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Did you ever notice he was British? How does one achieve such a high level of proficiency?
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American terms considered to be outdated by rest of English-speaking world
I had a thought, and I think this might be the correct subreddit. I was thinking about the word "fortnight" meaning two weeks. You may never hear this said by American English speakers, most would probably not know what it means. It simply feels very antiquated if not archaic. I personally had not heard this word used in speaking until my 30s when I was in Canada speaking to someone who'd grown up mostly in Australia and New Zealand. But I was wondering, there have to be words, phrases or sayings that the rest of the English-speaking world has moved on from but we Americans still use. What are some examples?
Do average English natives know this word?
I saw this word supercailfragilisticexpialidoucious in a movie and it’s being used a funny way. Do most natives know this word?
"In of prison"? Is this correct?
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'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?
Native speakers, do you guys care about other people’s grammar?
sometimes i feel like my grammars aren’t 100% accurate and worry too much about what’s the right word to use what’s the best way to phrase something and and.. does it really matter that much?
Is “blasé” commonly understood?
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Is 'Homely' Commonly Used in American English to Mean 'Unattractive'? Need Confirmation from Native Speakers!
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What do you call these? "Plastic cutlery"?
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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"?