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Hi. I'm Roger. I teach environment and sustainability at a university in the UK. I'm trying to learn Spanish so that I can work more closely with universities in Latin America. I like travelling to interesting places and playing the guitar. I'll be happy to help you improve your English.
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Mafe Martinez
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May 18, 2015
Very nice session with Roger, he is doing a great job with his Spanish! Looking forward to his future lessons.
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    It's a phrase often used by TV or radio presenters in the studio as a link to another presenter on site at a newsworthy event, e.g football game, political speech, concert, crime scene, war zone, ... The reporter at the location is talking about what is happening at that moment. He or she is 'live' (pronounced like 'jive' rather than 'give') at the event. I hope this helps.
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    May 17, 2015
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    Hi Pineapple. I think the only person who could really answer your question is the artist who painted the picture. Titles of artwork are often meant to be enigmatic or thought provoking. The description of the print might give you some clues or you need to see the actual picture and make up your own mind. Good luck :)
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    May 16, 2015
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    'wanna' is a slang term used mainly in speech. It's a lazy way of saying 'want to'. It's quite common in conversation (in some dialects). I wouldn't use it in writing (unless I was quoting somebody talking, e.g. a character in a novel might speak like this).
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    May 16, 2015
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    Hi. I think the clue is in the text. This is poetic language. A truffle is a delicacy that needs to be dug out of the ground. I think 'truffling' is being used in the sense of looking for truffles, i.e. digging. So 'truffling primroses' means digging about in the flowers. That's my best guess anyway :)
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    May 15, 2015
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    Can you give an example to show what you mean?
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    May 15, 2015
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    Hi Emma. The simple answer is, "Yes." Example: 'There is a fee for parking.' OR 'There is a charge for parking.' However, there is a verb 'to charge' which might confuse you. E.g. you might say, 'They've decided to charge for parking' or 'They're going to charge a fee.' You'd NEVER say 'They're going to charge a charge for parking' Use 'make a charge ffor parking' instead. I hope this helps rather than confuses.
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    May 15, 2015
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    I might use 'saw' or 'watched' in your sentence - but I'd never write 'cuz'. It just looks horrible! Use 'because' or maybe 'cos' if you want to shorten it. :)
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    May 14, 2015
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    Hi. You can use the word 'gadget' as a substitute noun for any useful little tool, e.g. mobile phone, TV remote (control), bottle opener - "that's a handy little gadget." Another similar word might be 'gizmo'. These are both very informal terms. 'Apparatus' is what you might have in a science laboratory. It's definitely a more serious word (I hope that makes sense).
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    May 14, 2015
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    Hi. I think the answer is 'almost but not quite' :) The first bit of the sentence is great: 'That is why I believe this could be the right time to appraise my knowledge and social skills'. However, for me, the second part of the sentence doesn't quite follow on from this. Also 'rhythm' is a good word to use but 'routine' might have a more formal meaning. Maybe it would work better something like this: 'I feel like I'm learning a lot as I strive to keep up with the hospital routine. That is why I believe this could be the right time to appraise my knowledge and social skills.' or 'I'm learning a lot about the hospital routine. That is why I believe this could be the right time to appraise my knowledge and social skills.' I think this is what you're trying to say (but I may be wrong). I hope this helps :)
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    May 14, 2015
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    You might also see it written as sqrt(2) in a computer programming language. PS: It's not just Jmat who sometimes writes it with a superscript - I do too :) It's common to write powers and roots this way in maths/physics/engineering applications.
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    May 14, 2015
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