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Maybe first question this week comes from Ali Riza Hygiene Ali.

All he says highly Sha.

What's the difference between where have you been and where were you?

There's not a big difference here.

If you've been waiting for someone for a long time like you expected someone to be at a place like in a meeting or maybe a restaurant or a cafe and you have been waiting for a long time, you might use.

Where have you been to mean, Where were you from this point in the past?

Until now, like I expected to meet you so we might use Where have you been in a case like that we might use?

Where were you In a situation where we're asking about a finished situation or something that's done?

It's it happened in the past.

Like, for example, if you miss a class one day, you are supposed to go to school, but you're sick and you go to class the next day, you're a classmate.

Could say, Where were you yesterday?

So that sounds like yesterday something happened, and they want to know about that situation at that point in time on Lee.

So this is a little bit different from where have you been?

Which means like there was some expectation that you would be there and you were not.

So in some cases, you can use both.

Yes, like, for example, if you are late for a meeting and your co worker asks, Where have you been?

Like you're an hour late.

You could use that or the co worker might say, Like, where were you?

You're an hour late.

Those air some cases like where it's kind of up to the speaker to decide a little bit.

But generally, if someone has been expecting you for a period of time, they'll probably use the Where have you been pattern?

If it's just a past action of past situation, it's over.

It's done.

You might use the Where were you pattern instead?

So I hope that this helps you.

Thanks for the question.

Okay, let's move on to our next question.

next question comes from Shuhei.

Shoo, Shoo says highly.

Show your lessons.

Air helpful.

Cool My question.

Which one is correct?

Most of the movie takes place in L.

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Or most of the movies take place in L.

A.

Nice question.

Actually, both sentences are correct, and they have very different meanings.

So let's take a look.

The 1st 1 Most of the movie is set in L.

A.

Means the majority of this movie on Lee takes place or happens in L.

A.

With the plural.

Most of the movies take place in L.

A.

It means most movies in this specific group happened in L.

A.

So to give an example of this, let's imagine, like a movie Siri's.

There are three movies in the Siri's and the 1st 2 movies.

Movies one and two take place in L.

A.

And in San Francisco a little bit.

Movie number three takes place in New York City.

So when we want to talk about moving one, for example, we could say most of the movie takes place in L.

A.

So that means the majority of movie number one happens in L.

A.

Not all of it, because a little bit happens in San Francisco, but the majority of the movie happens in L.

A.

So we say most of the majority of most of the movie takes place in L.

A.

If, however, we want to talk about the Siri's, this three movie Siri's, and we want to talk about where the series happens.

We could say most of the movies take place in L.

A.

So that means most of the movies, meaning two of the three movies are set mostly in L.

A.

So that means movies one and movies to are mostly in L.

A movie three is in New York City, so it's in a totally different place.

So in that case, we're talking about a group of movies.

Most of the movies in this group in this series, in this case take place in L.

A.

So both of your original example sentences are totally correct, Yes, but they just have very different meanings.

So think about it.

Are you talking about one specific movie and what things are happening in that movie?

Or are you talking about a group of movies?

So this example is just about movies, Yes, but you can apply the same idea.

Too many other situations, too.

So I hope that this helps you.

Thanks very much for the question.

Okay, let's move on to your next question.

Next question comes from on Health.

Hello again on Hell House as Hi, Alicia and Team, could you please explain the meaning of the word whatsoever?

Sure.

Okay, whatsoever means at all or of any kind.

So you could replace whatsoever in a sentence with of any kind.

And it would still make sense.

We tend to use this a lot in negative situations, like when we're saying you cannot do something.

So it's used a lot for, like, rules or policies or whatever.

For example, students may use no devices whatsoever.

He gave no hints whatsoever about the new product.

We had no help whatsoever with our homework.

So in each of these example, sentences we could replace whatsoever with of any kind, and it would still make sense.

So again, this is not so commonly used in everyday speech because it's used a lot to talk about policies and rules.

It kind of sounds a little bit on the formal side a little bit, but if you're ever.

Not sure.

Just try replacing whatsoever with of any kind and see if it makes sense.

So that's what whatsoever means.

I hope that it helps you.

Thanks for the question.

Okay, let's move on to your next question.

Next question comes from sido za toe here.

Hello sido za aside, Rosa says.

Highly Sha, Can I learn English with lyrics from songs?

Yes, to some degree, sure, we get this question every once in a while, So here are a few reminders.

First of all, please remember that the lyrics to songs may not always be grammatically correct.

While yes, we can communicate ideas and we can communicate feelings through songs.

Songs do not always use perfect grammar seconds.

Keep in mind that in many songs there are like slang, vocabulary worth or inappropriate vocabulary words or offensive vocabulary words used also, the vocabulary words by one artist or buy one singer may not be used in everyday speech very much, or may not be used in the people, like in conversation with the kinds of people you are used to speaking with.

So, for example, if you really like, I don't know country music or if you really like rap music.

But a lot of the people that you talked to really like pop music or rock music or something like that.

You might find that like they don't use the same words or they're not commonly like using the kinds of expressions that your favorite singers air using.

So that's something else to keep in mind.

Another thing to think about is the rhythm.

So in songs it's great.

It's very important to have a certain rhythm said, that people can enjoy music.

But this is very different in many cases from the way that we actually speak in everyday life.

So if you can understand a song, that's great.

But that doesn't mean that you can apply the same rhythm when you're speaking.

So like rap, for example, most people don't speak in the same way as they sing or when they perform like rap songs.

So that's another thing to keep in mind.

Finally, remover that even if you can fluently sing a song, it doesn't mean that you can fluently communicate in English.

So maybe you can remember all the words to your favorite song.

That's great.

That's fun.

It's a great study toe.

A great motivator, for sure.

But that doesn't mean that you can automatically use all of those words or you can communicate well in English with those things that you've learned.

They're kind of like supplements.

They're like extra bonuses for your study.

So don't use on Lee song lyrics like They could be really helpful and they can help you to identify with culture and make friends and stuff.

But I would suggest maybe using that a little bit, using lyrics from songs a little bit.

And it's important to keep those reminders in mind that I talked about.

So I hope that this helps you and good luck with your studies, Okay, lets me along to your next question.

Next question comes from Maxine.

Maxine, Maxine says highly shop.

How do I use regardless and regardless of thanks, a nice question we use regardless at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

You may also see it used to, like connect to ideas in the middle of a sentence.

Some examples Well, I left my phone at home.

Regardless, I'm going to enjoy my day.

Our team is under a tight schedule.

Regardless, everyone is happy.

I see you've prepared a lovely meal.

I have to leave regardless.

On the other hand, we use regardless of before a noun phrase.

Regardless of the manager's decision, I think our team did a great job.

We should respect other people regardless of their race.

So regardless of is used before a noun phrase, regardless, without of typically comes at the beginning or at the end of a sentence, I hope that this helps you.

Thanks very much for the question.

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