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    "Him" is speaking about another person, not the speaker. It is awkward to have two interacting male characters in the same sentence, both in pronoun form, but it does happen from time to time. In this sentence structure, man #1 is hoping that man #2 doesn't wake up and feel deserted. Alternatives: "He didn't want "name" to wake up and think he'd been deserted." "He didn't want "name" to wake up and feel deserted." "He didn't want his friend to wake up and think he'd deserted him." Sort of awkward no matter what, but there are some possible tweaks!
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    March 6, 2019
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    "her top hat lopsided"; I don't know the term for this, but lopsided isn't being used as a verb here. Rather, it's an adjective describing her hat. There is a "with" that is invisible / implied before "her". The form is a little awkward, I agree, but for some reason it is common in literary works (as opposed to everyday English).
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    March 6, 2019
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    Very nicely done! Your explanations were thorough and also, I imagine, very helpful to English students. It's rare to find an article with this level of depth and quality of writing.

    I did notice the example tables are a little squashed in the headers; perhaps there is a way to add a little space so they're easier to read?

    I don't think you need the dash between the 10's and 1's if it's not directly being used as an adjective for something else (such as dollars, euros, or whatever else you're counting), but perhaps that is a quirk of American English (thirty five on its own, versus thirty-five dollars).

    Also, in American English we do actually say the "and" between the 100's and the 10's if the 1's are included; it is just shortened to an 'n' with a glottal stop (like how "mountain" becomes "moun'n"). "One hundred 'n twenty five," for instance. It's just very quiet. The only time we don't is if we're counting, and we'll say either "one hundred 'n twenty five", or "one twenty-five", leaving out the "hundred".

    Again, thank you again for putting this together. You put a lot of effort into it and it is truly quality writing :) Cheers from across the pond!

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    March 5, 2019
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    We use "Switch off" for electronics, such as lights, computers, TVs that use a "switch". A fire isn't electronic, so it can't be switched off. Unless, it is one of those fake fireplaces that has a switch on the wall :) The word to understand most importantly is the first word. "Blow." If you look up "Blow" and understand what this action is, and how it works, it will make sense how it can be used for a fire. It also can be used in some set phrases, such as "blown out of proportion", which means that something became a bigger idea or problem than it needed to be. Had too big of a reaction to something.
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    March 5, 2019
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    March 5, 2019
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    Radiant crush would be best I think, because Radiant modifies crush as an adjective. Radiance is a noun, so having two nouns standing together would be a little awkward in a product name.
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    March 5, 2019
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    "I can't sleep because of my dream" would mean that, maybe you had a scary nightmare or some deep thought, so because you are thinking about that, you cannot relax enough to fall asleep. "I can't sleep because i dont have a dream to sleep for" sounds like poetry or a song lyric, or maybe a set phrase in another language, rather than something literal.
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    March 4, 2019
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    All of your sentences are correct to use. I think #3 would not be used as much, and #1 would be the most common. The main difference is that "wouldn't" sort of describes the stubborn personality of the person (they refused to study), where "didn't" which simply describes behavior (for whatever reason).
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    March 4, 2019
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    1) He made a lot of income, though his work differs from his father's. (we don't usually use the term "assets" like this)

    2) Your confidant wrote a paper about deceptive behavior that cited genuine date. (data?)

    3) The bolt was too tight and rusty so it had snapped when I wrenched on it.

    4) English monarch fortified the city. ("The English monarch", or "English monarchs")

    5) You interfered with our profitable affair.

    6) The orb starts blinking with a pulsating light.

    7) He used the barrel to sled down.

    8) The frozen sphere was thawed out.

    9) He summoned the robot, which he christened "Santa".

    10) He threw a tantrum because he didn't maneuver the robot well.
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    March 4, 2019
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    Learning Always Is Good.

    One day, I was watching a video on my Youtube channel. While learning English with the video, I spoke on chat. One of the members wrote a phrase with the term "hook up". I looked for the meaning, and I discovered "hook up" has the same meaning of wanting to stay connected with a person for a particular purpose. But the chat member said that was incorrect. I am not sure.



    Feedback: "Hook up" is most frequently used to say you want to date if you say it like, "Let's hook up" or "I want to hook up with X", but I have heard it in friendly use before, matching your description. When people have something specific they want to do, they might ask to "hook up" later to accomplish it. They also might say "connect" or "get together" or "hang out", or "have a chat".

    "Hook up"s association with dating is fairly strong, and it also is slang.

    Hope this helps!

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    March 4, 2019
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