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- Oh wow. This is really tricky. You could say any of those choices and be understood. I think the most natural-sounding to me is "I don't have a car." "I have no car" is correct but a little formal. I wouldn't use the plural form or the "any" adjective unless you are talking about selling or loaning a car from a number of availavble vehicles. That is my humble recommendation. I am a native English speaker from near Washington, DC, USA. English speakers from other areas may have other ideas. Take care!0 votedFebruary 11, 20171
- Are you asking how to say this phrase another WAY? Hmmmm. I'm going to do it no matter what you say. I've got my heart set on it. I'm determined to get it done. Nothing is going to stand in my way. I am a native English speaker from near Washington, DC, USA. English speakers from other places may have different ideas. Have a great day!0 votedFebruary 11, 20170
Cooking Story
It happened one month ago or so. I took my children out of kindergarten and promised them that we would visit a shop and buy them ice cream. I thought it was a good idea to motivate them to go with me as I needed to buy bread. Unfortunately the store was already closed and we were stuck without bread and without ice cream.
My oldest son, who is only 4 years old, was extremely upset. Then I remembered that I had somewhere a bag to cook homemade ice cream and thought: "why not?". So I told my son that we would make ice cream at home by ourselves. After we came home I couldn't find this magic bag, and there was only one way to save the situation.
I opened youtube and found several video recipes with homemade ice cream. We watched 3 different videos and my son said that he liked one the most. We needed milk, egg yolks, sugar and cream. First I thought that we didn't have cream and son decided that we would do it without cream. But then I remembered that we don't have regular milk like people in a city, but fresh milk from a cow (from a farm nearby). And that milk always contains cream on top.
After we tried this recipe we had to wait all night before our ice cream became frozen. Next morning my kids woke up a bit earlier and their first words were: "We want ice cream!". We tasted what we made and it happened to be pretty tasty ice cream. Delicious, natural and very easy to do! Knowing me, that last point is extremely important! So during the last month I've made home made ice cream three more times already and since then it's my thing.This was really good! I just changed a few things to make it sound more natural to me -- I am a native English speaker from close to Washington, DC, USA. English speakers from other places may have different ideas. Have a great day.
0 votedFebruary 11, 20171I have so many questions; how do I find answers? I am forgetting things!
I have too many questions. I ask them here on Italki many times, but I usually don't get helpful answers because they are too hard for me to understand. My bedroom has turned into a nightmare of papers with my questions written on them. I go through them and, unfortunately, even though they might be unanswered, dispose of them. I do this with ones that I may have uploaded repeatedly on Italki, and get things like the following:
•Answers that contradict eachother.
•Direct translations (ones that contradict what the dictionary says)
•Things that require a grammar genious to analyze. (these are the ones that use BIG FANCY GRAMMAR WORDS!)
And, usually after this I look up articles to read that might explain it. These are usually poorly written articles, and I usually just click on what pops up first.
How can I get answers without going through so much trouble?
Even when I am clear about my questions, people still seem to have trouble answering them. I spend 100% of my time looking for answers, and now I am beginning to forget things I have learned. Unfortunately, this is draining my interest in learning ANY language anymore. ):A qualified teacher is worth the money. Someone who has teaching experience can support your learning style and explain things in a way that you can understand. Might save you hours of frustration! Remember that a lot of us folks on italki are doing this for fun and are not professionals. Also, if you are receiving contradictory answers, it may because there are regional and cultural differences impacting how different individuals speak the same language. Language is always a bit of a moving target. But that's part of the fun!
0 votedJanuary 26, 20170- This is a tough one to explain if you are not an English teacher. I have always worked. Exercise has always been important to me. This tense implies an ongoing action that started sometime in the past. I had always worked. Exercise had always been important to me. This tense implies an activity, but not a specific episode, that used to occur but doesn't anymore. Future means that the activity hasn't happened yet but the intention is there. Your grammar on one of your examples is incorrect and may be confusing you. "I will never be a mechanic". Hope this helps a little.0 votedJanuary 26, 20170
Are north american native speakers just looking to the profits?
In my English Learning Journey, I have been facing a strange fact: our brothers from USA are only concerned about profits?
Forgive me if I'm rude but I had some cultural differences between me and our brothers from north.
I think learning a new language is an excellent opportunity to discover new cultures, making new friends and...make money! But, the order of this process really matters.
What do you think?Your writing for this piece is perfect in my opinion. Great job. As for the content, I agree with the comments submitted by urusaikidd.
0 votedJanuary 26, 20171No title
I've been in London for a year. But my English isn't improving!
5 months ago, when I was going to language school, my level was B2. Then I took an online exam in iTalki today, it said B1!
Oh no, my level is going down. What a shame!
Anyway, I'm going to go pub tomorrow --always a good opportunity to practice English! Two pints, please.0 votedJanuary 26, 20171About an outgoing daughter. I
Hello everybody.
The last description I wrote didn't get any corrections, I supposed it was pretty large, so I'll split this description into two separate entries.
Her name is Lina. Since she was a little girl it was obvious that she had a strong personality -inherited from her father. As a young woman, she liked parties, and hanging around with her friends. Because of her character she was always arguing with her father, Rodrigo. He was so fond of her that he was constantly worried about her well-being.
Lina always loved her family, her shy brother, her calm mother and even her strict father. When her brother stole Rodrigo's was savings, she was surprised -- and devastated. However, she ulimately understood why her brother did it. And that realization changed her life.
From that day on, she walked a new path. She went to college and graduated with honors in Administration. She is engaged to a co-worker and they plan to be married soon.0 votedJanuary 26, 20171
