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Hello, I am Stephanie. I am from a small, rural town, near Cleveland, Ohio. I grew up milking cows on a dairy farm, went to college, and joined the US Navy. I am no longer in the military, but I met many friends there. One of my hobbies is taking care of my four dogs, a Manchester Terrier, a Poodle, a Boxer, and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Bichon Frise mixed breed. I am trying to learn Spanish, I can read and comprehend it better than I can speak it! I wish to become fluent so that I can move to South America and not be a complete outsider. I would love to visit Peru, and Ecuador. Also Panama and Nicaragua. I have a Spanish last name and family and friends in or from Peru, I should learn the language!
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    Yes, those sentences are correct and natural.
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    October 13, 2015
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  • Answered
    To like also means to enjoy in english, the verb gustar would be appropriate. En espanol, por ejemplo, me gusta el sonida de la musica, o te gusta el sonida de las cascadas o les gusta el sonida de los tambores...
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    October 13, 2015
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  • Answered
    "set on" in this sentence means "began" or "went on", or "started". To "rush down" a hill, means that the person "hurried", "ran", "quickly went down" or "moved swiftly" down a hill.
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  • Corrected

    Do not Mess with the sun!

    Two years ago, I traveled to Thailand. I was there 3 months and it was amazing.
    But, there is one big BUT, sometimes I had a disaster. The first disaster number one OR: The Disaster number one happened when I first came to the arrived at Pattaya City. My friend and I arrived on the island Koh LAN, where I spent a whole day in the sun. After That evening, we came back to the city. in the evening. There was were so many people and cars. People all walked on the street, drank beer and loud laughed loudly; they seemed happy. Cars were stuck in traffic jams. I felt a pain when I came up to the a car from behind. where There was an exhaust pipe from which the hot air blew onto my legs. Yes, it was a sunburn. Immediately, I bought aloe vera and anointed whole all of my skin but it was all in vain because, in the morning, my body was all red all over and I had to wear hoodie, jeans and socks for two weeks.

    I got a lesson for life. And now I am careful with the sun.
    The second disaster number two  OR: Disaster number two will be later. =)

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  • Commented

    Camilo, you were likely speaking with a rude american.  In the United States, people get angry when they call customer service and a foreigner answers.  Many americans believe that if they call customer service that another american should answer the phone.  These people likely never learned a foreign language or had very little contact with others from different countries.  These people despise accents because they have to work harder to understand what is being said.  Americans in general also do not use proper English a lot of the time, use phrases that don't translate easily, word their sentences strangely, and speak very quickly.  They get angry because they cannot communicate in an easily understood way and blame others who don't understand them.  They have a superiority complex.  Americans can be extremely xenophobic, not to mention racist, and be very open and condescending about it.  They are not always welcoming to outsiders.

     

    Also, you were trying to speak to people from a country where only 12% of the population has proficient literacy skills. According to a study conducted in late April, 2013 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, In the United States, 14% of the population can't read. 21% of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19% of high school graduates can't read. Our literacy results haven't changed in over 10 years.  Americans are not the smartest people to try to talk with.  if 1 in 5 people cannot read, imagine how terrible their language skills must be.

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  • Commented

    When I work with people who are learning English or are not native speakers, I try to speak slowly and use basic sentence structure.  I try to keep my sentences in Subject-Verb order and simple.  I start new sentences instead of conjoining them.  This seems to be easier for the listener.  I also avoid vernacular, using only easily translated words.

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  • Answered
    What did you do last weekend? I went to my cousin's house. Does your cousin live far away? or Did you travel far? or Is your cousin's house far from here? or Is it far from here?
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    October 13, 2015
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  • Answered
    Also, multi-tasking means you can do more than one task at a time. Many people use this term on a resume for employment.
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    October 13, 2015
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  • Answered
    These are grammatically correct, however, I agree with Neil that it sounds better to rearrange the second sentence to eliminate a "for". I have been waiting five hours for you! or, to use the contraction I've been waiting five hours for you! BUT you could keep them the way you have written them, as they are GRAMMATICALLY correct.
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  • Answered
    They are relatively the same, and mean the same, BUT "based on" is the more correct use of the preposition in the English language, leaving "based off" as a regional vernacular, meaning that although it is not correct, many people say it and every English speaker would understand you perfectly if you chose to say it also. It is similar the the use of ain't. Although it isn't correct to use, many people do, and all speakers would understand you if you made the mistake.
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