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Hey, this so close to being perfect. There's nothing completely wrong there but you said one thing that shows English is not your native language:
"Occasionally she is asking me something about the recipie." (recipe)
I know Swedish, German, French (and probably others) have this continuous present tense for something that is ongoing. However, in English it is "she asks" rather than "she is asking".
eg:
Occasionally she asks me something about the recipe. (instead of "she is asking")
So, there's no doubt that you would be understood if you said this, but there is a subtle distinction if you really want to perfect your English. Here's the difference:
"She asks" is used for something that happens more than once, but "she is asking" would be used to explain that it is happening right now.
Imagine I phone you while you're in the kitchen. While we're talking, your daughter starts asking you a question. You can't have two conversations at once so you say to me "Wait, my daughter is asking me something about the recipe."
Then I know she's asking you at that instant, but "occasionally she asks me.." just means that for the time that you're both in the kitchen, she occasionally has a question.
"My dog chews my leg" means that your dog regularly tries to eat you.
"My dog is chewing my leg" means that it's happening right now (possibly for the first time ever) and that I should do something to help.
I hope that's clear. Also, I'm sorry if I over-explained it. I don't mean to patronise, I just wanted to make it as clear as I could for anybody who might read this.
A Swedish 4 year-old probably knows more Swedish than me, but I do know English :D
Today
At this very moment I'm sitting at the table in our kitchen and I'm writing this entry in English. My [doughter] daughter is making vanilla buns. Occasionally she is asking me something about the recipie. I like vanilla buns so right now I'm thinking about how delicious they are. (Excellent!)
Today
At this very moment I'm sitting at the table in our kitchen and I'm writing this entry in English. My daughter is making vanilla buns. Occasionally she asks me something about the recipie. I like vanilla buns so right now I'm thinking about how delicious they are.
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