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A Nice Day
Today is Wednesday. I worked all day at the hospital. I met a foreigner who brought his child to see a doctor. He didn't know the procedure so I explained that he first needed to fill out a form with his child's name, gender/sex and the date of birth or birthdate. Then I helped him register. What a nice day! I'm glad that I'm able to use English to help others.
Although it is easy to understand what you meant, a few minor changes can make a difference in your writing. Below are my explanation for choice of words:
gender/sex and date of birth or birthdate -- It more common to see the word sex on forms to describe a gender. Either Date of Birth DoB or Birthdate is commonly used.
foreigner A person from somewhere else is already a noun. Foreign person could be interpreted as unfamiliar.
brought in this case, brought is a better choice of word than took.
use English you didn't actually help other in English but rather used English to help others. This could be confusing. Or you could say, I'm glad I'm able to use my English to help others or I'm glad to be able to use my English.0 votedApril 12, 20110- Charlie's notebook entry: Apr 05, 2011 I would like to start a new blog and open a voice chat group discussion session via skype, msn or other programs to help those that wish to practice speaking English. Many friends have communicated with me via text, but are afraid to chat with me in English. I encourage those to give it a try. Those interested can contact me. However, I only add and speak to people with photos of themselves posted. I won't speak to pictures of cartoons, aliens from outer space, animals or your pets. This is simple respect and courtesy in any culture. If you post photos of your children, I'll make exceptions but only if it is your own child. And, please... no photos of movie stars, especially Japanese Teen Idols.April 5, 201110
Helen's notebook entry: Apr 30, 2010
English via Skype)))) You r welcome
I'm sure you are using slangs or acronyms rather than a complete or proper sentence. In this case you should use: "u r welcome" instead of "You r" to be consistent. Perhaps turning the sentence or phrase around, "U r welcome to skype me in English." Although Skype is a noun, in this case and I'm sure as with Google, people have been using it as a verb as well. The English language is changing...0 votedMay 25, 20100Please cherish the people around you
These days, there is a lot of rains here. I hear that some places in the south of China are suffering flood disaster. There have been so many disasters all over the world. So many regions were destroyed by so many earthquakes. We can do nothing to stop these nature disasters. Compared with nature's power, we humanity are too weak. Hope everyone cherish their relatives, friends and themslves. If, I mean if, the disaster is coming, we would leave this world without any regrets.
When you write, try to think in English rather than in Chinese, then translating into English. This is the first step for improvement.0 votedMay 15, 20101- Great movie! Yes, a Psychiatrist has the moral duty as a professional Doctor to treat his patient and save his life, regardless of his crimes committed. As a MD, the Psychiatrist has the legal obligation to upheld a patient's privacy even to authorities. Without ethics, there is no trust, and no moral.0 votedMay 14, 20100
About My Cherry
Hi, just want to point out to you about your choice of the title. A lot of people may take it out of context and make fun of it, interpreting another meaning. Perhaps, changing the title to: About My Friend, Cherry or adding something which depicts her personality like "My Shopping Buddy -- Cherry." Unfortunately, those not familiar with American slangs often use terms that can be twisted around. I hope you understand my meaning and not be offended.0 votedMay 4, 20101

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