Community Discussions
How would you describe this rubber strip? Like how do I say it's not smooth and it's got all those little teeth cut into it?
https://i.redd.it/tsk9c9ft4qfe1.jpeg
Is there such animal that’s called ‘joy’?
I’ve encountered a T-shirt that my friend has which has lots of different animal footprints in the back. I got them all but that ‘joy’. It seems to belong to a feline of sorts. Or is it a short form of something? Seeking help
Usage of "the wife" when talking about a spouse
I see that quite often on Reddit, no idea if it's common anywhere else or not. A man is explaining something that happens in his life and he refers to his spouse as "the wife", for instance "I did that and then the wife said". When I read that, it automatically comes out as really pejorative, am I right or wrong in my assumption ? In French I've never heard it used that way and it would sound awful and demeaning but that kind of expressions and usages are often hard to directly translate.
Why "Got lost" is the answer here?
The first thing I thought about was "She often gets lost". "She often got lost", seems wrong for me even though I am not a native speaker, Can someone tell me the right answer?
"What next?" Why don't people use "is" here?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1i5cent/what_next_why_dont_people_use_is_here/
What does it mean? (saw at a subway station)
Thanks in advance!
How do i improve my accent?
not sure if this is the right flair or the right sub for it but I have a very typical Indian accent whenever i speak in English, i have tried videos and some apps to try and mimic what they say but i can only do that for words, i keep failing whenever i have to speak in sentences. for example, i can say *bo'ohw'o'wo'er* but when i have to speak a sentence, it automatically becomes "bottle of water"
"Do" is difficult for me.
I sometimes get confused when I study English. In the example sentence "You can speak English"If you are asked to make this sentence a question,It will be"Can you speak English?" This is easy to understand because you can see "can". But if you use "You speak English" as a question, "Do you speak English?" right?I don't know because there is no "do" in "You speak English". " Are "You do speak English" and "do" really in the sentence? Does that mean it's abbreviated? Learning a language is very interesting.
What is this called and for?
On my way home, I saw this machine. What is its name, and what is it doing here?
I am looking for people to practice English with
Hey everyone! I (F) live in Poland but I speak Russian and am learning English 😅 I am looking for connection partners to practice English because without regular communication my speaking skills weaken very quickly. I am open to discussing and supporting any topics