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Hi I am learning Japanese online and I often have questions, but no one to ask. I am interested in chatting with someone, mostly in English. I can help you learn to be fluent in English, and in exchange I hope you will answer my questions, and chat with me in Japanese sometimes. Don't worry, I'm just starting out so it should be easy. I am open to voice chat, such as skype, messaging, like yahoo and msn, or just emails. You can find me on yahoo, username vortic, or msn, username [email protected] I hope we can be friends as well! I have a lot of interests and always like to learn new things. Don't be shy! I hope to hear from you soon.
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    If i was at a workshop that was supposed to end at 5pm I would not need to call my boss even if it ended early and I went home.
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    September 6, 2019
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    This means that this person does not agree that something is true, but that it also is not entirely wrong. The friend asks him if weather like, what is to the friend, a perfect spring day makes him glad to be alive. Samuel does not hold the opinion that a perfect spring day makes him glad to be alive. However, by saying "I wouldn't go as far as that" he is also saying that the weather is at least very nice. A simpler example might be if the friend said "It is a perfect spring day," and Samuel said "I wouldn't go as far as that." In this case, he simply means the weather is not quite perfect. Perhaps the temperature could be slightly warmer or cooler, and Samuel would prefer that. Whatever the case, he would not make the statement himself that the weather is perfect, but he might say that it is nearly perfect.
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    August 22, 2019
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    At 6:58 he says "This person here, was totally later he, he thought, when I was lying on the ground..." At 7:12, I also am unable to understand it, but I am an American English speaker, possibly a British English speaker would be able to understand it. It could be "While they died" meaning that they were laughing at him.
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    August 19, 2019
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    This simply means that the outcome is changed or will be changed by "it". This usually indicates a positive change, rather than a negative one, but that can also depend on the specific change that is made. When using "a", the effect on the outcome is usually small or ambiguous. When using "the", the change is usually something known or the outcome is decided by the change. For example, you might say "He gave $10 to a homeless man. There are thousands of homeless people, but it makes a difference to that man." This is a small change. The man is still homeless, but perhaps he can buy some food. "I want to buy a house, but I need a bank loan. It makes the difference." This means that if the speaker does not get a loan from a bank, he will not buy a house. The outcome is decided by the change of having a loan.
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    May 24, 2019
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    I would say it is more likely this is being used as "a person who enjoys pet animals". This would be similar to saying "He is a dog person." In this case, he enjoys taking care of dogs, petting them, and otherwise being around dogs. Either way, more context would be helpful.
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    May 24, 2019
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    The sentence sounds a bit off, but this phrase normally means that something is different from the usual. It appears that the sentence is saying that "Cambel" is usually present for something, but the speaker is part of a decision which will mean that the next time Cambel will not be present. That is a change from what is usual or normal. I would guess the sentence should say "Well it makes a change from Campbell, since Campbell, Susie, and Light are always present."
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    May 24, 2019
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    This is true, though many people will use "and/or" in less formal writing. For example, in an email, I might say "Mike and/or Steve will be attending the meeting."
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    May 24, 2019
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    Cooks me cakes to have fun.  (This appears to be part of a longer sentence, so I'll just leave it.)

    Sometimes my friends and I talk on Skype. (Excellent, no corrections)

    It is very jokey.     (Also correct.)

    In conclusion, I'd like to say that diseases are very dangerous.  ("In conclusion" is used to indicate that you will summarize or finish a group of related statements, but your previous statements are not related to disease at all.  You could use "In closing" instead, or perhaps there is more before this you left out?)

    People should defend themselves. (Good!)

    That's all I wanted to tell you about diseases.  (Correct)

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    May 3, 2019
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    The speaker is telling the listener that the listener was "ok with that," but also that at some point recently the listener had feelings against helping. Basically, this indicates a very recent change of mind or opinion.
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    April 30, 2019
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    "Retro" means something which has style common to similar objects in a period in the recent past, usually between 10 and 50 years ago. It implies a positive opinion of something which is new but looks like similar objects from years ago. For example, a "retro" cell phone might have numbered buttons instead of just a touch screen. "Cult status" means something that has a small but devoted group of fans. It is not popular with most people, but some people like it very much. This implies that it is cool, but in a way that not everyone can understand, which makes it even more cool to certain people. So, these movies share a style common with films from a recent time period and, while not generally popular, they have a small but devoted group of fans. An "aura" is a distinctive atmosphere, appearance, tone, or style. In this case it refers to "retro" and "having cult status".
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    April 30, 2019
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