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Bonjour à tous! Ça fait longtemps que je n’utilise pas Italki, mais je voudrais commencer y utiliser encore. Je suis canadienne, alors ma première langue est anglais et le français ma langue secondaire. Je voudrais pratiquer de converser en français avec des parleurs natifs, particulièrement des gens qui viennent du Canada parce que j’adore l’accent canadien et je voudrais en développer le mien.
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Kate
French
Jun 11, 2015
Un très bon cours Sam, j'ai bien aimé notre discussion de Game of Thrones et tout le vocabulaire que ça nous a apporté :)
Kanika
French
May 30, 2015
Samantha est super cool à parler avec, elle rigole et c'est une bonne dynamique. Son français est bon!
Caroline L-B
French
Apr 16, 2015
Ça m'a fait plaisir de te connaître, c'était agréable de discuter avec toi.
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  • Answered
    For that phrase, I would use "We'll stay" just because it is the simplest and the least wordy. All three of those choices can be used, however, and they mean the same thing.
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    September 8, 2015
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    A CV is more popularly known as a "resumé" and it is strongly advised that you bring your CV to any job interview you have. A cover letter is typically attached to your CV (the "cover" or front page) and it is a letter addressed to your potential future employer, outlining your skills and goals, and why you would be a good fit for the job. An application form is usually provided by the company you are applying to, and you can either fill it out before your job interview, or they may give you an application form during the interview. If you have access to the application form beforehand, I would recommend filling it out before going to the interview. Case in point, bring all of those things with you if you're going to an interview! Good luck. :)
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    September 8, 2015
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    Toutes et Tous. Quand utiliser correctement les mots «toutes» et «tous»? Est-ce qu'ils ont la même signification?
    August 30, 2015
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    Maintaining means, essentially, "to keep". To maintain a "look" is to keep the way he presents himself constant, with very little change. In this article, he is "maintaining" the look of his Playmobil figure, which means that in real life, he looks like the toy that his friends made him.
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    May 29, 2015
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    The intentions of the sentences come across clearly, but there are some minor errors. "Let's wait a little. He will probably come." → This sentence makes sense. "I brought you a big box so that you might packed your books in." → I understand what you're trying to say, but it would be better phrased as: "I brought you a big box so that you can pack your books in it." "I gave him several injections." → This makes sense. "It’ll be easy for her to make friends with the children. They like the way she playing with them." → This would be better phrased as: "It'll be easy for her to make friends with the children. They like the way she plays with them."
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    May 28, 2015
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    The verbs "to accrue" and "to accumulate" are different verbs, but with only slightly different meanings. They both mean to collect. 'Accrue' is mostly used when talking about money, interest, etc., such as in your example with: "With interest accrued over the past 40 years." This means that if this person had put away money over the last 40 years, she could have collected interest on it (to ACCRUE the interest) and therefore have ACCUMULATED enough money to have a nice retirement. Essentially they are very similar words, but 'accrued' is used mostly when talking about financial matters, whereas 'accumulate' is much more common in everyday speech.
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    May 28, 2015
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    Coming from Canada and as a speaker of American English, I've never used <em>magic</em> as a verb in in everyday speech. Coming across 'magic' in fantasy literature is not uncommon ("The witch magicked him back to life"), but as a previous poster stated, it is usually spelled with a 'k' at the end. That is merely my experience with the word, but I would not be at all surprised if it was a regional thing, being more commonly used in the U.K.

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    May 28, 2015
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    'Because' is typically used to describe the reason behind something. e.g. "You go to school because you like to learn." 'For' is used in a variety of ways, including to address something to someone: e.g. "This letter is for Susan." It can also be used in the same manner that 'because' is used, though this is a more formal, literary way of speaking: e.g. "We can't go outside, for it is raining." 'Since' can be used to describe the way something has been from a certain point in time. e.g. "Since the car accident, I haven't been able to walk." "It's been raining since Friday." It can also be used similarly to 'because,' such as in the following: e.g."Since you're going out, can you grab me a coffee?" "Your car must be nice, since it is new." 'As' is typically used to compare two things. e.g. "It's as hot as a desert out there." 'As' can be used as a substitute for 'because,' but this is not used very often in spoken English. e.g. "As you're sixteen now, you can get your driver's license." 'As' is a very common word in English, I recommend looking at this page for all the ways 'as' can be used. :) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/as?s=t
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    March 25, 2015
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    "To hand out" and "to give out" mean the same thing. "Are you going to hand out Halloween candy?" "Are you going to give out Halloween candy?" "Hand-out" can also be used as a noun, such as in the phrase, "I got these hand-outs at the presentation." In English, we say "deliver" when talking about things such as mail, messages, etc. "My parcel was delivered today." "What time do they deliver the mail?"
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    March 25, 2015
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    Fashion

    Fashion is a standout topic all over the world. People dress up as they want. It determines someobody’s (somebody's) look. You can earn money of from fashion. If you have a taste of in fashion, you can work with it. Fashion designers show their clothes at fashion shows. Usually on these shows there are lots of strange clothes what that you would never wear in real life. If you like fashion but you are not good designing clothes, you can be a model. There is a proverb in English, ’Clothes don’t make the man,’ which I think is half true because when you meet someone, the first thing you notice is his or her clothes. Although There are people who cannot afford buying to buy expensive and fashionable clothes because of their family background. In families, clothes were a kind of emblem of wealth. For example, in France, people who could show their knee were rich. There are as well also people who think fashion is not important and they don’t take make any effort to look better. Fashion can make you look as like another person. But sometimes you have to be careful how you dress up. For example, you should wear (insert word here - like 'something') elegant on a job interview so that your future boss would will take you seriously. Comparing the past and the present fashion has changed a lot. Nowadays people wear more extreme clothes and are brave to show themselves in their fashion style.

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    March 12, 2015
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