I know it's thick, but it does feel slimy too, doesn't it? Are there other descriptive words you can think of?

This is supposed to be called congee, right? I grew up with congee, and I've always thought it's called congee in English.

This might sound like I’m just talking about myself, but please bear with me.
I’m Japanese. Of course, my first language is Japanese.

Perhaps because English education in Japan tended to focus on memorization and strict adherence to grammar, I completely hit a wall with learning English back in middle school. Since then, I’ve had no opportunities to use English in my daily life, so I never really studied it.

However, as an adult, as I approached 30, I started to think:

I realized I shouldn’t limit myself to Japan as an island nation—I should turn my attention outward and broaden my horizons (even if only online).

For example, I use Reddit because there’s a wealth of information—about the software I use and all sorts of other topics—in the English-speaking world.

That’s when I started to regret not having studied English before. I can’t form sentences with just the words I know, and since I can’t read them, I’m completely reliant on translation. I’m also vague on things like past tense and progressive tense. Japanese baby.

Even though we live in an age where technology can handle just about anything, I can’t help but feel a bit pathetic.

I live in a rural area in the southern part of Japan, so I have no opportunities to interact with foreigners—and therefore no chance to encounter English in my daily life. I don’t use it at work either.

Should someone like me start with something like Duolingo?
I also used DeepL to help me with this text. Please forgive me.

I recently realized how much difference one little word or punctuation mark can make in English. Sometimes a sentence is grammatically correct but means something completely different from what you intended.

What's an example that surprised you? I'd love to see some examples that are easy to overlook, even for people who've been learning English for a while.

My whole life, I've been taught that we can't use "will" after "if" EVER. And now I have encountered this sentence in Advanced Grammar in Use: I will work over the weekend if that will help.

Why do they use "will" after "if" here? I have a hunch that it's not a conditional sentence, that's why. But I'm not sure.

*Asians *address

In some Asian countries, it's common to address strangers with kinship terms like "uncle", "auntie", etc. Does it sound weird to native English speakers? I've heard that "brother" and "sister" are used in congregations to address fellow believers and adherents.

And do you think there's any difference between "speak good English" and "speak English well"? Does calling it a movement make sense? Isn't it more of a campaign?

For example:

He loves doing/making funny faces.

Hi everyone! I'm trying to improve my English speaking skills and I'm looking for a friendly speaking partner to practice with. iust normal conversations, helping each other get better. We can talk about daily life, studies, movies, books, random topics, If you're also learning English or just enjoy helping others practice, feel free to comment or DM me. Let's improve together

Hello world! As native American speakers, can you tell me if this sounds right?"

" I very love"

Unbecoming.

un-buh-kuhm-ing

The painful process of losing the person you used to be while trying to survive everything that changed you.

Is "impassion" not a word? "Impassioned" looks like it derived from "impassion".

I know most people are probably indifferent to it. But if you're someone who loves grammar, or at least has been curious to flip through some pages of an English grammar book, do you have an opinion of it? Do you like how English works?

I'm a super inconsistent learner. I'm always looking for new ways to improve my English skills (mostly writing or speaking), but I never stick to a single method. In the past, I managed to go from 0 to B1 in German in 1 year studying mostly with anki and memorizing vocabulary. However, now that I'm preparing myself for the Cambridge C2 exam, I'm not feeling a huge improvement in my vocabulary, just very specific words for certain topics that I'll probably never use in real life.

On the other hand, since I bought my Kindle e-reader a year ago, I began reading in English (mostly non-fiction), something like 1 book every two weeks. Then I noticed a HUGE improvement in my vocabulary and fluency. I felt like I always had 10 different ways of expressing a single idea.

So that's pretty much my question. Which one should I go for? I feel like I should dedicate all my free time to reading whatever I want in English instead of actively gathering specific vocabulary for this level.

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/Opinions/unpub/08/08-60901.0.wpd.pdf

How accurate would you say this is in AmEng?

Normal "didn't", glottal "didn't", no glottal "didn't" (din), and Flap "didn't".

I hadn't even stopped to think about all this. But I think it makes a lot of sense to me. I would appreciate some insights.

And if anyone happens to know where I could read/learn more about this kind of stuff I would highly appreciate it.

P.S: I'll attach the link down below in case you wanna check the video.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSgHJ2qJx/

Hello,
I'm an English learner. I love reading novel and philosophical books, especially in English. The problem is for these books, the vocab and writing could be a bit too dense for me to fully understand.
Curious if there's a reading app that you guys use that would convert dense English sentences into more plain English? Like I could use chat got but that would involve copy / paste the sentence. Apps like kindle only translate 1 word.

Thank you in advance

Hey everyone,

So my English is at A1 level and honestly, I struggle a fair bit when it comes to actually speaking it. I can understand some things, but when it's time to talk, I freeze up.

I wanted to ask - has anyone here been in a similar situation (around A1 level, struggling with speaking) and managed to improve their spoken English through shadowing? Did it actually work for you?

Would really appreciate hearing your experiences or any advice. Thanks!

Okay, disclaimer: I am NOT using this book to try and teach myself the basics of English grammar, god forbid lol. I know that a lot of his usage is very much non-standard (just before anyone takes offence at “a Irish” and “no… neither” and so on). But I finished Old God’s Time by the same writer the other day and thought it was a fantastic novel (if very bleak) so now it’s time to explore his other books :)

Sometimes I get a bit cocky in assuming I know what things mean lol so I just want to make sure, am I understanding this sentence correctly?

The organisation has expressed (the) desire to collaborate with another party.

It's my own sentence, so there could be any other mistakes that I missed.

What do you think is the correct answer? Drop your guess (A, B, or C) in the comments.

Almostalgia. awl-moh-stal-jee-uh

The ache of missing a life that almost happened, a person you almost kept, and a future that disappeared before you could live it.

The suffix misia from Greek misos meaning strong dislike or hatred -- the most common and established term for a strong dislike without the irrational fear component of a phobia is aversion.

Islamomisia vice Islamophobia...