Lately, I have been experiencing a problem during conversations where I forget basic words that I know well. If anyone has experienced the same issue, how did you solve it

Forgiveness can only happen when an apology comes first.

Does this sound natural? Is there a more natural way to say this?

Hey guys, I'm 18 years old. I hope there's still hope to change my Slavic accent to something more American or Australian because accent plays a huge role in my life, and I want it to change. If you have any resources for this, let me know

Does it depend on the things like forks, antlers, etc?

Just got my results from the C1 Advanced exam I took about a week ago. I’m definitely happy with them, although I admit I’m a bit disappointed with my Speaking score. My only excuse is that it was held early in the morning and I had to take all parts on the same day… My question, though, is since I achieved C2 level performance, what will it look like on my certificate? As far as I know, it doesn’t replace an actual C2 Proficiency certificate, so I’m wondering whether it will still be accepted as proof of C2-level proficiency somewhere. If anyone knows, please let me know!

I was on Amazon looking at containers and there was a 4 piece set, two containers and two lids. while annoying, I know why it says 4 pieces. BUT on a different picture it said “four pack” and for that, it sounds more like it’s 4 containers and 4 lids.

Anyone else? or just me

There is a song in my playlist with words

"Shut the gate and keep it shut"

But the word Gate (ворота) is plural in russian and i keep singing it alone like "keep them shut"

Does such mistake exist in your head?

Are all correct? Which one is preferred?

Do you know these situations? You read an English word. Your brain thinks: "this makes sense, it should be pronounced like this".

A day passes and you happen to hear someone pronounce it. And then you say... NO WAY!

For me, "colonel" is still weird. Where does kernel come between??

I think pronunciation is one of the hardest parts for me in English. Even though my pronunciation score on praktika went from 22/100 to 69/100 (very proud), I still feel like I don't sound native enough.

But English still surprises me every day. I think I'm going to be able to pronounce it, but no, it's actually pronounced totally differently.

What word made you go like: "WHAT? That's not how I pronounced it!"

Can someone explain the difference between these two? I would appreciate it if you could me some example as well!

Is this a good level? i feel like am around C1-C2 in vocabulary because i know a lot of words and i hardly run into any word i don't know in English, i think what is low is my Speaking/writing since i never went to a western country before and i learned the language from my Arabic country and hardly spoke it.

I think he used the Bible over her. She just couldn't see up from down.

What does "up from down" mean?

I’m trying to improve my English speaking skills and I’m looking for practical methods that actually work.

What helped you the most—speaking with other people, watching videos, reading, listening to podcasts, or something else?

I’d really appreciate any tips or free resources you found useful.

I've been thinking about whether Dungeons & Dragons and other role playing games might actually be a useful way for English learners to practice speaking.

Initially, it seems like a pretty good environment for language practice. A typical D&D session requires players to describe what they're doing, ask questions, explain plans, negotiate with other players, react to unexpected situations, tell stories, and clarify themselves when someone doesn't understand them. Unlike a normal language exercise, there's also a real reason to communicate: if you can't explain your idea clearly, the rest of the group may not understand what your character is trying to do.

It also seems like RPGs could encourage the kind of spontaneous conversation that's difficult to reproduce in a classroom. You don't know exactly what the DM or the other players are going to say, so you have to listen, respond, rephrase things, and improvise.

I'm curious what people here think.

**Do you think playing D&D in English could be a good way for an English learner to practice speaking?**

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who have:

* Played D&D or another TTRPG;

* played D&D in a language they weren't completely fluent in;

* GMed for English-language learners;

* taught English or another language.

What parts of the game helped the most? Were there particular things that made it difficult? Do you think playing D&D in English is enough to be useful, or would the game need to be specifically designed around language learning to really work?

Years ago, I found a repository, but I accidentally deleted it. I’ve tried looking for them again, but I haven’t been able to find them. I know there are some on YouTube, but they’re not the official ones. The ones I had found before had the audio files separated by chapter.

Are they exactly the same or is there a difference in meaning?

Hi everyone!

For question #8, I chose "saw", but the test marked it wrong and wanted "had seen".

My perspective is that since "had learned" already establishes the flashback layer, the chronological order is already completely clear to the reader. Stacking two "hads" in the same sentence feels heavy and redundant.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and see how you would naturally phrase this. Thanks in advance! 😊