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KruBee
Thai
Nov 5, 2017
It was fun talking to you today. Enjoy your holiday and back home safely. I look forward to hearing about your trip. Have fun ka.
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  • Answered
    1) It probably means his legs are worn out (i.e., he walks a lot or is poor) but there could be multiple interpretations for this sentence. 2) He takes off his hat so much that the place where he grabs his hat to take it off is more worn out than other places on the hat. It probably means that he spends a lot of time going by people on the road (in older times and occasionally in modern times, it was customary to take off your hat when greeting someone).
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    January 12, 2018
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    November 26, 2017
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    As a native speaker, I don't think I'd say either one is stronger than the other. They both indicate the same chance of rain to me.
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    August 30, 2017
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    I wouldn't think it weird at all if someone said that in the US. I actually can't think of another way to say that other than something longer like "The elections are happening three months ahead of schedule" or "The elections have been moved to three months earlier than originally planned"
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    July 14, 2017
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    I'm not sure what they mean by "folksy". Everybody uses it in everyday speech. Yes, it's colloquial in the sense that you usually won't see it in formal writing. I can't comment on the British English part.
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    June 30, 2017
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    Anticipate here means "to precede", "to come before", or "to foreshadow". It is different from the usage of anticipate that means "to expect".
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    June 30, 2017
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    A stoop is a set of stairs in front of a house, basically. It's not used much anymore. A porch typically means a covered area at the entrance of a house (i.e., it has a roof). To get a better feel for these, go to Google Images and look at what shows up when you google stoop and porch.
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    June 30, 2017
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    I was fined for breaking /the/ hotel's chandelier. The guide /forgot/ to pick up some tourists from /the/ island. The mother was singing a lullaby /while/ sitting by her child. OR The mother was sitting by her child and singing a lullaby. Everything else looks OK
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    March 29, 2016
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    Both sentences are OK. I'd probably say "Don't feel bad about it" or just "Don't be sad" instead.
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    March 29, 2016
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    It means that she is looking for some type of closure by attempting to succeed this time She failed last time, and she won't feel right until she succeeds.
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    March 29, 2016
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