Ofc you should already be pretty fluent

I am a high school student and I want to improve my English through practicing with a native speaker (should be a girl), and my English level is intermediate. We can be friends throughout this journey and talk about a lot of interesting topics. (note: I can teach you Arabic if you are interested)

A couple of friends and I have been building a multiplayer world where you can meet people from around the world and talk through live voice and text translation without worrying about language barriers.

The idea is that, if you want to learn a language, it happens as you're exploring, playing, chatting, and hanging out with other players rather than through lessons or flashcards. Do you think something like this would actually be fun and useful enough to keep coming back to? If you already use apps like Duolingo, what would make you use something like this instead of, or alongside, it? What would make this more useful for learning a language?

We'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts and suggestions. We're still early in development, so feedback from language learners would be incredibly valuable. If there's enough interest, we'll open a small closed alpha in the fall.

Hey everyone! Today I got to use an expression that I thought was completely normal and that everyone used. However, according to chatgpt, it is wrong and not idiomatic which really surprised me because I've seen some verbs being used this way. The expression is "cry on" as in "keep crying". I initially thought that it sounded natural since English has expressions such as "dream on" and "go on" but it turns out that it can't be used that way. Is chatgpt correct or is it giving me inaccurate information? I've heard people talking about how chatgpt isn't 100% reliable and that the info given by it should be fact checked.

Every time I pause to check a word I lose the scene and end up rewinding. Then a week later I don't remember the word anyway, so the whole stop was for nothing.
Lately I've just been letting unknown words go and trying to get them from context. It feels better while watching, but I have no idea if I'm actually learning anything.
Which camp are you in?

Can I say:

"I am a slow cyclist though. I have been on the athletic tracks yesterday for training, that is a different ball game."

It seems a little weird since neither cycling nor running has anything to do with a ball.

Addition:

Okay let me give you some context:

I am Dutch. So I use my bicycle just for transport, not for sports. I go slow on my bicycle. It's not training for me. I am a runner though.

So it is in a discussion about how cycling 'changes your life'. Which is rather surprising to me. As a Dutchman I have been cycling to school and work since I was four years old. Then some Americans were talking about how it 'changed their life'. Isn't that somewhat overdramatic?

So I wanted to make a remark like: Maybe it is about the way you use your bicycle and how you commute to work. I do not see it as a time trial. Not as sports. Just as a way to go from A to B. When I am doing sports on the athletic track though. I am really timing every lap.

So for me running is harder than cycling. Running is sports. Cycling is like walking from A to B.

These sentences are nothing but rambling. I typed these subconsciously to test myself on how naturally and grammatically correctly I can construct various sentences in English and...remember some words.

Pry

I don't want other people to pry us out.

He thought that she was far away from prying eyes, and she could do anything she wanted.

I pried the top off a can of chicken soup.

Who pried our trunk open and stole everything?

Subconsciously

When he appeared out of thin air, I was astonished and subconsciously pushed my fists directly into him.

You shouldn't behave subconsciously. Pay attention to our work!

Utilizing adverb "home"

The government smothers(or restrains)the whole media, so it will never come home to the public.

He really hammered his statement that the president should discharge(or fulfill) his pledge.

Acquisitive

That businessman is really greedy and acquisitive.

He is so acquisitive that he always envies you the prowess in speech.

We live in an acquisitive society, longing for material values.

Chide

He chided his subordinates for their failure at convincing their client.

They chided the government and pointed out bureaucracy as the cause of failure.

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1. ¿Creen que analizar letras de canciones (ya sean en inglés o canciones en español traducidas al inglés)
sería útil para ustedes? Si es así, cuéntenme qué canciones.
2. ¿Qué otros tipos de contenido les gustaría ver? Tengo ideas de scenarios diarias, shadowing, practice conversations, y cosas claves como phrasal verbs y
patterns)
También me encanta leer historias de Reddit. Puede ser que escuchen en voz alta sería útil? Si están en español, podría traducirlas al inglés y repasar el vocabulario clave para que vean cómo se traduce todo. ¿Creen que eso sería útil para practicar la comprensión auditiva?
(Chisme, sueños, creepy stories, paranormal, leyendas, etc)

1. I don’t like watching track sports.

2. I don’t like watching track events.

3. I don’t like watching track races.

4. I don’t like watching running races.

5. I don’t like watching running events.

6. I don’t like watching track and field events.

It could be anything, regardless of my own personal relationships with concrete and abstract terms.

