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As a native English speaker I'll endeavour to answer any English questions :D

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  On 10/1/2014 at 10:59 PM, ~Sumiko said:

Why do the English drive on the left? :D

Because left is best :D That and we like being different lol

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The answer that I remember from school is that, in the USA, it started with the wagon-drivers working on the Erie canal in the early 1800s.
 
However, I googled the question and the answer is much more complex (of course)
 
Post from Yahoo Answers (don't sneer) https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070415033633AAWEuXC is in the spoiler:
 

 

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it's correct to say 'you guys' to a group of only girls? I heard this sometimes and it sounds strange to me

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That kind of phrase doesn't refer just to men. It is rather generalization of group of people, not necesarry men. Some women/ladies can feel offended, but generally people say that especially younger generation.

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  On 10/2/2014 at 9:59 AM, SunLight said:

it's correct to say 'you guys' to a group of only girls? I heard this sometimes and it sounds strange to me

 

"Is it" would be a better way of phrasing that question ^_^

 

As Teacher said, "you guys" is a more relaxed way of using "you" as a plural :) Although, I've not come across any women that feel offended by it.

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"how have you been" relates rather to  situation when you met someone again after longer period of time . "How are you" correponds to the situation as you met someone recently. 

 

  On 10/2/2014 at 12:42 PM, von Rantala said:

 And is have = own now and had = past tense?

I don't get what you mean by saying that :)

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  On 10/2/2014 at 12:42 PM, von Rantala said:

Btw if its correct to say "Hey how have you been?" Hei kuinka olet voinut? And is have = own now and had = past tense?

 

Again, as Teacher said, you would use "How have you been?" after not seeing that person for an extended period of time.

 

I'm assuming you're talking about possession here, and yes it is. 'Have' is present tense, 'had' is past tense :)

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  On 10/2/2014 at 12:50 PM, *Teacher* said:

"how have you been" relates rather to  situation when you met someone again after longer period of time . "How are you" correponds to the situation as you met someone recently. 

 

I don't get what you mean by saying that

 

Thank you :)

 

 

  On 10/2/2014 at 12:59 PM, Heretic121 said:

Again, as Teacher said, you would use "How have you been?" after not seeing that person for an extended period of time.

 

I'm assuming you're talking about possession here, and yes it is. 'Have' is present tense, 'had' is past tense :)

 

Yes that i was meaning, thank you :)

 

Totally new word for me :)

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  On 10/1/2014 at 11:11 PM, Heretic121 said:

Because left is best :D That and we like being different lol

 

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Then what is right hand best for?

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  On 10/2/2014 at 2:02 PM, von Rantala said:

Yes that i was meaning, thank you 

 

Totally new word for me 

 

"Yes that was what I meant" -- This would be how a fluent speaker would say that, Rantala :D

 

I'm glad I could I help ^_^

 

  On 10/2/2014 at 4:39 PM, PiNoY said:

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Then what is right hand best for?

You know what? I'm just going to ignore that question :P

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  On 10/2/2014 at 5:23 PM, Heretic121 said:

I'm glad I could I help ^_^

  On 10/2/2014 at 5:23 PM, Heretic121 said:

a fluent speaker

Other than that, is there a difference between 'I aint going nowhere' and 'I aint going anywhere'

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  On 10/9/2014 at 10:51 PM, Dest!Ny said:

Other than that, is there a difference between 'I aint going nowhere' and 'I aint going anywhere'

Ain't is not proper English and found its rise in the Southern states. In the first sentence you would use primarily if someone wanted you to leave where you were and you didn't want to go. Usually this is seen as defying the authority. As for the second it would be if someone asked you whee you were going. 

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