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Hello. I live near San Francisco, California. I have been active on italki for a few years now. Mostly I help people improve their written English by giving corrections for the English writing samples that they post on italki.
I like learning Spanish in a relaxed manner -- by enjoying music, podcasts and movies in Spanish. I also like getting a better understanding of current events in Latin American countries and Spain by reading news articles in their local newspapers.
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- My favorite way to watch a movie is with captions that are written in the same language as the audio (I am learning Spanish, so I like watching Spanish language movies with Spanish captions). I think my brain is a little lazy, and if there are subtitles in my own language, my brain mostly pays attention to the words that I can easily read -- and does not pay very much attention to the foreign words I am hearing. There are still benefits to watching a movie with subtitles written in my own language (probably I am learning more than I realize!). And it can be nice when I want to relax and just enjoy the movie -- or when I am watching it with someone else and they would be unhappy if I sometimes pause or rewind the movie to read a caption more carefully, ha ha.0 votedDecember 21, 20224
- This sentence is talking about what will happen for three weeks in the future. But using the word "another" does tell us that she has already spent some time "moping around the house" -- maybe one day, maybe several days, maybe weeks. (In contrast: "She couldn't mope around the house for the NEXT three weeks" does not give us any information about whether she has already spent time "moping around the house").0 votedDecember 16, 20220
- Generally, my plans for the weekend are very varied. Sometimes I like to drink beer and talk with friends I haven't seen for a long time; other times I like to practice some sport or go to new places. Generally, I try to do something different on my weekends that takes me away from the routine. ~~~~~ a few options: "go to new places" "visit places I've never been to before" "visit places that are new to me" "generally" can be an introductory word at the start of a sentence (with a comma after it) or you can put "generally" between the subject and the first verb. Both of these options are correct: "Generally, I try to do something..." "I generally try to do something..."0 votedFebruary 12, 20222
- Well, for me, actually my childhood has nothing special -- I haven't gone somewhere special, I haven't gotten something special. So, maybe the favourite memory for me is I have been living with my parents all the time, so in my childhood, I got ("my" or "a") mother's love and ("my" or "a") father's love, and I think this is the most important thing for ourselves. Thank you. ~~~~~~ I think "anywhere" and "anything" will sound a little more natural: "...I haven't gone anywhere special, I haven't gotten anything special..."0 votedFebruary 11, 20220
- Currently I work for E&Y, one of the biggest consulting and professional services firms worldwide. I am an experience manager who is in charge of handling and checking all resource assignments through the different projects at the firm. ªªªªªªª I'm not sure if you wanted to say "experience manager" (a specific job title) or "experienced manager" (if you want to say that you have performed in this type of management role for long enough to gain skills and experience)0 votedFebruary 11, 20222
- How much time do we waste on meaningless trivia? How much do we suffer from rules that don't exist in the natural world? And human beings destroy the environment and furthermore, ruin the earth by (or "through" or "to achieve their") unreasonable economic growth. No one wants to suffer. No one wants to die. But, why can't people stop doing that? Who drives this world this way? What do they want? ~~~~~ I think "who" is assumed to be a singular pronoun unless the sentence specifies that "who" refers to a plural noun. For example: "Who drives too fast on our street?" "Who are those girls who drive too fast on our street?" "Who are those girls?" "Who is making all that noise?" ("who" is a singular pronoun here because the WORDS in this sentence do not specify that "who" refers to a plural noun. Even if we can hear 20 people shouting, this specific sentence will still be "Who IS making all that noise?"). "Who are the people that are making all that noise?" ("who" is a plural pronoun here because the words specify that "who" refers to the plural noun "people")0 votedFebruary 10, 20222
- Every time that I talk to someone, I like to ask them which series is their favorite. Most people have agreed about two series which they have recommended to me, and those are: Sex Education and Breaking Bad. I've only watched two episodes of Sex Education, and today I watched one episode of Breaking Bad. Even though I know I should not judge them too quickly, both are really cool. However, I liked Breaking Bad's beginning more than Sex Education. ~~~~~ Here are a few options that sound natural: "Every time I talk to someone..." "Every time that I talk to someone..." "Whenever I talk to someone..." If you'd like explanations about when to use "agree with" or "agree about", you could visit Espresso English's page on this topic. I can't post a link, but you can Google "agree with about Espresso English" The difference between "recommend to me" and "recommend me": He recommended something to me = he thinks I will like that thing He recommended me for the job = I am the "thing" that he recommended to someone0 votedFebruary 7, 20221

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