Do native speakers use 'spectacles'?

It's very old-fashioned. Say "glasses".

Yes, native speakers do use the word 'spectacles'. 'Glasses' is more often used, however 'spectacles' is an entirely acceptable alternative.

I use 'spectacles'.

Spectacles is British English and primarily middle class and up. Glasses is the North American term and may now be in use like in the UK.

An American scriptwriter for a recent episode of 'Monk' put the word 'spectacles' in the mouth of Captain Stottlemeyer.

tamguatlayDo native speakers use 'spectacles'?

I don't. The only time I ever heard it was from an optometrist of an older generation. I'd say it's mostly out of date in the U.S.

CJ

No words go out of date but are getting makeovers with English non-speaking countries joining in contributing words mixed with their languages, like Spanish+English=Spanglish, Chinese+English=Chinglish and so on...

I not only use "spectacles" I wear them !! (specs for short.).. As for out of date in the US a fair number of American words are out of date English Words that Americans think are in use in England !! It causes no end of problems as the mainly believe that they speak English when they visit the UK and they suddenly end up in very hot water !!

Anonymous I not only use "spectacles" I wear them !! (specs for short.).. As for out of date in the US a fair number of American words are out of date English Words that Americans think are in use in England !! It causes no end of problems as the mainly believe that they speak English when they visit the UK and they suddenly end up in very hot water !!

Not to

I like to tease two of my English friends by referring to their language
patterns as a dialect of English. They both hold tightly to the idea of
having a prescriptive grammar, which tells wants to tell us how to
speak, rather than a desriptive grammar, which tells ua how we speak.

The first time they got huffy. Now, we just laugh.