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Hello! I am a copy writer and editor living in Los Angeles. I am a native English speaker who is interested in learning Arabic and Chinese (Mandarin). I speak basic German and a tiny, tiny bit of Japanese. Happy to meet you!
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- Just to expand on this -- they don't quite have the same implication in terms of length. "Long ago" sounds longer than "a long time ago." For example, 'he died long ago" is usually used for someone that died centuries ago. "He died a long time ago" might be used for someone centuries ago, but also for someone that died several years ago. e.g.: "My grandpa died long ago" sounds strange; "my grandpa died a long time ago" sounds more natural.0 votedNovember 18, 20190
- This is funny! Maybe more of a cultural thing than a language thing. In the US, they have these long, poorly filmed commercials (called infomercials) which advertise a product and give you a number to call to immediately purchase that product. Usually these are weird kinds of inventions--special towels that can dry anything immediately, special pots that never require cleaning--that you can't buy in normal stores. These infomercials are usually on late at night or in the middle of the day. Similarly, American TV has entire channels of infomercials (called "shopping channels") with long, live shopping shows where they try to sell you skin care, jewelry, supplements, etc. You just "call the number on your screen" to purchase. So, when people say "I ordered it from the TV," they are usually referring to calling one of these numbers from an infomercial or shopping channel and buying a product that way. Edited to say: You wouldn't say "I ordered it from TV," even though you do say "I saw it on TV," and "Look, the man from TV!" For some reason, in English you do have to put the definite article in there for "I ordered it from the TV." Hope that's a little helpful! Maybe someone else can provide better reasoning for this.0 votedNovember 17, 20190
- Please help with my Harry Potter writing exercise🙏🏼 Need checkingA magic wand. What is a magic wand? Is it just an instrument to make magic tricks or something much more significant? What if the wand is a reflection of wizards’ souls, destinies, power and missions?Harry was chosen by a very unusual wand. And the unusual mission was waiting for him.His wand was made of holly and phoenix feather--a very rare combination--and has only one so-called “brother.” The brother of Harry’s wand left him the scar on a forehead and made him famous in wizards’ world.That wand’s owner was Voldemort, the wizard who did great things, terrible, but great!Mr. Ollivander, who sells wands, had been waiting for Harry for years. He always believed Harry was a “special customer,” the only boy who lived after meeting Voldemort’s wand.Moreover, Mr. Ollivander wished that Harry would be destined for exactly this wand.The whole wizards’ world believed that a great deal would be waiting for Harry. And Mr.Ollivander wasn’t the exception.And the wand, the special wand that chose Harry, served to confirm Harry’s great mission in his life!<ul><li>I'm correcting with American grammar rules, just a disclaimer!</li><li>Be sure to keep punctuation marks inside of quotation marks</li><li>"M" dashes are used when you want to call out something within a phrase, not hyphens. In word, these can be created by using double dashes with no spaces--like this--.</li><li>This phrase is a little awkward, but I wasn't exactly sure what you intended to say, so this is my best guess: "Moreover, Mr. Ollivander wished that Harry would be destined for exactly this wand." </li></ul>Hope that is helpful!0 votedNovember 17, 20190
- Who am I?My name is Luis from Adventure Express S.A. I am responsible for the firm's analytics team, which is comprised of four data scientists. Our main activities as a team are to support our stakeholder's goals and enhance their priorities. We measure our success based on how well our clients' companies succeed. The first step to be taken in this work flow is to deeply understand the problem; later, we will choose the adequate methodology for addressing this problem. Our repeated success is due to our rigorous application of this steps.0 votedNovember 17, 20191
- My favorite place in Moscow is the Pioneers Palace. "Pioneers" in the Soviet Union was a program similar to Boy Scouts in the US, except for the fact that if you're a kid in America, you have a choice if you want to be a Boy Scout or not. Well, Soviet children didn't have such option--every kid was a Pioneer.So, the Palace is situated near Moscow State University in a very beautiful and quiet place, surrounded by a small forest and a park. It was built as a place where kids can study something new and meet new friends; there are lots of possible activities, from photography and drawing to programming and aircraft modelling. The building is large, with a central passageway that has panoramic windows. My school was located in that building and sometimes I feel a bit of nostalgic when I think about my last years in school.<ul><li>In English, programs like Boy Scouts and Pioneers are proper nouns, so they are capitalized.</li><li>I've corrected some words that are not usually used in conversational English, like "passageway" instead of "passage," "windows" instead of "glazing"</li><li>In English if you introduce a term that the audience may not be familiar with, it is customary to surround it by quotes the the first time you use it as a noun, especially if you follow the word with an explanation of what it means. This case is a little unusual, since "Pioneer" is used as the name of the building before it is defined as a scouting program, but I would still use quotes when you are introducing the audience to the name of the program. Sorry if that's a bit confusing!</li></ul>0 votedNovember 17, 20191
- "No touch" is not really grammatically correct, but sometimes English-speaking parents say this to children to instruct them not to touch something. "Don't touch" is the correct way of asking someone not to touch something. However, sometimes you might see a sign (at an art gallery or a zoo, for example) that says "No Touching." This is also grammatically correct, but in speech it generally means "Don't touch anything," rather than "Don't touch this thing."0 votedNovember 17, 20191

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