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Hi everyone! I'm a native English speaker, born in London and living in Scotland. Next month I am heading off to Burkina Faso to work with a charitable organisation. I'm looking for a conversation partner to improve my French. In return I'd be happy to help you to improve/practice your English.
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    The first sounds fine to me. The second is okay but would sound more natural if you added the word, 'for' to the end of the question. So, 'how long is the cheque valid for?'
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    August 6, 2015
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    "He's just so annoying, I couldn't be more cheesed off with him." To be cheesed off is to be irritated or slightly angry. However it indicates only mild annoyance and would not be used to express serious anger.
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    May 28, 2015
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    Because to say somebody is mentally ill when they are not is considered rather rude. It implies they are abnormally, clinically unintelligent or that their behaviour is in some other way abnormal.
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    May 28, 2015
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    You've got two excellent answers in the comments section.
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    May 28, 2015
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    Yet and not just with the word proof. You don't need an article whenever a noun follows the verb "to be." So you say, "I am happy" not, "I am the happy." You say, "he is tall" not, "he is the tall." In exactly the same way you say, "this agreement is proof" because proof is a characteristic of the agreement.
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    May 28, 2015
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    "This book is written in Chinese and English" and, "this is a bilingual edition" are both fine.
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    May 28, 2015
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    You could add "the" if you wanted and the sentence would still sound find. When you use the word "after" it's not required, the article is implied. So you could say, "after accommodation costs it is around £20" or, "after the accommodation costs it is around £20" and both sound equally acceptable. "The Hopu and Bessert v. France case" is fine. You could also say, "the case of Hopu and Bessert v. France" or just, "in Hopu and Bessert v. France."
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    May 28, 2015
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    I'm not sure if there's a way to get every article. Here's one to get you started though: http://www.italki.com/article/444/transform-your-academic-english-skills-with-these-50-collocations#.VWbn_s_nuM8
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    May 28, 2015
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    Do you mean can you go from being an employee to being a student? If so the answer in the UK is no. The only way to become a student is to go through the standard admissions process. Working for the university might be something you could put on your application form when applying but you'd still need to go through central admissions like everyone else.
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    May 28, 2015
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    No, in this context they mean the same thing. Normally however, "exert" means, "to apply" "to bring to to bear" "to make use of" or "to employ." "Exercise" normally refers to an activity requiring physical effort engaged in for the purposes of keeping fit and healthy.
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    May 28, 2015
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