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What do you think is the best way to learn English
Hello, I’m Korean and i’m planning to live United States in 10 years. But I have trouble with learning English I can understand what people are saying when written. But my writing and speaking skills really suck Even in this post there may be some awkward expressions. So what do you think is the best way to learn English especially for writing and speaking
nonagenarian
Reading a book! The word nonagenarian is translated to ninety plus year old person. Okay I got that. But I wonder does English have similar words for 20, 30, 40, 50, .... 100 year olds? If I look it up on line it's translated as I would do it: twenty year old, thirty year old et cetera.
If your roommate left something on the stove and it started getting too hot
What would you say to her? This has actually happened to me before, and I didn't know what to tell her. I just dragged her to the kitchen😂
Why is it "what" here instead of "why"? Are both "why" and "what" acceptable here?
https://i.redd.it/4qg4uhyyc0te1.jpeg
How do you pronounce “with something”?
Hi everyone, I'm having a hard time pronouncing "with something" without pausing between them for like 1s. If I force myself to say them faster, I either end up pronouncing "something" as "thomething", or "with" as "wiss". E.g.: "be snowed under with something" “with something like that“
Is it normal to sound lazy in English for some sounds?
Hi! I have been learning English for 10 years. I was lucky to be able to gain some followers in a Chinese app by sharing my English learning tips. However, I have been getting comments about my wrong pronunciation for words like "speak" in this[ video](http://xhslink.com/a/3x7xynrAmsN6). I was told that I pronounced "speak" as "speik". Not sure if it is true. Is it just me or just the fact that some of the sounds will alter a bit or tend to sound lazier when talking fast?
What's the daily, regular word for a person that codes for a living?
Hey everyone, I know it's not a very straightforward question, but what's the generic term for a person that writes code using programming languages? Is programmer a normal word or not? I know there's software engineer and other stuff but is it natural to just say, "He's a programmer"? Like "He's a doctor" instead of specifying and saying "He's a surgeon/physician", can we do the same with programmer or not? Is programmer even a word in today's language or is it outdated? Coder? What's the normal daily generic word? Please I'm begging you Thank you everyone for the input!
An earthquake was reported OFF Malibu
Does this sentence imply that the earthquake happened in the ocean? As far as I know "off" means away/leading away so OFF MALIBU could mean somewhere near Malibu, but my friend says it's implied it happened in the ocean
What is a 2:30?
https://preview.redd.it/083c4wy30qhe1.png?width=822&format=png&auto=webp&s=1757c8d4a84505709c59268c53dfa0cca310bdae Ths!
Can “turnip” mean “a fool”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hw0x3k/can_turnip_mean_a_fool/