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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 26, 2023Nov 2023

Posted by Ryo1

Welcome to British English. 😆

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The Sound Of A Good Book

Mar 26, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond

I have always been fascinated with and cursed at the English language (how come I could spell perfectly in French, which I barely even know, but struggle with my native language?). I have long realized that one of the reasons English was never ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Aug 1, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

Typos, tricks and misprints Why is English spelling so weird and unpredictable? Don’t blame the mix of languages; look to quirks of timing and technology

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General & Hellos

Nov 2, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Cutiebeauty

I do not disagree. That's not uncommon... Why do people use double negatives in common speech? I agree.. That's common.. Aren't these the same things?

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All Things Asia

Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Boomtarat03

Furious argument in English on Beijing Subway

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Treehouses, tiny homes and natural building

May 12, 2019May 2019

Posted by FrayedBear

Not fitting your normal run of the mill static land based home is this video of a fantastic custom built English canal narrow boat. The video is about 18 minutes long:

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 16, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by MusicMnstr99

POLLHow do you pronounce GIF?

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General & Hellos

Sep 22, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by misternatureboy

An easy way to tell if you should use "its" or "it's": If you replace it with "it is" and it makes sense, then use "it's". If it doesn't, use "its". 1. It's cold outside. It is cold outside. OMG yes! 2. Blue is it's original color. Blue is it ...

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Music, Movies & Books

Aug 19, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Spinliesel

The Brokenwood Mysteries- my personal fun way to learn Australian Just finished the Christmas special bloodbath of this funny series. I am watching it on Acorn and am thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks to all these streaming services, I am working my ...

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 6, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by slydr68

I always seem to have that one friend who uses word "literately" when they mean to use the word "literally"...and I don't know about you, but I have never used the first word in any conversation other than THIS one...LOL

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News & Links

Jul 30, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Coldo

It's Emily Bronte's two hundredth birthday today. She wrote just one novel,Wuthering Heights, and died of T.B. aged thirty.

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Politics

Jul 13, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by AntaresRose

The English having their protest. What a hoot! Thanks to you all. We love your help!

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Silly, Random & Fun

May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by PontifexMarximus

POLLIs it time to develop a modern nomenclature for differen varieties of English?

0 votes The term *English* should be replaced
2 votes Alternative names should refer to their geographical origins
0 votes English should be referred to as pastadurish

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General & Hellos

Feb 8, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by birdingnut

We often take English for granted. But very few people speak English in countries where I've lived. In Haiti, only elite or urban people could, or those who worked on our mission. In Mexico, I had to use Spanish or perish..it seemed like nobody in ...

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