The dictionary suggests that the plural forms of "pair" are either "pairs" or "pair." Does this mean "two pair of pants" is possible?

Edit: A lot of people seem to have misunderstood my question.

I'm guessing this depends on where you're from.

When it's raining so lightly that I can't even feel the raindrops but I can see the ripples if there's a body of water, I tend to describe that as it's spitting. But I'm not a native speaker, so is this correct?

If you’re a native English speaker who happens to be interested in learning Chinese, maybe we could help each other learn.
I’m a native Chinese speaker looking to improve my English. I have a deeper understanding of the Chinese language than the average native speaker, and I believe learning from native speakers is one of the most effective ways to learn a language.
But there’s something I’ve noticed that many people don’t realize: Being a native speaker doesn’t necessarily mean you’re good at teaching your own language.
Most native speakers rely on intuition. They naturally know what sounds right, but when you start asking deeper questions about why something is said a certain way, they often struggle to explain it.
Eventually, the answer becomes: “I don’t know why. That’s just how we say it.”
I enjoy digging into the logic, meanings, and nuances behind Chinese words and expressions, rather than simply telling someone to memorize them.
If you’re interested in that kind of language exchange, I’d be happy to learn together!

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

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!)

When you get a flat tyre on the road, you usually change the entire wheel yourself instead of just the tyre as you don't have the right tools with you right...

So do you native speakers say

'I had to change the wheel'. or

'I had to change the tyre'

to talk about changing the wheel?

Thanks in advance!

Hello! The company I'm staring at has its employees take a TOEIC (speaking & writing) test. I took a TOEFL-ITP a long time ago, but I don't know much about TOEIC or any other tests like that, so I feel a bit lost. I'm looking for some helpful resources, but also, it'd be nice to hear from other learners about the test. If anyone took that test and would like to share more about it, what is it like? Really, any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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?

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

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?

Hi, native English speakers,

Do you guys use these interchangeably in everyday English?

1. Urban area

2. Metropolitan area

Thanks in advance!

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

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

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 ?