"What is your go-to mobile game? Why?"
Doesn't that teacher have a backup question for people who don't play on mobile because mobile basically sucks? :s
(also yes you got that question right)
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Well, i think in question "Why?" in this case you should explain why you don't play mobile games.
Thanks for reply!
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No else it should say, "if not (or else), why not?" This is a closed question.
But you could just be honest depending on what it is for, that you don't like to play mobile games, but i am suggesting you applying to beta test a new mobile game.
It really asks for a mobile game answer here.
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I answered similar like you but then I realized I was wrong after I edited my reply so I removed it.
If the answer to first question is None. Then "Why?" does still apply to why you dont have any go-to game.
But yes, in general the question kind of sucks if you dont play mobile games. :)
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Ding ding we have a winner. :p (your name just begs for it).
Who wants to play on a tiny screen when you can have a big one with a proper keyboard and mouse, still boggles my mind why people do that, typing a whole mail too on a phone.
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You can use Bluestacks for Android emulation. I have not seen or played any mobile games that really interest me tho. And ofc they almost all lean towards microtransaction nickel and dime scheme.
And really why bother with mobile games when you can have tons of good games on PC.
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Yeah the tiny screen, the horrible controls (no keyboard, no mouse, no buttons... just the infamous "gestures" and/or some touch zones on the screen), the battery drain...
I guess that's good enough for super-casual games, but those aren't really fascinating :s
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it's because of portability. for online games, most of the dailies can also be used while you are doing other things since they are very simple to do (which again, is another trap to encourage you to keep on playing non-stop). plus, you don't need to invest a lot of money to buy a decent phone that can play them.
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And buy ingame stuff, i used to play bubble witch saga 2 (was the only one and originally on a tablet until i dropped it) haven't had a tablet for over 4 years or so, had one with joysticks was great for retro stuff, but haven't found another one with joysticks ever since.
It became so difficult without ingame purchases, on the phone you had a cheat in putting back the time and start over and then login to facebook, but for some reason the facebook version kept getting new levels while the mobile one didn't, so one can't use that cheat anymore. But i must also say aiming with it on a phone was a heck more difficult then a tablet.
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Yeah, most online games are p2w. Mmorpgs usually still allow you to play without spending without relying on cheats like that, but you must waste a lot of your free time for the dailies and stuffs. I dont even know how people are even willing to burn so much money just for a single online game when they can buy a lot of single player games with that money.
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And risk of them just dieing out/quiting, losing anything you did invest into it. i played till about 3-5 mmorpgs ever, which all disappeared.
Why i never fall for that again, and what you say you can have so much single player games for it.
I do still play Crusaders Of The Lost Idols, but that can be played free, and have all achievements, so kinda became boring since.
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You understood correctly.
One correction: 'speakers' not 'spickers'
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-to
Example "Steam is my go-to DRM platform for buying and playing games"
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Thanks a lot! I don't know how I didn't find it myself.
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- Go-to: "regularly relied on or turned to" ... There's a bit more, but that's the relevant part.
- Mobile game: "video game you play on your phone"
So therefore "go-to mobile game" would mean the video game that you turn to most often on your phone. Even if you primarily play games on other platforms (PC, PlayStation, XBox, Nintendo, etc), whichever game you play the most on your phone should be your answer. If you NEVER play games on your phone, then put that ("I do not play games on my phone.").
The "why" part should be pretty obvious, they wish to know what it is that draws you to that specific game over any other games. Is it the graphics? Is it the story? Is it the controls? Is it the people you interact with? Is it some combination of all of the above?
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Other people have answered your question. I want to add go-to is different from to-go. To-go means able to be carried with you for transportation usually relating to food. Think of go-to as you choosing a place while to-go means you want to travel away from somewhere. Also, both phrases are informal and looks weird when they are used in reading text improperly such as this online post, a newspaper, or in a book. Situation and its importance guides you in choosing one of the two phrases. The following example is using to-go/to go properly:
Setting: A married couple is sitting in a church for a funeral of a dead relative. Not wanting to disturb the quiet, somber procession within the holy place, the couple started to write down notes to each other to discuss about the funeral.
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Couple A: "Why did Uncle Avery passed away so suddenly?"
Couple B: "He wanted to go to Las Vegas to eat the largest steak in the state, but he suddenly had a heart attack halfway through his meal."
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Couple A: "Why did Uncle Avery passed away so suddenly?"
Couple B: "He wanted to-go to Las Vegas to eat the largest steak in the state, but he suddenly had a heart attack halfway through his meal."
Setting: A mute person walks into a sandwich shop, but the cashier does not know sign language, so she pulls out a notebook and pen and writes down...
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Cashier: "What would you like today?"
Mute Customer: "A turkey breast sandwich with a bowl of soup both to-go."
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Cashier: "What would you like today?"
Mute Customer: "A turkey breast sandwich with a bowl of soup both to go."
In the first part of the first example, Couple B correctly wrote down to go because the uncle moved himself from one place to another location. Couple B chose the wrong English grammar when he/she used to-go because he/she implied Uncle Avery was not a person, but an object that needed to be moved from one destination to another. That is why to-go is often related to food, not people in areas with lots of English speakers. There is a sense of disrespect if you say someone is to-go; you say that person is not a human with their own way of living.
The second example is a friendly, informal conversation between an employee and a customer. Both people meet each other for something quick and they do not expect to become friends in the long term. Therefore, to go and to-go are equally correct with to go (no slash) being more formal or classy.
