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    Katie, thank you. I'm wondering, do you think it is a fine way to describe the setting, or it is rather a little oversight? That was the only sentence where I noted this problem. In other scenes, a reader see the surroundings through the eyes and ears of the main character, e.g. another character may inform Skeeve about something, he wouldn't have seen. In this scene the keeper might be described as "looming over me", not "behind me". Besides, just a few sentences below he poked Skeeve in the chest, so if he was "behind" then he had to move "off-camera" in order to stand in front of Skeeve.
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    February 4, 2016
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    Meaning of the phrase: "...blinked, looming behind me" I'm reading Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin. There is a sentence in one of the dialogs that I do not understand. The story is told from the main character Skeeve point of view. The sentence is: "What tent?" The keeper blinked, looming behind me. What is the meaning of "looming behind me" part? If the keeper is standing behind Skeeve then Skeeve can't see him blinking. Is it the mistake of the author or "behind me" means something other? Context: "WHERE did that tent go?" I demanded desperately. "What tent?" The keeper blinked, looming behind me. "That tent," I exclaimed, pointing at the now vacant space. The Deveel frowned, craning his neck, which at his height, gave him considerable visibility. "There isn't any tent there," he announced with finality. "I know! That's the point!" "Hey! Quit trying to change the subject!" The keeper growled, poking me in the chest with an unbelievably large finger. "Are you going to pay for the dragon or not?"
    February 2, 2016
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    Арабская лодка

     

    Я (1) увидел деревянную лодку в (2) Персидском заливе. (3) Это была большая лодка, которая когда-то плавала во всех странах и морях в поисках богатства. Но сейчас эта лодка плавает только в моём море.

     

    1. Видел/увидел - the difference is subtle. Возможны оба варианта в зависимости от желаемого акцента.

    Have you seen the boat before? Ты видел эту лодку раньше?

    The moment I saw her, I loved her. Как только я её увидел, я влюбился.

    2. The Arabian Gulf - Персидский залив.

    3. Как я понял из противопоставления была/сейчас (the boat was/the boat now), предложение описывает историю лодки, поэтому я добавил "когда-то" для указания на давние события и изменил окончание у слова "плавает", чтобы оно стояло в прошедшем времени.

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    July 25, 2015
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    First day

    Привет! Как дела? Меня зовут Ахмед Халифа.

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    July 25, 2015
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    A New Android Game (please correct me) My friend showed me a new Android game today. Actually, the game also has a version for iOS and PC (which is played in a browser). It's a kind of quiz. The player chooses one of multiple topics and start a game. The system finds an opponent for the game from around the world. There are 7 rounds, 10 seconds each. You get a task in form of a question or a picture and have to choose between four answers. Games are quick and fun. You can play against players from any country and the continent of our planet. While playing you win different funny titles like "Brazilliant" or "Fantastic Mr. Fox". There is a ranking system too; each topic has its own ranking. It's so funny to see the starting screen saying something like "Player 1, 'Word Processor', The Best in July 2015, France VS Player 2, 'Britney Spears' Ex', In Top Ten July 2015, Indonesia. I should say it is hard for me to play topics where you get a text question, because I cannot read fast enough, but I like the picture questions very much.
    July 25, 2015
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