Where does confidence comes from?
What fact from your industry would you really like others to know?
How tall are you, and what is the most common "unsolicited comment" you get about your height from strangers?
how do you create song lyrics from melody in a short time?
Anyone who’s moved from the UK to the US —What do you wish you'd done differently? (banking, packing, documents, kids, healthcare, school stuff, whatever.)?
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“Where does confidence comes from?”
“What fact from your industry would you really like others to know?”
“How tall are you, and what is the most common "unsolicited comment" you get about your height from strangers?”
“how do you create song lyrics from melody in a short time?”
“Anyone who’s moved from the UK to the US —What do you wish you'd done differently? (banking, packing, documents, kids, healthcare, school stuff, whatever.)?”
“What’s the strangest behavior you’ve ever seen from someone you just recently met?”
“When drug addicts leaning over in the middle of side walks. Is this a new symptom of fentanyl or has there always been drugs that cause this leaning? I’m 30 and I don’t recall ever seeing this type of behaviour from addicts but maybe this has always been the case and I’m just noticing it more now with higher drug use.”
“How much different is your bf/gf different from your regular friends besides sex?”
“Youtube is so toxic Translation from Google translate: "You're an idiot, man. What's with the "Egyptian" thing? And the guy's so clever. He understands conspiracy theories and online trolls." Just for being against the west......like my god just let people have a different opinion if it doesn't haem others.....is that so hard to do?!?!”
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“rap songs and the coast they came from.”
“what coast the song came from.”
“takes the crown from that pool of songs.”
“what coast the song came from.”
“takes the crown from that pool of songs.”
“rap songs and the coast they came from.”
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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“I’ll be visiting my cousin in the UK from the US. Could you please help me with some snack ideas? I’m planning to take some snacks for my cousins’ kids, who range in age from 14 years old to 6 years old. I’m looking for American snacks or candies that are popular in the UK but might not be easily available there. Could you please help me with this?”
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“What's the trope called where a techy character is typing like mad as somebody is coming to stop them, then as soon as the person pulls them from the keyboard, they pull away and hit enter and the thing works?”
“TIL about "orphaned negatives"—words like disgruntled, nonchalant, and innocent whose positive counterparts (gruntled, chalant, and nocent) have completely vanished from common usage.”
“The English language changed a great deal in 1,000 years because it borrowed much. Is that the same for other languages? Would Spanish, Japanese, and French speakers from 1,000 years ago understand their modern equivalents?”
“Do yall think that school would be more enjoyable if it was in the night? Just having a whole different vibe from waking up at like 4-6am to waking up at like 4-6pm. And imagine taking the bus at night, going to school at midnight. I think that it would benefit us more and would be more exciting imo...”
“Is there a sub for people aged from 20 to 30? I know its probably not the best sub-reddit but I was active on this sub-reddit when I was younger now I'm 24 and I can feel that I don't have the same "interest" as the average teenager on this sub-reddit. So does a sub-reddit for people aged from 20 to 30 exist ? Thanks for your answer.”
“Guys, I just want to know—where do you get the funniest GIFs from?”
“in a century from now people will have access to elderly people in HD footage”
“Cool pin I got from my schools walkout a couple of months ago Immigrant rights !!”
“Which countries are y'all from ?”
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“My name is Tiphithanicus McLiberal and my hobbies include getting abortions, helping illegal immigrants the country, and forcing people to be trans. This post is in no way related to some bullshit I saw from some MAGA influencer while doomscrolling.”
“Top 5 cats Enough ragebaiting people from the hellfire fandom. Let's talk about kittens.”
“Should young people receive comprehensive growth guidance from an early age?”
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“What is considered coworker music? I've been told I like coworker music which I guess is a diss but also I am more curious why its considered coworker music and why its considered bad music? For context I was listening to Tech N9ne (underground rap legend from Kansas City)”
“Why do Christianity, Islam and Judaism religons have something aganist women? Because I found it weird, in Bible Eve is source of orginal sin and overall Women are "evil"/"witches"/ they "seduce men away from god" and are supposued to be obidient to men. Everyone know what happens in Islam ( litellary no rights) And Judaism is extremly patriachal? So why those 3 religons hate womens so much?”
