Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Native"

A: Otherwise is like another way of saying "apart from that".

When they say "otherwise", they mean that apart from the small changes that were needed, your sentence sounded great.

So, it seems like what you did is great regardless of the small errors you had made.

A: to pass as something = to appear to be something to other people; to look like you are something

You don't have to pass as a native speaker. = It is not necessary to seem like a native speaker. It is OK if people do not think you are native.

A: The first one

A: She thought that your physical appearance and your name go together well. (it is a silly remark)

A: The race/culture who were the first in a country.

A: I will be late for the meeting due to the cancellation of my train service.
The restaurant is closed due to the lockdown.
My blood sugar is high due to my diabetes
I can’t get online. Could it be due to my network provider?
They aren’t answering the phone, It could be due to increased demand due to Covid-19.

A:

It is fairly posh 😁

I never heard that word throughout my entire childhood ... then I started to socialise with lawyers.

It's more common than it used to be. People say things like:

I have just one caveat
As usual, remember - caveat emptor!
I might add one more caveat...

Etc

A: But referring to siblings overall, people don't really specify that it's their full sister/brother cause it's more or less a given, instead they mention when their siblings are their half/step siblings, like stepbrother etc.

A: As an adjective:
I am a native English speaker.

As a noun:
Where are the natives in the US?

A: @Nfini
Native refers to a person who grew up or was born in a certain place. It can also refer to places, plants and animals of indigenous origins.

Local refers to a person living in or nearby a certain place.

e.g.
"Marco is an Italian native."
"Marco lives in Milan. He is a local."

A: Use “native to” when you’re talking about a category, characteristic, or species. - The Aztecs were native to current day Mexico. (category of people)
- There is a unique business culture native to the U.S. (characteristic)
- The poison dart frog is native to the tropical rainforest. (species)

Use “native of” when you’re talking about where a person was born.
- He is a native of Scotland.

A: Here 'even' sounds right to me.

The second sentence sounds as if it should b:

'Squirrel' is also difficult for a native speaker.

But, that doesn't have the same meaning. It means something more like:

ネーティーブの人にとって、「squirrel」も難しいです。

A: “Be a native of” most likely is referring to a person who was born and raised in a certain area. “She is a native of Korea.”

“Be native to” can be used to talk about where something originates from. “This flower is native to India.” So it grew first in India, though you may see it in other places. Another example would be, “X animal is a native species.”, meaning they come from wherever you happen to be saying the sentence!

A: they are the same

A: Both are common. “I have got” is a little informal.

A: 1st example: perfect pronunciation is "don't you."
2nd example: natural pronunciation is "don't chu."

A: American pronunciation

A: you can omit "it" sometimes
- (it) sounds fun
- (it) seems interesting
- (it) seems like...
- (it) looks cool
those are the examples I can think of with sounds, seems, and looks, but you cannot omit it when it comes before "is"
- it is interesting

A:

Truthfully, these very simple expressions are what people say the most.

I really miss you
I miss you so much
I miss you so bad
I miss you like you wouldn’t believe
I feel like my heart will explode, I miss you so bad

Etc

People tend not to use fancy words and expressive sayings from books. They tend to say exactly what they mean with as few words as possible.

A: That is a perfectly correct and natural sentence which could have been written by a native.

It is very authorative and sounds like it is from an academic journal or article.

You may choose to add some information at the begining such as
- people generally (if you want to show its an opinion).
- my belief is / theory is / research shows
- according to ....

I'm sure in the context it sounds very good! welldone

A: 1 She was truly intrigued after the salesman gave his pitch

2 (I don’t know what you’re trying to say here 🫠)

3 even though you think some of my thoughts are insane/crazy, you still support me/you’re still there for me

4 (well said, sounds native)

5 she smiled when she got the invitation

A: Very awful is perfectly ok and conveys a much bigger emotion than very bad

It’s very awful the girl was murdered last night

Very bad would not sound ‘right’

A: I would love to know what product this is you’re describing!

From a structure point of view, both ‘not only does it’ and ‘it not only helps’ are fine. They can be used interchangeably and both are natural

I assume that is what you were looking for but it may be worth noting a clumsiness around ‘be aware’ . It isn’t wrong per se, but awareness is more commonly used as something people have (are aware ) or something that needs to be increased. In this example it would probably go

Not only does it help raise awareness of the danger, it also helps people organise their lives

(Or it not only helps raise awareness of the danger but also helps people etc)

A: To your question about "the" and "are".

"the" is used as emphasis for big cities.

"are" is grammatically incorrect if used twice. I think they made a typo and put "are" instead of "at".

Quoting them:
Most correct -- "In Korea, there are hundreds of famous, local chicken brands. It's as if there are places selling chicken on every corner of every street. Not only is this in the big cities, but it’s also in small towns."


"In Korea, there are hundreds of famous, local chicken brands, and it's like there are chicken places [at] every corner of every street. This is not only in big cities, but also in small towns."

Hope this helps! 😊