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Francesca
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Jul 29, 2026
studente attento, motivato e capace di approfondire con grande curiosità. Continua così!
Francesca
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Jul 9, 2025
David ha un'ottima capacità comunicativa. La sua pronuncia è praticamente perfetta. Mi piace molto fare lezione con lui perché è dinamico e molto abile nella comunicazione.
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- By any chance have you played video games in recent years? If so, as a native English speaker, the best way I can think of to describe how "have" feels to me when it appears in the present perfect is like this: Imagine that life is a game, and whenever you complete an action, you get an achievement, if you're on Steam or Xbox, or a trophy if you're on Playstation. The achievement then sits there in your profile, as a permanent record and certification of the action you completed, and the experience of doing so. As a result, you can think of it as that the state of completing that action and the experience of doing so is something you possess, hence "have". In this case, therefore, the sentence "Have you already contacted him?" could be thought of as asking "Is contacting him something you did earlier?", or, in a video game context, "Do you already have the achievement for contacting him?". Of course, it is a little bit more complicated, since usually when someone asks this, they mean to say: have you done so during a specific period of time, or something. As such, there is an element of subtext to be understood, and because of that the achievement interpretation would have to be understood with more nuance, that is, imagine many achievements with the same name, but unlocked at different times, and we just have to know which one we are talking about. This is what I think anyway - I hope it helps.0 votedMarch 28, 20220
- Hi everyone. I'm a native English speaker from Scotland, looking for people to help me revive my long neglected language skills, in particular, Polish and Russian. On top of that, I am very interested in studying Ukrainian, and intend to look for someone (or more than one person) to tutor me. At the moment I can more or less read it with little trouble, but I would like to be able to use it myself and freely understand it when spoken. As such, anyone who knows any of these languages well may feel free to contact me, and I'd be glad to help them with their English however I can, and communicate with them in any (or even all 4) of the languages listed. Note that at the moment I would prefer to concentrate on messaging by text, whether here, by email, Skype or Whatsapp, however, I will be more open to voice calls as time passes. Thank you for your attention. Best wishes. DavidMarch 28, 2022134
Yeah, exactly. For instance, there would be a Skype group to start with, and then everybody there would get on the same game together, and chat together, except with the game as a catalyst.
Like, everybody could be on a team together, communicating objectives in Call of Duty, or with any luck something better. It could even be something with a wider world, or even just the likes of board games online.
0 votedMay 16, 20170- One thing you could have is that considering its comparatively northern latitude, the weather is ridiculously temperate due to warm air carried from Florida via the gulf stream. For instance, while New York was being brought to a standstill by the polar vortex or whatever, Glasgow, about 15 degrees north from there, would have been lucky to dip below -10 C. Or unlucky, considering how horrifically lacking our infrastructure is at dealing with the snow when it does come.0 votedMay 15, 20170
- Language exchange through video gamesHey everyone,A lot of people talk about the role that various forms of media play in people's lives when it comes to learning languages. I've even heard talk among some that playing video games, both off and online, was a great help to them. On the one hand, you have an environment where you get some sense of how people talk in real life, and you can have fun while learning, using your communicative abilities in other languages towards a tangible goal. On the other hand, these environments aren't always too friendly, and some of the vocabulary you encounter may be a bit overspecialised, or... colourful for the tastes of some.That said, this got me thinking about the idea of having some kind of language exchange group by way of a gaming platform, like Steam, PSN or Xbox Live. Now, I don't propose to represent such a group, nor do I necessarily intend to found one; I'd just like to gauge the general opinion on the matter. Maybe it's something some of you already do. What do you all think about it?Best wishes,T.C.May 15, 201721