“how easy is it to steal something from walmart?”
“What’s a subtle sign that someone comes from old money?”
“For those who’ve made a drastic career shift, like from high paying corporate roles to more ‘humble’ or generally looked-down-on jobs, what was your experience like, and are you happier with your choice today?”
“If you could have a 30-minute conversation with any version of yourself from the past, what year would you pick, and what’s the one thing you wouldn’t tell them?”
“How many of us like Donatello from TMNT?”
“How many people like Geoff and Bridgette from Total Drama?”
“How many people like this romantic relationship from Total Drama?”
“Which decade before you were born feels the most fake to you? I was born in the 1980s but it's definitely the 1950s. It looks like a COMPLETELY different world. Really the whole time period from 1945 - 1963ish. I always say it looks more normal from take 1968 - now than it did from 1963 - 1968! I'm curious what decade or time period others think”
“I hope John roberts rots in hell for gutting the voting rights act. This was a video from 2005 in case I had to bring it up. You may have disagreements with Obama, but being intelligent & respected within the law doesn't mean he's trusted.”
“Guys,are you proud of your heritage? As someone from Russia with Estonian and Belarusian roots,I’m partly proud,but also ashamed of Lukashenko,because he’s destroying the culture of my ancestors’ homeland(Belarusian language is endangered)”
“When did the name “Hilary”transition from masculine to feminine? Might be a bit of a silly question, but I keep reading articles and papers from men who’re named Hillary.”
“If you were to have a dinner party with any famous people, living or dead, who you share a birthday with, who would be at your table? Me, Fred Astaire, Bono, and Keenan from Keenan and Kell.”
“Hearing really loud noises from boiler but I’ve been told it’s nothing to worry about. Should I ignore it?”
“What is this CD that I just received through the letterbox?? Live in the Richmond area in London. Came back from work today and noticed this came through the letterbox. Searched on Reddit and numerous other people over the span of 5 years have received similar but different cds with different pages attached?? Has anyone got any more information or received anything like this before?”
“What's your favourite advice, idiom or phrase from some literature? One that I used to hear from my grandparents was 'once a man, twice a child'. It broadly refers to how with age we regress to needing an infancy level of care again. It has just always stuck with me. Another I quite like is "of all the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all".”
“What foreign literature are students required to read? Does the UK mandate students read any fiction by authors from other countries? If so, which books?”
“Are there any freelancing communities I can join here in Australia Need a group of open minded individuals to work, socialize and share ideas with We can share a couple of remote working tips and gain a lot from each other I currently am looking for individuals who have once used taptap send for payment for a gig available Interested individuals can message me”
“Are you feeling badly ill lately? I know many people over the past week who have been extremely ill, suffering from dihorrea, vommiting and dizziness. Just wanted to guage if anyone else had the same? Not lasting too long , a couple of days maybe. It can't be a coincidence, all separate households, not related, and in different parts of the UK, but experiencing same symptoms at the same time...”
“What's going on with Manon from Katseye? https://x.com/i/status/2049543266211660001 Saw this tweet and reading the replies didn't help. Something about hxg mistreating her or lara/megan gossipping about her. I don't get it. Some please fill me up on whats going on”
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“I would say this is relevant to gen z because I'm new I've had the stereo system for quite some time and this TV from I think 2011 but the stereo system is from 2005 and don't mind the CRT TV in the background”
“page ref I got in trouble for using the abbreviation pp. 200-210, instead of p. 200 - p. 210, for a range of pages. I don't think I should take grammar advice from engineers. What do the experts say?”
“Why is there a 'p' in raspberry? It feels random. I am not sure what the p is doing there. I feel like it must have descended from some other word where the p was pronounced, or something. Does anyone know?”
“How do you guys clean your toilet/bathroom? I came from a country that uses bidet so what we do is just wash the whole floor etc with water, scrub with cleaning products, wash again, dry. I now live in a unit with non-detachable shower head and obviously no bidet. So can you guys please tell me the products and the methods you use to clean your toilet/bathroom?”
“Now that Porn is id-verified, what country do you VPN from and why?”
