What a surprise!
People usually think that they know almost everything about their colleagues and I thought the same, but today I've got a surprise.Today I talked to guy from other department who I know at least 5 years and discovered that he is a violin player!
And even more: he has a diploma as a violin teacher.
If you look at him you never guess that he is a musician, he hasn't long hair, nervous fingers or something like that. He is strong, short-haired and athletic young man.
How interesting things are hidden in familiar people sometimes!
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What a surprise!
People usually think that they know almost everything about their colleagues, and I thought the same, but today I've got a surprise. Today I talked to a guy from another department, who I'd known for at least 5 years, and discovered that he is a violin player!And even more: he has a diploma as a violin teacher.
If you look at him, you'd never guess that he is a musician. He doesn't have long hair, nervous fingers, or anything like that. He is a strong, short-haired, and athletic young man.
How interesting things are hidden in familiar people sometimes!
Just a few mistakes with using "a", commas, and tenses.
I usually think of classical musicians are smart and quiet :)
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What a Surprise!
People often tend to think that they know almost everything about their colleagues and I, too, thought the same, but today, I had quite a surprise. The reason is that I spoke with a male co-worker from other department-- someone who I have known for at least 5 years--and just now discovered that he is a violin player! Even more so, a rather accomplished one since he has a diploma, and is a violin teacher.
If you were to look at him, though, you would never guess that he is a musician, as he does not have the stereotypical long hair, a frail physique, nervous fingers, tattoos, or anything like that. Instead, he is more the clean-cut military type, with an athletic build, short-cropped hair, and he projects a serious, if not professional, appearance. The fact that familiar people can have such hidden talents is so interesting sometimes!*
Hi, Belka. Good job! The changes that I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify and explain your ideas, and for ease of reading. Sincerest apologies if I misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you. J.
*I am in agreement with Claire, since the image of a classical one comes to my mind whenever I hear the word, "musician." Perhaps, the image that you have in your mind instead, is that of a rock musician? (*-^)
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