r/EnglishLearning • • 4d ago

Vocabulary ⭐️ "What's this thing?" ⭐️

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  • What's the name of the long side of a book? (a spine)
  • What's the name of that tiny red joystick some laptops have on their keyboard? (nub⚠️)
  • If a hamburger is made from cow, then what is a pork burger called? (a pork burger)

Welcome to our daily 'What do you call this thing?' thread!

We see many threads each day that ask people to identify certain items. Please feel free to use this thread as a way to post photos of items or objects that you don't know.

⚠️ RULES

🔴 Please do not post NSFW pictures, and refrain from NSFW responses. Baiting for NSFW or inappropriate responses is heavily discouraged.

🟠 Report NSFW content. The more reports, the higher it will move up in visibility to the mod team.

🟡 We encourage dialects and accents. But please be respectful of each other and understand that geography, accents, dialects, and other influences can bring different responses.

🟢 However, intentionally misleading information is still forbidden.

🔵 If you disagree - downvote. If you agree, upvote. Do not get into slap fights in the comments.

🟣 More than one answer can be correct at the same time! For example, a can of Pepsi can be called: Coke, cola, soda, soda pop, pop, and more, depending on the region.


r/EnglishLearning • • 4d ago

Rant 🦄 Report Spam and Misinformation 🦄

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r/EnglishLearning • • 30m ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax I've never seen or heard "pair" as its plural form. Have you?

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Does this mean "two pair of pants" is possible?

To be clear, I mean the dictionary suggesting the plural forms of "pair" are either "pairs" or "pair."


r/EnglishLearning • • 5h ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax Please help me to figure out grammar

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I'm a B1 learner

This my homework,I guess "have got" equals "have to" and "need to"?

Please tell me No.2 answer and check others answers

I knew I misspelled drivers as dirves at no.3

Thank you very much


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics What do you call this in the place you live? (please, indicate your region if you can)

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300 Upvotes

I'd like to have a better picture of the lexical variations across different regions for this thing. Thank you very much.


r/EnglishLearning • • 9h ago

🟡 Pronunciation / Intonation /s/ or /z/ in USED TO

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7 Upvotes

Hello! I have a question, why is "used to" transcribed with a /s/? I see here on the dictionary that, when used a verb, the word USE is /juːz/ and when it is a noun it is /juːs/

I transcribed USED TO as a devoiced /z/ but the teacher marked it as a mistake. I will ask her next class but I wanted to see if I can get an answer here as well.


r/EnglishLearning • • 7h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics How do you differentiate between just wet and "containing" water?

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I'm talking about the difference between the floor (bathroom, for example) just being wet and there's some water in the corners and some parts of the floor. In my language, we'd say something like "there's stagnant water" as opposed to just wet. It's kind of like how you'd describe a puddle. The same is true if a road has potholes filled with water after it just rained.


r/EnglishLearning • • 18m ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates Is the word “Damn” appreciate to use in newly formed romantic online chatting

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I talking to a guy I like online ( as what you can see from the screenshot) , I have heard people said “ damn” when they make a mistake but I think those people mean “ darn “ instead of “Damn “.

It may be a very minor mistake I did , but I a sensitive person and don’t to be seen by him that I’m not appropriate and impolite since we just start talking. Should I apologize to him and explain because my English is not my first language sometimes I did not know the true “ true” meaning of it because my English is not my first language. Is this word really that appropriate to use in our conversation as per the screen shot I attached to this post .

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

Edit : sorry forget to mentioned he also a Christian from the UK as well , he volunteered in church ( idk if this will make any difference!)


r/EnglishLearning • • 15h ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax "Isn't" in questions being changed for "is not" as is

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For example in the question "Isn't this my house?" it cannot be rewritten as "Is not this my house", right? That sounds wrong. So how could it be?


r/EnglishLearning • • 2h ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax "bought" or "had bought"

1 Upvotes

What is the right answer here "bought" or "had bought" or can u use both?

If you ____ (buy) the tickets yesterday, you should have received a confirmation email in your inbox by now.


r/EnglishLearning • • 11h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics How can I move from B2 to C1 and enrich my vocabulary?

4 Upvotes

Hi! do you have tips that actually work so that I can move from level B2 to C1 and C2? I have plenty of time, I’m not in a hurry.


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax Why are some nouns arbitrarily countable? Is there a way to know this without referring to a dictionary?

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44 Upvotes

It's... water, so you'd think it's a mass noun, but it isn't. Is there a way to know that "floodwater" is a count noun without looking it up in a dictionary? I know it's rice, but lentils and oats because they're always plural with S endings. But then, "I've got some good news" has also tricked me into thinking "news" is countable. So, what now?


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

🟡 Pronunciation / Intonation What’s the hardest English word for you to pronounce and what’s your native tongue?

38 Upvotes

r/EnglishLearning • • 23h ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates How do you guys review your flashcards?

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I‘ve tried flashcards for memorizing vocab in the past, and I found it was really effective. The problem was that after almost 1 month, I found myself having to learn 100 flashcards from all the previous words I had written. Like…reviewing 100 flashcards every day, I couldn’t manage it. I wonder how other people who use flashcards manage this. Any tips?


r/EnglishLearning • • 23h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics scrape or scratch

3 Upvotes

Don't use a metal utensil, or else you'll ___ the pan.


r/EnglishLearning • • 22h ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax fill or be filled? And do you need to use "up" too?

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The tap is on. I'm waiting for the tank to fill / be filled (up).

I'm a bit confused as the dictionary says "fill" can be either transitive or intransitive. Are both correct then?


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics Urban area vs metropolitan area. Interchangeable?

15 Upvotes

Hi, native English speakers,

Do you guys use these interchangeably in everyday English?

  1. Urban area

  2. Metropolitan area

Thanks in advance!


r/EnglishLearning • • 21h ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates do you say use as in "thats of great use" and use as in "oh im gonna use that" differently?

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I never noticed this till now but when I say use as in thats of great use i put a slight exaggeration in the s but when

I say im gonna use that i put more exaggeration on the u. Btw im a fluent native speaker of english just an interesting thought


r/EnglishLearning • • 21h ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates Se acobardaron alguna vez para una entrevista o charla en ingles?

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r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics B2 English

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r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

🗣 Discussion / Debates I‘ve tried learning more advanced words, but one week later I had totally forgotten them

7 Upvotes

I‘m B2 in English, and I‘m trying to learn more advanced words in order to better understand news articles, books, and more complex English in general. I‘ve tried learning advanced words, but as those are not very common words, I wouldn‘t encounter them often when consuming content and I would not use them when speaking on a daily basis, therefore I didn‘t retain them on the long term. One week later, the words had completely slipped my mind. Any tips on how to memorize them more effectively ?


r/EnglishLearning • • 17h ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics I'm looking for someone to share a subscription to LookUpper (a language learning program)

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The subscription costs 500 rubles, but I would like to save for a couple of months with someone since the Pro version is provided for 2 devices. Anyone who also wants to learn any language in the game for literally 250 rubles, please let me know. This program is specifically for games and for watching movies in English or another language


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics Suck vs Stink

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  • This guy stinks.

  • This guy sucks.

What's the difference?


r/EnglishLearning • • 1d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics Different ways to say "I don't understand"

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37 Upvotes

r/EnglishLearning • • 22h ago

📚 Grammar / Syntax Grammar Quiz

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Hey guys I'm new here!

Don't know much about this application BTW let's study together while playing quizzes 😉📚

Let me know in the comment section