Here are five English words that I think are useful in everyday conversations.

Necessary

Meaning: Needed for a purpose.

Example: Preparation is necessary before an interview.

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Organize

Meaning: To arrange things in a useful order.

Example: Organize your vocabulary by topic.

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Process

Meaning: A series of actions done to get a result.

Example: Learning is a process, not a single event.

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Professional

Meaning: Related to work or a job.

Example: Professional communication should be clear.

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Quality

Meaning: How good or useful something is.

Example: Quality matters more than speed.

Which one do you use most often?

Hey! I'm not sure which form to use in this sentence.

Is it "The only thing it does is...: "

-getting big

-(to) get big

-something else entirely?

Thank you!

As a non-native speaker or intermediate/advanced learner of English, I've always felt like my vocabulary is always lacking. For example, I couldn't understand much when trying to watch a British soap opera because of unfamiliar words they use.

So, seeing this chart kind of surprised me but at the same time it explains my experiences.

What do you think? Whether you're a learner, a native speaker or an English teacher.

The grammar confuses me. I dont understand why it is funny. Someone pls break down why it is funny (it is in a video filled with funny moments like funny mistakes)

Update: I understand it now! I appreciate the comments

1. Move from the room or place I got triggered (My brain tends to link events to places where they happen, so changing rooms and being exposed to new stimuli helps me a lot usually! This is also why I’ve heard not to study in your bedroom or simply to not live in just one room)
2. Take things with irony (joking about something embarrassing that happened to you yourself will crash down the fear of judgement from others. If you jokingly make fun of things that happen to you first, you deprive others from doing it and this can be a very powerful move most times!)
3. Lightly chitchat with someone (instead of being in your head by yourself stressing, sometimes, a quick way to break the cycle is to bring yourself back to physical reality and being engaged in a conversation with another human is a very easy way to do so. Just try to have a conversation that is on the positive side of the balance)
4. Do some physical exercises or dance (engaging in physical activities is another quick way to bring yourself back to reality, because it causes happiness hormones to be released in your body. I myself have noticed that since I started practicing dance almost everyday I feel way better than when I just stayed at home doing nothing but studying. That’s why they say practicing a sport is important!)
5. Sing your heart out (singing too releases happiness hormones and helps you grounding back to reality through breathe managing. Choose some songs that match your current mood and sing them out whenever you need! I ended up voiceless a lot of times because of this, but it did helped me!)

Had someone comment on the way I pronounced my "r" while speaking in my native tongue. No biggie, but it's really fascinating how my brain is slowly merging the two sounds. I take that as a win, given how much I struggle to pull off the English "r."

Hello, I m 19, from Romania

I chose to go to university to learn languages

I've been admited to both swedish- german and russian- german

But i am really unsure about what to pick

When it comes to swedish I feel like it s way to close to the german language...so i feel like switching to russian..

But when it comes to learning the russian language it makes me feel really unsure due to the context.

What language would benefit me more/ offer me opportunities

In a way I feel attracted to the Russian language...but I feel extremely discouraged in this matter.

Morning, everyone!

I’d like to hear your thoughts on my accent, please
Intonation, cadence, etc!

Thank you very much in advance

https://voca.ro/1qHVNYQeD8IG

I've seen some comments about how people always over-inflate their level, saying they're like a C1 when really they're more a B2 as an example. There are apps like Nivelo which can very accurately measure your CEFR level as well as the official exams, but I'm wondering if most people overestimate it because they don't yet know what a real like B2, C1, etc. might sound like?

Thoughts? I've also heard that most people aren't even C2 in their native tongue.

Is it used up, run out, dried out or what?

And what do you call them in your country?

I watched many videos ,finding that some people said /ˌɑn.trə.prəˈnɝ/, and some people said aan·truh·pruh·noor /ˌɑn.trə.prəˈnʊɚ/

Edit: Thanks for commenting and sharing a third pronunciation On-truh-puh-new-er

Which one is correct and more common，

Edit: Thank you all ! I really appreciate it.

你好，我来自中国🇨🇳上海，是一个七年级学生，爱好羽毛球🏸，朗诵，以及物理。任何人找我交朋友我都乐意，期待你的回复。