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    This expression is used to describe something that's sure to succeed. Thus, the following are similar: "It can't fail." "It's a slam dunk." "It's a foregone conclusion." "It's in the bag." And so on ...
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    February 18, 2016
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    Yes, but it depends on the condition of your tooth. Some examples: My tooth hurts: this is a general complaint My tooth is sensitive: meaning that the tooth is sensitive to cold or another condition I have a cavity: meaning my tooth has some decay My tooth needs to be pulled: meaning that the tooth is cracked or is so decayed that it can't be saved I have bad teeth: usually meaning that the teeth look crooked or may be colored
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    February 16, 2016
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    Isn't it usually the prepositions "about" and "on" that are ambiguous at times? I'm not certain that either "in" or "about" works in the context of sentence you provided. Perhaps you meant this? "I have spent much time attempting to understand the use of this English word on the web site." When I use prepositions in English, instead of remembering rules, I search for examples of usage. This web page provides some examples as well as guidelines: https://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenPrepositionsAboutOn/lvqxw/post.htm
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    February 16, 2016
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    I'm a native English (US) speaker, so maybe this advice will seem trite, but after you are able to understand children's cartoons, if I were you I would view programs that featured a British accent. Watch how they move their mouths when they speak. Picture how the British enunciate. Probably you're looking for something closer to Downton Abbey than to a football fan interview! 

    Here's a short article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/magazine/how-to-fake-a-british-accent.html?_r=0

    You asked about your grammar. I think it's more an issue of style that will arrive with practice. Thus, I might have written:

    Hello,

    I want to improve my English conversation skills and at the same time acquire a British accent. Would anyone here help me? In exchange, I would be happy to assist in learning Arabic.

    :-)

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    February 16, 2016
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  • Answered
    An "answer to" is more specific than an "answer about". Let me illustrate from a Trip Advisor post I just googled, which reads: "I am trying to find out an answer about mattress firmness in this hotel." The writer is seeking information about how firm the mattresses are there. Are they so soft that they will cause his bad back to become worse? He's trying to collect general feedback on what it was like to sleep in a bed at that hotel. If he were investigating the mystery of why mattresses at that specific hotel were of a particular firmness, or perhaps how to adjust the mattress after he already had booked a room there, he would write that he was "trying to find out an answer to mattress firmness in this hotel".
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    February 16, 2016
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    My wedding ring has been lost! Need help!

    You have just returned home after living with a family in an English-speaking country for six months.
    You now realise that you left a small bag of personal possessions in your room.
    Write to the family describing the things you left behind. Ask them to send some ar all of them to you.

    Here is the letter.

    Hi mate!

    You asked me to write you back when I arrived home. Well, I have just arrived, but already miss your country! It was so nice staying at your place; we had a lot of fun doing things together. Thank you once again.


    Unfortunatelly, it seems that I forgot my small bag in the room where I had been staying. If I remember correctly, it contained:

    My wedding ring
    Charger for my iphone
    MP3 player
    Earphones

    I hope it wouldn't cause you many problems to send these things back to me. Although I really only need my wedding ring. My wife has not yet noticed the loss but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. When she does notice it, she is going to kill me :) So I would appreciate your help very much.

    If you find the bag, would you please inform me the price of the delivery, and whether you have a preferred way that I can get the funds for shipping to you?

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    February 15, 2016
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  • Commented

    Jmat provided a very thorough, well-reasoned answer.

     

    But are you asking because you have to make a quick choice? For instance, the company Apple Inc. provides the following regionalizations for English:

     

    Australia

    Canada

    India

    U.K.

    U.S.

     

    If you need to choose one, simply select whichever is closest to your English goals. The spelling differences will be rare in any case.

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    February 15, 2016
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  • Answered
    It would be a mistake in the context of the first part. Why? The clause "he is not at school yet" means he hasn't yet arrived today at school. But why then mention the son's young age? The original sentence means that the son is too young for school.
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    February 15, 2016
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    I believe that revenant and ghost are the same, although I can't remember coming across the former outside of fantasy games or pre-20th century literature. The word "spook" almost always points to someone who works for a national intelligence organization. This Yahoo Answers page might help with distinguishing between spooky things: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110919075224AAgGHbB
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    February 15, 2016
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    The expression "in front of" means that one thing is relatively positioned before another. If there were four cars ahead of me at a traffic light, I could refer to any of them as in front of me. Meanwhile, "in the front of" describes a fixed position related to the other objects. Thus, the first car would be in the front of the line.
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    February 15, 2016
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