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I live in Washington State in the U.S. and I'm working on learning Italian. I plan on traveling there with my wife and decided to learn a little. I decided soon after to not do it halfway and see how fluent I can become. I have a very clean accent in English (American, not British) and I am willing to help those with questions. If there is a native Italian who wants to exchange practice and lessons that would be ideal for me. I had two years of Spanish in High School but have not retained very much. I restarted learning it recently with the lofty goal of teaching my son some so he can have some of the benefits of a learning a second language.
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    I'm working on a story set in 1924 New York. The characters visit a Neapolitan restaurant and I want the brief dialog in Italian to be accurate to the time and dialects, but I'm only familiar (at a beginner level) with modern Italian. The first line is from a British character who learned Italian in England in the late 1910s . “Salve, vogliamo un tavolo per due, per favore.” The host’s eyes lit up and he waved at them to follow. “Bene, bene, mi siguano.” Thank you for any help!
    June 17, 2022
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    1: I'm not sure without more conversation context. This is probably figurative, like a firing from a company, a falling from favor, or being kicked out of a group. I'm not sure about the other part. 2: The implied end of the sentence is, "there are two seats up (for reelection)." Stated more directly, there are two elected positions (seats) that will be voted for on November 7th.
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    October 29, 2017
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    "From" is the correct word because it means the notes are from the missed class. Using "in" would be confusing because it would mean that you were in the class when the notes were shown to you, but the sentence also says you missed the class. "Decide on" means the same as "pick" or "choose." It does not sounds correct without "on" following "decide" in this sentence. Here is another way to say the sentence that also works: "I can't decide which production theme to use."
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    October 29, 2017
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    Yes
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    January 13, 2017
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    I would recommend taking out the "on my own/by myself" because right afterward you mention the person who has helped you. I think you want to express that you are directing your own learning but I think that is implied. If you want to emphasize your independence you could say, "...with the assistance of a native speaker." You could say: "I began learning it this year." Using the word since implies a passage of time between when you started and when you are speaking but it is the same year. You could say "since July" if it was several months after July or "since 2014" because there are years in between.
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    January 13, 2017
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    There really is no difference.
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    January 13, 2017
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    It looks good, but more context would help. The end could be incorrect but that depends. Here are options for ending the sentence and what it would mean: "...dedicated to the medical problems." Use this if you are referring to specific medical problems. "...dedicated to medical problems." Use this if you are referring to medical problems in general. "...dedicated to the medical problem." Use this if you are referring to a single medical problem.
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    January 12, 2017
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    My mistake, nevermind
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    January 12, 2017
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    Depending on what you are trying to specifically say, here is an option: "John brings a huge contribution to any community he joins."
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    January 12, 2017
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    "Flock of pigeons" is the only one I've heard.
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    May 21, 2016
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