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Hola! Tengo 22 años y vivo en Los Estados Unidos. He vivido aqui por toda mi vida, y todo que yo sé de este idioma es lo que recuerdo de la secundaria. Mi madre vivi en Texas para 5 años, mas o menos, y ella me enseño lo suficiente de lo que ella aprendióque yo tenía un poco de confidencia cuando comencéaprender la lengua en la escuela. Asistía 5 años de classes de Español, y ahora estoy olvidandolo porque no estoy usandolo a fuera de la escuela. Quiero que hablar con hablantes nativos para mejorar lo que ya sé, y para evitar la pérdida de lo que todavia recuerdo. :D
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- 1.) Yes, "the" is the correct article in both of those sentences. "...toppling the elected leader..." and "...toppling the U.S.-backed right-wing dictator..." are both perfectly correct. 2.) Either of those sentences is grammatically correct. Adding in "of the" in the first sentence ("the whole OF THE produce of our labor...") just makes it sound more verbose. However, I think the first one is correct. "The whole of the produce of our labor..." sounds more like George Orwell to me, and I'm pretty sure that's what the quote is in the book. I hope this helped! :D0 votedJanuary 22, 20185
- I think the word you're looking for is actually "inflammatory." The root word is "inflame," which is a medical term. When something on your body is inflamed, it is red and swollen, and maybe painful. "Inflammatory Rheumatism," is another medical term. "Rheumatic disorders" are diseases having to do with inflamed joints, or connecting / supporting tissues inside your body. So when those joints or tissues are inflamed, you have Inflammatory Rheumatism! I hope this helped!0 votedJanuary 22, 20180
- To "channel" someone means to let their spirit take over your body. This word is used a lot by people who are mediums, psychics, etc. However, most people don't actually believe in spirits, so it can also have a metaphorical meaning. "I channelled you," usually does not mean that you literally let their spirit into your body; it just means that you tried to act the way you think they would act. So if they're saying that they got through something difficult by "channelling" you, it means that they think you're strong enough to get through the same thing, and they tried to do what they think you would do.0 votedJanuary 22, 20180
- 1. Steadfast means the same thing as "unyielding." In the sentence you gave, it just means that the man stared at you without looking away, almost like there was a kind of determination behind it. 2. As a native speaker, "steadfastly" is the kind of word that sounds clunky, and I will never use it in conversation. I'm sure there might be situations in writing where I might decide it's the best word to use, but I don't think I ever have. Its root word, "steadfast," is fairly common, and I use it every now and then, but it is very uncommon in my experience to see it turned into an adverb like this. 3. Synonyms for "steadfastly" include: solidly, securely, firmly, deeply, soundly. 4. I think you should add "steadfast" to your vocabulary. It's not very common in conversation, but it does occasionally come up. And it's common enough in literature to justify being familiar with it.0 votedJanuary 21, 20181
- 19. "It feels like I'm in heaven," makes sense. That one sounds right. 20. "I know all of your movements by memory," is a perfectly accurate translation, but it sounds a little strange to our ears. If you wanted to sound more natural, you'd say, "I know all of your movements by heart." ("Yo conozco de corazón todos tus movimientos.") 21. If you're talking about a real event that you attended where the curtains opened to the sides, you'd say, "the curtains opened." But most theatres have a single curtain that opens upwards, not two curtains that open outwards from the middle. And if you're describing something ambiguous, the common phrase is, "the curtain rises." This is a phrase that can sometimes have a figurative meaning, and we recognize it. 22. "I could read the manga," sounds perfectly normal! 23. This one looks good too! Seems right. 24. I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say here, but I can tell you it doesn't sound right. Can you elaborate at all on what this is supposed to convey?0 votedJanuary 21, 20181
- "I'm inclined NOT to do [x]." If you say that, an English-speaker will definitely know what you mean, but it doesn't quite sound right to our ears. You mentioned a different wording of this: "I'm NOT inclined to do [x]." This is better. Putting the "not" BEFORE "inclined" makes a lot more sense. In English, the word "incline" is also a noun, and it refers to the mathematical angle used to measure how steep something is, like a hill or a staircase. "Be careful, because the hill on that road is at a big incline." So when people talk about how inclined they are to do something, it's a figure of speech. It's meant to make you imagine their body leaning (at an angle, like an incline) towards one option or the other. So it makes sense to talk about whether or not they're leaning towards something, but it doesn't make much sense to talk about how they're leaning AWAY from something. That's just a strange visual. It does convey what you wanted to convey, but it seems out of place. But everyone knows English always has to be confusing, so remember that there's another word available to you. "Disinclined." It has a very similar meaning to "not inclined." Here's an example of the difference: "I'm not inclined to go out tonight." All this means is that you don't feel like going out. "I'm disinclined to go out tonight." If you say this, it means there's probably a reason you don't want to go out. "dis-" at the beginning of a word means the opposite, so this means you're saying, "I am the OPPOSITE of inclined to go out." It has a similar meaning, and it still conveys that you don't want to go out. But instead of a passive lack of interest in going out, you're describing an active interest in NOT going out. I don't know if that made any sense, haha. But I hope it helped! :)0 votedJanuary 21, 20180

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