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Korean was my first language, but as I grew older, it became eclipsed by English. I consider myself fluent in English and it is a particular passion of mine. I have been an editor for a few literary magazines and adore both reading and writing. To this day, I can still speak conversational Korean and become more fluent the more that I immerse myself in the language. It is my hope to continue learning Korean, becoming proficient in it, and to slowly branch out into other languages as well.
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    It's a matter of semantics, different ways that the language can be spun. To ask "are we having fun yet?" is very direct and speaks of one person engaging another person with an earnest question. By wording it "have we had fun yet?" almost comes off as dry, sarcastic even. Technically, both are correct but where and when you would use one or the other depends on the situation and its context.
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    March 30, 2016
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    You could technically use a semi-colon to link two related sentences together; however, the reason for the dash is because the writer made a statement and wanted to further explain it while being in the same sentence. If you consider when things are put into a parentheses, it adds an extra detail, but isn't necessarily relevant and can be omitted. (Like this.) When a dash is used, the text to follow it will provide relevant information that gives the rest of the sentence more clarity. i.e. When we went to the mall, the three of us -- Liz, Jen, and I -- all got dresses to wear for the event later this week. I wasn't sure about the dress code -- the invitation said you could do casual wear, but knowing Peter, it'd be wiser to dress up. Hopefully, we made the right choice.
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    March 25, 2016
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    I'd probably go for unsociable genius. To be high functioning, capable, and aware of my surroundings holds more appeal for me. I'm a weird sort of introvert where I make good company regardless of whom I'm with but after a while, I need to recharge and the amount of time that takes could be an hour, a week, or maybe more if I'm in a funk. If I were sociable and an idiot, I would, of course, have a network of people, except I would also have to heavily rely on them just to get by on the daily. The latter of which = meh. What about yourself?
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    March 25, 2016
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    I agree with the other person: Although technically correct, it doesn't fall natural when speaking. Also, the sentence is technically a cause and effect type of question, so the "and" is actually what you would want to change. My fixes would be one of the following: -Since I have not finished it yet, there is still a lot of work to do. -Because it hasn't been finished, there is still a lot of work to do. -There is a lot of work to do because there are things still left to be finished. -I haven't finished it yet, so there is still a lot of work to do. However, if you wanted to stick as close to the original as possible, you could also do: I have not finished it yet and because of that, there is a lot of work left to do.
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    March 25, 2016
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    The answer for this question may differ depending on the person being asked.
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    March 25, 2016
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    Visiting is often associated with sightseeing a venue or place (think going somewhere that you usually don't get to go to very often, like out of the country or a far away relative/friend), whereas when someone attends something, they would also be participating in it, like with class, a work conference, or an event. I would actually change that sentence to: Although many guests would attend Gatsby's parties, no one from them went his funeral. If you were looking to use both words in one sentence, you could do: When Gatsby visited France, he attended several workshops to improve his French.
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    March 25, 2016
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