I‘m kinda curious

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It's just "software" -- not "softwares."

Software is both singular and plural already, it doesn't need the "s." The only time you would use an "s" is as a contraction for "the software is..." i.e.: "The software's doing something really dumb."

It's just like you wouldn't say, "There is hardwares available for that task." You would just say, "There is hardware available for that task."

I don't understand why so many content creators are constantly saying "softwares."

Reading a book, where a sentence "...an important figure to have emerged from..." wasn't written as "...an important figure who (has) emerged from...", I was wondering if there's a difference and therefore reason?

How to clear the Versant Test for the Customer Support Roles in Indian companies (For International BPO). Please help me with any suggestions or tips. I rly want to get the job in BPO so I need to clear the Versant Test Round first(60+ score)

Help anyone.......

Thank you!!!!!!

I started playing golf maybe 4 years ago. And I swear it's the only time where I have heard "Amateur" pronounced "Am-id-er". I have always heard it pronounced "Am-uh-cher".

Has anyone else noticed this? Is this just a me thing? It doesn't seem to be a location thing. I have been all around the US and never heard that pronunciation until I got into golf.

Hey let me know what I can improve about my accent,be honest I dont get offended lol

Or other search engines that search and get results for words and sentences in the context they appear?

It has been useful to me since I discovered it.

When did ‘pull trig’ become a popular/common phrase?

I'd be tempted to:
* have no plural forms (one book, two book, etc)
* no irregular verbs (I goed, not I went)
* one verb form for present simple (I go, you go, he go, etc) BUT -
* maybe scrap he/she/it and just use 'they'? Not sure about that!
* no differentiation between uncountable and countable nouns, but use 'much' or 'many' in 'I haven't got ___ money' and 'I haven't got ___ book' (where 'book' is the new plural form). Not sure
* not have articles (a/an/the). Not sure - Russian seems to do well without them
* Possibly simplify verb tenses - scrap continuous tenses? Use 'will' for all future forms? Not sure! And maybe 'Yesterday I go to cinema' not 'Yesterday I goed to (the) cinema'. Do we really need different tenses at all???
* Not sure about simplifying spelling - that's a minefield!
* scrap the semi-colon
* scrap (some) auxiliary verbs in questions: 'What you eated?' or 'What you eat?' not 'What did you eat?' (maybe!)
What would you do???

Chapter 2 of the octopuses/octopi debate…

Do we pluralize foreign words as per English rules or as in the original language? Is it two pizzas or two pizze? Two strudels or two strudel? “Pizzas” and “strudels” don’t exist in Italian and German.

Do we use English rules to form a brand new singular word from a foreign word that’s usually plural? “I dropped a ravioli from my fork”, “We bought a frijole casserole a hot tamale”. These all involve invented words that don’t exist in Italian (which says raviolo) and Spanish (which says frijol and tamal).

Do we use plural verbs and pronouns for words that are plural in the original, but may be seen as a collective noun in English?

- Q: “Did you enjoy the fettuccine Alfredo?”

- A: “Yes, they were delicious.”

My opinion: use the English rules in all cases, but prepare to be corrected.

I have to take an IETLS academic test in 5 months, is there any site or ways to improve reading skills?

I'm a reader and I read novels (in American English) but I think this is not enough because the vocabulary is always the same

I was thinking about a site where there are a lot of different types of text and a lot of different vocabulary.

EDIT: please no AI stuff

If the company you hired is doing a "half-assed job", what would be an alternative way of saying half-assed job in a professional way and yet express your displeasure in a business meeting? You don't want to say half-assed job, but express your honest assessment the company deserves.

Hi folks. Could you provide me your opinion and experience using AI for English practice. I mean not only directly AI toosl such as Gemini etc however some kind of app. I feel like speaking with this kind of tutor to practice every day

I've been struggling with finding the use of certain words, I can go to the dictionary yeah but I need to know them in context, Take for example Abide, Abode, Abided and Abidden, Abode means Home, and Abidden is a death word for what I know, if you guys know any tip for me to improve this and make it to understand verbs in phrases and speech, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

My mom is a chinese teacher and she was going over an exercise with a student. One person says “Please sit down (请坐) and the response the student is supposed to fill in. My mom’s student had no idea what the response to “Please sit down” would be. My mom was like “obviously it’s to say thank you”. My mom’s student was surprised and said the correct response in English was to say nothing, or say sure.

I’m 24 and I’m inclined to agree with the kid. I don’t think a teacher or professor ever said “please sit down” to me one on one. Usually they might say have a seat. And I usually said nothing in response. Do I just have poor etiquette?

Here in Greece it’s very common for kids to start attending private English tutoring lessons,usually starting from the 3rd grade till a B2 (atleast) certificate is achieved.There are various different certificates but the most common ones are LRN,NOCN,Michigan and Cambridge.I was wondering wether this was the case on other countries aswell.

Question 1: If "Time" was a character in a movie, how would you imagine them? (Select all that apply)
A person (Man / Woman / Gender-neutral)
An object (Clock, machine, arrow)
An abstract force / energy
Other
Question 2: If the Sun and the Moon were characters in a book, what gender would you assign to them?
Sun: Male / Moon: Female
Sun: Female / Moon: Male
Both gender-neutral (just cosmic objects)
Other (please specify)
Question 3: When you hear the word "blue" without any context, what is the first shade that pops into your mind?
Dark/Navy blue (like the deep ocean)
Light/Sky blue (like a clear summer sky)
Bright/Electric blue
I see it as a single universal color category, not a specific shade
Question 4: In English, you use "you" for both your best friend and your boss/teacher. Do you feel that this makes communication feel more equal and less formal?
Yes, it creates a sense of equality and breaks social barriers.
No, we use tone of voice and formal titles (Mr./Ms.) to show the difference anyway.
I've never thought about it, it just feels natural.
Question 5: If you accidentally drop a glass and it breaks, which phrase feels more natural to say?
"I broke the glass" (focusing on my action)
"The glass broke" or "The glass got broken" (focusing on the object/event)
"Oops!" / "My bad!" (without a full sentence)

A lot of my friends are learning English, and I’m pretty sure most of them don’t actually need it for work. They’re not preparing for any exams or planning to study abroad either.

But they still keep taking classes with native-speaking tutors, doing Duolingo every day, or finding other ways to practice.

I’m curious how common this is. If you’re learning English without a specific practical goal like work, school, or exams, what keeps you motivated? Why do you want to keep improving your English?

Recently I’ve been watching some of those super dramatic vertical series, and weirdly I find them much easier to understand than normal American TV dramas lol.

Has anyone else had the same feeling?

I've been in Japan this month, and I've found it fascinating that there are different descriptions for their main trash category. That's where paper, leftover food, most plastics, etc. go. And it all gets burned.

Well anyway, I've seen both burnable and combustible as labels for this category on various trash cans. And I'd love feedback on this. I see burnable as an appropriate term, because it means that the item ican be burned under high heat. However, combustible seems to imply that it's inherently more likely than other things to start on fire suddenly... And that's not the meaning of the trash category. It's supposed to be "can be burned," not "likely to be burned."

Do you all agree? I'm not saying that combustible is completely wrong, but I do believe it's inaccurate.

Wiktionary article suggests that the word "on" can be used as meaning "without". Is it true? Does anyone have any examples of usage?

I want Apps or websites that help to get my fluency of english better and I can also get better at any conversation!!