I second what Coligno said and also check out "Speaking our Language" on youtube. Learngaelic.net has short clips, but youtube has the first 53 episodes in full. I also enjoy listening to "radio nan gaidheal" while reading the transcripts. Taic.me.uk also does free grammar lessons!

<strike>Why we become fat from the beginning of waist</strike>? <font style="background-color: yellow;">Why is the waist the first place we get fat?</font>

<font style="background-color: yellow;"></font><strike>Why we become fat from the beginning of waist</strike>? <font style="background-color: yellow;">Why is the waist the first place we get fat?</font>

<strike>That</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">The reason </font>is because <strike>the</strike> fat <font style="background-color: yellow;">is </font>divided into three categories: <strike>one </strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">the first</font> is organ fat. It <font style="background-color: yellow;">is</font> locate<strike>s</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">d</font> in your belly. <strike>The fat of organ</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">Organ fat </font><strike>affacts </strike><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">affects </font>your health. <strike>Two </strike><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The second</font> is <strike>the</strike> superficial fat under <font style="background-color: yellow;">the </font>skin. It <font style="background-color: yellow;">is </font>divide<strike>s</strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">d</font> <strike>into</strike> all over the body. <strike>Three </strike><font style="background-color: yellow;">The third</font> is deep fat under <font style="background-color: yellow;">the </font>skin. It <font style="background-color: yellow;">is </font>often locate<font style="background-color: yellow;">d</font> in the upper part of<strike> your </strike><font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">the</font> body.

For Chinese women it is very easy to store fat on the waist. That makes your belly look like an apple.

<font color="#e76363" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Great job! </font>

I don't necessarily think learners do this to be lazy. I think they are just trying to use the language in a more colloquial way. Perhaps they've seen native speakers do this and are just trying to appear more "natural" in the language. I would have to agree with you that it doesn't work well in these posts, but I don't think its fair to call her lazy (or that she appears lazy)... just my opinion :)

"It's just that..." would work better like this "That sounds nice and I want to go, it's just that I'm booked solid on that date. Sorry, can I take a rain check?" In the version I gave, you are saying that you would indeed like to go, but cant (instead of just stating that it sounded nice). "Don't you want to go?" "I do, It's just that I don't have time" "Don't you want some ice cream?" "I do, it's just that if I eat it now I wont be hungry for dinner" "Why are you moving away from the cat? Don't you like cats?" "I do, it's just that I'm allergic" Hope that helped :)

"Let's tiptoe" was your only correct option, however when speaking to small children you can also say "Let's walk on our tippytoes!"

You are correct! :) A better way to ask this question would have been......What does this mean "the verge was thick with summer"?