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English pronunciation of "jalapeño"
Is the English pronunciation of jalapeño "hala-pee-no" with a long e sound? I feel like that's how I hear it pronounced in every English language recipe video. I know when taking loan words, English speakers will adjust the pronunciation to use sounds that exist naturally in English, but I think all the sounds of jalapeño exist in English, so the change seems weird.
's 're not and isn't aren't
My fellow native english speakers and fluent speakers. I'm a english teacher from Brazil. Last class I cam acroos this statement. Being truthful with you I never saw such thing before, so my question is. How mutch is this statement true, and how mutch it's used in daily basis?
Do people in America say: power went out, power outage or blackout?
As far as I know, "blackout" implies a whole area. While, "lights/power went out" implies you house only. Where does "power outage" fit in here and which one is more common? Thanks!
Does the word 'hare' exist in American English?
Either I'm just seeing things or Americans NEVER use the word 'hare', like ever. I have never heard an American refer to the actual animal as a 'hare' they always say 'rabbit'. This really confuses me because, well, aren't hares and rabbits just two different animals? Oh, i'll tell you more. There was this one time I remember watching a YT video of a videogame release where a youtuber kills a hare in the game, proceeds take it's hide and the word 'Hare' is literally displayed on the screen as the guy's aiming at the body and he goes 'nice, a rabbit hide'. This was one of those little things that makes you mad for no reason at all.
Native English speakers, how do you feel about the Russian accent, does it sound pleasant, do you like it, does it infuriate you?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1izl7lr/native_english_speakers_how_do_you_feel_about_the/
Out of curiosity - do you know these words well?
I came across them in one of the quite wordy fantasy series. I was wondering how familiar are native speakers when it comes to these expressions and how common are they: * GERMINATE * SENESCENCE * DULCET * WEAL * SERIATIM * MORAINE * MASTICATING * THROES * DESICCATE * PRANDIAL * TRAIPSE * BOLUS
Which one do you prefer: “anticlockwise” or “counterclockwise”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1it258z/which_one_do_you_prefer_anticlockwise_or/
How common is it to say/write "I'da"?
Hello, I was recently playing a video game and one of the characters said "You know, I'da waited, but...". I had never heard anyone say "I'da" before, so I'd like to know how common is it to use it in casual conversations. Is it something we'd rather say and not write while texting someone?
What are these 2 called? Specifically the areas highlighted in yellow
Also why do some streets have them (the yellow areas) and some only have the drain? (Although this one isn’t really about English so sorry)