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Ahhh, isn't the English Language quirky! I think you have a good handle on this, but let me make some comments below to make this sound even better to the English-speaker's ear.
"hands" and "arms"
I never thought before, what is about the difference between "hands" and "arms" before. And I was really surprised, when I to read that the "hand" is a part from the wrist to the fingertips, and that the "arm" is a part from the shoulder to the wrist. In Russian, we say just "рука" in both cases :).
So, if I understand it correctly, I can't say: "He hugged me with his big strong hands". I should say: "He hugged me with his big strong arms"? Yes, that is more proper. Though, you could say "He squeezed me with his big, strong hands."
Please, check my little exercise with "hands" and "arms":
1. This doll has too long ARMS. This doll's arms are too long. Correct
2. He broke his ARM. Correct
3. Are your HANDS clean? Correct
4. She pulled her ARM in training. This is tricky. You don't really pull an "arm". In English, we say pull a "muscle" and sometimes specify which muscle - "I pulled my forearm muscle." "I pulled my bicep." "I pulled my tricep."
5. Give me your HAND. Correct, though you can also take someones arm - you'd go "arm in arm" (Think of two people linking arms at the elbow)
6. I hold the bags in my HANDS. Correct.
.0 votedFebruary 13, 20191music is my life
Music is drugs of my life. It helps me experiences my sorrow, pain and it raises up my cheerful mood)))
I like Jacob Banks, Bahroma, Imagine Dragons, Parov Stelar, Kadebostany. What kind of music do you like? Could you recommend some music you like?Very good - I understood exactly what you said. A few small changes to make it sound more natural to an English-speaker's ear:
Music is my life
Music is drugs of my life is my drug. It helps me through experiences my sorrow and, pain and it raises up my cheerful mood))) cheers me up.
I like Jacob Banks, Bahroma, Imagine Dragons, Parov Stelar, Kadebostany. What kind of music do you like? Could you recommend some music you like? What do you recommend?0 votedFebruary 13, 20190Why do you think that how you think do?
I mean., why does a Chinese people person think like a Chinese person and an American people person thinks like an American?
I think we are all humans, but we are determined for the for the most part shaped by the context that in which we grow up in 99.999% percent. aAnd now I ask me myself, "What happens with to us? wWho are us we?Why do you think how you do?
I mean, why does a Chinese person think like a Chinese person and an American person think like an American?
I think we are all human, but we are for the most part shaped by the context in which we grow up. And now I ask myself, "What happens to us? Who are we?0 votedFebruary 6, 20161- As Kevin says, they are very similar. Both "of" and "about" are prepositions, and many prepositions have very subtle shades of meaning. I was trying to think, anecdotally, how I may use them differently, but it was hard. For every rule I "invented", I realized that I could use the words interchangeably.0 votedJanuary 31, 20160
- -half out front mansion This makes no sense in English. I don't know what you are trying to convey. Perhaps you can try again and I can help you? -kids over fits This makes no sense in English. I don't know what you are trying to convey. Perhaps you can try again and I can help you? -it feels like a long time has been coming "It feels like it's been a long time coming" -the last 20 years have seen an explosion of technologies This is pretty good. People will completely understand. But, "The last 20 years saw an explosion of technologies" is more efficient English. You may also see "the last 20 years has seen an explosion of technologies". I'm unable to find which is grammatically correct, but both will be understood by an English speaker.0 votedJanuary 31, 20162
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