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    At the beginning of a language...

    It's a daunting task ahead; I'm about to acquire a new language.


    My effort is towards (this doesn't sound quite right. Maybe "My efforts are focused on...") Chinese (Mandarin); I have my reasons, but the biggest one is simply that it's the largest language by far.
    After using various apps and podcast for perhaps 5-6 montsh, the progress with this approach only goes so far. My conclusion is that further immersion is needed, so now the online sessions with teachers and tutors begin.
    I have to say "hats off" to the patience and skills of those that chose to teach; it has to be horrible listening to grownups struggling with language at the level of a two year old child for any length of time.
    However, as a student I am having the time of my life. It's super fun and exiting to experience ("watch a new language unfold" or "experience a new language") a new language unfold, and I am a bit annoyed I did not start this earlier!

    Good luck with Chinese! 

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    February 22, 2018
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    It means to see something incredibly obvious, like a large elephant. In context, the passage is saying that Tyrion was trying to read but imagining Shae’s smile distracted him so much that he wouldn't have noticed anything, even an elephant. It's more idiomatic than literal.
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    January 14, 2018
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    "Arise at least" actually goes with the next part of the sentence: "arise at least in part from". "At least in part" is a phrase that means "at least a few of the things involved". So, the sentence is saying that many problems might face small businesses but "having to adapt to rapid advances in technology" is at least one of them!
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    May 27, 2017
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    In the context of the UK's focus on global development after Brexit and China's “One Belt One Road” framework under the “New Normal”, I believe that Ten Trinity Square, a historic landmark building, will definitely serve as a key platform and bridge for economic and cultural exchange between East and West, deepening China-UK relations during this “Gold Era”.” I had to move things around a little bit, but great job! -"Golden Era" sounds more correct than "Gold Era" but if that's an established term, then go for it! -"In the context of..." sounds more natural than "Under the context". -"Making new contributions for deepening" sounds a bit off—you'd be fine with either half of it, just not both.
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    May 27, 2017
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    Hmm, what do you mean by sentence structure? It's a simple sentence in normal word order: "I (am) not afraid of death" is Subject - Verb - Object, which is the basic structure of English.
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    May 27, 2017
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    In this context, "sets off" means "makes you seem like" or "proves that you are". Grady is saying that being locked into the closet by Danny and his wife indicates that Jack might not be up to the task of being a manager. It's an amusing way to phrase it. The phrase "set off" is more often used to mean causing someone to become upset or excited. "Jack really got set off by that guy!"—sort of like you might "set off" a bomb. That's much more common than how it's used here, which seems sort of unusual.
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    May 27, 2017
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    1) Both sound fine. 2) "Woe is me" and "This is her" Both of these may technically be grammatically incorrect, but nobody would say it the other way these days. 3) Reading. "Reads" also works but sounds a lot more informal—like, an article might be titled "top summer reads" but that's about the only time it would be used like that. 4) I don't think even native speakers are in agreement on this one! They all sound sort of awkward so people tend to avoid phrasing things like this. There may be some grammatical rule that nobody follows. I've even heard people say, "These are my wife and I's muffins" which is absolutely incorrect and looks really bad when written but sounds pretty normal in conversation. As long as you stick to possessive forms (mine/yours/theirs), any order should be okay.
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    May 16, 2017
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    The first ones are definitely right! I could also imagine some people hyphenating it... "A baby-and-kids' store" but that doesn't really matter and would be less common.
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    May 7, 2017
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    If these are in conversation, you would say "Me too!" or "I can too!" or "I can as well." "I am also good at English/football" would be the most normal way if it were written or more formal. "It's the same for me" sounds a bit more correct than the ones you listed, but none of them sound as normal as the ones I wrote above.
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    May 7, 2017
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    1) All four of those are right! Some of them sound more British or more American, but they all sound natural. 2) For electronics, I'd say "made by" rather than "from", but you would definitely say "My phone is an iPhone." "My shirt is from (if it's a store) / by (if it's a designer) Ralph Lauren "I bought that cookie from that brand you like" (Perfect!) "I bought a computer from another brand. It wasn't made by Apple." 3) You could say "waited on" or "helped" for sure. A waitress might ask, "Have you been served yet?" but saying "We haven't been served" sounds a little old-fashioned... like you have servants. I'd stick with the first two—"helped" is the most common in the US.
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    May 7, 2017
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