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Hi there! I recently moved back to the UK because I missed the beautiful scenery and clean air we have here. Funnily enough I also missed the weather; in winter it is not too cold, and in summer it's not too hot. Just right! In the Highlands of Scotland where I live there are mountains all around me and the sea is pretty close too, so nature is right on my doorstep. My hobbies at the moment are mostly movement based. I am really inspired by people like Ido Portal, and I practice capoeira, calisthenics and parkour in my free time. I am also interested in martial arts, in fact I studied San Da and kung fu in China for a whole year with Shifu An Jian Qiu. My favourite ways to practice languages are watching videos, vlogs and lectures, as well as shadowing. Vladimir Skultety is my language-learning idol, and I'm a big fan of his blog Forever a student. I hope that by learning languages I can learn about other cultures, travel freely, and meet and understand interesting people.
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Lellah
Serbian
Jan 22, 2022
Sjajan čas, bio si odličan!! Hvala, Lela
Lellah
Serbian
Sep 16, 2021
Bio si sjajan, Majkl! 🙂
Lellah
Serbian
Sep 10, 2021
Odlično, svaka čast! Hajde sada na pijacu i kupi malo voća i povrća, dve jabuke, četiri limuna 🙂 Slikaj svoju korpu i reci mi gde je šta 🙂 Prijatan dan, Lela
Lellah
Serbian
Jul 23, 2021
Još jedan veoma kvalitetan čas. Radili smo strukturu: "(Fotograf) radi (dosadan) posao." Naravno, dosta novih reči i fraza iz svakodnevnog života. Uzdravlje, Lela
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    Hi there, What an interesting question! I never thought about using the same language in different forms as you have written here. Yes, "Don't get me wrong, ..." does mean about the same as "Don't misunderstand me, ...", but they have slightly different functions I'd say. "Don't get me wrong, ..." is a polite request for the person to please believe the next thing that you say. If you said 'Don't misunderstand me, ..." It sounds a bit more like a direct instruction, and it may even suggest that you think the person will try to misunderstand you. Compare these examples: - "Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with your family. It's just that I like to have my own space, you know?" -> Very tentative and considerate. - "Don't misunderstand me, if I have to spend time with your family then I will and I won't embarrass you, but I don't want to if I don't have to." -> Maybe someone said this in an argument. So I would say "Don't get me wrong, ..." is more like saying "Please understand that ...". ------------------- Unfortunately the other forms are not used, though it's a nice idea! I could probably understand you if you used these in conversation, but I would not recommend intentionally learning them. It's best to learn these phrases as a whole, don't try to break them down too far. Interestingly, though, you can say "You've got me all wrong.". This means "You have misunderstood my personality." / "You have somehow gotten an incorrect impression of me." / "That's not what I'm like." etc. I hope that helps, any questions just ask :)
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    June 30, 2019
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    Hi Anna, let me have a think... - We can conclude that using games in the ESL classroom leads to positive learning outcomes. Both students and teachers benefit from incorporating games into lessons, therefore they are very valuable and should be included regularly. Teachers must ensure that planned games are appealing and related to the lesson theme for them to be effective. Ultimately, games help to make English fun for students and this is the most important reason for using them. This is the clearest version I could make, focusing on using plain English to express your meaning. What do you think? :)
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    June 27, 2019
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    Gosh number 1. is so sad! 3 years is a very long time to be without your pet :'( But it's a correct sentence. 2: Her father always gets at him. x This is incorrect, and I don't know exactly what you mean. Perhaps: --> Her father always shouts at her. / Her father is always getting at her. / Her father uses ... to get to her. 3: peter is a nice person. He keeps attending me . x Again, I don't know exactly what you mean by 'attending' --> Peter is a nice person. (Always capitalise names!!!!!!!) --> He has been tending to me. / He keeps coming to see me. / He is giving me a lot of attention. 4: I wen to her home yesterday and she will drop in on me next month. - This one is easy to understand, nice work. I'd suggest an even more natural sentence: --> I went to her place yesterday and she's planning to drop in on me next month. 5: My mum and I are going to call on my grandma in winter vacation. - This one is perfectly understandable too. Just be careful with your prepositions, not 'in' vacation but: --> ...during winter vacation. / ...over winter vacation. / on winter vacation Hope that helps! If you have any questions please do ask :)
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    June 27, 2019
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    Hey there, The most natural sentences that occur to me are: 1. I lost my voice singing at a Karaoke night yesterday. 2. I've lost my voice as I went out for Karaoke last night with my colleagues. ---> ...if you have 'lost your voice' it means if you try to talk almost no sound comes out; it is hard for people to hear what you are saying. 3. My throat hurts because I went out for Karaoke last night with my colleagues. ---> ...if your throat hurts then your voice might sound different, or it might hurt to talk, but people can still hear you clearly. Hope that helps :)
