Community Discussions
Do you native speakers use the phrase "something cold" when offering a beverage choice to a guest?
For instance ***"Can I get you something to drink? Tea, coffee or something cold maybe?"*** Does this sound natural? I have seen this in books but not in movies or TV shows. I was curious how common this phrasing was along with tea and coffee choices in offering a beverage. Thanks in advance!
What’s your native language and why are you learning English?
Curious to hear from other people! What’s your first language and what got you into learning English?
Can you use the word "perfume" for a man?
I asked my male friend (native English speaker) if he wears perfume and he said men wear cologne, not perfume.
flatlining for sleeping????
So I'm writing a story and am not sure if I can use 'flatlining' as a synonym for 'sleeping'. I feel like I have heard a native speaker use it like that before, but can't find anything on it. Could anyone please tell me if you can use it like that and if it's something anyone would commonly say?
Thats my learning method base.
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what is the purpose of the "not" in this sentence? this is the first time i have seen anything like this
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Sitting in / on that chair
I think "sitting on" the right one but I couldn't get how is "sitting in" is also right. I would accept "in" as right if it is used as "sitting in living room". Am I wrong?
Is it true that using "thanks" is passive aggressive in emails? Does writing "thanks in advance" also sound bad?
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Is a "native speaker" level achievable?
As an active English learner, quite often I see posts on Instagram about how you either can speak/use the language like a native speaker, or cannot at all because you were not born in the language environment to begin with. First thing first, I understand that it's almost impossible to get rid of your accent, and it's not what I want to focus on in this post. On one hand, yes, natives have a huge advantage of having been born and raised in the language environment, and it's very hard to catch up with people who already had such a head start in their "language learning". On the other hand, a "native speaker" is not a level of fluency. Listening to and reading texts from natives of my first language, I understand that the gap in fluency among them can be huge. Hence, I can imagine that a well-educated and eloquent non-native can be more proficient in a language than a native who just isn't educated enough. So, do you think it's possible to use the language as well as (some) native do it, and will there always be a significant gap between those who were born with a language and those who studied it in a non-immersive environment?
In Tom's birthday party, Tom is the __?__ of the party.
Does such a word exist? In Mandarin and Cantonese it is the same word as protagonist, or main character, of a movie or a drama. He isn't the host of the party. He's an invitee.