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r/EnglishLearning has 736,644 members and 27 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 18.5 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

736,644members
27posts in the last 24 hours, newest 4 h ago
18.5comments an hour right now, newest 1 h ago
1,448points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/EnglishLearning this week

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Top threads this week

  1. Our class ___ in three minutes πŸ˜’

    Which one would you choose and why?

    1,448 points528 comments2 d ago
  2. What’s the problem in this sentence?

    This photo is from thread. My English is not good enough to understand the joke?

    642 points533 comments5 d ago
  3. Do native speakers make these distinctions?

    I mean, is this an actual rule used by native speakers, or is it just in grammar books?

    404 points165 comments2 d ago
  4. A note for European English learners regarding abbreviations like smbd and smth

    It's extremely common for Europeans who have learned English as a second language to write "smth" and "smbd" as abbreviations for "something" and "somebody." My first language is Spanish, but I...

    304 points362 comments4 d ago
  5. Is it correct that 'a cell phone' (or 'a cell') is used mostly in American English, and 'a mobile phone' (or 'a mobile') is used mostly in British English?
    133 points158 comments3 d ago
  6. How do native speakers tell the time?

    &x200B; I've realised that I don't really know many ways of telling the time in English. I usually just read out the numbers, like "two fifteen", "three thirty", or "five forty-five", and add AM...

    109 points455 comments7 d ago
  7. Why is β€œMe” used at the beginning of the sentence?
    104 points73 comments7 h ago
  8. Is this a mistake that a native speaker could possibly make?

    \Does anyone else's Bananas get this bad This creator, Angelo Marasigan, is a native English speaker, but he used "does" instead of "do". Do you think the phrasing "anyone else's \\\" could...

    92 points185 comments22 h ago
  9. Can I say "mashed potato"?

    Is it wrong to say "mashed potato" instead of "mashed potatoes"? Because it's plural, I tend to say "how many mashed potatoes do you want?" instead of "how much..?" But it's supposed to be "much",...

    92 points478 comments6 d ago
  10. What would you call or how would you describe these trails left by a large vehicle on wet soft ground?

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    84 points193 comments3 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Why is "if" used here?
    3 points7 comments4 h ago
  2. What other places or buildings can you think of that use prepositions like this?
    1 points3 comments4 h ago
  3. What verbs describe something forming this mountain shape?
    19 points56 comments7 h ago
  4. Why is β€œMe” used at the beginning of the sentence?
    104 points73 comments7 h ago
  5. How do I know if it's my accent or my English is the problem?
    4 points28 comments7 h ago
  6. I had or I used to have
    1 points11 comments8 h ago
  7. Will I ever truly feel like myself in English?
    6 points7 comments9 h ago
  8. Does this comic line sound natural? "Question for native English speakers in their 20s-30s πŸ™ Context: subti"
    1 points3 comments10 h ago
  9. What do you call the frenulum of the penis informally?
    15 points53 comments10 h ago
  10. Does this comic line sound natural? "Native speakers, help me out πŸ™ In the video, one friend says this to a"
    0 points6 comments11 h ago
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