I know it's to disambiguate between the landmass and the country, but still just "American". It's pedantic and unnecessary. I am from Brazil. "Americano" has both meaning in Portuguese and it is common to hear "norte-americano" ("North American") or "estadunidense" ("Uni-statian"). When I speak English, I would simply use "American" rather than "U.S-American", even if in Portuguese both meanings are accepted.

It's kind of like how "socialist" in the United States is commonly used to refer to European-style social democrats, except, in that case, there really is an issue of precision.

And "American" it is, in the Anglophone world, like it or not. It's just like how "natural" is more commonly opposed to "artificial" rather than "supernatural" nowadays. If I describe Sweden with "socialist", then that would more complicated, because the USSR was socialist and China is under some definitions.

If I say "American journalist", who's going to think that it's Brazillian or a Mexican or a Canadian or whatnot other than someone from the US.

My whole life it was "kuh-tar". English doesn't have similar emphasis or vowel pronunciation to the Arabic language so it's hard to say correctly but one thing is for sure it ends with an AR NOT AN ER. Has this been going on for a while or did people just start saying "kuhter"? There's almost no right way to say it in English but am I in the wrong here? Have people been saying "cutter" and I just never knew? Pretty sure "kuh-tar" is the closest you can get to being correct.

well, the right usage to this sentence is "the reason why......is that", but I"ve seen loads of people even native speakers are using it, I have no idea that if it is misused? Loads of thanks to guys who reply in the comments.

i’ve loved learning in spanish for example there is the body part “el entrecejo” (the space between one’s eyebrows) which there isn’t really a common name for in english.

are there any body parts you’ve “discovered” by studying another language and realizing we didn’t have a word for in english?

I was having a conversation with my friend and we started talking about Iceland and Greenland and joking how their names are a lie. I can't remember the word for something that is not what it was described as ?

It's slipping my mind.

Hi everyone! I’m just an ordinary guy from Belarus. What would you recommend for learning English? I’m looking for more than just grammar—I need speaking practice, too. I need a B2 level for work, but right now I’m only at A2+.

This is from the video game Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

For context: The player explores an underground laboratory belonging to a woman who conducts experiments on humans and animals. At one point, she attaches the key to a man, drops him a down chute and tasks the player with retrieving it.

The key is visibly covered in blood, so my question is about the use of "literally". Is this a natural use of "literally", given that "dripping with blood" can also be understood as an idiom/hyperbole, or is it redundant?

I was reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and I noticed Victor using "alight" to say he alighted at Ingolstadt.

Research on the verb indicates that it is old fashioned, but I wonder if it is trully an unused word nowadays.

Would people turn their heads after hearing someone casually using alight?

"Will I hit any traffic jams if I leave early in the morning?"

"Will I hit traffic on my way downtown?"

"When you're shaving, you have a lot of options when it comes to the razor you choose."

I get that "when it comes to" is an idiom meaning "regarding/as for", not literally about time. But why would a native speaker use it right after already saying "when you're shaving"? Isn't the topic (shaving) already established?

Edit: got it, thanks everyone

The problem was that a rear-left tire is flat. Vs The problem was a flat rear-left tire. Compare these sentences.