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"?
Is it okay to say "a female"?
When I first started learning English, I found out that in English, the words "females" and "males" can be used for both people and animals. That seemed very strange to me because in my native languages, we don't say it like that. Later I learned that using "females" and "males" can actually be considered rude unless it's something like "female vocalist," for example. But now I'm watching a video where a female character is referred to as "a female" (without the word "character"), and I'm a bit confused. Is that considered rude or is it normal?
Is “10 pounds heavy” correct? Can we also say “she is 150 pounds heavy”?
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Which one ?
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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!
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/
What's wrong here? Shouldn't they be equivalent?
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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)
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.)