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Long Story Short, a daily word game where you rephrase a 12-word sentence in exactly 5 of its words
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Long Story Short, a daily word game where you rephrase a 12-word sentence in exactly 5 of its words

Hi, I made this one. I've played Wordle-likes for years and always wanted to build my own, but I never had an idea that felt like mine.

The push came from a strange place. Half of what I read these days is written by AI, and it's never short. Every email, every doc, twelve words where five would do. At some point I said the phrase out loud, long story short, and realised it was a game.

So: you get a twelve-word sentence. You rephrase it in exactly five of its own words. Real English, same meaning, your job is to work out which words carry the sentence and which are just dressed up to look important. Scoring is Wordle style, blue for right word in the right spot, orange for in the answer but elsewhere, grey for out. Five tries, one sentence a day.

My wife and my brother were the playtesters. An early version let "the" beat proper words in the answer, which felt awful to lose to, so the answers now always favour the concrete word. That one change ate a whole weekend.

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u/Mastbubbles — 9 hours ago
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Looking for Someone to Practice Speaking English

Hey everyone! I’m 17 and looking for someone to practice speaking English with. I’d love to have casual conversations and improve my speaking skills while getting to know someone.
If you’re interested, feel free to comment or DM me! :)

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u/Safe-Pair1920 — 18 hours ago

Looking for an English & Communication Practice Partner

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I’m a 24-year-old female, working in the IT sector in Bangalore. I’m currently looking to improve my English communication, vocabulary, fluency, and most importantly, my confidence while speaking.

I’d say I’m at an intermediate level, so I’m not looking for basic English lessons. I can communicate, but I sometimes lose confidence when I’m speaking with people who are very good communicators. I want to take my communication skills to the next level.

I’ve tried different ways to improve, but honestly, my biggest problem is consistency 😅. I tend to start something with motivation and then become lazy after a few days. So I thought having a genuine practice partner might help both of us stay accountable.

I’m looking for someone who:

- Is also trying to improve their English/communication

- Is comfortable having regular conversations

- Is willing to practice consistently

- Can give and receive constructive feedback

- Is genuinely interested in self-improvement

We could have short Google Meet/voice calls and take turns doing things like daily speaking topics, storytelling, discussions, vocabulary practice, or even just casual conversations.

I’m mainly looking for someone from India, but I’m open to connecting with anyone who genuinely wants to improve their communication skills.

If you're also looking for a communication partner and think we could help each other stay consistent, feel free to DM me. 😊

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u/No-Design3267 — 13 hours ago

I'm looking for an active English practice partner I have resources and courses covering B2–C1 levels I'm looking for someone who can speak a lot and practice with me through voice calls or random conversations

Also to become friends 😉

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u/SherlockHomeslicee — 17 hours ago

help to find english tutor

i need to help with finding english tutor. im not native speaker and i don’t know where i can find tutor. say me pls platform or sites to find.i want to study with only native speaker

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u/weriss222 — 24 hours ago

Looking for female friends to practice English with

Hi! I’m 19F, and I’m looking for female friends to practice my English with through chatting and messaging. I’d love to have regular conversations and improve my English naturally while getting to know each other.

It would be really nice to meet girls from different backgrounds and cultures, make genuine friendships, exchange cultures, and talk about random things along the way.

Female friends only, please.

If you’re also looking for someone to practice English with and make a new friend, feel free to comment or DM me!

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u/Maryam371 — 1 day ago

Looking for English Speaking Groups in Delhi

Hey everyone, I’m looking for Toastmasters or any affordable English-speaking/communication classes in Delhi.

I mainly want to improve my confidence and get more practice speaking with people.

If you know any good groups/classes, please let me know. Thanks! :)

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u/ExpertAd5028 — 1 day ago

Looking for people who are serious about improving their English together

I’ve always tried to learn English on my own—textbooks, courses, apps, private tutors… But I think I’ve finally realized that language isn’t something you can learn completely alone. You need to actually use it.

So I’d like to build a small group of people who are genuinely committed to improving their English.

The idea is simple:

  • Practice speaking together in voice calls.
  • Sometimes just hop into a call, turn our cameras on, and study grammar or vocabulary quietly.
  • Keep each other motivated and accountable.
  • No pressure, no judgment—just consistent practice.

If you’re genuinely interested and willing to participate regularly, send me a DM.

One thing though: I want this to be a respectful and focused group. People who repeatedly disrupt the group or make others uncomfortable will be removed.

If this sounds like something you’ve been looking for, DM me.

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Looking for a English conversation partner — preferably someone who actually enjoys talking Hey everyone!

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Hey everyone! 👋

I'm from Iraq and I'm currently looking for someone who wants to practice English through real conversations, not just exchanging a few messages and disappearing.

My English is around B2, and I'd really like to become more confident and natural when speaking. I'm interested in talking regularly about pretty much anything — daily life, movies, music, sports, travel, relationships, random topics, culture, funny stories… basically whatever keeps the conversation interesting.

