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- I think 1 sounds more natural. Number 2 is acceptable with "also," but it could be ambiguous. I could interpret "as" to mean "at the same time" so that number 2 means "Tom received a warm welcome at the same time his wife also received a warm welcome." Here's number 3: Tom received a warm welcome, just as his wife also did. I think this is a bit more natural than number 2, but it could still mean "at the same time." To avoid ambiguity, I recommend number 1.0 votedApril 29, 20131
- Yeah, I don't deal with Romanizations anymore. I just notice them on that other site and I see how someone who relied on Romanizations would completely mispronounce the words, because there isn't even any consonant sound changes considered in their spellings. And I noticed on the verbix site that they credit the person who compiled dongsa.net. So it is the same, but dongsa.net has the extra info when you click, and it includes the actual speaking form, instead of some misleading Romanizations. So it's better.0 votedApril 29, 20130
- Can anyone help me find all the primary verb conjugations for every Korean speech level? I want to find a comprehensive chart of all Korean speech levels, with conjugation rules and examples. Most sources I've found only list the three most common forms (합니다, 해요, 해). I want a chart with all the speech levels (including 하소서체), so I even tried to make my own. But it's rather incomplete. Can anyone help me fill in the missing gaps? Or can you check my chart and tell me if I've made any mistakes? The chart I made is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Apn_ECrpskS9dGhyMHh6TWNvaTA0TzIxVDJiM0l6d0E&usp=sharingApril 29, 201370
- My Unsuccessful Attempt to Make a Very Long and Complex Sentence 한국 사람이 일본어로 쓴 재미있는 책을 열심히 읽은 후에 형과 함께 수원에서 맛있는 갈비를 먹기를 아주 좋아하는 남자는 "오빠, 나 꽃을 사줘"라고 애교로 말한 예쁜 여자 위해서 아름다운 장미를 사러 꽃집에 갔는데 그 여자는 데이지가 장미보다 더 좋아서 행복하지 않아요. I know it's not good. I just wanted to try to write a long sentence.April 16, 201350
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I know found out one of my course's marks today. (I found out the grades for one of my courses today.) I thought it would be good but it's not. I'm only in the middle of my class. I Rreviewed everything I needed to do. But how could it just be worth only these average scores.? Maybe I still need to work harder than ever. :(
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Did you know that the soil of the aAmazon rain forestrainforest is poor?
Despite its exuberance, the Amazon rain forestrainforest has a poor soil. The nutrients are in the soil's surface and it is composed by a thin layer of humus (leafsleaves, dead things, branches...). This way, the forest keeps itself alive. But deforestation is a threat to the forest, because, if the soil is unprotected and exposed, it is easily leached. This region has a constantly hot and humid climate, which provides its majesty.
The Amazon rain forestrainforest is the biggest rain forestrainforest in the planet, with about 5,5 million square kilometers, of which 3,3 million are in Brazil. It occupies 47% of the bBrazilian territory. It's the region with the world's largest biodiversity. In a few square kilometers of forest there isare more vegetal species than in all of Europe and more animal species than in all of Central America. Only 10% of its biodiversity is known by science. It has a great potential tofor medical and industrial research and applications. Of course it should be a sustainable exploration. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. Government fights to combat biopiracy and deforestation, but due to its immensity, it's hard to keep these things away.You wrote "5,5 million" (and "3,3 million")and used a comma as the decimal separator. In most English-speaking countries, the period is the decimal separator instead (5.5 million). But many English speakers in South Africa use the comma, so "5,5 million" is not wrong, but most English speakers who don't know that will be confused or think it looks strange.
I enjoyed reading this. It's very thoughtful. Thank you.
0 votedMarch 7, 20131- "Such as" is similar to "for example." Example: I like to do many things on the weekend, such as walking, dancing, and singing. This sentence is the same as "I like to do many things on the weekend. For example, I like walking, dancing, and singing." "As" has many more meanings. One meaning is "in the role of." Example: I'm studying English as a beginner. (My role is a beginning student of English.) One meaning is for comparisons. You can use "as" two times, once before the description and once after the description. Example: My face is as red as an apple. (An apple is red, and my face is red. Both are red.) "As" can mean "while" or "at the same time." Example: He laughed as he ran. (He ran. He also laughed. He ran and laughed at the same time.) "As" can also mean "because." This is a kind of fancy style, though, and not as common as using "because." It also is not easy to do without sounding strange. Example: As I don't like meat, I prefer to order salad at restaurants. (Because I don't like meant, I prefer to order salad at restaurants.) Or: I prefer to order salad at restaurants, as I don't like meat. (I prefer to order salad at restaurants, because I don't like meat.) So use "such as" for giving examples. Use "as" for many other things.0 votedMarch 6, 20133
