@veelisv.bsky.social#books
#grammar
#English
#translations
The only tenses that require explicit time/event are:
Future Perfects (FP), Future Progressives (FPr),
Past Progressives (PPr), and
Perfect Progressives (PPP, FPP — except Present Perfect Progressive because it has built-in time point "NOW").
@veelisv.bsky.social#grammar
#books
#translations
Future Continuous — needs a specific future moment.
It describes an action in progress at a future moment.
It can use a time point or another event, but only one is needed.
Formula: will be + verb‑ing + future time/event
When you call, she’ll be driving to work.
@veelisv.bsky.social#grammar
#books
#translations
Future Perfect — needs a future point/event
It describes an action finished before a future moment.
So it must include another event or a clear time point.
Formula: will have + V3 + future point/event
By the time I start, I will have thought it through twice.
@veelisv.bsky.social#English
#books
#grammar
#translations
When the reporting verb is in the past, English usually shifts the tense in the reported clause one step back.
Present simple - past simple
Present continuous - past continuous
Present perfect - past perfect
Past simple - past perfect
Will - would.
@veelisv.bsky.social#English
#grammar
#translations
#kdp
When tenses do NOT shift:
Timeless truths
He said that water boils at 100°C.
Still‑true facts
She told me she lives in Bogota.
Future meaning
He said he will call.
@veelisv.bsky.social#English
#translations
#books
#writing
A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by and, but, or, so, yet, nor, for.
Each clause is a complete sentence with its own subject and verb.
Tenses are independent.
The two clauses do not influence each other.
@veelisv.bsky.social#books
#writing
#translations
#English
Mastering inference skills is one of the most important cognitive abilities you can develop, especially for someone like you who writes, negotiates, teaches, and communicates across cultures.
Inference is the bridge between surface language and deep meaning.
@veelisv.bsky.social#translations
#books
JIVE means dance or fun talk.
JIBE means agree or match.
GIBE means mock or make fun of someone.
They sound almost the same, but the meanings are different.
Use jive for dancing, jibe for agreement, and gibe for teasing or rude words.
He ignored their gibe and stayed calm.
@amsterdamreview.bsky.socialOur Fall 2026 issue is OUT NOW!
Featuring #interviews with Mircea Cărtărescu and Diane Sahms, as well as works by Iain Britton, Angela Townsend, Marcia Yudkin, Kevin Grauke, Carla Schwartz, Jane Lockwood, and many more.
Read here: bit.ly/AmsterdamReview
@veelisv.bsky.social#books
#grammar
#English
#translations
You listen to a friend’s different opinion and ask why they think so.
Or you try a new workflow even if your old one “works.”
I was open‑minded today and learned something new.
@d365goddess.bsky.socialSupporting customers in multiple🌎 #languages can get complicated fast. In this 5-min demo I’m showing real-time #translations in #D365 #ContactCenter and wat it looks like.
Less jumping between tools and a smooth experience for your customers and #CSRs.
@smart-translate.bsky.social🇺🇸 “Your husband is a polar bear, skinny”. FEMA fires Californian agency Accent on Languages for nonsensical Alaska Native #translations; incident is an ugly reminder for Alaska Natives of the suppression of their culture and #languages from decades past
apnews.com/article/fema...
@veelisv.bsky.social#grammar
#English
#translations
#books
BROMANS means a strong, loyal friendship between men without romance.
Two teammates who support each other, share wins and failures, and stay close through challenges.
@morganvl.bsky.socialDelighted to share that four of my #translations of brilliant Ñuu Savi poet, Kalu Tatyisavi, are now live in yesterday’s issue of Latin American Literature Today! Thank you to the editors, as well as Kalu, for the opportunity to work with his words
@swwim.bsky.socialHappy National Translation Month! SWWIM Every Day is seeking translations! Please see our Submittable for guidelines.
.
.
.
#SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #Inclusive #Translations #WorldPoetry #TranslationMonth
@jan.social.janantos.com.ap.brid.gyDrop-in alternative for LibreTranslate, it has the same API surface as LibreTranslate API, but instead Opus-MT translations models it uses Google’s TranslateGemma #LLM inferred in-process via llama-cpp-python #AI #translations
@lucyfelthouse.bsky.social
@nichehistorykudos.bsky.social