“Has anyone had their sunglasses lens repaired or replaced? i have some RayBan Wayfarers that have accumulated plenty of scratches over the years. Has anyone had a good experience in repairing or replacing lenses through a 3rd party? happy to read your experiences. Ive done some research but like to hear from others”
“Where is the best place to buy whey protein these days? Used to buy big 2.5kg bags of whey powder from Myprotein, but they seem to have changed to odd bag sizes now, and increased their prices. Any advice on what's a good place to buy it from?”
“Why are Australians so outdoorsy? It seems almost everyone I meet likes to go out, trips to tropical places, trips to forests/mountains, hiking etc, special stuff like skydiving etc Going out every day, eating out often, driving long distances, long vacations away from home Where are all the people who just like staying home? Are most Australians the really outdoorsy type?”
“I am a tubist, ask me anything I am also from the land where your grades matter more than your mental health (Singapore btw) so you also can ask me about that”
“Any work from home opportunities? Any well paying legit work from home opportunities? Got some experience as a software engineer. Happy for career change”
“Do you call the quarter pounder the "forth pounder"? This might be a really stupid question but it's been on my mind for quite a while lmao edit: okay clearly from these comments it was just as stupid of a question as it seemed lol”
“How does your school “Year/Grade” System work? For example, in my country this is the list for 2026 We go from Age 5 (Year 1) to Age 17 (Year 13/Grade 12)”
“Slangs from different Generations”
“Give me a number from 1 to 235 and I will give you a song from this playlist to rate”
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“I'm a school crash out ama. I have sufferd from anger issue since 1st grade i have atlest 24+ hours of detention”
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“My screentime from last week and this week. cooked?”
“Pick a number from 1 to 75 and I'll tell you what you get All I've been listening to last 4 weeks”
“What's your favourite etymolgy that is so obvious but took you way too much time to realise? For me, It's disease being dis- and ease which I didn't put together until a month ago and painstakingly which I knew was from painstaking but I didn't know it was pains + taking. I always though it was pain + staking.”
“While attending K-12 school, have you had any Zillennial Teachers? Per the subreddit r/Zillennials, people born from 1994 to 1999 are the most widely used birth years for the Zillennial micro-generation.”
“Why are Proceed and Recede spelt differently when coming from similar Latin roots? I see they both come from the latin word cedere, but why has one seemingly gone through a different evolution? Seems particularly odd given the relationship of the two words.”
“What’s the deal with this image? https://imgur.com/a/fWcHkZb I keep seeing it in memes everywhere and I have no idea where it’s from or what this meme is called.”
“What's the most regional word you use without realizing it? My coworker from Ohio called a vacuum a 'sweeper' last week and I had to stop and ask. made me realize how many regional words must exist that none of us notice. What's the one that always trips up outsiders for you?”
“I kept forgetting vocab from books I read, so I built an app to help it stick”
“Is it true most Americans buy phones on carrier installment plans? In my country, most people just buy new unlocked phones at full price directly. From what I’ve observed, it seems like a lot of Americans get their phones through carriers with monthly payment plans, instead of buying unlocked devices at full price upfront. Is this accurate? And if so, why is this so common?”
“The words “govern” and “cybernetic” share the same root Both come from the Greek κυβερνάω \*kubernao\*, ”to steer.” Governors steer states, cybernetics steers machines. ”Govern” was inherited through Latin \*gubernō\*, hence the different sounds.”
“Why are people talking about Lena Dunham and why is her memoir a big deal? One example https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/vl1kAI23wG I dont know who this person is and her name is all over Reddit. I got her confused with Lena Headey from GoT. Enlighten me please??”
“Why do we use the word “drop” for a release of music? From what I could find, it seems related to dropping a letter into a postage box, or an air delivery by parachute. I wasn’t able to find the first usage of “drop” in this sense, or where it might have stemmed from!”
“A flight of stairs I used the term 'a flight of stairs' recently and was met with rather a blank ... erm ... stare (in a major city, Australia). Do you use the term? If yes, please indicate roughly where you're from, if you don't mind. If you don't use this term, what do you say?”
“What's the rarest country you've met someone from in the US? I'm just curious. Personally, I had a classmate in high school from Mongolia.”