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    June 27, 2019
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    Hi there, what an awesome phrasal verb you have found! :D Actually I can't think of an easier way to phrase this sentence; the language used is already very concise and clear. If you try to use more simple language, you will end up with a much longer sentence or multiple sentences. However, to help you understand the sentence let me give you the same information in simpler language: She has worked in many roles in the last several years. She has been promoted to each of these roles by working hard. She has probably only been promoted, never demoted (this meaning is suggested by the word 'up'). Her last role was not in the marketing department of this major hotel group. Her current role is respected by the speaker, and was maybe a goal of the lady in the sentence. Does that help you understand? Feel free to ask any questions you still have; maybe I haven't made it very clear!
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    June 27, 2019
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    Hiya! Just to add to Ryder's answer above, in my opinion 'Now is the morning' and 'Today is the weekend' sound unnatural to me. Some more natural options would be: It's currently morning. / It's morning at the moment. / It's morning where I am. It's the weekend. / It's the weekend today. / It's currently the weekend. Also, it would be strange to say any of these sentences to someone near you because if they are near you then they will already know this information. When do you want to use this language? I guess it is for talking to people in other countries and timezones, is that right? Hope that helps :)
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    June 27, 2019
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    answer below, sorry >.<
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    June 27, 2019
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    Hi there, good question. It can be a little bit difficult when people talk about people who have passed away. Often when people tell stories about their past or their old family members it is not obvious that these people have died, so it's quite common for the speaker to add a short comment to make it clear, like: 'She has since passed away.' , 'Of course he is no longer with us.' , 'This was long before he died.' etc. So in your sentence, you would use 'X and Y had been friends since they were little.', but just remember that this can be a bit hard to understand if you don't add more information. The sentence by itself might mean that X and Y had a huge argument and stopped being friends. There are other options for expressing this friendship too, for example: 'X and Y were close friends as long as X lived.' 'Throughout X's life he and Y were good friends.' Hope that helps! :)
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    June 27, 2019
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    The first few examples I can think of are... - You're not actually saying anything. - You're just repeating yourself now. - You're just going round and round. - Now you're begging the question. / That's begging the question. - We've already heard this. - You've been over this a number of times already. - You keep making this point. / You keep coming back to this point. Also, if you are having a friendly argument or debate it sounds more polite to say "We're..." instead of "You're...", for example "Now I think we're begging the question." instead of "You're begging the question.". I'm sure there are hundreds of other similar phrases possible, particularly if you include words like 'perhaps', 'possibly', 'might' etc. to make yourself sound more polite and respectful. :)
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    June 25, 2019
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    Hi there, great question! Articles can be really tricky, but there is also another interesting part to your example sentence: the main verb. I am guessing that you are talking about one specific holiday that will start in the near future, is that right? You could say "I don't want to learn German during the holidays.", but using 'learn' sounds like you think you will finish/complete learning German during the holidays. Compare these examples: "I want to learn how to juggle during the summer holidays." "I don't want to learn how to play football this summer, I want to learn how to play tennis instead." -----> These are things you will finish learning. "I want to study a little bit of English everyday during the holidays." "I want to improve my English speaking this summer." "I don't want to work on grammar all summer, that would be so boring." ----> These are all things you are already learning, and which you can improve but can't really finish learning. So a more natural version of your sentence would be: "I don't want to have to study German during the holidays." "I don't want to spend my holidays practicing German." "I don't want to work on my German during the holidays." Hope this is useful and interesting :)
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    June 25, 2019
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