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I am from central Ohio. I have lived in other countries via military and have learned enough of their languages to have a simple conversation but I have forgotten more than I can remember. I work as a draftsman for an architectural firm. I love learning other languages because I think it helps to learn about the culture.
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    The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (p.311): "Gotten is probably the most distinctive of all the AmE/BrE grammatical differences, but British people who try to use it often get it wrong. It is not simply an alternative for have got. Gotten is used in such contexts as They've gotten a new boat. (= obtain) They've gotten interested. (= become) He's gotten off the chair. (= moved) But it is not used in the sense of possession (= have). AmE does not allow *I've gotten the answer. or *I've gotten plenty. but uses I've got as in informal BrE. The availability of gotten does however mean that AmE can make such distinctions as the following: They've got to leave (they must leave) vs They've gotten to leave (they've managed to leave)."
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    I don't believe that storm in and of itself is used as a euphemism but is conveyed within a phrase to emphasize the severity or strength of what is trying to be relayed. For example, to "storm the gates". It communicates intensity as a descriptor.
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    Adults will have their own Halloween parties or go to a bar that has one.  Usually, bars will have a costume contest.  That's generally where you will find the most outrageous costumes.  It's all about staying a kid in a very adult way...lol.

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    July 31, 2013
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    My job

    Today is a normal day for me. I have to get up very early to go to (or you could say "for") work. I catch the bus to go to work. Going by bus is not preferable but I still dont have my own motorbike. My first job is preparing buffet breakfasts at a restaurant.  I then go to my second job. I have thought about quitting this job in one or two months but my management (supervisor, manager, boss) had a talk with me.  They told me I should keep trying to grow at the restaurant. (You could also say it as, " They told me I should stay and try to move up within the restaurant.")  I have to keep thinking about it. (For now I'll keep thinking about it.)

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    July 31, 2013
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