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Web developer and musician from Texas, I love languages and logic and making friends with people to share experiences and culture with.
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    In New York area it is a "corner store" or a convenience store that sells food too. In other parts of the US it is only known because of references in popular culture. I live in Texas and have heard of "bodega" also used to mean "warehouse"
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    May 31, 2022
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    I understand you perfectly. You speak quickly but you are easy to understand. You sound very normal, like the people from Spain that I am used to speaking with, but with a younger voice, if that makes any sense :)
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    September 13, 2016
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    Introduction Nire izena Meredith da. Texaskoa naiz. Hogeita hamasei urte ditut. Ingelesa eta Gaztelania dakizkit. Euskaraz ikasten ari naiz eta maila A1 nago. Musika oso gustatzen zait, abeslaria naiz. Lagun berri euskaldunak ezagutu nahi dut.
    April 27, 2015
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    I live near Dallas, and this is where the first person to begin showing symptoms of Ebola in the United States was. It seems like the disease has been contained but they are still monitoring those close to him. The worst thing (besides the fact the poor man died) is the panic over the situation. The people who live in the same apartment buildings are now being turned down for work even though there is no chance they would have even contracted the disease. It is sad that it takes the disease to reach to Europe and the United States before anyone cared about it. I hope that people do not forget so easily, and work to cure the disease even when it does not affect Western countries.

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    October 9, 2014
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    To add to the previous comment, "age" as a verb means "to get older" so it would translate either as crecer or envejecer

     

    "As we age, we do not hear as well."

     

     

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    September 30, 2014
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    In general, it's a distinction between stative (being) verbs versus non-stative (action) verbs. Be, have, want, need, know, love etc. are stative verbs and you would use those with "wish" in the simple past form. Example: I wish I knew the answer. I wish I had a million dollars. I wish I were taller. Verbs that show action are usually used with "wish" in the past perfect form. Example: I wish I had run the marathon. I wish I had gone to the movie. I wish I had kissed him when I had the chance. But English is full of exceptions and non-standard uses, so you will hear "I wish I ran the marathon yesterday" (non-standard but doesn't sound too strange, especially here in the south). You also need to take time into account like on Peachey's answer when you are talking about "to be" to mean actively be existing someplace. "I wish I were at the concert" means that the concert is happening right now. "I wish I had been at the concert" talks about a concert that happened in the past that you did not attend.
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    January 27, 2014
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