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I'm an online English tutor who has done over 3000 lessons, looking for short 50/50 spoken language exchange with native Mandarin Chinese speakers through Skype. During my time, I would like to talk about simple things and need a patient partner to correct me and talk slowly to improve my terrible listening skills. Must use simplified Chinese and have fairly good English. As you can imagine, I get a lot of requests. I'm happy to add people to my Skype but I can't promise regular exchange, even though I do plan to practise with a couple of people each day. Thanks
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    I think it's OK, but I'll add a few comments. - I think using "come" instead of "go" would be more natural. - I assume "at the that" is referring to a specific time (e.g. 8pm) or period of time (e.g. evening) and not necessarily the whole day and that both people understand this already. - The reply sounds a bit formal. I'd probably say something like "Sure, I'll be free then" or "Sure, I'm free then".
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    December 24, 2016
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    On my Microsoft Word 2013, on both English (United Kingdom) and English (United States), it accepts there're as a word and even suggests both there are and there're when you type thereare.
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    December 23, 2016
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    To add to what Vince said, the original version with "duck out" includes a meaning of leaving without attracting attention (secretly, quickly).
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    December 18, 2016
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    I agree with you, Marc.

    Similarly, I wouldn't expect the plural "dozens" to be an exact multiple of 12 either.

    If we are talking about something which often comes in a set of 12 (or 6) such as eggs, then it's more likely an exact number is meant.

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    December 18, 2016
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    If you don't want to use the measure word "piece(s)", you could use "bit(s)" instead, which is more informal. You could instead say "some" (for both singular and plural) but then we wouldn't know how many of each you have.
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    December 18, 2016
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    "football" is an umbrella term for many different sports, including: association football - simply called "football" in the UK and "soccer" in the US. "soccer" comes from the word "association". In the UK, we always use "football" (or "footy" or "footie" for short) but some TV programmes use "soccer" in their name. rugby football - simply called "rugby", which is split into "rugby union" and "rugby league". American football - simply called "football" in the US. Then there are other kinds like Gaelic football and Australian rules football.
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    December 17, 2016
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    I think you're making the wrong assumption here. I think there are many reasons why people set their price at a certain amount and it's usually for reasons besides how good they think they are.

    Some people who are new to teaching or just this platform may initially offer a low price to attract new students, get some good feedback and then ultimately up their price.

    You also need to factor in that the teachers come from all different countries and some simply don't want to work for less than a certain rate, whereas in other countries that rate would be fine.

    Additionally, people may have limited time to teach so if there is a certain demand for their service, may increase their price to only work the number of hours they want while earning maximum income.


    As for your last point, I don't think having a degree in teaching necessarily makes you a better teacher.

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    December 17, 2016
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    I guess the Chinese word you are referring to is 屁股 (which is the only word I know and use), but what about 腚 and 臀部?

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    November 11, 2016
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    By using "if", it is possible it will happen and possible it won't happen. By using "when", we assume it will happen and some other event (in you sentence, being able to proceed to the final stage) will happen afterwards, but not before.

    As for moving "only", that is fine in your sentence but sometimes can give a second possible meaning. It probably wouldn't be interpreted in the other way unless context made it clearer.


    I'll try to give some examples:

    We can go to the beach when you want. - I know you want to go and any time is OK.
    We can go to the beach if you want. - I don't know if you want to go but if you do, it is OK with me. However, when is unknown.

    I will try to reply when you message me. - I assume you will message me and will reply after you do. Probably soon after.
    I will try to reply if you message me. - I don't know if you will message me but I will reply if you do. When is unknown.

    You can speak only when I tell you to. - First I will tell you that you can speak, then you can.
    You can only speak when I tell you to. - First I will tell you that you can speak, then you can, but maybe you can't do anything else.

    He will walk only if I walk. - If I walk, maybe he will walk, but if I don't, he definitely won't walk.
    He will only walk if I walk. - If I walk, he will walk but nothing else, e.g. stop running, or the same meaning as above.

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    November 11, 2016
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    This is a passive sentence. For example: This isn't to be eaten. (passive) could be expressed as: You/People/One shouldn't eat this. (active) But as you can see, there is sometimes difficulty with choosing a suitable subject. Using "you" can refer to the listener or people in general. "one" can sound too formal. Using "people" can imply that people do eat this but should stop. You could also change it to "no one should eat this" but that still implies people do. So the passive form is less common and sounds more formal but can often make the meaning clearer.
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    November 11, 2016
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