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    Bart the General (http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_General)

    A friend of Nelson's steals Lisa's cupcakes. Bart tries to force him to give them back to her but fails. Then Bart joins forces with other children who are also fed up with Nelson (or have been bullied by Nelson), and they force him to apologize.


    Here are some notes about my corrections, hoping that they can be of help.

    1. The Nelson friend: in English, you use the definite article "the" when you are referring to something you have already talked about before. In this case, you haven't introduced yet one specific Nelson friend which you are now referring to.
    See: http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2012/02/getting-articles-straight-a-an-or-the/

    2. You can say: "A friend of Nelson's" or "A friend of Nelson". The first form is "more correct" and sounds more formal. The second is also considered correct and is more informal.
    See:
    - the song "Still a friend of mine" (note that its name isn't: "still the my friend"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os6IB1MdSBU
    - a relating question on a forum: http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst74566_I-m-a-friend-of-John-or-I-m-a-friend-of-John-s-.aspx

    3. cupcakes of Lisa -> Lisa's cupcakes  (use of possessive case)
    See: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/casepossgen.html

    4. I think that the expression "to combine with" is used with other meanings.
    See: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/it/dizionario/inglese/combine

    5. affected: if you are affected by something, it means that something has some kind of effect on you, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the effect is negative
    See: http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Bart_the_General

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    January 22, 2017
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    La prima lezione

    Oggi ho conosciuto Anna (oppure ho incontrato Anna per la prima volta). Lei è molto simpatica. Prima mi ha spiegato come funziona (è strutturata) una lezione, e poi abbiamo provato a fare una videochiamata. Prima ho ascoltato, e poi ho letto qualcosa sul cibo (???) .

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    April 7, 2014
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    Oggi è martedì. (i nomi dei giorni devono essere scritti con l'iniziale minuscola)


    Oggi io (io non è sbagliato, ma di solito in questo tipo di frasi omettiamo il soggetto) ho fatto gli esercizi. (cosa volevi dire in particolare con "ho fatto esercizio"?)


    Poi, io ho pranzato fatto pranzo con il (col) mio amico Dan.

    Dopo pranzo, io ho guidato alla mia fino a casa.

     

    Brava!

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    April 6, 2014
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    April 4, 2014
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    Describe a memorable journey In July 2007, my girlfriend and I decided to have a journey in the UK. As it was the first time in Great Britain, we decided to go to London first, that is its capital and the most representative city. Of course, we wanted to visit all the most representative places, either for artistic, architectural or historical reasons. London Bridge was wonderful, seen from the boat while sailing along the Thames. The Tower of London, full of history and mistery, made us dream of a past in which a lot of events happened, that made the history of Great Britain. After that, we visited the British Museum, that has a very important section on ancient Egypt. It was really interesting, and I hope to come back and visit it again to explore other sections that we hadn't had have time to visit. The last day in London, we went onto the London Eye to admire London from above. A stunning scenery was in front of us, and we were talking about how lucky we were to have the possibility to travel and see such wonderful places when, as I had planned in advance, I asked my girlfriend to become my wife. I was so excited, I was sure to make her a great surprise, and sure it was! She, crying, accepted my proposal and added: "I'm so in love with you, I would marry you a thousand times, and this is a very appropriate time, now that I'm pregnant!". Now I am the one surprised, and what a surprise! She had made a pregnancy test just two hours before, and now she was giving me the great news. I will never forget the journey to London, that made me visit unforgettable places and made me a husband and a father!
    April 4, 2014
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    April 3, 2014
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    Please help me translate a song :) Another day, Roy Harper Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ncUVQRESE Lyrics: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858548870/ I'm not sure about the meaning of these sentences: 1) She's at the door, she wants to score 2) I must make her, I must take her 3) While the dove domains Thanks!
    March 27, 2014
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    Andare a fare la spesa

    Ieri sono andata a fare la spesa con mio figlio. Siamo andati in macchina. Ho comprato degli abiti per mio figlio perché lui è troppo grande per i suoi vecchi abiti. Gli abiti sono colorati e decorati con degli animali. Ho anche comprato un po' di trucco per me perché lo avevo esaurito (mi era finito).

     

    Ottimo!

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    March 21, 2014
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    March 21, 2014
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    Ciao a tutti!

    Ciao! Mi chiamo Heather e sono inglese. Sto provando ad (cercando di) imparare l'italiano senza lezioni! Ascolto dei podcast in italiano, ma li trovo difficili da capire. Ho anche comprato alcuni libri sulla grammatica italiana. Qual è il modo migliore per imparare una lingua? Grazie per i vostri consigli!

     

    Note:

    - a differenza dell'inglese, gli aggettivi in italiano si scrivono sempre in minuscolo, quindi si scrive "io sono inglese" e non "io sono Inglese".

    - hai scritto bene "qual è" (si scrive senza apostrofo)

    - per gli aggettivi e i sostantivi riguardanti un popolo, usa praticamente sempre la minuscola, la maiuscola si usa in rari casi, ad esempio per distinguere un popolo antico (i Romani, intendendo gli antichi romani) dai moderni (i romani sono quasi tre milioni). Se proprio hai voglia, puoi leggerti questo articolo: http://www.accademiadellacrusca.it/it/lingua-italiana/consulenza-linguistica/domande-risposte/uso-maiuscole-minuscole

    - per imparare bene l'italiano, fatti una bella vacanza in Italia! :)

     

     

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    March 20, 2014
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