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Ainhoa
Spanish
Jan 11, 2017
Thank you for being the best!
Oskar
Swedish
Jan 3, 2017
Tack så otroligt mycket för idag, John! Jag hoppas vi ses snart igen.
Yulia
Russian
Dec 23, 2016
John is very talented, his pronunciation is impressive. Thanks a lot!
Ainhoa
Spanish
Dec 6, 2016
You are great! Now keep learning the verbs for the next day!
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  • Answered
    "My sister and I are refugees from a war torn country. When we arrived in America we were worried about so many things. Our sponsor family basically raised us until until we we're old enough to go to college. We truly are products (We are the results) of a lot of help." I forgot to include the word "us" in my previous post :)
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    November 2, 2023
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  • Answered
    Hi, without further context it would be difficult to say where these sentences would apply. These phases are very uncommon in English and can only be used in very specific contexts. See the sentences below for examples: "The jet turbine is a joint effect and a product of a lot of help from the team" "I was doing poorly in math but my friends came to my aid and helped me study. To put it simple, I'm (my success is) a product of a lot of help." "My sister and I are refugees from a war torn country. When we arrived in America we were worried about so many things. Our sponsor family basically raised until until we we're old enough to go to college. We truly are products (We are the results) of a lot of help." I would honestly avoid using these phrases as they are only used in very specific and esoteric contexts. Even as a native speaker of English I had to think about how best to use them in a properly functioning sentence.
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    November 2, 2023
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  • Answered
    Hi, the first sentence sounds a bit awkward. You can alternatively try, " I can't think of anyone more deserving of (award name), I wish you the best of luck with your nomination!" or "I heard you got nominated for (award name), I'm rooting for you!" There are probably a million ways to say this in English but I feel like from my experience, " I can't think of anyone more deserving of (award name), I wish you the best of luck with your nomination!" is a great choice. If you want to keep the sentence short you can just say, "I wish you the best of luck with your nomination!""
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    November 2, 2023
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    Hi, these sentences have different meanings. I have rephrased them below : The 1st sentence, "I didn't ask her for more details, I believed what she said was true without looking into it." The 2nd sentence, "I didn't ask for more details, I didn't care enough to learn more." The 1st sentence expanded could be rephrased to be, "She is a doctor so I didn't ask her for more details about her diagnoses, I just took it at face value (Took her for her word / professional opinion)." The 2nd sentence expanded could be rephrased as, "My coworker told me during the meeting she was looking into buying a Toyota. Our manager walked in right at that moment so I didn't ask for more details, I just let the topic drop." I hope this helps!
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    November 2, 2023
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  • Answered
    Hi, the phrase " as they race by them" is referring to the many particles of food (they) moving through the mouth part quickly (race by them). You can think of it literally as in " The girl raced by on her bicycle." or in this context where something is rapidly moving through something else. Another example sentence can be as follow, "The strong magnet catches falling aluminum shavings as they quickly race through the vacuum."
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    November 2, 2023
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    Hi, without further context I can only assume that "the stables" refer to where horses are often kept. :)[Image]
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    November 2, 2023
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  • Corrected

    Frist First Day

    My friend Sarah recommend the italki to me.
    When she tell told me that I should write something on italki,
    I feel felt shy.
    Because I've never done it,
    and I don't I should write something. (I think you meant, "and I don't know what to write" here)
    I'm come finally here and
    I hope I can make more friends.
    And I hope to improve my English in order ot to pass the CET4. (In English we rarely begin a sentence with "and" so make sure to avoid using it! :) )

    :)It is was a good day.

    You are certainly brave for writing all of this and although it may not be perfect you are certainly on your way to being a great English speaker! I hope what I corrected helps you improve and keep these notebook entries up! You can add me as a language partner if you have any questions, good luck!! -John K.

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    August 18, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Regret

    I don't know when it have started going to wrong side. all started going wrong,
    but I know from when I decide to fix them. when I decided to start fixing it.

    I hope this helped!

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    August 18, 2016
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  • Answered
    It is a common-ish phrase. I feel like it is something that someone in the military or maybe an older person would say. An example phrase would be, "I heard that the house had a plumbing problem, is it squared away now?" or maybe "I know we got in a fight last week and I'm sorry, are we squared away now?" I think overall it would be more universal to say, "are we cool now?" More people tend to say it (at least where I am from *California*) and it doesn't sound as strict or harsh, I guess haha I hope this helped! :)
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    August 18, 2016
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  • Corrected

    My third time to swimming in  during this summer holiday

    A boy with wet hair is typing his notebook entry in/on his laptop. Yeah, the boy is me, I just came home. Before that, I was swimming in a swimming pool of our neighborhood. our neighborhood swimming pool (Just the word order). In fact, I am I do not always swim. Moreover, I have had the fun in this swim. However, I have had a lot of fun swimming this summer.
    When I floated on the water, tension and fatigue were eliminated/faded away. How cozy it is!

    Great work! I would just say overall you have great grammar but you just need to work on word order a bit :) Keep it up!! -John

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    August 16, 2016
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