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I'm interested in offering my knowledge of the English language in return for someone to assist with my Russian. In addition to English, I also speak and write a little German. It has been a long time since I have used it significantly, however. Born and raised in America, I know American English very well. I am familiar with both technically correct English and social English. I have an education in Physics and mechanics, so I am fully versed in technical English, as far as units, concepts, terms and common equations. I program, so I am also familiar with terms, concepts and usages in the computer science world. I have read over three hundred books in my life, and have an extensive vocabulary. If you have a question about anything in English, please don't hesitate to ask me. If you can not ask the question in English, I have access to people who can translate Spanish, Vietnamese, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Thai, Tamil, and Arabic.
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     Snow

    Today, since this morning, it's snowing a lot and it never stops. Because of all the snow on the roads the buses are no more allowed to drive, and consequently all the students who usually come back from school by bus were authorized to leave school before the normal hour. Thanks to that I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!
    And now, as it's still snowing and as the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the county will probably be closed tomorrow and maybe Wednesday as well.
    I love snow :D

    <em>It's been snowing since this morning, and won't stop. The buses are not allowed to drive on the roads, because of all the snow on them, and consequently all the students who usually go home on a bus were authorized to leave school early. Thanks to that, I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!</em>

    <em>And now, as [because] it's still snowing and the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the country will probably be closed tomorrow, and maybe Wednesday as well.</em>

     

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    Very well written overall. Your first two sentences were the only two that really stood out as unnatural. The first sentence's main problem is English's terribly confusing present tense system, so that's very normal. The other changes I made to that sentence were not necessarily technical, but rather because it's how I (as a native speaker) would have written it.

    The second sentence you wrote began with 'because of.' This phrase is very, very common in English writing, but it is technically incorrect. Also, sentences should not (technically) begin with the word because. I also just replaced "are no more allowed" with just "not allowed" as this is how a native speaker would say it. If you wanted to maintain the specificity of "no more"  (which is unnecessary), you would say "no longer."

     

     

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    March 11, 2013
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     Snow

    Today, since this morning, it's snowing a lot and it never stops. Because of all the snow on the roads the buses are no more allowed to drive, and consequently all the students who usually come back from school by bus were authorized to leave school before the normal hour. Thanks to that I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!
    And now, as it's still snowing and as the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the county will probably be closed tomorrow and maybe Wednesday as well.
    I love snow :D

    <em>It's been snowing since this morning, and won't stop. The buses are not allowed to drive on the roads, because of all the snow on them, and consequently all the students who usually go home on a bus were authorized to leave school early. Thanks to that, I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!</em>

    <em>And now, as [because] it's still snowing and the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the country will probably be closed tomorrow, and maybe Wednesday as well.</em>

     

    <em></em> 

    Very well written overall. Your first two sentences were the only two that really stood out as unnatural. The first sentence's main problem is English's terribly confusing present tense system, so that's very normal. The other changes I made to that sentence were not necessarily technical, but rather because it's how I (as a native speaker) would have written it.

    The second sentence you wrote began with 'because of.' This phrase is very, very common in English writing, but it is technically incorrect. Also, sentences should not (technically) begin with the word because. I also just replaced "are no more allowed" with just "not allowed" as this is how a native speaker would say it. If you wanted to maintain the specificity of "no more"  (which is unnecessary), you would say "no longer."

     

     

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    March 11, 2013
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     Snow

    Today, since this morning, it's snowing a lot and it never stops. Because of all the snow on the roads the buses are no more allowed to drive, and consequently all the students who usually come back from school by bus were authorized to leave school before the normal hour. Thanks to that I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!
    And now, as it's still snowing and as the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the county will probably be closed tomorrow and maybe Wednesday as well.
    I love snow :D

    <em>It's been snowing since this morning, and won't stop. The buses are not allowed to drive on the roads, because of all the snow on them, and consequently all the students who usually go home on a bus were authorized to leave school early. Thanks to that, I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!</em>

    <em>And now, as [because] it's still snowing and the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the country will probably be closed tomorrow, and maybe Wednesday as well.</em>

     

    <em></em> 

    Very well written overall. Your first two sentences were the only two that really stood out as unnatural. The first sentence's main problem is English's terribly confusing present tense system, so that's very normal. The other changes I made to that sentence were not necessarily technical, but rather because it's how I (as a native speaker) would have written it.

