Community Discussions
Do you "start" a fire or "set up" a fire?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1k1yhcf/do_you_start_a_fire_or_set_up_a_fire/
I wanna talk to someone in English
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1juj7j3/i_wanna_talk_to_someone_in_english/
12.00am means midnight?
I've seen this several times and it's starting to piss me off. I'm from Spain and we don't generally use am/pm, but when we do, we refer to midnight as 00.00 and midday as 12.00, and both count as "am". The "pm" starts at 13.00, when we start counting from 1 again (1pm). I just saw a train ticket that said 12.01am - 2.15am and was confused for a second. 12am to me is midday!! Because pm begins at 13!! Does this happen in every English-speaking country?
Should I actually not put subtitles when I watch something?
I’ve seen so many english teacher online says about subtitles being not helpful when it comes to learning english in general. but for me I still find it difficult to understand everything what they say without subs. so I was wondering if i should stick with watching movies or youtube without subs even tho I don’t know whats happening in it or you think subs still have benefits in terms of listening comprehension
What does the highlighted word mean here ?
https://i.redd.it/p5rdoabegrje1.png
Is "date" always meant to be romantic
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1ijd53k/is_date_always_meant_to_be_romantic/
i’m aware people say morning instead of good morning, do you also just say evening or afternoon?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1i6rnis/im_aware_people_say_morning_instead_of_good/
Is “point percy at the porcelain” a common idiom in the states?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1hzuanf/is_point_percy_at_the_porcelain_a_common_idiom_in/
Is potluck a word frequently used in the US? If not, what's the regular way of saying it?
The title:) What is the kind of party where guests bring their food in with them? Thanks everyone!
Can someone settle an argument I'm having?
Hi, I'm in a bit of an argument with another Redditor, and I would like some objective third party opinion about a piece of English. Bill is talking to his friend, John, and says "I would get lunch with you, but my doctor's appointment is in 10 minutes." Does this mean Bill is going to get lunch with John or not? EDIT: Apparently I used an incorrect example. They said the better example would be Bill saying to John "I would call that a comedy, if it wasn't so depressing." They claim the "but" is fundamentally changing the meaning of the phrase.