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I'm an electronics engineer from Australia and currently learning Mandarin. I know a bit of German also, and have lived in Germany for a few months. I'm looking to spend a bit of time putting the language together after learning quite a bit from flashcards and not being able to say all that much.
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  • Answered
    You would never use "co-work", but you might use "co-worker" which means someone who works for the same company as you do. The "Co" is the same as in co-ordinate or co-operate and implies something done together or in a group. Americans would leave the "-" out sometimes and just write coordinate or cooperate. Co-ordinate means to manage a group. For example, if you have a group project you would assign a project co-ordinator to manage the group.
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    July 1, 2014
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  • Corrected

    Chase

    chase n. The criminal was caught after a chase.
    chase vt. why did you chase the girl?

     

    Or present tense "Why are you chasing the girl?"

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    May 28, 2014
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    December 23, 2013
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  • Answered
    Either is ok but normally it would be "Enter a room". It implies that you enter into the room, so the word "into" is not normally used.
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    December 23, 2013
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  • Commented

    It's only used among friends. If I wanted to do something but I didn't have the courage to do it then a friend might say "Just suck it up and do it".

     

    I think these slang phrases are easier to learn in context. Don't worry too much about them.

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    December 22, 2013
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  • Commented

    Even native english speakers can have trouble with some accents. I find that people from some parts of Scotland are the hardest to understand. Especially on the phone where sound quality isn't great.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU

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    December 22, 2013
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    Die Toten Hosen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-yqPhItr8

    Fettes Brot - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FbLRMggT4

    Die Ärzte - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KiaQ8qpDkU

     

    The last 2 I heard quite a lot when I was there in 2008. The first is a classic that all Germans would know.

     

    I like Panzerballett as well but they're mostly instrumental.

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    December 22, 2013
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