This is from a US show, so I guess Americans call it military time. Which other countries do this? Does Canada call it military time too? What other common things have "military" in their names but are not used military connected?

I have been called ma'am couple times at restaurants and cafes and it feels so nice every time it happens. Does anyone feel the same way or is it just me? (I am not an English native speaker.)

Is it always a downside?

1. My package will be arriving tomorrow

2. My package is arriving tomorrow

Can 1 describe a planned future event?

Just the title.

I’m looking for advice on how to improve my English writing, particularly for professional documents such as office memoranda, reports, and formal correspondence. I also want to improve my general English writing, including essays.
English is not my first language, and I’ve noticed a recurring problem in my writing. I can usually express my ideas and organize them logically, but my sentences sometimes sound unnatural, unnecessarily complicated, or awkwardly constructed.

Here is an example of my memo writing practice with chatgpt:

This Memorandum pertains to inventory of computer and printer conducted on October 8, 2026. Based on the inventory records, there should be 25 computer with the agency. However, there are only 22 computer upon audit. It is not clear yet if the difference is due to outdated records or due to change of office.
The supervisor is directed to conduct verification on records. A written report should be submitted within 3 working days.

Hello, I’m a 19f year old looking for a language exchange partner to practice English (A2 level😭), And I also want to learn about Portuguese.

I can offer help with Spanish, my native language, and I’m happy to support you with any questions you may have.

I’d love someone talkative and fun I enjoy good conversations, random topics, and people who are really interested, Maybe we start with chats and eventually calls if we get along :)

In my free time, I enjoy anime, music, and learning about different cultures But I'd love for you to give me recommendations hahah

If you’re interested, feel free to message me with a brief introduction about yourself🙃

I was thinking it would be pronounced as KAN-duh-dit just because it's how nouns that end with "ate" sound, but Google says KAN-duh-dayt??? Which one is corret?!

Hi everyone! Quite a few people have pointed out that I have a mild lisp, and most of them say my “s” sounds a bit like “th”. I've been trying to fix it but I feel like it still doesn't sound quite right.

I can't really hear the difference between my s and a typical s, although I can tell the difference between th and s. I also noticed that I sometimes place my tongue behind my teeth or somewhere near them.

Here's a recording of me saying these words: so, house, sense, scissor, sister, six, speed, sit, message, yes, listen, grass, baseball, list, stop, street, missing, lesson, decide, soup, city.

https://voca.ro/140AwFPMEeJp

I'd really appreciate any feedback on how my /s/ sounds and any advice on how to fix it. Thanks!

1. I have many hopes.

2. I have a lot of hopes.

Do these sound natural to native English speakers? The intent is to say that I have a large number of hopes. Not high hopes for someone or high expectations.

Thanks in advance!

A student opened fire in a school, killing atleast four people and injuring more than 20 others, marking the second such incident in just two days

"Killing"

"Injuring"

"Marking"

Are these ing verbs reduced relative clause?

So the full sentence is like this?

"A student opened fire at a school, (who killed) at least four people and injured more than 20 others, (which marked) the second such incident in just two days."

I want to improve my English and prepare for the IELTS exam, but I’m not sure where to start. I can understand and communicate in English to some extent, but I still need to improve my overall skills.

Could anyone please suggest some useful resources, share their learning strategies, or guide me on how to improve my English effectively, especially for IELTS? I would really appreciate your help! 😊

I am waiting your suggestions.

Do you change between DAY-TUH and DA-TUH depending on context, e.g. phone data (IT/Tech) vs financial data, or do you always use the same pronunciation?

I don't know what is the best way to study for it, maybe doing exams, looking for collocations, idioms and pv, read a especific book, or whatever

What did Maya ask you?

Complete the response using five of these six chunks:

what time / wanted / the workshop / started / to know / did

She ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.

One chunk is unnecessary. Try it before opening the comments.

hey everyone greetings!!

all the writers and anyone who are able to write good essays and have got excellent grades in English .

plus, my native language is not English

I am here for help so that one day I can be able to publish my own research paper related to my field one day over here

how should I improve my English.

I am good in all my academic subject except for English.

I can fluently speak English, can understand and even communicate in English easily

but when it comes to writing essays, summary, research paper and different types of report my mind just becomes blank

I have all A's in my stem subjects in my college and school, but English always gives me tough time, I ended getting C which disappointed me a lot.

I am in University pursuing engineering, In my first semester my teacher she is teaching us how to write an research paper, user manual, citations and report writing

I have got it's exam after 2 days and I feel like I will fail

any guidelines any help would be much appreciatable

it's going to help me a lot for my later purpose in my engineering. I am quite worried please if anyone with the same issue please guide me.

I want to learn how to write really good academic using good vocabulary and avoiding grammatical mistakes.

English always led down my grade, that's why I just want English to take over my grade again.

for the context, I wrote this paragraph myself without the help of any technology, so that it can give a rough idea about how much I lag behind in English

if anyone of you have faced the same issue as mine and improved and worked upon it

any tips which I need to follow

what is your advices?how can ı improve my skills.