Hello, everyone! How would you phrase the following sentence in a less idiomatic yet natural way: If that’s what you think, you’re way off base - you’re totally/completely wrong? I work with non-native English speakers and they don’t always understand what I say. Thank you!

Hello everyone! “Don’t listen to what he says, he’s just full of hot air”. I understand what it means but I was just wondering if anyone could explain the origin of this idiom to me. Thank you in advance!

Hello everyone! I have a question about the usage of the verb to spoil. When it means (of food) “to become bad so that it can no longer be eaten” do we have to used it in the passive or active? Example: I bought this cheese earlier but it spoiled, I’d like to return it. Or I bought this chess earlier but it’s spoilt, I’d like to return it. Or can they both be used but with a subtle difference in meaning? Thanks in advance!

Hello, everyone! I’ve got an historical question. What is the prevalent spelling of the two world wars’ names in English - First/Second World War or WWI/II? I’ve encountered both spellings and my best guess is that WWI/II is used solely in American English whereas First/Second World War is/used to be the norm in British English. First/Second World War seems to be slightly cumbersome but in my opinion it’s more elegant, I’m just not sure if this form/spelling is dated or it is still used, although perhaps more in academic literature. Thank you in advance!

Since we’re a language-learning community I’d like to ask if anyone speaks multiple languages (at least 3) on a daily basis and if so how do you maintain all of them on a conversational level? I personally speak two (and I’m learning the third) and sometimes find it hard to get my message across without mixing the languages I speak. Thank you!

Hello everyone! If anyone wants to practice their English - contact me. Any level if you speak Russian and intermediate and above if you speak any other languages.

Hello everyone! A question for native English speakers. I’ve heard that in British English people use “break up” when they want to say “to finish a school term”. Would it still be possible to use “break up” to mean “finish your school classes for the day”? I think in American English they say “let out for the day”, but I’m not sure if this phrase is universally used across the English speaking world. Are there any expressions that native speakers use, slang or otherwise, to mean “finish for the day”? Any help of speakers of any variety of English is greatly appreciated, what’s important is that English is your mother tongue.

A question for southerners in the US, if there are any on this platform. What does “bless your heart” mean? I’ve heard it many times before, but it seems to me that every I hear it it has a different meaning. Thanks in advance.

Hello, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve a question for native English speakers, which of the following expressions is most commonly used in contemporary English - “when it rains, it pours” or “it never rains but it pours”? I’d personally use the former in speech because it’s shorter and more concise, but the latter looks really good and I’d definitely use it in writing or in speech if I wanted to sound posh :)