Short Story Bob squinted, slowly coming round. He was addled and his vision was blur. He saw a silhouette by him before he had to shut his burning eyes again. He didn't recognize where he was. When he started to gain senses back, he felt his right hand was clasped firmly. A writhing sound met his ears, which he later recognized as his own. There was pain all over his body. His whimper apparently had caused an excitement in the room as he could tell from the imperceptible squeals and creaks from the chairs which are pushed back. When he resumed all his senses properly, he saw a pair of eyes looking at him solicitously. "Hi" she said warily. It all came to Bob suddenly, quickening his pulse. Fleeting visions of the appalling explosion in the lab fluttered through his mind. It was a total ruckus, a disaster. "How is others?" he asked hoarsely. "Everyone is well and sound, Rose was here just 5 minutes ago to check on you." she replied reassuringly. "This would sound more natural" type of comments are appreciated too. Thank you in advance!

Vocab exercise Bob squinted, slowly coming round. He was addled and his vision was blur. He saw a silhouette by him before he had to shut his burning eyes again. He didn't recognize where he was. When he started to gain senses back, he felt his right hand was clasped firmly. A writhing sound met his ears, which he later recognized as his own. There was pain all over his body. His whimper apparently had caused an excitement in the room as he could tell from the imperceptible squeals and creaks from the chairs which are pushed back. When he resumed all his senses properly, he saw a pair of eyes looking at him solicitously. "Hi" she said warily. It all came to Bob suddenly, quickening his pulse. Fleeting visions of the appalling explosion in the lab fluttered through his mind. It was a total ruckus, a disaster. "How is others?" he asked hoarsely. "Everyone is well and sound, Rose was here just 5 minutes ago to check on you." she replied reassuringly. "This would sound more natural" type of comments are appreciated too. Thank you in advance!

My short story This short story contains the vocabulary and phrases that I have recently learnt. Thank you in advance for corrections and comments. "This would sound more natural" kind of comments are appreciated too. A Starless Night Feeling numb all over except his brain, he had been lying wide awake in the bed for over an hour now and it had passed only 2 minutes since he last checked it. Time apperantly had its own ideas of passing. "SURRENDER!" bellowed the brain. "We're exhausted, we should get some sleep" pleaded the body. It was of no use, body rolled over. He leapt to his feet and set off towards the window galumphing slightly. He stretched his arm and opened the window. Cool night air filled his chest. He peered through the deep dark night. How serene it was that the starless sky stood there. He lowered his gaze to the empty street. There was no sign of the daytime kerfuffle, which felt eerie this time. He clapped eyes on an owl. It was probably the owl that he had been hearing hooting but could never get sight of. It perched motionless on the pole at the corner and was busy with being amazing. He took this as a consolation to his sleep deprivation. Edit: typos Edit: Thank you so much but I don't understand why these two corrections are so different :( There is not a single common point except the typos.

Can learning a language be completed? Even though I have been learning English for ages and have completed advanced English courses, not one day passes without me learning something new about English. Grammar, vocabulary and etc can be put into a curriculum but there are collocations, connotations, phrases and so on... At what stage you consider yourself have learnt a language? Thank you in advance for the corrections!

Pronunciation/accent How important is someone's accent regarding the first impression? Would a broken English make one look more/less intelligent? And do you think is it really possible for foreigners to sound like a native? Or "close to native" is enough not to be prejudged?