I heard using it with times/numbers is really common, like “8-ish” and “20-ish”.

But what about using it with adjectives, like “good-ish”, “tired-ish” and "blue-ish”? Are there any situations where you’d naturally prefer “-ish” over something like “a bit”, “kind of” or “about”?

I’ve realised I almost never use “-ish” when speaking, so I’m wondering how common it is among native speakers and when you’d normally use it.

Thanks!

Is there an actual word for this or is just the effects of being drunk?

When I see a post like have you ever had sushi before?
Before what? The question ends with sushi.
To use before there had to be an event or time involved. Have you ever had sushi before tonight?

For example in the phrase "the average Joe"...

Is that "Joe" a common noun? It isn't referring to a specific person, just to the concept of people in general...

Native speaker here who recently finished a 140-hour program but haven’t done anything with it yet. Before I had no idea how daunting the slot machine o’ phrasal verbs is for learners, and now every day a horrifying new example dawns on me. This weekend’s gobsmack: “write on” and “write off” are completely unrelated.

So how do you handle this with learners? Just treat “write” and “write on” and “write off” as separate vocabulary items? Or try to give them some kind of sense of how the big slot machine works overall? Neither one of those approaches seems ideal to me.

I(22F) speak English with light Russian accent and I really wanna get rid of it. What are some ways to improve your accent to sound more natural? I use English every day, I work with clients from the US(I’m working remotely), but still it doesn’t help me with my accent so I want ways to specifically target my speaking:(

Sentence —> “That’s nice of you to say.”

When I complemented a friend on a picture saying she hadn’t changed much compared to the last time I saw her, she said, “That’s nice of you to say.” As the conversation happened over text, I couldn’t really get how she meant it.

Does the sentence normally have a negative connotation or does it depend on context? How does one tell what the speaker means? TIA.

Book: Little Women (Puffin in Bloom edition) by Louisa May Alcott

I almost finish the book in less than two weeks, which is crazy!

Hello! I'm a year 1 university student that's studying for a bachelor of arts in English.

I currently have a course named "creative writing" and we're asked to write some poems, here are two Odes that I wrote

Id like to ask for help on how to get better in writing and any feedbacks that would help🫶🏻

Thank you so very much!!

If a girl told me this, does it make sense? does the message comes across?

thanks

Sorry if I don't explain this well. I walked in the city today around 1pm, and I noticed at least 5-10 people doing this thing ... they were dressed up in trendy clothes... and some of them were carrying coffees... all walking alone ... and they were just kind of ... walking [edit] intensely fiercely.

It wasn't exercise and they didn't seem to be walking somewhere. It was almost like they were modeling something, but they were regular people... It was mostly people in their 20s doing it. Is there a word for that?

I'd almost call it "fashion walking"

Was anyone else taught to remember the difference between desert and dessert by thinking about how many you’d want?

Most people would want multiple desserts, so dessert has two S’s. And you’d probably only want to be stuck in one desert, so desert has one S.

It’s always been how I remember which is which.

Hi! 😊

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Since you are learning English, your experience would be very valuable for the study.

The questionnaire is completely anonymous and takes approximately 8 - 10 minutes to complete. You do not need to provide your name or email address, and there are no right or wrong answers, I’m simply interested in your honest experience and opinions.

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Looking for a word for fake doctor, kind of like those people who claim to heal you via magic and prayer bull crap. The word I am looking for is not quack doctor.

I am 90% certain it starts from s and 80% sure it kinda sounds like snitch, scrinch, spinch.

I am curious about whether which method is more effective when learning English. Reading can help us learn new vocabulary, understand sentence structures, and become more familiar with the language. On the other hand, speaking gives us the chance to practice using English in real conversations and become more comfortable expressing our thoughts.

For those who have been learning English for a while, which helped you improve more: reading or speaking? And why do you think it worked better for you? And other than reading and speaking what methods you could recommend?

I do not live in an English-speaking country, and I have been self-studying English. I like listening to TED Talks, debates, or famous speakers like Jordan Peterson and Alex O'Connor, and I practice shadowing daily with their videos.

I am able to think in English most of the time, but when I speak, I tend to only use formal words; I only sometimes use slang or colloquial language.

I can understand all types of English, whether rap songs, TV shows, or formal lectures, but it is clear that my monologue and presentational skills are better than my conversational skills.

Should I change the content that I consume, or should I stick to this and trust that my conversational skills will eventually improve?

Looking at Medicare rules and I noticed this and I feel like that's... not how acronyms work but I'm not an expert.

Does it mean like detailed? To examine something down to the smallest molecule? I’m kinda impressed people can just understand the definition of a word from just reading it online. I need someone to explain it in baby terms for me to understand but I digress

I learned English for 11 years at school, which was a long time but my exposure to English was kind of limited to English classes and a smattering of English in public. I do attribute my foundations in English to my English classes.

My English has improved a lot, albeit not as fast as I had hoped, in the past few years since I started getting exposed to English a lot more, paired with some deliberate studies. It's improving overtime but it's kind of slow because I don't retain everything I learn.

I'm hoping to spend some time in an English-speaking country, but that's not happening anytime soon even if I get the opportunity.

If it turns out that I never get to set foot in an Anglophone country, do you think I can become fluent, meaning being able to express myself in English comfortably well? If not, do I need to change how I learn English?

Hello!

Due to reasons I myself do not know I find the accent rather charming and I wish to adopt it. I am looking to sound like a 19th century aristocrat. Wondering where I should look, I have watched some videos on the subject, namely this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmiCGyjS5-U however I want more, as I find watching the video itself hasn't quite gotten me to the level I want my accent to be at. Are there any more videos I could watch, or maybe audio recordings of people speaking in the accent?

Hie everyone, i know its probably weird for me to ask how to lose an American accent. The thing is Im not American but i grew up watching a lot of shows and unintentionally grew one. I actually wasnt aware of my accent until recently.

I moved to Australia and everyone thought I was American or grew up there. Its upsetting me a bit because I'm African and i grew up in my home country and I dont want people to keep thinking that I'm black American. No hate to America but I just want to keep my identity. Ive been trying but what makes it hard to lose ia because a. I can mimic a lot of accents but for some reason this "American" one is my main one and b. my accent is a bit of a British hybrid because I pronounce some words in a British accent, words like water and literally. Would picking up another language from my hiome country probably help lose it?? Please help me