Gabriel Either way is ok I think. Personally I'd say 'thoughout the past year'. Duane

You could just say, “Today we are going to talk about the names of 30 American brands that exist in Brazil, but ARE pronounced wrong'. 1) NAMES of brands, not name of brands. 2) You already used THAT right after brands- it can extend to both conditions: brands THAT... a) exist in Brazil but b) are pronounced wrong

Hi To answer the second part of the question...what does 'looking to' mean (without forward): It can be used as a way of saying, 'I am hoping to', or 'I want to'. For instance, 'I am looking to buy a house this year', or I am looking to change jobs.' Usually it implies some action that is a bit in the future, not really definite, possibly a big decision. You wouldn't say, for instance 'I am looking to have salad for dinner tonight.' or 'I am looking to go to the movies tomorrow.'

Hi, If you mean that there will not be any legal action taken for something they do (i.e. you won't sue them), then you could also say you free them from legal responsibility.

It would still be a yard. You might say that it is a nicely-landscaped yard. Garden (in the US) implies a patch of ground specifically dedicated to vegetables or flowers. Now, the garden may be part of the yard- but in that case, it would be a specific area, possibly fenced, that is 'the garden'. The rest is still just the yard.

Hi Several meanings. 1) something is physically farther away than something else: 'The house is beyond those trees'. The house is on the other side of those trees from the speaker. 2) something that is out of reach or surpoassing the object: 'He is beyond control' means he can not be controlled. 'His skill is beyond my ability' means that the subject's skill far surpoasses my own. 3) as a noun- 'He flew into the great beyond'. Here it refers to some place or area that is far away, or beyond what you can see or imagine.

Simple past is used if an action happened in the past and finished. I walked, I ate- they happen, they are over Present perfect- I have eatne, I have gone... implies that the activity started in the past, continued on and is still possibly going on up to now. Past perfect- 'I had gone to Europe twice', is something that started int he past, went on, then ended in the past. So, is the advisor still helping you? then 'Have helped me throguhout the past year'. Did they help you one time and stop? 'Helped me'. Did they help you last year but aren't helping you now? then 'Had helped me through the past year.

The same as 'on the internet' or 'via the internet'. Sometimes people (older- like myself!) still think of the internet as wires connecting places, and those wires usually were above, or over the road. So you would send a telegram 'over the wires' and rthat sense has been retained in 'over the internet' DUane.