<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I&#x27;d love some more responses from native #English speakers, please!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@CyReVolt/116217855294565769" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>mastodon.social/@CyReVolt/1162</span><span>17855294565769</span></a></p><p>I'd love some more responses from native <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" rel="tag">#<span>English</span></a> speakers, please! 🥺</p><p>I know that some do say "I've ran" etc, and I know it's not *too* common. Well, Fedi is not exactly representative, of course. x)<br />At the same time, I know a bit more about my followers now, possibly. Or at least the most "engaging" ones. Interesting. <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f603.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smiley" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="=)" alt="😃" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/34e197cc-f31f-46d6-b98e-eea86ba37672/i-d-love-some-more-responses-from-native-english-speakers-please</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:42:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/34e197cc-f31f-46d6-b98e-eea86ba37672.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:46:34 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I&#x27;d love some more responses from native #English speakers, please! on Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:27:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cyrevolt%40mastodon.social" rel="nofollow noopener">@<span>CyReVolt</span></a></span> </p><p>The "have" is really redundant, "I Ran" implies the past tense.</p><p>Maybe "I heve been running" would be one way to express this, perhaps when discussing historical running.</p><p>I run (or more likely I'm running) is a more common expression.</p><p><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🙂" alt="🙂" /><img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f596.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--spock-hand" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🖖" alt="🖖" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116221151359284552</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116221151359284552</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[simonzerafa@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:27:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to I&#x27;d love some more responses from native #English speakers, please! on Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:22:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cyrevolt%40mastodon.social">@<span>CyReVolt</span></a></span> It took me a while to understand the yes/no options! (But it's been a long week)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/janeishly/statuses/116221131164468338</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/janeishly/statuses/116221131164468338</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[janeishly@beige.party]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:22:05 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>