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Hello there, I have spent five months travelling through Russia and am planning on moving to Russia or Ukraine in the next few years, so I want to become proficient in Russian (I would try to learn Ukrainian as well but they are similar and I think I will get confused until I know at least one at a better standard). Also, I spent some time travelling through Brazil and enjoyed learning Portuguese so I would like to maintain and improve what I learned while I was there.
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Fátima Méndez
Spanish
Feb 4, 2023
Tye es muy interesante, tuvimos una buena platica ¡muchas gracias!
Gabriela Palacios
Spanish
Feb 2, 2022
I'm really glad we got to share some time meeting each other and talking about your goals in Spanish. See you soon!
lubava
Russian
Dec 14, 2017
Don't worry)) it was a big break) Сегодня мы вспоминали всю прошлую лексику и употребление личных местоимений
lubava
Russian
Nov 27, 2017
Tye, you're very welcome))) Сегодня изучили изменение личных местоимений по родам и числам, числа до 100, повторили словарь.
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  • Answered
    Yes, they are interchangeable however, abide has a more formal or professional tone. In a work contract for example, I would not expect to see 'keep to' or 'stick to'.
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    July 19, 2020
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    In this context, it is best understood as fussy, or selective. As in - I didn't have a particular place I wanted to be, just not here. When you say you are not particular in a choice you are making, it means not bothered by which option is decided upon or you equally open to all options.
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    July 19, 2020
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    Hey mate, if you use 'men' then it will mean males, if you use 'man' as a plural, it will refer to all people, as in mankind. Number 2 is the most correct with the pluralised form of animals, both 'man' and 'animals' are plurals in this context.
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    I guess this is more about culture than language, and a lot of it will depend on the individual but I can share a few reasons that are commonly given for not getting married;
    <ul><li>It is often seen as a religious ceremony, and the west, excluding perhaps America, is increasingly non-religious</li><li>Weddings are very expensive, and younger people would rather spend the money on something else</li><li>There are high rates of divorce in western countries</li><li>It is seen as an unnecessary tradition, old fashioned, increasingly people don't see the point in it</li><li>people in the west in general are becoming increasingly independent and aren't as interested in long term relationships</li><li>Women have far more economic power now and are able to be independent so there is generally less financial pressure to be attached to a male.</li><li>You don't need to be married to show you are in love with someone</li></ul>

    This isn't expansive, I am sure there are many other personal reasons, and reasons particular to certain cultures and countries, but I guess these are some of the main ones.

    I am not married and have no interest in it. I would getting married if I developed a relationship with someone overseas and being married helped me stay with that person in their country or vice versa, but other than that, I just don't see any point in it.
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    You can definitely prefer person A over person B because of racial/cultural differences. 

    In one way discriminate is simply recognising differences. I can discriminate between blue colour and red colour. But I think in your example you are more referring to not simply recognising differences, but basing the treatment of people on those differences. 

    A preference simply says you have a better liking for something. You might prefer brunette men or women to blonde men or women. You can equally prefer different skin colours or cultures as your partner. This means you have a better liking towards one but doesn't necessarily mean you exclude the other or treat them differently.

    When we discriminate against a person or peoples we are excluding or treating them differently based on sex, race, et cetera and usually unfairly. What makes example A unfair is not the question of skin colour but whether skin colour is related to the subject of the sentence. A friendship is usually based on the values or characteristics of a person, which are not related to skin colour. This is why it might be seen as racism. Why the second one is ok is because the reason for the discrimination is related directly to the subject, tea is to be consumed so it should be judged on taste, or health properties et cetera. 

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    November 27, 2017
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    Yes, this expression can be used but I would not say it is common. It would mostly likely be used in response to a question or remark made by the other person in the conversation so nothing is specifically missing, the subject would be introduced by the other speaker. And yes, well would be more grammatically correct, but some people would say good.
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    November 23, 2017
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    Both are fine :) Although, 'if' would not have a capital letter in the second sentence.
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    November 23, 2017
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    It is making a connection to the idea of fate. It is saying that some things (events, relationships, ideas, futures) were never meant to happen. By 'meant' it is suggesting that there is some other thing controlling events, fate or gods for example.
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    November 7, 2017
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