- صلح / سلاح - بخش ۳ ... و پس حرامزاده ای لاغر از طریق تیراندازی شما را می کشد. ...And then some skinny prick kills you with an arrow. رنج دهنده، مگر؟ البته، هم از دلیل به حداقل رساندن ناسزا و هم از عدم دانش ناسزا فارسی ام محدودم. Annoying, no? Of course I'm limited here by my trying to minimise profanity, as well as by my lack of knowledge of Persian profanity. مایه تاسف است، چون دانش ناسزا خیلی مفید است. It's a shame, because knowledge of profanity is of great practical use. باز هم به داستان برگردیم. Back to the story then... ظاهرا، کمانداران بریتانیایی به ارتش فرانسوی خیلی رنج دادند. بر اساس این داستان، وقتی کمانداران توسط دشمن بازداشت شدند، دو انگشتی را که برای تیراندازی استفاده می شود قطع شدند. It would seem that, for the French army, the British archers were particularly annoying. According to the story, whenever archers were captured by the enemy, the two fingers used for shooting were cut off. در نتیجه، در زمین جنگ، نشان دادن این دو انگشت برای سربازان بریتانیایی یک نشان مخالفت شد. As a result, in the battlefield, the display of said fingers became a symbol of defiance among the British soldiers. و بنابرین رسم ادامه دارد. یعنی، اگر داستان واقعی باشد، اما هیچ مدرک تاریخی از آن حمایت نمی کند. And thus the tradition continues. That is, if the story is true, which no historical evidence actually supports. - لذا، اگر شما بخواهید تا پروفیل شما بریتانیایان را دفع کند، می توانید این نشان را به کار برید. هر چند، اگر راست گویم، احتمال دارد که این نشان آنها را از طریق طنز جذب کند... So, if you want your profile to chase away the British, this is the symbol for you to use... ...although, to be honest, it's more likely to attract them by way of irony. =D اما فراموش نکنید: در خیابان از او استفاده نکنید. But just remember: don't go using it in the streets. (All these articles without insulting any ethnicities... I guess archers and snipers will do. =P)July 2, 201310
- صلح / سلاح - بخش ۲ پیش از اینکه شروع به نوشتن مقاله بعدی ام می کنم، دو نشانی که قبلا قصد داشتم آنها را نشان داده باشم (به امید) اینجاست: Before I start on my next entry, here (hopefully) are the two pictures I intended to show previously: ·······_········_ ······\ _\·····|_| ·········\··\··|··| ·__·__\=\·|=| ||_|||_|······__·_| ···|········|_··/···| ·····\·········|···/ ·······_········_ ······\\_\····|!_!| ········\·-·\··|·-·| ·__·_·\·=·\|·=·| |·"···"····"·····"···|| ···\···················/ ········|············| - ( Disclaimer: برای درستی تاریخی این مقاله مسئول نیستم. I am not responsible for the historical accuracy of this article. =P ) موضوع دیشب صلح بود، و سپس امشب به موضوع سلاح می گردیم. Last night's subject was peace, and so tonight we turn to weapons. برای این داستان، ما باید به عقب برگردیم؛ در این مورد، وقت جنگ آژینکور* را دیدار می کنیم. For this story, we must go back in time; in this case, we shall visit the time of the Battle of Agincourt. ( *درباره ی هجی این کلمه مطمئن نیستم. کمک؟ Not too sure about the spelling here. Any assistance? ) تصور کنید که شما سرباز بودید در قرن پانزدهم میلادی. Imagine you're a soldier in the 1400s (Gregorian calendar). (و اینجا دارم جاه طلب می شوم: and it is here that I become ambitious:) به طور شدید تمرین کردید. شیاد حتی تجربه تعداد جنگ ها پیشین را داشته باشید. روز جنگ می رسد، و حالا در زمین جنگ می ایستید - ارتشتن و مخالفان، و حاضر می شوید، همه ی سربازان دو طرف، آماده برای جنگ کردن و مردن از طریق شمشیر. Strenuously have you trained. Perhaps you even have experience of numerous prior battles. The big day arrives, and there you all stand on the battlefield - your army and the enemy, ready, every man of either faction, ready to fight and die by the sword...July 2, 201320
- صلح / سلاح - بخش ۱ به همه ی شما که می خواهند در آینده در آمریکا یا کانادا زندگی کنید، و همچنان فقط به یادگیری انگلیسی آمریکایی علاقمندید، چیزی دارم که می تواند مفید باشد. To those among you who have their sights set on living in America or Canada, and as such are only interested in learning American English, I have something that may be of use. با این دانش مجهزتان می کنم که از طریق کاربرد آن می توانید هم آمریکاییان را جذب کنید، و هم انگلیسی زبانان دیگر را دفع کنید. I offer to arm you with knowledge by way of which one may both attract Americans and repel other native English speakers. (This is where I screw up by mixing idioms of both languages... Enjoy:) می توان گفت که قدرت به دسترس است، اما هرگز دور از دست نبود. You could say the power is within your hands. As it turns out, it was never far from them. ببینید: Consider: _ _ \ _\ |_| \ \ | | __ __\=\ |=| ||_|||_| __ _| | |_ / | \ | / یکی از نشان های بینالمللی برای صلح. An international symbol of peace. سپس، توسط این تغییر کوچک Then, with one small change, یعنی، به جهت کف دست that is, to the way the palm faces, ببینیم: we have: _ _ \\_\ |!_!| \ - \ | - | __ _ \ = \| = | | " " " " || \ / | | در بسیار کشورها، این هم نشانی صلح است. در آمریکا، هیچ معنی مخصوصی ندارد. In many countries, this is also a sign of peace. In America, it has no meaning in particular. پس، به بریتانیا میرسیم، و اینجا توهینی است. همان معنی نشان دادن انگشت وسط دارد. Then, we arrive in Britain, and suddenly it becomes an insult, with roughly the same force as the middle finger. درباره ی تاریخ کاربرد این نشان در بریتانیا یک داستان جالب هست، هر چند احتمال دارد که واقعی نباشد. There is an interesting story about the history of the use of this symbol in Britain, although it's probably not true. ادامه دارد... To be continued...July 1, 201331
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