Community Discussions
Is it common that people pronounce "Juan" with the letter "J"?
In places other than Spain, do people pronounce it as "Juan" instead of "Hwan"?
A pumpkin plant described as "she". What/who decides which gender? Is it all arbitrary?
I know only a few examples like a whale can be "she". But I had no idea a pumpkin plant was "'she" as well. Who or what decides?
How do you call this thing?
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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?
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.
Is 'Homely' Commonly Used in American English to Mean 'Unattractive'? Need Confirmation from Native Speakers!
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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/