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Annalisa DV
Italian
Jun 13, 2018
Grazie, Paul. La prossima voglio un commento in italiano perché sei bravissimo ☺
Annalisa DV
Italian
May 22, 2018
Grazie Paul, sei un ottimo studente!
Gea
Italian
May 16, 2017
Che piacere parlare con Paul, oggi abbiamo parlato di politica, facendo confronti tra paesi e lui ha parlato benissimo con pochissimi errori.
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  • Answered
    Hi Fatima The answer is “was” because of the use of the word “lack” in the sentence. So “Hitler’s skills WERE an embarrassment ….” or “Hitler’s lack of skills WAS an embarrassment….” It is something that regularly confuses native English speakers as well.
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    June 20, 2021
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  • Answered
    Skill - the ability to do something, and often used in a positive way in that someone can do something well. Technique - this is the way that something is done.
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    May 31, 2018
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  • Answered
    Both can be correct as Alysha says. The difference between the two questions is as follows: 1 - can be a general type question. For example, when you write a report (any report) in general how long does it take you to finish it? 2 - specifically for the report you are working on, when will you finish it? I hope that helps.
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    May 31, 2018
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  • Corrected

    My family

    My family is <font style="background-color: yellow;">large</font>. I was born in a small town. I am from Georgia, <font style="background-color: yellow;"><font color="#00e000">I </font></font>have <strike>got</strike> two sisters <strike>they</strike>  <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">who </font>are married. My elder <strike>sisiter</strike>  <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">sister</font> is twenty five years old and my <strike>small</strike> <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">younger</font> <strike>sisiter</strike>  <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">sister</font> is twenty. I have<font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">  a </font>mother and <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">a </font>father. <strike>my religion is</strike> <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">I am a C</font>hristian. Also <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">I</font> have <strike>got</strike> three niece<font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">s;</font> they are my life<font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">, and</font><font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;"> I</font>  love them a lot<strike> of</strike>. I have <strike>got</strike> <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">a </font>grandma and <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">a </font>grandpa. We love spending time <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">together<font color="#333333" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">w</font></font>atching</font> film<font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">s</font> and <strike>we</strike> <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">having</font> dinner together. My sisters do not live in our house. They live <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">in </font>another city. Sometimes if <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">I</font> have free time <font color="#00e000" style="background-color: yellow;">I </font> visit <strike>to</strike> them or they visit <strike>to</strike> us.

     

    Good effort - well done! 

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    May 4, 2017
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  • Corrected

    First time!

    <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">H</font>i all! <font color="#0000ff">I</font>'m join<font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">ing </font><strike>in</strike> this site <font color="#ff0000">because</font> <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">I</font> want to learn <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">E</font>nglish! <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">I am searching for </font>someone to teach me <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">E</font>nglish in exchange for <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">(teaching them) <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">I</font></font>talian!
    I thank all those who contact me.
    <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Thank</font> you.
    Ale

     

    Good effort Ale - well done! 

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    August 25, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Dear friends, <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">please </font>correct me

    If we <strike>are</strike> compare <font color="#0000ff">the</font> total class «C» to models <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">of <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">the </font></font>Mitsubishi class «C» we <strike>are </strike>note <strike>there were dropped of</strike> <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">that </font>Mitsubishi <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">dropped </font>more th<font color="#ff0000">a</font>n 80% <font color="#ff0000">(of what?  Sales?) </font>but <font color="#0000ff">the </font>car market <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">for</font> class «C» dropped <strike>on </strike>52 %. But if only foreign car<font color="#ff0000">s</font> <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">were considered <font color="#0000ff"><em>or looked at, </em><font color="#ff0000">then the market dropped by </font></font></font>75%.

     

    <font color="#000000">Good effort - well done!</font> 

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    August 25, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Club activity

    Today, I went to practice <strike>of</strike> <font color="#0000ff">a </font>club activity. From <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">the </font>day after tomorrow I will go to summer camp<strike> of it</strike>. I will practice <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">more for a real stage </font><font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">(I am not sure what you are trying to say here) </font>This summer camp <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">will may</font> <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">( you can only say "will" or "may" - you cannot say both.  "Will" means it will definitely happen, "may" indicates a possibility in the future)</font> be the last club activity in my college life <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">so</font> I want to enjoy <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">it </font>so as not to regret <font color="#0000ff" style="background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);">it</font>. or <font color="#ff0000">("so I don't regret it")</font>

    <font color="#ff0000"> </font>

    <font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">Good effort - well done!</font> </font>

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    August 25, 2016
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  • Answered
    I agree with Jana, in that it is not clear what you are trying to say: "I will take a photo when I see something new" or "I will KEEP taking photos UNTIL I see something new" Paul
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    August 24, 2016
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  • Answered
    David Both are correct (see my amendment to the second sentence below) and this is a style question. In my opinion, "So was born the echo-sounding apparatus." sounds more poetic, rather than "'The echo-sounding apparatus was born" which is more factual. As a further clarification, you would probably see the second sentence in a scientific or technical publication, whereas the first would written in something less factual, and possibly at the end of a paragraph for effect. Hope that helps Paul
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    August 24, 2016
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  • Corrected

    Will my daughter lo<strike>o</strike>se her English?

    I live 60 kilometers north<strike>ern</strike> <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">of </font>Paris. It's not to<font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">o</font> far from the capital but it could be called the <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">countryside</font>. My hometown <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">has</font> about 6,500 inhabitants.
    I would love my daughter <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">to have </font>native <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">English<font color="#333333" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-</font>speaking</font> friends to play with but it's pretty rare around here. When you're young, it's always better to learn while playing. It's effortless and you have fun.
    She'll go to school for the first time this september and she will have a bunch of new friends to play with. Unfortunately she won't come across English speakers and <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">will </font>have to cope with French.
    My child has chosen English as <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">a </font>first language so she is more advanced with it than French. I'm worried <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">that</font> she would <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">lose </font>the need to speak Engish at home because she'd understand that she <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">doesn't</font> really need it to play with other kids or chat with relatives or family.
    While writing this post, I have to pay attention to the stove because I'm boiling noodles for lunch. It's a chinese-kind of noodles, really thin and long. I'm also cooking <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">peas</font> and <font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">carrots</font> with steaks.
    Then I have to shower to go to work for my second shift. I'll come back home around 9:25 p.m

    <font color="#0000ff">Good effort - well done!</font> 

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    August 12, 2016
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