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Can I learn English by playing Games?

I heared there are some people became fluent in a language just by playing games, which allows commuincation with real people, what games are they, I wanna try? And what do you think?

•Last comment 12 days ago
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size of animal shit

size of animal shit

In English, we often compare something to animal shit to insult it, but is there a grammatical distinction between dog shit, horse shit, and bull shit etc.? Can we create new abusive expressions based on those ? for example, rabbit poop or elephant poop?

•Last comment 15 days ago
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How would you describe her facial expression?

How would you describe her facial expression?

I'm not sure how to properly describe her expression: I would say 'She is smiling softly with her eyes slightly squinted'. I'm also not sure if 'squinted' is the right word, I have read that 'squinted' means partially closing the eyelids, but when I search in google it mostly shows eye disorders pics. Thank you so much for your time!

•Last comment 27 days ago
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Pronouncing au.

I see the word aura a lot, but it seems to be pronounced very differently from case to case. I hear "oh-rah» often, but to me the "au" would sound more like "ow", though not as harsh. I know in English it is more of an "o" as I hear names like Aurora pronounced "oror-ah", or Australia as "oss-tralia". Are there any instances of an au in English pronounced like ow? I'm curious!

•Last comment about 1 month ago
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The Answer is D; Why is A Incorrect?

The Answer is D; Why is A Incorrect?

https://i.redd.it/4vinitcqcile1.png

•Last comment about 1 month ago
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Never use 'to' after (Request/Recommend/Insist/Suggest/Dare/Demand)?

I am starting to notice a trend where native speakers avoid using 'verb+someone+to'' structure after certain verbs. Specifically, I hear 'I suggest (that) you do it' instead of 'I suggest you to do it'. 'I recommended (that) he go' instead of 'I recommended him to go'. 'I demand (that) he leave' instead of 'I demand him to leave'. 'How dare he speak to me like that' 'I request (that) you disappear' instead of 'I request you to disappear'. So always use 'that + he/she/they/it + base form of verb' after these verbs? Am I on the right track?

•Last comment about 2 months ago
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What’s the difference between amount and number?

What’s the difference between amount and number?

Hey everyone, so I’ve realized I might be using number and amount incorrectly and I’m afraid of teaching my students wrong English. As far as I get it, “amount” is used for uncountable nouns, while “number” the other way around, correct? Same as “much” and “many”, right? So it’s NEVER “amount of people/attempts/gazes/etc”, only “number of people/attempts/gazes/etc”, right? Is there a word that would mean number/amount but could be used for both countable and uncountable nouns? Like “a lot of” instead of “much/many”? Thank you everyone in advance, any input is much appreciated!

•Last comment about 2 months ago
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been in the US since I was six, told I have an accent and sound nasally

Hi, I've been in the US since I was six, I'm seventeen now. People tell me I have an accent and that I sound nasally and like a prepubescent kid, I'm originally from Egypt and my native language is Arabic. What about it gives me away? How can I fix it? I put some voice clips below, I used this accent website and it reads me as either Arabic or Hindi/Urdu. [https://voca.ro/1hr4i2KGUrzr](https://voca.ro/1hr4i2KGUrzr) [https://voca.ro/12FwxSZh4whv](https://voca.ro/12FwxSZh4whv) [https://voca.ro/13VYo0hA8dQs](https://voca.ro/13VYo0hA8dQs)

•Last comment about 2 months ago
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Why is the possessive needed for “pounds” but not for “$500”? Thanks.

Why is the possessive needed for “pounds” but not for “$500”? Thanks.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1ic728y

•Last comment 2 months ago
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i see no difference between will and going to with "be a doctor"

i will be a doctor i am going to be a doctor some exercises are asking me to distinguish between the two futures and i am having trouble with cases involving the verb *be*, i think it's because anything involving with the verb *be* overlaps way too much between plans and predictions, please help me out is there really a distinction? is it the feeling? if i say one over the other would that out me to other speakers?

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