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Hi! My name is David - I'm originally from Brisbane, Australia, and I love learning languages. I'm an English teacher who has lived abroad for a number of years, and I'm happy to help you with English through my teacher profile here on italki. I enjoy cooking, travelling and playing music. I mainly play guitar, and write/perform my own music whenever I can: http://soundcloud.com/david-peachey http://soundcloud.com/david-peachey-soundtracks I've also co-hosted a language podcast called Slovak Snack: http://slovaksnack.wordpress.com/ Nice to meet you! ABOUT BEING LANGUAGE PARTNERS: I'm quite active on italki, so you are welcome to send a request so that you can follow me on the forums. I rarely answer emails, but if you do wish to write, please write me a proper message. I already take lessons and I have friends who help me with my languages, so I hardly ever accept language exchange requests. Please feel free to book a session if you want to talk on Skype.
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Cherry
Burmese
Nov 19, 2016
:) have a nice trip!
Cherry
Burmese
Oct 27, 2016
thanks for the feedback!
Ms Yuen
Chinese (Cantonese)
Oct 27, 2016
Thanks David. Our learning direction is good, I think you can fruitful trip in Hong Kong.
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  • Answered
    If you're confused about make/do, here's a basic guide: make = create do = perform an action There are many set phrases with make and do (eg. "make friends" but "do me a favour"), so you simply need to memorise those.
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    November 12, 2020
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  • Answered
    As far as the meaning goes, they are exactly the same. The difference is in the register, and you can understand it from the etymology of each word. "Keep" is common speech, and it has a more direct, personal effect. You probably recognise "continue" as there's a similar word in Spanish. To the English mind, this sounds a little more formal and academic, so your example of "Continue bothering me and I will..." is understandable, but a bit "off". You need more direct language for a threat.
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    August 1, 2020
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  • Answered
    There's a "Contact Teacher" button on each teacher's profile, so you can use that to ask if they are free at a certain time. The message box is below a whole lot of tick-boxes, so just skip those and type away. Speaking as a teacher, I always appreciate it if a potential student takes the time to message me about what they want to do,
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    August 1, 2020
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  • Answered
    Yes, you need the singular "seems" for this sentence.
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    August 1, 2020
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  • Answered
    I realise you took the original sentence from a textbok, but it's not entirely right, Blame the writer of the textbook. Correct versions: Revising the poem took her two weeks. or To revise the poem would take her two weeks. Do you see the nuance?
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    July 25, 2020
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  • Answered
    If you've seen "I don't mind to get up early" (yes, I've found a couple of examples), then the writer has made a mistake. That's all.
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    July 25, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hi Michael,

    I've done some research, and it seems that there is literally no meaning for this phrase. It's not a known idiom or proverb in English. If you can interpret some meaning from it, then that might be a good thing anyway. :)

    It seems like this list is often repeated but never checked, and generally the people who post this list are non-native speakers. Have a look at the search results: if native English speakers aren't reposting this list, then you have a right to doubt its authenticity,

    There are a couple of variations of this list (one list doesn't have the dogs/ambassadors sentence) and to be honest, both versions look like careless translations into English.

    If the list isn't "authentically" from Harvard, I don't think that's a problem, but the advice isn't really that good. Anyway, that's just my own opinion. The list would have some value if we could find its origin, but so far I've found nothing.
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    July 25, 2020
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  • Commented
    "Are you coming...?" asks about this moment now.

    "Do you come...?" asks about general, regular habits.

    You probably need, "Are you coming with us?"
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    May 17, 2020
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  • Commented
    If this is an English test, then could we see your version, please?

    I can think of two possibilities, but I'd like to see what you think first.
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    April 18, 2020
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  • Answered
    You can make it much simpler by removing "be submitted" (this phrase is formal). "I don't want to see any more posts claming that Covid-19 is a punishment from God." - this is your clearest and most natural option. "I don't want any more posts claiming that Covid-19 is a punishment from God." - this is OK, but it tells me that people send you these posts directly.
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    April 18, 2020
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