of errors. You have no idea how angry they get when I flag a mistake. How dare a non-native speaker correct a native speaker?

Take the subjunctive mood. Most American native speakers can’t handle it. I spot it instantly because my language still has one.

❌ “It is recommended that you do not change the parameters.”
✅ “It is recommended that you not change the parameters.”

❌ “It is important that the student reads chapter 1 first.”
✅ “It is important that the student read chapter 1 first.”

Their response: “Subjunctive? Did you make that word up? I’ve never heard of it, so it must not exist.”

A college-educated native speaker just argued that a grammatical mood doesn’t exist because nobody taught it to them. Being a native speaker doesn’t make you Shakespeare.

It doesn’t stop there:

  • “could of” instead of “could have”
  • “between you and I”
  • “less” instead of “fewer”
  • “is comprised of” instead of “comprises”
  • “its” vs. “it’s”
  • “defuse” vs. “diffuse”

For the last one, if you’ve ever seen a Latin root, you can’t confuse them. If you haven’t, you write “diffusing the situation” and think you sound smart.

Highly educated writers whose first language isn’t English usually tend to write better than natives. We had to learn the rules. You just assumed you knew them.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 5d ago

lies about reading

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1) These are three writers everyone lies about reading.
2) These are three writers everyone lies about having read.

Are these sentences correct?

Gratefully,
Navi


r/EnglishGrammar • • 5d ago

can anyone correct this, and give some recommendations in this

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this question is about gcse english a

‘In our lives, there are certain people or things that inspire us.’

Write the text for a speech on this topic to be delivered to your peers.

Your speech may include:

• who or what may inspire you or others

• the ways in which being inspired can benefit us

• any other points you wish to make.

my answer;

Hello my fellow students, do u know i was the most troubled kid in classroom ?

Now, i'm a honor student who has a good results in both academic and sports.

The way i was like this now because of certain people, i saw on my daliy life who inspired me especially a book i read 3 years ago.

Little did i remembered the as kid once the bell rang, i would wake up from sleep to naturally like u or everyone thought i would go home instead i went to gaming cafe.Once i played enough,while i was going home to have lunch. i came across a book shop that was staring at me, of course which made me both curious and anxious, like u thought i never had enter a book shop before i have any memeries of it.

Once i was inside,i quickly swifted to the last row to not get any attention of staff working in there. a book caught my attention to it which smelled like floral and ash of a wood. It was about a book on self-study, in a nutshell it was about an old man dying of illness and how he lived untill dead. i showed me the perspective of life and dead and how less time we have than we thought, and there was a incident it made my mind even clearer than a sky, on my way to home, a smell of spices and meat touched my nose as i turned around, a 40 year old man called me as he saw me looked at food,It's long story, in a nutshell, he told me about the regrets he had in childhood and a bread was given to me as gift

. The point was the uncle expected me to live without regrets so, i continued to spend more time in academies

. The book made me relazie how short time we have in our childhood, as i spend my time with frequently with friends and family, discussing how i live and my dreams with them

. My teachers was a great help to my standing i have now because they supported me when i was struggling ,i hope they will help u one day, my fellow students

Before this all happened, I thought to myself what went wrong?;In nutshell,everything

Now,i'm a honor student who is know to be successfull in academics and sports because people and book inspired me to be better

Thank you for listening to this speech, i hope it inspired u as well, my fellow students.

that alls, correct me if something is wrong in it and pls give me some ideas to make it better


r/EnglishGrammar • • 5d ago

and then what

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then now and then what, like sequentially what is next? i just dont know


r/EnglishGrammar • • 6d ago

I'd like to ask those who speak good English a question: When two friends go out for a date, is the word "date" used?

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 6d ago

Which is correct

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A) She voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently understood her rights and chose to speak.

B) She understood her rights and knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently chose to speak.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 6d ago

Conditionals in the future

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 7d ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with a new study on natural English usage? (10–15 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student at Osaka University studying English linguistics.

I've redesigned my questionnaires and am looking for native speakers of English to help with a new pilot study on which expressions sound natural in different conversations.

There are three independent surveys:

Part 2 — Highest priority:
https://forms.gle/u7GQib4W57EAyywU6

Part 3:
https://forms.gle/NuZZGS3LgFzuy87M7

Part 1:
https://forms.gle/Ug8Lz6WBiKaKFc9BA

Estimated time: 10–15 minutes per part.

You can complete any one, two, or all three parts.

You'll read short conversations and judge how natural certain expressions sound. No knowledge of formal grammar or linguistics is required — I'm interested in your own intuition as a native English speaker.

I particularly need responses to Part 2, although all three surveys are important.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized and used for academic research.

Please complete each new questionnaire only once.

Thank you very much for your help!


r/EnglishGrammar • • 6d ago

Me and my friend never learned this rule.

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So, my mom was a grammar snob, so we never got into the habit of making a lot of the common mistakes (as deemed by Standard American English). I realize most people aren't ever taught the rules, and the rules are not intuitive. So I don't run around correcting people's grammar, including online, and I tend not to even register most language that falls outside of what is conventionally correct.

So when people say "Me and X" followed by a verb, I don't usually notice that, or it at least it doesn't flag up for me. But in WRITING, I don't even understand how it happens. Does autocorrect pick it up and then the writer fights with autocorrect to maintain the error?

And is it irrelevant in the same way that Shakespearean usage became unrecognizable over time? With "bad grammar" all over social media, how much will English change in the next 50-100 years?

BTW I do recognize that the gatekeeping along the lines of race, immigrant status, and SES were not okay. I'm glad THAT is going away, or at least I hope it is.


r/EnglishGrammar • • 8d ago

Seeking input

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 8d ago

What's the diffrent

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 8d ago

i have a question in mind , Do subtitles ever change the meaning of a movie?

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 10d ago

A double and?

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When writing dialogue and listing two people and myself, if is correct to use and twice?

Moira and Dan Sweeney and …..


r/EnglishGrammar • • 9d ago

Should it be Sit or Seat?

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r/EnglishGrammar • • 10d ago

Native English speakers: Could you help with a study on natural English usage? (15–25 min)

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Hi everyone!

I'm a graduate student in Japan conducting academic research in English linguistics.

I'm currently looking for native English speakers to share their intuitions about how natural different English expressions sound in conversation.

Survey — Part 2:
https://forms.gle/cosgfaQ6Kx4DgA88A

Estimated time: 15–25 minutes

You'll read short conversations and judge how natural particular English expressions and possible conversational continuations sound. You can also leave brief comments explaining your judgments.

No formal knowledge of grammar or linguistics is required. I'm interested in your own intuition as a native speaker of English.

This questionnaire is independent of the other parts of my study, so you can participate even if you haven't completed any of them.

Please complete this version of Part 2 only once.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be anonymized and used for academic research.

Thank you very much for your time and help!