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Greetings Everyone,
Since thankfully this is a really huge community here where many native speakers are to be found I'm just curious whether some of you are willing to support us non native speakers with regard to some uncertainties that surface when trying to communicate in English. Although I would consider my English to be at an acceptable level I'm still painstakingly working on it every day but unfortunately there are still various things that I feel can only be addressed with the help of native speakers.
I'm not sure whether this thread will "survive" since this is everything but a language forums but I still thought it was worth a shot ;-)
So let's get started. One verb that I've always been wondering about:
If something is looming, I understand that it has a negative connotation. However, I've stumbled upon it at times where the context seemed rather positive. So does that mean that it can have both a positive or negative meaning (or is it definitely ironic when someone says something like "Christmas is looming")?
As the thread title suggests Everyone is welcomed to make use of this thread.
Thanks Everyone in advance!
EDIT: I've found some helpful thoughts on a similar topic in this WPCentral thread:
http://forums.windowscentral.com/off-topic-lounge/267451-how-more-fluent-english.html
Since thankfully this is a really huge community here where many native speakers are to be found I'm just curious whether some of you are willing to support us non native speakers with regard to some uncertainties that surface when trying to communicate in English. Although I would consider my English to be at an acceptable level I'm still painstakingly working on it every day but unfortunately there are still various things that I feel can only be addressed with the help of native speakers.
I'm not sure whether this thread will "survive" since this is everything but a language forums but I still thought it was worth a shot ;-)
So let's get started. One verb that I've always been wondering about:
If something is looming, I understand that it has a negative connotation. However, I've stumbled upon it at times where the context seemed rather positive. So does that mean that it can have both a positive or negative meaning (or is it definitely ironic when someone says something like "Christmas is looming")?
As the thread title suggests Everyone is welcomed to make use of this thread.
Thanks Everyone in advance!
EDIT: I've found some helpful thoughts on a similar topic in this WPCentral thread:
http://forums.windowscentral.com/off-topic-lounge/267451-how-more-fluent-english.html
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