I'm hoping to find someone who is:

- Comfortable having regular conversations

- Patient and okay with occasional mistakes

- Interested in actually getting to know each other

- Willing to move from texting to voice calls once we're comfortable

- Ideally looking for a long-term language exchange/friendship rather than a one-time chat

I'm happy to help with Arabic in return 🇮🇶

If you're also looking for someone to practice English with and have genuine conversations with, send me a DM and tell me a little about yourself.

Let's see if we click! :)

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u/Impressive_Safe_5871 — 2 days ago

Someone to help me with English?

Hello, I'm looking for someone to practice and refine my English with. I’m pretty comfortable with the basics, but I’m looking to improve my fluency, expand my vocabulary, and get better at natural, everyday conversation.

​In return, I can help you learn or practice Serbian if you're interested!

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u/armstr9 — 2 days ago

English practicing partner

Hi everyone! I’m 19, a university student from Iraq (currently around a B1 level in English, looking to push my speaking skills further).
My interests include reading, listening to music, and writing.
I’m looking for a serious, long-term partner to practice speaking with regularly (via voice notes or voice calls). If you're genuinely committed to improving together and won't just disappear after a day, please message me. Let’s stay consistent!
If you are not serious and are going to disappear after a few days, please do not write."

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u/Turbulent-Falcon4747 — 2 days ago

Anyone else struggling to find a genuine speaking partner?

I spent the last week introducing myself in comments and DMs just to find a decent speaking partner, but so far I’ve only been able to talk to one person and just once :/

Even on language-learning apps like HelloTalk, it feels like 95% of people are there to flirt. I genuinely just want to improve my speaking, If anyone’s in the same boat and genuinely wants to improve their speaking, feel free to reach out to me!

I’m 20 years old and male, and I live in Türkiye. Even though I have B2 certificates, I’ve never really had an environment where I could practice speaking, so I’ve ended up stuck at around A2-B1 when it comes to actually speaking English.

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u/patavatsiz_herif — 2 days ago

My English was fine until I had to say something out loud at work

I use English at work almost every day. I can understand meetings, write emails, and read documents without much trouble.

But whenever someone suddenly asked, “What do you think?” my mind would go completely blank.

I usually knew what I wanted to say, but I would spend too much time trying to build the perfect sentence in my head. By the time I was ready, the conversation had already moved on. Even when I did speak, I would replay every mistake afterward and wish I had stayed quiet.

Eventually, I realized that I had spent years learning English silently. I had practiced reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar, but hardly ever practiced answering someone out loud in real time.

I recently started using an app called WitSpeak for about 10–15 minutes a day. I mainly use the daily speaking exercises and real-life scenarios. You answer out loud, continue the conversation, and then get feedback on things like fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

It didn’t suddenly make me fluent, and the feedback isn’t perfect every time. But the daily repetition has started to change a few things:

•    I don’t spend as long trying to create a perfect sentence.

•    I can recover more easily when I forget a word.

•    I’m becoming less embarrassed about making small mistakes.

•    Speaking English is starting to feel more automatic and less like a test.

The biggest benefit for me has simply been having a low-pressure place to speak every day without needing to schedule a tutor or find a conversation partner.

I’m starting to think that my problem was never a lack of English knowledge. I just hadn’t trained myself to access that knowledge quickly while speaking.

Has anyone else experienced this gap between their written and spoken English? What helped you become more comfortable speaking at work?

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u/huachin — 2 days ago

English Learning & Practice Group

Is there anyone else who wants to learn English, both speaking and writing? Maybe we could create a WhatsApp group where we can practice speaking together and help each other improve.

If anyone is interested, DM or leave a comment.

Thank you

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u/Kami_Hami — 2 days ago

Can Anyone suggest any free app or website for improving English communication?it will be very helpful for me..thank you

Can Anyone suggest any free app or website for improving English communication?it will be very helpful for me..thank you

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u/Sad-Protection-6633 — 4 days ago

21F from Indonesia, B2 level

Hiii everyone! 🌷

I'm looking for a partner for learning English. I've been stuck on B2 level for years; specifically, I'm struggling with spoken English conversation. I feel like the thing is I need to automate grammar into a habit, but I still stutter and think a lot before spontaneous speaking.

It's hard because I'm already exposed to English in everyway that possible. Except in my real life, no one uses English actively. So I rely on the internet and online friends/community.

Someone who is C1/C2 level will be a good partner for me, as I want to reach this level by the end of this year.

If you're interested, pls send me a dm on telegram (@arrawli) or here (but I rarely opened Reddit, I just created this acc last month) 😆

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u/Pretty-Ad7086 — 3 days ago

F21 looking for a speaking partner (B1)

Hey I’m looking for a girl to practice English speaking with I understand English pretty well but I struggle with speaking and pronunciation🧍🏻‍♀️

I’m just looking for someone to practice with casually no pressure or judgment we can just give it a try and see how it goes!

Also if you have a PS5 we could play together while talking which would be fun :)

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u/revi-WasNeverHome — 3 days ago