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Melanie Harrison
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Jun 3, 2017
As we worked through this lesson Yuji, I could really hear big improvements in your pronunciation, even to the point that you were beginning to copy my accent. We looked at minimal pairs, so that I could both see and hear which vowel sounds you are having difficulty with. :)
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    cacophony They would listen to chit-chat between blue whales hundreds of miles apart. They would record the familiar chirps and clicks among a pod of dolphins. And they would do so without the "cacophony" of humankind – and develop a better understanding of how that undersea racket has affected sea life. https://wkzo.com/news/articles/2020/jun/08/pandemic-offers-scientists-unprecedented-chance-to-hear-oceans-as-they-once-were/1026872/?refer-section=science Does cacophony here mean a mix of harsh unpleasant sounds? Is the word used often in a formal context?
    June 8, 2020
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    the definite article ❶The cuisine I like the most are chinese. ❷Cuisines I like the most are chinese. Both sentences would be fine but in different situations? ❶ is likely to be said when the listeners already knew or have a guess that I like chinese cuisines very much? ❷is likely to be said when the listeners don't know if I like chinese food or not and I am introducing the fact for the first time? So it totally depends on the situations I am using with them if I use the definite article or the indefinite article? Thank you!
    September 1, 2019
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    which do you say ❶the traffic is busy.❷it's busy traffic which do you prefer saying ❶ or ❷？ I think they mean same. I believe it totally depends on a person.
    May 4, 2019
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    the protection/ the definite article I came aross these sentences on BBC news and just want to make sure that I understand that the before "protection" correct. The definite article is used there because there isn't more than one type (concept?) of protection of New zealand natural resources or that the means that that protection includes all the protection done to New zealand natural resources. ****************************** New Zealand takes the protection of its natural resources very seriously, particularly because its agriculture- and tourism-based economy depends on it. ****************************** Thank you!
    April 21, 2019
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    accessment / the accessment I came across these sentences on YAHOO and thought that it's also fine if it were written "accessment"(without a "the"). is it correct? thank you! ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Jess was going to check in Tuesday and didn't, and John called Parks Canada. They sent out a helicopter. They saw an avalanche debris field and one partially buried body," Francovich told CBC. "Based on the assessment of the scene, all three members of the party are presumed to be deceased," Parks Canada said. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊
    April 20, 2019
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    specific or unspecific For example, I understand an apple isn't specific but the apple is. how about these two? ❶red riped apples on a white table ❷red riped apples on the white table ❶ isn't specific and ❷ is? thank you!
    April 20, 2019
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    a style of the burials / the style of the burials I came across these sentences in BBC and I thought it doesn't change the original meaning if it were written "a style of the burials" Or with some idea, do we absolutely need a "the" there? ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ The site contained the skeletal remains of 35 humans, distributed among 20 separate graves. Based on the style of the burials, the archaeologists knew that they dated to between approximately 5,000 and 3,000 BC, a period known as the Chalcolithic or "Copper Age". ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Thank you!
    April 19, 2019
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    I don't really get which noun or noun set is specific and which noun or noun set isn't. For example, I understand an apple isn't specific but the apple is. how about these two? ❶green riped apples on a white table ❷green riped apples on the white table ❶ isn't specific and ❷ is? thank you!
    April 15, 2019
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    the seats/seats ※I just made them up.they are not some sentenses I found on internet. ❶the seats in the train are dirty. ❷seats in the train are dirty. How differently do you understand them? This is my understanding about them.Do I understand them correct? ❶=some specific set of seats in a specific train are dirty. ❷= a specific train usually has (many) dirty seats/generally seats in a specific train are dirty.
    April 13, 2019
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    the effects/effects/the + nouns / (just) nouns I came across this sentence in NY Times and just thought the author could write "effects of humans"(without "the") without changing the original meaning. lf it were just "effects of humans", we would understand it as the author was talking about "effects of humans, in general" and it's not different from the meaning of the original sentence. I understood this way. is this right understanding? For now, the main porpose for this question is to know if I understand it correct or not. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ The epic Netflix documentary(Our planet) offers a visual banquet, but it doesn’t sugarcoat the effects of humans on the environment. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Thank you!
    April 13, 2019
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