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Nice post! I felt the same way today.
I've made a couple of corrections below, basically be aware, that you're talking in the past tense (as you're reflecting on the day).
Today I didn't want to do anything. I just wanted to lie in my bed, and eat some strawberry ice cream! Everybody should stay away from me!
In terms of readability, an alternative way of writing what you wrote, is this:
I didn't want to do anything today. All I wanted to do was lie in bed, and eat lots of strawberry ice cream! Everyone should stay away from me!
0 votedMay 31, 20150My pets
I have four dogs, their names are Miky, Saimon, Andy and Bizcocho.
I like to spend time with them because they make me that I can feel happy and relaxed.
I love them.
Miky is a spoiled dog. Meanwhile, Saimon is a jealous.-----------------
Good job! Very few corrections. I added "Meanwhile," to make the writing flow a bit better. Also, spoiled is the American way of spelling spoilt (the English way), both are right.
0 votedMay 7, 20140Boreding day
Today I understandrealised that I'm wasting my time.
I want to leave. bBut I cannot drop everything,. I want to give up. but I'm glad that my mom supports me, sshe is my friend. butHowever, I do not enjoy living in Russia.
I don't know twhat to do.---------------------
Really good job!!! You've got the basics down.
Boring should be changed to "boring". "Bored" describes how others feel. Boring describes how you feel, or things/activites. An example of this would be "This movie is so boring, are you bored?"
There are three ways to write the first sentence. "Today, I realised that I've been wasting my time." Or "Today, I finally understood that I've been wasting my time." They both say the same thing, but the first one is a bit sadder, and probably more effective. As you're talking about the past "I am" changes to "I have/I've"
The rest is really good! Just remember to capitalise the start of sentences.
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This could be a bit advanced, but will help you in the future and others. You can control the emotions of the reader by varying sentence lengths. For example:
<em>I want to leave. I want to give up. I can't drop everything, I just can't. I hate living in Russia. I'm glad that my mom supports me, she's my friend. </em>
Or:
<em>I want to leave but I cannot drop everything and leave, I feel like giving up. I'm glad that my mom supports me, she's my friend. I hate living in Russia.</em>
It's not the best example. However, hopefully the first example will make you sadder, and the second example will make you tired after reading it.
0 votedMay 5, 20141- "Throw in the towel" is an idiom (saying). Derived from boxing or sports generally, it means to give up, or quit. / In boxing, throwing the towel into the ring is taken as quite literal, as they throw in the towel to stop the fight. / In more everyday use, you could use it on the sports field, or a student may use it describing a course or something. It's basically another way of giving up/quitting. It's quite often used when people retire "I'm going to throw in the towel now" or "I'm going to hang up my boots." / The / I put in, just indicates where my paragraphs end for you. Sometimes it doesn't show my paragraphs and just shows a big block of text.0 votedMay 5, 20141
Plz correct my english
Da tanto tempo non posso andare su facebook. Ma stamattina sono entrato al facebook di nuovo. Ho caricato cinque foto di mio figlio e ho laciato qualche messaggio ali mio amici.
Ho trovato qualche messaggio di gennaio 2014! Mamma mia. Che vuole dire che non sono su facebook da 4 mesi.
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De long temps non peux aller en facebook. Mais ce mattin je suis entré en facebook di nouveau. J’ai upload cinq foto de mon fils e j'ai laisse' quelque messege a' mons amis.
J'ai découverté quelque messege de janvier 2014! Oh là là! Que ça veux dire que non je suis en facebook de 4 mois
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For a long time I can't couldn't go to on fFacebook. But this morning, I entered inonto fFacebook again. I uploaded five fotos photos of my son and I leftsent some messages to my friends.
I have found some messages offrom January 2014! Oh my god! That means that I have not been ion fFacebook for 4 months.0 votedApril 29, 20144- Onwards means to continue (often meaning to continue going forwards). An example is "from this time onwards I'm busy." There's the saying "onwards and upwards" which means "continue being successful or making progress". / Forwards and backwards are usually much more directional, as they specify a direction. As a simple example, say I'm telling someone how to park a car, "you just need to drive forwards, then go backwards in to that park." You wouldn't say "You just need to drive onwards,.." Another example is "I look backwards/forwards." / You don't have to use these adverbs. You could say "She ran". Or to add more detail, you could say "She ran ahead", "She ran back to the building." If you're going to specify a direction, you'd use forwards backwards, or a synonym (similar word) to forwards or backwards. / I hope this answers your question, if not tell me :).0 votedApril 26, 20141
- It definitely explains a lot! Change "extend" to "extent". Extend is used for example: "I extend out my ladder." Extent is the word you're looking for :). Before intuition there should be an "and intuition." The same as you did later on :). When you say "which affect..." I would probably make a sentence and replace with "This affects" The only real thing is that you used a semi-colon not a colon. To be honest, many native speakers (like me) still don't know how to use a semi-colon (like me again). But this link explains it pretty well: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon Actually, if you read that link it says that you shouldn't use "however". If you remove "however" and just leave the semi colon, that'll be right :). This is really, really good! It's just tiny little things that not many native speakers/writers will even really notice. I had to Google the use a semi-colon just to make sure I was telling you the right things. I personally find that when read aloud and where I naturally pause, is probably a good sign I need to start a new sentence.0 votedApril 24, 20141
House or Travel
When I was in college, I always dreamed of visiting Tibet before I turn 25. They say it's such a beautiful place which is the closest to Heaven. I pictured in mind that I would ride a bike with some dear friends. No worries about anything and just enjoying the trip.
Now I have no need to ride a bike. I have the money to affrrd a train ticket. I will turn 25 soon, but I'd rather stay at home and now never actually plan this trip.
I've lost my sense of adventure and desire to experience unknown things. I really need to find it again.0 votedApril 24, 20143Success or Nothing
I started studying towards my Masters Degree 6 years ago. Someone asked me, why have you taken such a long time to do it? For the first 2 years, I finished the course work would have graduated. Then my situation and the plan changed. I got a new job. It sounds good, I got a new job! However, I had lost the time to do my research and finish my degree when I had expected. I worked hard and didn't contact my adviser for 2 years. 4 years later and I still was confused, what should I do? Yesterday, I met my adviser to find out a way to success. She gave me an opportunities and cheered me up. The words from her that make me feel reassured, go "Back and try to repeat that what did you got from 6 years, you will work out to get a success or nothing." Sure, I want the success and hope italki.com's friend beside me to finish it in 3 months ahead of time. God bless me :).
PS. The other problem that made me serious is I must write a research document in English. I think it very take time to do because my English is not quite good but I will try the best.0 votedApril 24, 20142Success or Nothing
6 years ago, Since I studied in Master Degree. Someone asked me, why have you used long long time to do it. For 2 years first, I finished a course work and like it will be graduate. There was a situation made the plan changed. It was I had a new job. Its sound good but it made me loss the time to do my research and finish my graduate on time that I expected. I worked hard and didn't contacted to my adviser for 2 years. 4 years later and I still confused with myself that what should I do? Until yesterday, I met my adviser to find out a way to success. She gave me an opportunities and cheer me up. The words from her that make me pressured, "Back and try to repeat that what did you got from 6 years, You will work out to get a success or nothing. Sure, I want the success and hope italki.com's friend beside me to finish it in 3 months ahead remain. God bless me :)
PS. The other problem that made me serious is I must write a research document in English. I think it very take time to do because my English is not quite good but I will try the best.0 votedApril 24, 20141
