Timeline for What should learners do when native speakers give contradictory advice?
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| Mar 28 at 4:38 | comment | added | An IELTS Learner | Yes, I got it. Thanks, Astralbee! If you have more time for this, could you take a quick look at the two cases that I linked above? That'll help me a lot. | |
| Mar 27 at 12:48 | comment | added | Astralbee | @anIELTSlearner That's true about evidence - and as someone who provides a lot of answers, I don't feel that I should have to present research or evidence to support something that is universally accepted as true. I add in evidence when something starts to be disputed, or I suspect that it might be. But that's just one of many things that Im suggesting be considered if there are contradictory answers. If neither provide evidence then there may be other factors to consider. But if one is evidence-based and the other is not, that could be a strong indicator which is right. | |
| Mar 27 at 3:51 | comment | added | An IELTS Learner | this as well. Fumble Fingers' answer also contrasted with others, without any further discussion to resolve it. | |
| Mar 27 at 3:49 | comment | added | An IELTS Learner | link Look at this case, for example. I was pretty happy with Seowjooheng's answer until Barmar suggested that I could just add generally to fix the problem because I was once told by somebody else in this forum that even adding generally doesn't make it work. It's just frustrating when this happens. | |
| Mar 27 at 3:45 | comment | added | An IELTS Learner | Thanks for your response! But sometimes, answers don't give any evidence. Also, when people give contradictory advice without commenting on others' previous answers. If the original answerer doesn't reply to that as well, I think it's barely a discussion. | |
| Mar 25 at 15:19 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 25 at 15:13 | history | answered | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |