Community Discussions
A pumpkin plant described as "she". What/who decides which gender? Is it all arbitrary?
I know only a few examples like a whale can be "she". But I had no idea a pumpkin plant was "'she" as well. Who or what decides?
How do you call this thing?
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why you can remember so many English words?
I'm from China,Chinese character is like a picture and even I don't know one character, I can guess from the part of the character. for example, if there's a 木，the character may related to some tree or wood. But, English, every words looks like different, how can you guys remember all of those words???
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?
English pronunciation of "jalapeño"
Is the English pronunciation of jalapeño "hala-pee-no" with a long e sound? I feel like that's how I hear it pronounced in every English language recipe video. I know when taking loan words, English speakers will adjust the pronunciation to use sounds that exist naturally in English, but I think all the sounds of jalapeño exist in English, so the change seems weird.
'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?
Does the word 'hare' exist in American English?
Either I'm just seeing things or Americans NEVER use the word 'hare', like ever. I have never heard an American refer to the actual animal as a 'hare' they always say 'rabbit'. This really confuses me because, well, aren't hares and rabbits just two different animals? Oh, i'll tell you more. There was this one time I remember watching a YT video of a videogame release where a youtuber kills a hare in the game, proceeds take it's hide and the word 'Hare' is literally displayed on the screen as the guy's aiming at the body and he goes 'nice, a rabbit hide'. This was one of those little things that makes you mad for no reason at all.
Is 'Homely' Commonly Used in American English to Mean 'Unattractive'? Need Confirmation from Native Speakers!
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Out of curiosity - do you know these words well?
I came across them in one of the quite wordy fantasy series. I was wondering how familiar are native speakers when it comes to these expressions and how common are they: * GERMINATE * SENESCENCE * DULCET * WEAL * SERIATIM * MORAINE * MASTICATING * THROES * DESICCATE * PRANDIAL * TRAIPSE * BOLUS
Which one do you prefer: “anticlockwise” or “counterclockwise”?
https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/1it258z/which_one_do_you_prefer_anticlockwise_or/