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    It used to be possible to use "hook up" in British English in the sense you want, but we're now so familiar with the American usage that the sexual meaning has become dominant for us too.
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    January 11, 2015
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    Certainly you do, for "well speaking", But if you just want to be understood, then probably no. You'll note that all these didactic people had no problem understanding your question.
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    January 11, 2015
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    Try: "It's a great story, but it also has lot to tell us about life", just as meaningless, but a bit less stiff.
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    January 11, 2015
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    I live in Spain (Tenerife). I like that people smile at me and wish me buen dia. Who cares if the buses don't run on time? (Actually, they kinda do here, but that's 'cause we're knee-deep in Germans.)
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    January 11, 2015
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    You can just about get away with it if she's a really close friend, and it's clear from context that it's "jokey". As for syntax, I think it would just be "BTDT" on its own. I could maybe (but wouldn't) use it to my sister or my boyfriend. It's not nice.
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    January 11, 2015
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    The weather is always a reliable topic. Que-ce qui'il fait moche aujourd'hui. Works especially well in Bretagne, Normandie and England, where it always fait moche. Or just look lost and vulnerable, and wait for them to talk to you.
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    January 11, 2015
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    Tu viens de le trouver, chéri...
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    January 11, 2015
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    Good to know, Ruthi, but surely they don't include "ezrachit" in a greeting(?). In our family, we say l'shanim both for Rosh Hashanah and 1 January, but don't go by us: my uncle thought it appropriate to say "next year in Jerusalem" in a hotel in Tel Aviv. Hey, Doddy, the buses go there, even on Pesach.
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    January 1, 2015
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    The other commenters are all right. But saying "it" instead of "they" here would be a very tiny mistake. You won't get shot for it.
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    It's important to understand different accents. I used to be an interpreter, and got horribly caught out one time by the accent of a speaker from my own country. As for speaking, I would pick one accent you like (maybe even the speech of an individual actor or newsreader), and try to stick to it. But if you pick a British accent, don't worry about getting "infected" by American: it's happening to all of us all of the time. DON'T stop watching the US channels, otherwise you'll miss out on useful new vocabulary. "The wind blows from the west...".

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    January 1, 2015
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