Speculating=размышление, а не СПЕКУЛЯЦИЯ В современном словаре иностранных слов термин «спекуляция» обозначает: 1.скупка разных товаров и дальнейшая их перепродажа по высоким ценам для наживы 2.купля-продажа биржевых ценностей (облигаций, акций, векселей и т. д.) направленная на получение спекулятивной прибыли от разницы покупной и продажной ценой при перепродаже этих ценностей 3.основанный на чем-либо расчет умысел для использования чего-либо в корыстных целях

Recently I read the book `The Confessions` by Jean-Jacques Rousseau . The author said the most impressive thing in his life was The Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km . An iconic Ancient Roman bridge inspired Rousseau and his philosophy inspired many generations. I am looking at the pic of this bridge and feel inspired too!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TEACHER JOSEPH! I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT ELOCUTIONISTS BEFORE. In my case tongue training and mouth exercises were helpful treatment of tosillitis and eustachitis. It appears we can kill two flies with one slap.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR, TEACHER JOSEPH! One of the most interesting fashion trends to become popular in recent years is oversized clothing. Maybe it`s just a fashion influence? lol

Hello Richard! Thank you very much for your article written with a good sense of tact and humour. HAVE A NICE DAY!

Hello Basma! Nice to meet you! I am Nadia from Russia.

Thank you for nice pieces of advice, dear Rose! I did voice and video recordings of jokes before telling to my friends, it`s exciting!

Thank you for this interesting article! My favourite author is Carlos Castaneda, I read and reread his book Journey to Ixtlan in Russian and in English and listened audio on Youtube. For learners books written native speakers are too difficult. Let`s share the name of your favourite book!