For verbally talking with other people, the listeners can determine how you use to-go versus to go (no slash) in the sentence. Use to-go in quick, short replies while use to go (no slash) when you explain your entire thought from your mind.
Waiter: "And for you, a bowl of salad with three pieces of bacon on the side?"
Customer: "Yes, for to-go."
Mom: "Hey son, where do you think you are going?"
Son: "I want to go to Disneyland with my friend later today."
Like I said before, situation and its importance shall guide you. Choose to-go in casual talking and that is usually with people you know for a long time or with strangers that are at an equal social level as you. You can say you need something, not someone, to-go from a best friend or store employee, but if you talk to your new company boss after you have been hired two months ago that you need something to-go right away then depending on the boss he/she might think you as uneducated or have poor manners.
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The phrase go-to has the same rules that I explained in my post above. Go-to is for casual discussion between people you know for a long time or is at the same social level as you because it is informal English. Let us take the example between a boss and employee again, but this time how long both know each other determines which go-to/go to phrase I use.
Setting: A new worker named John was recently hired at the ABC Paper Company five weeks ago. Today, at a meeting, his manager asked John what he learned about the workplace so far.
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Manager: "Okay John, what would you do if the printing machine caught on fire?"
John: "First, I would go to the STOP button and press it then I would use a fire extinguisher to control the fire."
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Manager: "Okay John, what would you do if the printing machine caught on fire?"
John: "First, pressing the STOP button would be my go-to then I would use a fire extinguisher to control the fire."
Setting: A new worker named John was recently hired at the ABC Paper Company five weeks ago. Today, at a meeting, his manager and neighbor of 10 years asked John what he learned about the workplace so far.
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Manager: "Okay John, what would you do if the printing machine caught on fire?"
John: "First, I would go to the STOP button and press it then I would use a fire extinguisher to control the fire."
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Manager: "Okay John, what would you do if the printing machine caught on fire?"
John: "First, pressing the STOP button would be my go-to then I would use a fire extinguisher to control the fire."
The first example is clear that John and his boss are not really friends yet, so their relations to each other is simply a person with a lower rank (John) than another in a business (the manager). When we see the second example, the situation is different because John and the manager have something in common (live in the same area) and know the personalities of each other. Therefore, the way both people talk to each other is more loose/informal because they feel comfortable as friends instead of strangers who work in the same company. But I also included a red X next to a green check in part two of the second example. The reason is all about context that I did not explain in the Setting.
- Are there any other people in the meeting room other than John and his manager? If so, who are the other people?
- Where is the meeting located?
- How much time those other people know about John and the manager?
- Why does the meeting exist?
- How important is the meeting?
In English, the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, and Why) + How determine if you should use go-to versus go to (and to-go versus to go in my previous post). The 5 W's + How helps you understand if the situation you are in is casual or formal.
Finally, saying that someone is your go-to is fine. You still imply that person you want to see is a living, breathing human and in a way being respectful to him/her because you directly choose to meet that person from other people you know about.
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I feel like I knew this intuitively but it's nice to see someone go through the effort of typing all this out. You're the MVP for the EFL crowd :D
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That seems like an odd question for an English test. "Go to" is more of a slang term that might mean different things in different places. I think of a "go to" as not necessarily your favorite thing to do, but something you do to when there is nothing else better to do.
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But it was categorized. It said "go-to mobile game" not "go-to mobile game while your favorite mobile game was updating". It would obviously be their favorite in this case.
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It doesn't matter if it's categorized or not, my point is still valid. There is no formal definition of the phrase "go-to", so it seems odd to be on an English test. I just searched for a definitions of "go-to" and found over half a dozen different definitions for it. When it comes to things like games, food, etc., the one which most closely matches the way I (and people I know) use it is: "something quick that requires little effort." My go-to food, game, activity, etc. is not the same thing as my favorite.
A lot of words and phrases take on different meanings depending on location. Probably the biggest differences are British and American English, but even American English, words and phrases can mean different things to someone on the east coast, in the mid-west, the south, or west coast.
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There is no formal definition of the phrase "go-to"
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That link literally says they are informal definitions.
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Using it at all is informal. I don't know what you're trying to accomplish by arguing about it. HappyCakeday already did a good job above explaining how it's not a formal "word." Different dictionaries have different definitions for it. I already said I found over half a dozen different definitions for it, you just link to one as if it's the only definition there is. The Cambridge dictionary flags it as "mainly US" so it may have a different meaning in other English speaking countries, if it's used at all.
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Fair enough. But in case of mobile games, all of them are immediately accessible. Your point is valid, but not in this scenario.
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"...and the recently I got the question in the test:"
Should be "...and recently I got 'this' question 'on' 'a' test:"
or "...and recently I got 'the following' question 'on' 'a' test:"
Otherwise your English looks pretty good!
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Yes, I think you have a pretty good idea of what they are asking for.
Example: I might have a favorite hat that I think is amazing and the best hat I own, but it is a nice hat and I only wear it for special occasions. In this case, it would not be my go-to hat.
My other worn hat that fits nice, and matches with most of my clothes, and is closest to my front door is the hat I grab without thinking because it usually works. It may not work the best, but it is my go-to hat
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Hello everyone! I'm learning English, and the recently I got the question in the test: "What is your go-to mobile game? Why?". And I would like to clarify with you whether I understand the term "go-to mobile game" correctly. As far as I understood, it means such a mobile game that you now play most often, which attracts you the most. Did I understand it correctly, or does this expression have a slightly different meaning?
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