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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 does "Retarded" sounds like to native speakers in terms of offensive language?
[The definition of retarded according to Oxford Languages.](https://preview.redd.it/dp96h7hstwde1.png?width=862&format=png&auto=webp&s=4fb615cd6e93c024820587897faa2f4c02c4e384) There are a lot of offensive words, some of them are lighthearted, to the point that they even appear in flirting, like stupid, and foolish. etc. From my observation, those words can appear in TV shows that cater to children. Some of them are neutral I'd say, like Asshole, you can use it to berate a person or to make jokes with your friends. From my observation, those words can appear in Hollywood films that cater to young audiences. Some of them are serious and heavily offensive, often censored in public, which is usually race-specific, I'm not going to name them. Where does "Retarded" lay in this spectrum? If someone says to you "You are retarded", what does it sound like? And more importantly, what situation do you expect yourself in to say someone is "retarded"? And how does it differentiate from other words like "stupid" or "asshole"?
Are the words "won" and "one" pronounced the same?
Are they pronounced differently? cause every time I listen they sound the same.
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
How would you call that type of reckless driving ?
In Russian it's called "checkers" , the closest alternative in English slang I could find was "hoon" but it doest quite match the meaning.
İs that question racist or what why b?
Why b?
How can I pronounce “15” and “50” so that Siri understands me?
Hi redditors! This is my first post in Reddit. I come from East Asia, I want to master essential English for studying in America or the EU. Since I don’t have many opportunities to speak English, I choose Siri as my language partner. I set my Siri language as English (UK), and I try to give voice commands to Siri in English. Currently I am a master student in medicine, I need use timers in my experiments always. But, almost every time I say “set a timer for 50 minutes “, Siri set a timer for 15 minutes instead. This made me crazy! I’ve tried pronounced the last syllable clearly by really highlighting the ‘teeeeeeeen’ sound instead of ‘ti’ sound, but Siri still can’t understand me. This also happens with the number 16, 17, 18, 19. What should I do? How to improve English? Many friends say I sound like Japanese when I speak English.
How do you pronounce 20
How do you pronounce " twenty "? Ive seen a post in the internet and one guy said that he pronounce it like "twenny" so because of that I'm confused now and I don't know how to say it more correctly ( twenty, twendy, twenny, etc.)
What do you all get from this? How do you interpret “half?”
https://i.redd.it/12ocq5xn6nae1.jpeg
Isn't E also correct here?
I think "she" and "her" might be referring to different persons so with E this also seem a correct sentence.