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What's a word that you always spell wrong no matter what?
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Do you use triple negatives in real life?
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What's the best word to describe a dog that doesn't belong to any particular breed?
The options that I have found are: mongrel, mutt and mixed-breed, which one would you use? Are there any geographical differences? We rescued this pretty girl a couple of years ago, and she's definetly not purebred (but still the absolute best tho!) I just want to know how to talk about her correctly☺️
Why does English make everything so complicated?
As a native Chinese speaker, I find English absolutely wild sometimes. It feels like English invents a completely new word for every little thing, even when there’s no need! For example, in Chinese: * A male cow is called a "male cow." * A female cow is called a "female cow." * A baby cow is called a "baby cow." * The meat of a cow is called "cow meat." Simple, right? But in English: * A male cow is a *bull*. * A female cow is a *cow*. * A baby cow is a *calf*. * The meat of a cow is *beef*. Like, look at these words: bull, cow, calf, beef. They don’t look alike, they don’t sound alike, and yet they’re all related to the same animal! Why does English need so many different terms for things that could easily be described by combining basic words in a logical way? Don’t get me wrong, I love learning English, but sometimes it feels like it’s just making things harder for no reason. Anyone else feel this way?
I'm ghost. (I'm leaving.)
I know the word "ghost" can be used to mean ignoring someone's text message or disappearing. Examples: -He got ghosted. -I'm ghosting him. -He's weird, I'd say just ghost him. But according to this textbook "I'm ghost." means "I'm leaving." I wonder how true that is or how common that is. Because I've never heard anyone say it. I assume it's a AAVE slang? And In my head "I'm ghosting." would sound better. "I'm ghost." Sounds like he's saying his name is ghost. Let me hear your thoughts, Anything will help! Thanks a lot!
Should the correct option be A or C?
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What do you call this hand gesture?
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Do native speakers have trouble understanding "CAN" and "CAN'T"?
Sometimes when people say 'can't', the T sounds so subtle that I can't really tell if they are saying 'can' or 'can't', especially in songs when sometimes they're singing fast. And well, that's a pretty important information wheter the person is saying one or the other since it changes the role meaning of the phrase xD. For instance, in the song "Blind" by Korn, there's this part when the singer says "I can't see, I'm going blind", but in my first few listens (like the first 10) I thought he was saying 'I CAN see'. Does anyone else have the same problem?
Why is it "two hours' journey"?
I usually pass C1 tests but this A2 test question got me curious. I got "BC that's how it is"when I asked my teacher.
What do you think about this
This is a random problem I just saw on instagram. The answer is the first one but i personally think the second one also works fine here