“Textile Textile: Cloth, material, fabric. Comes from a Latin word for woven. The word `Text` comes from the same Latin word, textor. The way words are woven together is the link between fabric and words. The verb `Texting` could, arguably, be used to describe the act of weaving fabric.”
“What’s a term for a person that is a “source of annoyance/irritation?” I’m looking to translate a word from another language that - when I look it up - is defined as the above. Is there a term for a person described as such in English? Specifically a term that is used to refer to people only; you wouldn’t use it for a noise or smell for example, like nuisance. Many thanks!”
“We should create an insult for people who are supporting AI this word should be used against anyone who supports it like * AI “Artists“ * Any person like Sam Altman and Elon musk * People who profit from this * AI slop makers * People who Defend this stuff”
“Etymological sense of "superstition"? According to Wiktionary "superstition" comes from the Latin "super" (above) and "stare" (to stand). I don't really understand how these roots relate to my understanding of what superstition means. Can anyone explain?”
“The origin of ‘Aurat’ Recently saw a video: The word **Aurat** comes from an Arabic root meaning **hidden/private**, while **Mard** comes from Persian and is associated with **strength and bravery**. Both now just mean “woman” and “man” in everyday language. but their origins are kind of… unsettling tbh.”
“What's up with r/Hunting? I just came back to Reddit after taking an extended break from it, and one of the forums I used to frequent seems to be missing. Anyone know what happened to [reddit.com/r/hunting](http://reddit.com/r/hunting) ? EDIT: I figured it out everyone, hadn't changed the 'hide mature content' setting. Thank y'all!”
“Has anyone traced the origin of "square" the slang term for a cigarette? I predominantly heard it called that by black kids growing up and just figured it originated in ebonics though i might be wrong. I saw the old thread on here mentioned it could have originated in prison or from the old fashioned way they used to roll them like Buglers.”
“What is up with nutrition shakes suddenly being so popular? https://thegoodplacenutrition.square.site/ From a outsiders perspective, they seem to be straight snake oil. I have nothing against milk shakes, but these seem sketchy. Around 20 of these places have popped up in my area in the last year”
“TIL that the word amateur comes from French "amateur", which means "to love" or "a lover". Rather than indicating a lack of skill, an amateur is historically defined as someone who practices an art, study, or pursuit for the pure love and enjoyment of it, rather than for profit.”
“Why was the usual word for "tree" in Late Latin "lignum" (Vulgate almost exclusively uses the word "lignum" to mean "tree", as in, for example, Genesis 2:9), yet, in most modern Romance languages, the word for "tree" apparently derives from the Classical Latin word "arbor"?”
“TIL that the words for Wales, Wallonia in Belgium, Włochy (meaning "Italy" in Polish) and Vlachs/Wallachia (meaning "Romanians" or one region of Romania in many languages) - all share the same very convoluted etymology and come from the name of a Celtic tribe living in central Germany 2000 years ago”
“Coin and corner I was moving some boxes at work today when I noticed the warning on them (English and French): Fragile Corner/Coin Fragile. It got me wondering if the phrases "coin a term" and "corner the market" come from the same etymology or it's just a coincidence.”
“What's going on with r/all? It seems to be gone. What happened to the "all" view of top posts from every subreddit? It gives me a 404 error: https://i.imgur.com/Xed40dJ.png It's not a server issue for sure, and there were no news from Reddit about it, at least as far as I know. Can my post finally go through? I think it's self-explanatory enough.”
“Is it a coincidence that English "form" looks to be a flipped version of the word "morphe" in Greek, and they have similar meanings? I assume form is from Latin, so is this an example of metathesis?”
“6yo request: Origins of Mom & Dad? My six year old asked where the names mom and dad come from. I offered a few examples of US English parent names (mommy, mother, etc) and explained that they vary across cultures and families. She said “no like where did the names FIRST come from?” … I got nothing. Help a mom out??”
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“What's the deal with Kitkats being stolen? I saw this apology from Kitkat and not sure who stole the chocolates and why or if it's just a marketing campaign? https://x.com/i/status/2038760137528406023”