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Will I sound weird if I do not use any contraction when I talk ?
By contractions, I mean things like “you’re” for “you are,” “don’t” for “do not,” or “I’ll” for “I will.” It is something I have been wondering because most people use contractions in everyday speech, and it feels more natural. But if I avoid them, will it make my speech sound stiff or formal? Does using contractions really affect how people hear you? I am curious if it would make a big difference in how I come across.
Hello native speakers, will you call this exam a hard test as a ninth grade student?
The title is “tenses”.
Pupil. How often do you actually use the word? I've never heard anyone referring to a student as "pupil".
Cause there's been so many encounters of the word in English textbooks in my country that it feels like it's used in those only
An online test says A is correct for (29). Is it correct? If yes, why not D?
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How is this called?
Ever since I started learning English I've had a trouble naming this piece of clothing. In my language, it has it's own word, but every site I visit says it's just called a shirt, but everytime someone heard shirt, they think of this type of shirt "👕", is there any better word to say it?
Difference between Grey and Gray.
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What is the hardest English dialect for you to understand?
I am curious, what dialects/accents do English learners find the most difficult to understand? I am a native speaker but the Baltimore accent is difficult for me to understand. What about you guys?
Can you really only call men "handsome"?
My whole life I've been taught that a correct way to compliment a man would be to call him "handsome", not "beautiful", that it's almost insulting for men to be called that. Is it true tho? Especially now, in 2025? Maybe things have changed
What does "A man of straw" actually mean?
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That's why you should learn the language
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