Hey, this is very well written! Great job.

My grammar corrections are in yellow. Words that I changed or added to make the sentence flow more naturally are in blue.

 

Talking literature (again)

I've recently just finished the novel "The Big Nowhere" by James Ellroy , translated as "Le Grand Nulle part" in French. It's without any (a) doubt the greatest Crime Fiction I've ever read. If you love the « Noir » genre, if you love a mystical character seeking redemption and tenderness, if you love Los Angeles and the fifties, then this novel if for you. It has it all: the style, the femme fatale, the « homme fatal » («fatal man », I know it sounds weird), everything is fatal in that novel, even the typography (at least in my edition. I've read it in french). The plot is fantastic and unpredictable, but I don't want to spoil it. I can just say that there's some tears and blood involved. James Ellroy is very fascinating; I've seen some interviews of him. The guy has charisma and a great sense of humor which is reflected in his work. I think "The Big Nowhere" is his masterpiece. I've also read his books "The Black Dahlia", "L.A Confidential", and "American Tabloids", which are all good, but "The Big Nowhere" just has something which sets it apart. It's a very magnetic book and is the compass of Crime Fiction novels.

 

With book titles, the rules vary. You can either write them in italics, example: <em>The Big Nowhere</em>, or you can write them with quotation marks, which is what I used for the corrections.

I don't really know what you mean by saying that the font is fatal, maybe there is another adjective you could use for that, like "dark" or "foreboding". Fatal means "causing destruction or death" or "fateful".

Also, I'm not really sure what you mean by saying that "The Big Nowhere" is the compass of Crime Fiction novels. Do you meant that is a leader in the genre or that it is an exemplary novel for the genre? If so, write that instead.

 

Like I said, this is very well written! Keep it up :D

 

If you know the name of this manger, you can start the letter with "Mr./Mrs./Ms." and then the name and a comma, like this Mrs. Bellinger, I have been studying at your institution for __ years, but have just recently had a problem with payment records. Then explain the problem with the computers and the payment records. If you actually are having this problem, maybe you can get a copy of your payment to them from the bank that you use and attach it to the letter. If you are doing this for a class, never mind that part about the bank.

You could say this a few different ways. It kind of depends on the context. Could you give me a little more about the situation or a little more of the writing?

Good question! We are always talking about famous people, whether actors, sports figures, designers, or whoever is very well known to the public for entertainment/fashion. This doesn't include politicians. Beautiful people who appear in magazines are models. Models also do fashion shows and print ads. They are basically people who are paid to be pretty.

Yes, it is grammatically correct. However, you could make a few changes. 1.The tone of the sentence is rather formal, and "has to" is informal. A word that means the exact same thing but is more formal is "must". 2. I'm not sure why, but when talking about amounts of things, like money, we never say "bigger." We say "larger". Society must invest larger amounts of money in educating children to be more responsible with the environment.

You could use "be careful of". Observe is more like something someone does from afar. Watch is generally used to mean "looked at", although I understand why you considered it. We use it many different ways in English. Care also has multiple uses, but I think I gave you an appropriate use of "careful" to replace it with.

1) Time flew in the blink of an eye. "Flown" is only used with the words have/has. Here are some examples: She has flown in from Dallas. (Has is used with the singular pronouns he/she.) They have flown over the Atlantic three times. (Have is used with the pronouns I/they/we.) 2)There’s a ( )woman with a little boy standing beside her , holding her hand tightly. This could be almost any adjective that exists. You have to think about how the woman is in your mind and use that adjective. Is she strong, tall, short, fat, happy, scared. or lonely? You can just pick one. 3). (putting away)the puzzled expression on my face, I gave them a warm and broad smile as to make them feel that they were welcomed. This does make sense. 4)This was our sweet, ( ) childhood . This is another question about an adjective, and it is kind of the same. You think about how the childhood was. Was it innocent, boring, or short? 5)Happiness could be looking at something beautiful. Do you mean to ask is this the definition of happiness? In that case, no. If you mean to ask if the sentence is correct, yes! 6) I was almost melted BY your smile. 7) Guilt, shame, and regret once again filled my being. I could do nothing but feel sorry. These three words need to be nouns, because they are completing an action. They are filling, and only nouns can complete actions. 8)I was always(be?) treated with respect If take out the (be), this is a correct sentence in past tense. If you want this to be a future tense sentence, you would write "I will always be treated with respect." 9) Before I drifted off to sleep, (and then continue the sentence.) One more thing. This post should probably be in the Notebook area, because that is where we can upload writings for corrections. This is the Discussion category, and is for talking about things or ideas.