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- This is kind of subtle...either works depending on the context. 10 minutes early - is in relation to the meeting time. Ten minutes earlier is in relation to a previous time of arrival (for a different meeting) or in relation to another stated time. For example: We'd better get there 10 minutes early so that we won't be late for the meeting. - Use this statement if you want to arrive 10 minutes before the meeting time. Ten minutes early is in relation to the meeting time. We'd better get there 10 minutes earlier so that we won't be late for the meeting. Ten minutes earlier is in relation to another time, either stated or implied. - Use this statement if you want to arrive 10 minutes before the time you previously arrived. For example you tried to arrive early once before, but you still ended up being late - so arrive 10 minutes earlier. Or, you might use this in response to another person's statement. For example, John states "we need to arrive at the meeting by 6:00 pm." To which you might respond: " We'd better get there 10 minutes earlier so that we won't be late for the meeting." I hope this helps...0 votedSeptember 26, 20171
- Pourquoi est-ce que je veux apprendre le français ? Pouvez-vous corriger mon français, s'il vous plaît. J'apprends parler français parce que j'ai toujours voulu pouvoir communiquer avec les autres Canadiens dans les deux langues officielles de mon pays. This is what I intended to say: I want to learn to speak French because I have always wanted to be able to communicate with other Canadians in both of the official languages of my country. Merci!December 12, 201610
What is the purpose of grieving for a lost loved one?
There isn’t a purpose of grieving for a death, as there isn’t a purpose behind many human behaviours. When you lose somebody, be it a friend, a parent, a relative, an husband, a wife…., you can’t think, your behaviour is irrational. So grieving is simply a way to follow the traditions (because you’re too confused and too instable to do rational things), and to show how much you’re suffering. Maybe grieving is also something you hold on, trying to ignore the inner feelings.What is the purpose of grieving for a lost loved one?
I feel that there is little purpose in grieving for the death of a person. I think we do this because when we lose somebody, be it a friend, parent, relative, husband or wife (you could say spouse = husband or wife) you can't think and your behaviour is irrational. So grieving is simply a way to follow tradition because you are too confused and too unstable to act rationally and show how much you are suffering. Maybe grieving is also something to hold on to, in an attempt to ignore our inner feelings.
Note: So maybe this is why grieving is not really irrational!
Interesting topic for discussion!
Jacob
0 votedNovember 20, 20160The more effort, the more lucky
These days, there are two things frequently jump into my mind and impact my thought.
The first one is the complaint of a English learner on the italki community. That guy said he had no partner and nobody help to correct his essais , while the English native speaker got lot of reaction when they wanted to learn their target language.
The second is luckily for me to have an opportunity to talked to an English native speaker on skype. I have looked forward to that for a long time.Previously, I thought I had learned enough vocabulary for basic communication. In fact, when I the line was connected, I even didn't know how to start a coversation.I nearly couldn't say a complete sentence during the later conversation.I was nervous and excit. After hanging up, I found that sweat dripped from my forehead.
What I want to say is : A partner is helpful, but getting ready by oneself is more important. If you have no solid basis, talking to a native speaker will not help you but frustrating you hard!Note: I am a native English speaker, but I am not a grammar whiz. I am happy to help you with your English, but I will respond with what I think would be the most natural way to express what you are saying.
The more you try, the luckier you will be.
Lately, two thoughts have entered my mind. The first relates to an English learner who has complained on Italki about not being able to find a partner to help with his essays, while English speakers have little difficulty finding partners to learn their target language. The second is my experience with finding a native English speaker to speak with on Skype, which I had looked forward to for a long time. In fact, when the line was connected, I realized that I didn't even know how to start a conversation. I almost couldn't say a complete sentence, I was so nervous and excited. After hanging up, I found that sweat was dripping from my forehead.
What I want to say is that while a partner is helpful, getting yourself ready to begin speaking is even more important. If you have no solid language base, speaking with a native speaker will frustrate you more than it will help you.
Note: I congratulate you on trying to speak to a native English speaker even though you are nervous! Your written English is quite easy to understand. I am trying to learn French and I feel the same way, though I haven't found the confidence to try speaking the language yet. I do think that trying to speak your target language with another person is a key element of learning the language, and hope you continue to try. I would be happy to speak with you once I sort out how to do this online.
English is such a common language that many people want to learn to speak it - so there is likely a lot of demand to find a partner to speak English with. Personally, I would like to speak French with someone, however I have very little knowledge or experience with other languages - so I have not yet looked for a partner to exchange languages skills with.
0 votedNovember 20, 20161our day together
Having a mood,I am looking forword to meet you everyday.Thought the time is short we together,but the memories is so sweet.we playing together,we eatting together,we going to movie together,we singing together.I think beautiful of the world.I hope we can share good times and bad times in the furture and do more things together.live simple and give more!Having a mood, I am looking forward to meet you everyday.
I assume you have met and are looking forward to seeing this person again?
Everyday I look forward to seeing you again. Though the time we have together is short, the memories are so sweet. When we play together, eat together, go to the movies and sing together, the world seems more beautiful. I hope we can share the good and bad times in the future and do more things together. Live simple and give more!
I hope this is helpful...
Jacob
0 votedNovember 20, 20160For a good presentation?
Hello. everybody , I'm trying to write a good presentation for my profile, and as I'm still learning I would like you to help me with this.
My name is Cristobal Varela, and I live in Santiago, Chile. I found this community for A friend recommended this community in order to help me improve my English skills. Currently I'm working and studying at the same time. My work is in the transport area specifically airport operations, I have been working as a flight dispatcher in airport operations for the past 5 years. Last year I began a pilot course and soon , so in the nears weeks I hope to get my license. I have always had wanted to do this so that so if you can imagine I am really very happy. Obviously, For professional reasons I need to learn English for professional reasons, and unfortunately I haven't done this yet in the little free time that I have had. my didn't for my few free time. But I thought that this would be is a good way to start, and I hope to find many friends to share my experiences with and discuss different topics. I would be very happy to help others with their him with his Spanish language as well. I will wait you message, have a nice day. I will await your message, have a nice day. (Or, I look forward to hearing from you...)0 votedNovember 19, 20161
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