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Thomas Mittet
Norwegian
Oct 20, 2018
The same to you Nicholas, really, really liked our conversation. You are very dedicated and knowledgeable, and just seem like a great person. Norwegian wise, there are only a few things that needs correction from what i heard. Prepositions and endings regarding some words. But with that corrected you will speak perfect Norwegian. You already are very good, and it will be no problem, for a guy as dedicated as you are. Takk for en flott time. Håper vi snakkes.
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  • Answered
    You are correct! When you say that someone is a millionaire, it means that the person is worth more than a million dollars. This does not necessarily mean that they have more than a million units of currency in their bank account, but rather that their assets are worth more than a million units of currency. Being a millionaire in the US is different than being a millionaire in Denmark for example. 1 dollar is equal to about 7 Danish Crowns, so being a millionaire would have to have more than 7 million Crowns before he or she was considered a millionaire in the US. I hope this answers your question! Nicholas
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    October 10, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Urgent - Need help with English grammar!

    Hi guys!

    Here are two sentences:

    'How long has Jeremy lived in England'

    'What's the best book you have ever read?'

    I'm very confused about why has comes before 'Jeremy' but after 'you' ('has Jeremy' and 'you have'). Is it something to do with subjects and objects?

    Thank you!!


    The easiest way to describe this is to rewrite the sentence adding an extra words that people often leave out when speaking, like this. I will also color the subjects and verbs of the sentences. 

    'How long has Jeremy lived in England'

    'What is the best book that you have ever read?'


    Notice how in a simple question with one subject and verb that the verb comes first and subject second as in 'How long has Jeremy lived in England' and 'What is the best book ...?'

    The reason that the 'you' comes before have in the second part is because it is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot stand alone as a sentence. 'that you have ever read' is not a complete sentence because it starts with 'that'. 

    The example you gave is challenging because 'that' is not written in the sentence, but it is implied. 

    I hope this answers your question!

    -Nicholas


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    October 9, 2018
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  • Commented
    I'm an instructor, but I will be going back to school soon. I look forward to being a student again!
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    October 8, 2018
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  • Answered
    Both are correct!
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    October 4, 2018
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  • Commented

    I have also found this frustrating. I live in Denmark at the moment, and even though I'm still in Scandinavia I can only watch about half of the shows on NRK. I keep a list of shows that I am interested in so I know what I have to watch while I'm in Norway!  And you're right, the regional restrictions are not as strict with DR, although they do receive income from the "media license fee" so maybe that helps them open up their content to other locations.

    Why do you think NRK has such strict regional restrictions?

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    October 4, 2018
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  • Answered
    I think both of those variations are correct. However, when I read it, the first variation flows better for me. I personally would not say the second variation with "in".
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    October 4, 2018
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    Why are there homeless people in the cities in the USA?

    I just watched a video about of downtown in Los Angeles at night. It shocked me that there are some area where so many poor people are living in tents, without any job or and home. Some comments under that video say it’s because of wrong policies, and some also mentioned about alcohol and drugs, but I wonder if it’s the main reason. Still I don’t really understand why. What on earth made it become became like this?
    In China, there are poor people too, but most of them have places to live in and families, and people in the big cities work hard. There are seldom homeless people.
    It’s one thing I have never understood always don’t understand about the US. It’s a developed country and it’s so powerful in the world, but why are there so many homeless people in the cities?


    Great journal entry! I only made a few small changes, a lot of which just improve the style and flow of your writing. The main correction I made a few times is "There're" to "There are". In written English you don't write this contraction, although you may hear people saying it. 


    You ask some great questions in this journal entry. Homelessness is such a huge problem in the US, and it's hard to understand why there are so many homeless people in a country with so much power and wealth. I would recommend looking at the news source Vice News for more coverage on this topic. They have made many fascinating pieces about the homeless epidemic in the US. 


    Nicholas

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    October 1, 2018
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  • Answered
    For books, I would recommend reading something that you've already read in your native language, preferably something written for teenagers/kids. I usually recommend Harry Potter, because many people have read it or seen the movies and know the plot and characters. Then, when you're reading and stumble across a word that you don't understand, you can try and figure out what it means from context because you already know what's going on. I would suggest getting addicted to a sitcom like Friends or How I Met Your Mother. These shows are good for language learning because you can turn off the subtitles and try and figure out what's going on based on context. With movies, it's hard to watch it without knowing what's going on, whereas with these kinds of TV shows, it often doesn't matter that you don't completely understand what's going on.
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    September 30, 2018
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  • Corrected

    Please, explain the grammar

    Why is the passive voice form of the verb to drown is/are drownded, not is/are drowned


    The correct passive form is is/are drowned, as in: "He is (being) drowned by the waves and strong current." 


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    September 30, 2018
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  • Answered
    In American English, they are interchangeable, though one may be used more than the other depending on where in the states you are. For example, people may use "cab" more in New York, whereas people don't use either in Los Angeles (everyone just uses Uber!)
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    September 25, 2018
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