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I've been studying education, linguistics, psychology, and some other subjects related to these.
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    A kind of quiz; the same word that can fill in the blanks Hi, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me any one of the answers to these quizzes. I tried but couldn't come up with the right words. (1) Bob could have enjoyed the DVD with us ( ) he had more time. It has been ten years since my grandmother ( ) his small house built near the lake. (2) He always has to have his ( ), even if he knows nothing about the subject. Her words ( ) a lot about her feeling. (3) A remarkable ( ) of this smartphone is its colorful screen. The magazine ran a ( ) story on the 90th Academy Award for Best Actress.
    July 11, 2020
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    Thanks Liseuse

    Aha, write T and place a T! That makes sense :)

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    May 11, 2020
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    Thanks Mr. Bernhard
    But sorry, the way I asked seemed not good.

    My question is; is it necessary to put 'a' before T? In other words, should this T be a countable word?
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    May 11, 2020
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    Small Q ; about article
    In a handout I have, there is a sentence like this;
    Place a T if you think the sentence is true, or an F if you think it is false.

    I somehow find this <em>a(n)</em> beforeT(F) redundant. What do you think of this?

    Thanks in advance.
    May 11, 2020
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    Requirement as your friend or lover
    Do you have any particular requirements for people to be your friends or lover?
    Of course, it is unlikely that people ask someone certain conditions before starting their relation. So my question could also mean; what would make you want to end a relationship with others.

    In my case, whether they can understand or respect differences from others matters. In other words, it is totally Ok with me if they had no favorite things in common nor sense of value.
    November 11, 2019
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  • Commented
    Thanks for your comment, Mr. Bhatta.

    As you pointed out, Japan can be regarded a monocultural nation. Although there are regional differences to some extent, you could certainly say how they are different to each other as a whole hasn't largely changed for decades, partly because it is separated from the other nations by the sea.

    So I basically agree with your idea that such situation has been affected children's attitude toward foreign affairs. It's quite likely, indeed. But the problem is that the students I mentioned were not actually "children" (sorry I forgot to mention it). They are 17-18 years old now. Still yet, they keep making themselves insulated from the outside world, making fallacious arguments at times.

    Anyway, I strongly hope it will somehow help them develop their mind to listen to the presentation by EU.
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    November 10, 2019
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    The purpose of studying the outside world
    Next week, an EU ambassador is coming all the way to the school I teach at, which is in Japan, and he is holding a lecture meeting for students. So I announced the news for a certain class, when some of them seemed not interested in it. Some even dared to say it aloud.

    As you can guess, they have little successful experience in studying so far and, from what I see, they cannot help but do such defensive act for psychological reasons. However, in any case, I believe it is necessary for them to be able to realize things which might seem difficult to find relation to their daily life, such as global issues or history, do affect their life.

    If you were their teacher, what would you advise them? Appreciate your tolerance for their immaturity.
    November 7, 2019
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    It's intriguing that many people have experienced this feeling but no one can explain what exactly makes us feel so. I remembered a postgraduate student at Tokyo university researching the neural mechanism between the emotion and perception of time. I wonder how did it work.
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    September 4, 2019
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    Thanks for your comment, Ayu.

    It is true that retirement can be a troublesome experience, but in most cases, you can leave by telling about it due time ahead. I believe it is basically the case as well as in other countries.
     
    I personally see what should be criticized is the emergence of such a business that sets its eye on human weakness. Japanese people generally value the harmony of a group, and so it must have been reasonable to say a proper goodbye when they quit their jobs. Now that, however, the business mentioned above has come out and people “can” rely on it merely to escape from a momentary suffering experience. The number of such people is still not huge. I hope people remain considerate enough to do their duty by themselves.
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    August 23, 2019
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    Thank you both. It’s good to know you two have almost the same impression as I do.
    This is an article about the issue, by the way.
    <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642597968/for-450-this-japanese-company-will-quit-your-job-for-you" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642597968/for-450-this-japanese-company-will-quit-your-job-for-you</a>

    If I mention an exceptional case, it may be acceptable to rely on this kind of service when their boss doesn’t let them leave. I hear some unsound companies illegally dismiss the request for retiring from their employees. That said, I guess most of the users are using the service for more easy-going reasons.
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    August 20, 2019
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