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Greetings! My name is Ashtin and welcome to my profile! I am your average reader, as funny as that may sound. I enjoy the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Justin Cronin and Anne Rice. I am a fan of classical and rock music (Journey fanatic), also. For my personality, I can be a bit cold and seemingly aloof (which is not of my intentions), but I can assure you that I am actually quite friendly. If I sound a bit too formal, then I apologize. Reading the works of Edgar Allan Poe has affected me a bit. You definitely won't see me use any unnecessary abbreviations or such. I am learning French at the moment as well as being an active participant in the French Honor Society and National English Honor Society. It's interesting to see how I have so many opportunities before I enter college. That is all for now! If you have any questions regarding the English language, be sure to let me know! See you soon!
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    Good morning! The word "had" is used when we formulate sentences using the present perfect tense plus a past participle. So, for example, "They have fixed laptops for a few months now." This implies that whatever they started doing is still ongoing. But, we can easily change it to mean something that once occurred in the past, but didn't necessarily continue well into the future/present time. "They had fixed laptops." This indicates that they once did something, but it doesn't indicate that they kept up with fixing laptops. "He has (has and have are both a part of the present perfect) Dan help him fix his laptop." "He had Dan help him fix his laptop." Hope this was helpful! Note: I completely interpreted this the wrong way. My apologies! The answer below is a good answer! :)
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    November 29, 2017
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    Hello, Helen! Personally, I would say something like, "Students are under great pressure because they worry about their test results." When you add "the" instead of "their," many people might become confused as to what test it is referring to since the sentence above doesn't explain that. With the word "their," it's easier to understand that it has more of a broader meaning rather than subjected to one particular thing that we have no information on.
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    November 29, 2017
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    Hello, Gabriel! "It doesn't look good on you to be seen with him" is actually quite common. I hear many say sentences like this, but there are always alternates such as, "It doesn't look good for you to be seen with him." or "It doesn't look good on your part." The other two sentences do not make much sense unless you were to revise them. For your second question, I am actually confused about that sentence. It most likely means her overall plan for using her money to buy costumes?
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    November 28, 2017
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    Hello! For your first scenario, I think it mainly depends on the reason as to why someone feels/acts the way they do. Posh: "Mr. Mason is just as posh as ever. He claims he needs the most expensive utensils to eat and refuses to go barefoot on any floor that is not of good quality wood." Squeamish: "Kelly couldn't stand walking barefoot on any surface that is dirty. Just the thought of dirt, dust, and anything gross between her toes made her feel nauseous!" Fussy: "Bonnie's son was extremely fussy about his food. He wouldn't eat anything that wasn't salty or that was any color he didn't like. What a picky child!" There are many different words you can use depending on information given about the person. For your second question, the first one makes a bit more sense (Today makes it three). Person #1: "You're kicking me out because I am two months behind on rent?" Person #2: "Well, today makes that three months, so thanks for reminding me!" Sounds good to me!
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    November 27, 2017
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    This phrase is another way to say, "Let me say this differently so it is easier for you to understand." For example: Person #1: Wow, look at those superfluous (this means unnecessary) words! Person #2: What does that word mean? Person #1: To put it another way, those words are unnecessary.
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    November 27, 2017
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    Hello, Amnah! Perceiving manners may be different for everyone. What may seem as normal to me might seem rude to someone else. Here are some things many consider good-mannered: •Holding the door open for people. •Saying "excuse me" or "pardon me" when trying to move past someone or to get their attention (rather then cutting in front of them or talking to them without considering what they are doing at that moment). •Shaking hands when meeting someone (sometimes it is considered rude if you don't shake someone's hand if they hold their hand out to you). •Some people consider using the correct honorifics (Miss, Mrs...etc...) as good-mannered. •Helping someone when they cannot reach something or dropped something. •Some consider it good-mannered to take people's coats at the door when they enter your home. As for your question, greeting strangers depends on the person. It is common for two strangers to greet each other and talk as many see it as simply being friendly.
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    November 27, 2017
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    Aha, whoops! Accidentally put it in the comment sec tion! What you are looking for can be written many different ways, actually. You could say... 1. "I am scheduling a math lesson with my teacher." 2. "I am going to go over (or you can put "study " rather than "go over") timetables with my teacher." 3. "I am setting a time to study with my math teacher." You can use different words or even change the sentence completely. In a conversation, you could say, "I'm scheduling a lesson with my math teacher." If the person is interested, they may reply with, "What kind of lesson?" or "What are you going to learn?" Then, you can answer what kind of lesson it will be. Hope that helps!
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    November 27, 2017
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    Hey! What you are looking for can be written many different ways, actually. You could say... 1. "I am scheduling a math lesson with my teacher." 2. "I am going to go over (or you can put "study " rather than "go over") timetables with my teacher." 3. "I am setting a time to study with my math teacher." You can use different words or even change the sentence completely. In a conversation, you could say, "I'm scheduling a lesson with my math teacher." If the person is interested, they reply with, "What kind of lesson?" or "What are you going to learn?" Then, you can answer what kind of lesson it will be. Hope that helps!
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    November 27, 2017
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    Dear manager:
    I have noticed some setbacks of our library recently. First of all, our book variety is not enough (not bad, but I would suggest saying something such as, "We do not have an appropriate variety of books." or, "We need more variety."). I went to the Main Library in the neighboring county (you can put, "in the next next county" or the name of the county instead if you'd like) <strike>as inspection</strike> to inspect. Their collection of books, ranging from acadamic textbooks, recipes, illustration even to comics, are profoundly abundant (love the word choice!). I even found the novel, first edition, of George Orwell which <strike>is</strike> has been out of print since 1970. In light of this, if we want our visitors back, broadening our collection <strike>is definitely first task</strike> should be our first task.
    Secondly, we should be multi-faceted. Libraries nowadays are not  (you can include "only" here if you'd like) places that provide only  (be sure to either put the word "only" either before "places" or before "passive knowledge") "passive knowledge" but also "active knowledge". We can <strike>take place</strike> schedule workshops and speeches on a weekly basis (or, "Workshops and speeches can take place weekly."), inviting endemic writers and directors to share their experience of innovation and life, which is a good way to strengthen the connection and loyalty with our (or "the" instead. You could also put, "loyalty within our/the county) neighborhood.
    Last but not least, <strike>i</strike> I suggest we remodel the library. Our library fails to provide the cozy atmosphere of reading (or, "...cozy atmosphere that comes with reading."). The light is too <strike>dum </strike>dim and may (let's not assume) depresse<strike>s</strike> people. We don't provide enough chairs and sofas. There's no audio area, and (connecting the sentences) <strike>And</strike> the <strike>infracture</strike> infrustructure (if that is what you mean) breaks down from time to time.
    I do believe that we'll pull through this as we <strike>just</strike> still have a lot of work to do.

    I added some suggestions for you to choose from if you'd like! Also, I apologize for the random comment below! I was in the middle of correcting your message and for some reason it submitted two comments when I pressed the send button twice to update my reply. Have a nice night!
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    November 27, 2017
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    November 27, 2017
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