    The second sentence you wrote began with 'because of.' This phrase is very, very common in English writing, but it is technically incorrect. Also, sentences should not (technically) begin with the word because. I also just replaced "are no more allowed" with just "not allowed" as this is how a native speaker would say it. If you wanted to maintain the specificity of "no more"  (which is unnecessary), you would say "no longer."

     

     

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    March 11, 2013
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     Snow

    Today, since this morning, it's snowing a lot and it never stops. Because of all the snow on the roads the buses are no more allowed to drive, and consequently all the students who usually come back from school by bus were authorized to leave school before the normal hour. Thanks to that I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!
    And now, as it's still snowing and as the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the county will probably be closed tomorrow and maybe Wednesday as well.
    I love snow :D

    <em>It's been snowing since this morning, and won't stop. The buses are not allowed to drive on the roads, because of all the snow on them, and consequently all the students who usually go home on a bus were authorized to leave school early. Thanks to that, I left school at noon instead of 5:30pm... That was really great!</em>

    <em>And now, as [because] it's still snowing and the weather forecast says that it will continue to snow until Wednesday, all the schools in the country will probably be closed tomorrow, and maybe Wednesday as well.</em>

     

    <em></em> 

    Very well written overall. Your first two sentences were the only two that really stood out as unnatural. The first sentence's main problem is English's terribly confusing present tense system, so that's very normal. The other changes I made to that sentence were not necessarily technical, but rather because it's how I (as a native speaker) would have written it.

    The second sentence you wrote began with 'because of.' This phrase is very, very common in English writing, but it is technically incorrect. Also, sentences should not (technically) begin with the word because. I also just replaced "are no more allowed" with just "not allowed" as this is how a native speaker would say it. If you wanted to maintain the specificity of "no more"  (which is unnecessary), you would say "no longer."

     

     

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    March 11, 2013
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  • Posted
    In what situations is the phrase Попрощалась с тобой used? as opposed to other Russian farewells? A quick google search suggested to end relationships. Is this the only context?
    March 4, 2013
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    Original Entry in Black, Changes in Blue and Comments in Red. 

     

    I'm a girl of 18 years, old and my name is Sigita:)

    Expressing age as above is valid - just archaic (very old). Most people would say:
    "I'm an 18 year old girl" 

     

    Also, while it is an advanced subject, and definitely not expected of you, I would modify then conjunction. I would finally write the sentence as:

    "I'm an 18 year old girl; my name is Sigita. :)" 

     

    I am learning English because I want to pass my English exam, and maybe one day live in abroad. Of course, I want to make some friends who will help me. I was born in Lithuania, so my native language is Lithuanian. In my leisure time, I like to be with my friends and play VOLLEYBALL!! :)

     

    A common mistake I've noticed with people just learning English is confusion on what exactly English infinitive verbs are. In most languages, an infinitive is just one word - in English, it is two: every infinitive verb starts with 'to.' So, when ever you use an infinitive verb form, like you did above with 'to make' be sure to add that 'to' in before the verb itself. 

     

     

     

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    January 2, 2013
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  • Answered
    My guess would be, based on the parenthetical statement beforehand, you more want to say something along the lines of, "There's always an easy way out." or, "There's always a shortcut." To really answer the question, however, I think we will need more context.
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    January 1, 2013
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    Honestly, the easiest way to determine how it's pronounced is to type it into Google translate and have it speak it for you. I just checked to make sure it was saying it correctly. It can be very difficult to accurately describe how to pronounce a word in English with text. Typically this is done in two ways: detailed and complicated phonetic symbols that (almost) no one understands, and using samples of other words. In order to use samples of other words, however, we would have to know what other words you know, and if you are pronouncing them correctly. Also, the sheer number of accents in American English can make reliable guidelines difficult to establish with this method. If you don't have access to Google Translate, the best I can offer is: Inter (like "internet" or "interfere") then Rupt like in rupture. The 'U' is pronounced like the U in abrupt, supper and cup. In English, two Rs in a row mean that both the preceding and following syllables have the R sound. There is no glottal stop at all between them.
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    January 1, 2013
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