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안년하세요, buenos dias, hi! I'm Kelsey, I've been learning Korean and Spanish for 10+ years.
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    Hence is a lot like "therefore." I'm not sure about the four meanings, but in the examples above they all seem to mean the same to me and "therefore" could be sort of replaced for "hence" in each of them. (A) Icahn’s gambit clearly rattled Netflix, [therefore they used] the poison pill defense. (B) [Therefore], when it comes to increasing sales, words like ‘problem’ are verboten. (C) He'd finally showed some backbone, [therefore] some pride. You could also use things like "as a result," "consequently," "thus," "wherefore." http://thesaurus.com/browse/hence?s=t "Hence why" I've heard before but I wouldn't say it's "common." To be honest "hence" is a bit of a fancy word that I see a lot in writing (and maybe hear in formal/professional situations) but don't hear too often in general conversation. =)
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    January 23, 2013
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    January 18, 2013
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    Hi, When the person calls you, they may say something like: "May I speak to ___?" "Is ____ home?" If you don't know that person, the best responses would be: "May I ask who's calling?" "Can I ask who's calling?" "Who am I speaking with?" Once the person says their name, you can respond with: "Yes, this is ____." "This is _____. How can I help you?" You may also want to know how to ask for a person's phone number in case you need to call them back: "May I have your number?" "What number is best to reach you at?" Good luck! :)
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    January 15, 2013
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    They actually are similar. MLK is saying them together in that sentence on purpose; that revenge, aggression, and retaliation as solutions to problems should be rejected in favor of using love instead. Jakir's comment about revenge being about "getting your own back" is also true; "revenge" seems to carry with it a personal vendetta against the person while "retaliation" may not have that connotation. But the difference is slight, and not exclusive. If I were you I would treat them as mostly the same meaning. (Also, LOVE that you're using MLK! He's got some wonderful quotes =) )
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    January 14, 2013
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    Yeah I wrote them on the italki Facebook account and they said it wasn't possible yet but that they'd pass the message on to the staff. I'd love to see this as an option soon as some days my hours are just different, not that I am completely unavailable.

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    January 14, 2013
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    =( Thanks Ekk!

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    January 12, 2013
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    Yes, comment and correct like crazy! Even if a question or notebook had answers, I still would comment and give my two cents or even just give a "welcome to italki!" comment. That's how I found all my students at the beginning. Also want to make your availability as open as possible at first, then you can cut down later if need be.

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    January 12, 2013
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    Change availability hours for a specific day?

    Hi all! Is there any way to change availability hours for a specific day without affecting the other occurances of that day? For example, on Saturdays I am generally free from 3pm-11:30pm. However on Saturday January 26th I have plans at night. I'd like to change my availability for ONLY THAT SATURDAY from 3pm-7pm, but not for every Saturday. It seems there is only a capability to change it overall, not on certain days. Can anyone help?

     

    Thanks!

    January 12, 2013
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    Hi Tatsiana! Yes, you are right. Those words are slang and are a contraction (combination) of other words. Wanna = Want to Gonna = Going to Gotta = Have to (comes from "have got to" / "got to") In writing, they should be avoided, unless it's an informal setting like an email between friends, a chat between friends, Facebook post, etc. Should not ever be used in a professional / formal setting in writing. In speech, I would suggest you avoid them but once you get more comfortable with speaking English you may find that just the speed you say the proper words creates these new words, and that's OK =) However if you're in a job interview, or talking to a teacher, or in a situation like that, I'd avoid using them.
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    January 5, 2013
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    Cool, I hope I can read it! Hope your new year's feast was delicious =)
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    January 4, 2013
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