Community Discussions
Are there better ways to say “Don't make the same mistake repeatedly.”?
Idioms, slangs, anything could help. The translation on google is super robotic and unnatural.
Is it okay that the object goes before the subject?
https://i.redd.it/rovgw6dq06pe1.png
Why do you guys say "I eat the soup" in English instead of "I drink the soup"? even you can use glass for drinking soup.
https://i.redd.it/th8el24mrtoe1.jpeg
A stupid question, who manage the new words in english?
There are so many new words appear every year, who manage these?
How to pronounce ''Thr'' quickly?
Saying Three and Through is easy, only problem though is when you have to say it quickly. For example: "Thirty three years old" Like it just doesn't seem possible to make your mouth touch your front teeth and switch to the r position so fast. So maybe there's a way around this? Maybe natives found some way to say it without having to do the full movement?
Is using "women" or "woman" instead of "female" to describe an occupation/position correct?
I see a lot of native English speakers, including news outlets using the word "woman" or "women" in phrases like "woman teachers" or "woman drivers" on the Internet. However it doesn't really make sense to me because I thought those words could only be nouns and "female ~" feels more natural and logical to me. Is there any particular reason people prefer to use the former?
What gives away a french speaker?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1iglsnn/what_gives_away_a_french_speaker/
Candies for everyone!- What do you call these... "candies"?
I know what a normal candy or lollipop is. A normal CANDY is a small sugary thing that you put in your mouth and suck. Same for a LOLLIPOP but this one has a stick. SNACKS, if I'm not wrong is whatever you eat that doesn't look like a prepared meal. I mean, it can be everything from a chocolate bar to a bag of chips or M&m's But then there are plenty of what I'd call candies (I don't know the specific word for them), which can be chewed and eaten, unlike normal candy or lollipops which are sucked or chewing gum which is only chewed. Golosinas or ChucherĂas is what we call them in Spain; and Gominolas also. (I post the Spanish names just in case someone is familiar with the words and can give me an equivalent. I guess you have the exact same things in the US/UK/AUS, but for un non-native speakers, they as a whole are called "candies". The Spanish equivalent of candy is "caramelo", which is only something small you suck. They often come wrapped in a paper. Is "candy" the umbrella term you use for everything? The following are different types of "candies" that we'd never call candies in Spanish. ***-These are "golosinas" or "chucherĂas", which is the umbrella term and within them you have plenty of shapes and flavors so children call them "a strawberry", "a banana", "a shark" etc...*** https://preview.redd.it/gwss6y6uxcde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b33784832ccb1f76fb75fe4c7dd03e02c3f94943 ***-These are called "esponjas" (sponges) or "nubes" (clouds). There's also the "ladrillo", which is square and tough like a brick.*** https://preview.redd.it/0mxwyd4eycde1.jpg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=069c3a14d724fc02f344f091866aafa023c733ca ***-These are called "piruleta" (lollipop). BUT, if it's more like a sweet, round candy with a stick we call it a "Chupa Chups", even if it's not the original brand.*** **PIRULETA:** https://preview.redd.it/40cx6q72zcde1.jpg?width=148&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d729e683dd38b0f89344699d4860ab550c0b9d8 ***-CHUPA CHUPS- (EVEN IF THEY HAVE NO BRAND, THEY'RE STILL CHUPA CHUPS IFTHEY LOOK LIKE THIS:*** https://preview.redd.it/eis8oo6bzcde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55d46c61a7e5b4e0008f4555ce634b1c53921ef1 ***-These are GOMINOLAS (tiny things, gummy texture). The famous "bears" are also gominolas.*** https://preview.redd.it/thoy3f870dde1.jpg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee7e4ed41e14f0575937a209b0a8989995192c2a https://preview.redd.it/ubb0b5z80dde1.jpg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d65d29699c185081e101d2389a37b771b9d0db3e ***WHAT ARE CARAMELOS (CANDIES) THEN???*** THESE: https://preview.redd.it/8eqrh9f22dde1.jpg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6be37d1d056e2d180cd62c46ee589c04043897f8 https://preview.redd.it/viqa39k82dde1.jpg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=286ca62b0ccdd7e882b52a946dbbe34abcc0ef75
do you pronounce “R” when you say “FOR some”
Like for some reason
Why do some people say “chat” instead of “y'all/you guys”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hsolty/why_do_some_people_say_chat_instead_of_yallyou/