#english language

[a-word-a-day-for-writers]

𝐀𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬

assumed, adopted from without; taken in to complete something else, tough originally extrinsic; supplemental; additional

[themousefromfantasyland]

Native English speakers. Please help me.

How am I supposed to pronounce the "th" in the end of words like death, bath, birth, mouth, north, etc?

Is it a "t" sound or a "f" sound?

This is driving me nuts. Specially with the word "death", because if I pronounce the "th" as a "f", the word sounds the same as "deaf"

@princesssarisa @the-blue-fairie @thealmightyemprex

[victusinveritas]

[acrowseye]

i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

[yeoldenews]

I came across the word "swaggereth" in a book from 1622 last night and felt like it should be shared with the world.

"Hee swaggereth, as though the whole Towne were his owne."

(source: Adagia in Latine and English, Erasmus, 1622.)

[joytri]

weak and weary

[mapsontheweb]

The words "horse" and "car" have a common origin.

Both “horse” and “car” can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language, suggesting a distant common origin in linguistic roots. Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family, which includes languages like English, Latin, Greek, and many others.

by languages.eu

[cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness]

For my non native english speakers, how did you learn the language?

[incognitopolls]

Vote before looking in the comments as I'm sure people will have things to say that could influence your vote.

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

[lingwistyka-balto-slawistyka]

Very curious about the results

[a-word-a-day-for-writers]

𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

the act of worshipping, or praying divine honours; worship, reverence                    

fig. the exhibition of profound regard and love

[mysharona1987]

[victusinveritas]

The sea is filled with jerks.

[acrowseye]

part 2 of my experiment: what english-speaking country are you from, what region and what do you call the following images? if you don't know what the first image is please try to guess i'd love to see it

[lunalolligo]

noticing as I learn different languages I tend to think using the shortest word from any of those languages, so for example instead of "this is" or "dette er", I'll just automatically think "c'est"

So my proposal is a creole of every language in which we find the shortest syllabic way to say every single word and speak at maximum efficiency