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I had to wear a uniform throughout my school years in Australia and I found it so much easier to deal with. I didn't have to worry about outfits or particular fashion trends, which was great because I never followed that stuff anyway. Uniforms are fairly normal in Australia, although the style varies somewhat depending on what state you live in, which I always found interesting. I don't recall any disputes or issues between students over how the uniform was worn during my time there, either.
On another note, although uniforms prevent huge differences in displays of wealth/affluence, there is still substantial wiggle room for individuality. Some of my classmates would find ways to alter the look of the uniform just slightly enough that it wasn't obvious, but it was still noticeable to someone looking for it or who knew what the design was supposed to be like - eg. style of plain uniform blouse or shirt, length of skirt or style of slacks, type of specified leather shoe, etc (all in the school's preferred colors and patterns, of course). That's separate from the whole different ballgame of random accessories I remember seeing back then.
It was a bit jarring to compare that to the polo and khaki combination presented in the US as a standardized uniform, though they seem to prefer calling it a "dress code". Personally I liked the look of the uniforms I remembered from my school years better, but that's just me.
Just adding my two cents...
0 votedApril 3, 20180The first phrase is better because the term anybody usually refers to a third-person singular entity (in regard to grammar, it's treated the same as the word anyone). Although, with both sentences you've provided, you're missing a word that would make both of them make proper sense:
1. Is there anybody who can help me
2. Are there anybody who can help me (don't use this one).
0 votedFebruary 9, 20180When I was taking high school Japanese, there was more focus on retaining the first two kanas with only a small sample of kanji being introduced and explained. Although others were shown, the teacher taught us the corresponding ones that suited beginners.
I agree that you should try to keep most of the memorization to kanji associated with your current level; there's certainly a possibility of overload when the number of existing kanji is taken into consideration. I think the most I've ever really known, and retained since that class, is somewhere around 2 dozen.
0 votedFebruary 6, 20180It's an interesting opener, I'll give you that... :)
Just simply looking at the word comparison in the title: I always felt that "shall" was fairly old-fashioned, or even a bit haughty, if that makes any sense. I think this kind of thing occurs with a ton of regular (and technically proper) words or phrases used in English, where certain words which generally mean the same wind up giving off different vibes from each other. Then you have those ones that sound proper, only for someone to find out that they're completely wrong, for example "between you and I" compared to "between you and me", where the latter is correct.
Simply put: English is a weird language.
0 votedFebruary 6, 20180
