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    Not quite. The idiom is "to get off on the right foot," though "wrong" is probably more common. Since this idiom means "to start successfully" the verb start is not necessary. The second part is also not quite right. The idiom is "to have chemistry" with someone, but it really is usually used to describe a connection that doesn't require effort. So, if you have to "try to find" a connection, it isn't really chemistry. Those two idioms seem a bit redundant when used together, so it might be better to split them up, especially since it is a bit weird to use the last clause with the first idiom. "To get off on the right foot" already means something is successful, so it isn't necessary to also say it is promising. Here is my suggestion: "They really got off on the right foot. They had chemistry with each other, which was promising."
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    May 14, 2020
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    While that would be understood, it would be more correct to include a second verb. For example: "It takes him 15 minutes to get from my home to school." You could also use other verbs like "go" or "travel."
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    May 14, 2020
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    In English, there should be only one use of "not" with a verb. In the second one, there are two, because "don't" = "do not." This is called a "double negative," and it is not grammatically correct in English. The same is true when not is used with other words that are negative. For example, "I don't never do that" is incorrect because of the double negative.
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    May 5, 2020
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    In English, there should be only one use of "not" with a verb. In the second one, there are two, because "don't" = "do not." This is called a "double negative," and it is not grammatically correct in English. The same is true when not is used with other words that are negative. For example, "I don't never do that" is incorrect because of the double negative.
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    May 5, 2020
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    There is very little difference. The addition of "up" specifies that you used a telephone. However, the sentence already implies that. If you just said, "I called him," it could mean you called him on the phone, or it could mean you yelled "Hey you! Come here." The verb "call" can be used in many ways, so we often add prepositions, turning it into a phrasal verb. For example: call up - call using a phone call out - yell something, or point out someone's mistake call to - yell to someone call on - ask someone to do something, or visit someone call off - cancel call back - to ask for someone/something to return. call in - report to by phone or radio, or calling to be on a live broadcast on TV or radio. That's all I can think of at the moment, but with only a few exceptions, "call" can be used alone with the same meaning as these phrasal verbs.
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    April 9, 2020
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    Putting "of the world" at the end is more correct, but also probably not necessary. If you just said, "Brazil is an agricultural center." I would assume you meant "of the world." Where such a qualifier is necessary is if you were talking about a smaller area, especially using a superlative (-est). For example, if you said "Brazil is the largest agricultural center in South America," defining the area is necessary. If you just said, "Brazil is the largest agricultural center," the listener would assume you meant that there is no other agricultural center, anywhere that we know about, that is larger, which is more or less "in the world" since we don't know about any agricultural centers on other planets. So, I would say: Brazil is an agricultural center. France is an economic power.
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    April 8, 2020
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    As other people have said, a different word, such as "asset," would be better than "capital." This is because "capital" is uncountable, and thus always plural, while mind and body are singular. This ruins the sentence's parallel structure. An alternate fix would be to make the other part plural. For example, "people's minds are their greatest capital." While this would be grammatically correct, it's still not the best word as "capital" can also mean the central controlling place, as in "capital city." Someone might think you mean the mind is a person's capital in the sense that it is where decisions are made, not in the sense that you mean. As Ruby Smith said, "asset" would be better. "Largest" also isn't as good as "greatest" like Fiona said. With the word "capital," you might say "largest source of capital," but it wouldn't really work in this sense. It would work if you were talking about money though. For example, "That investor is our largest source of capital."
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    April 8, 2020
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    The speaker is telling Anna that because she is here, he knows that they are both never going to accomplish as much as they could. firmly establishes = proves what I've long suspected = something that I have thought for a long time desperate = it can mean "in great need," or "hopeless," but in some cases, such as this one, it can mean "unable to change." The adjective "hopeless" can be used the same way. For example, in the phrase "hopeless romantic" it means someone who will never become more practical and stop being so romantic. "underachiever" = Someone who chooses to accomplish less than they are capable of. (Lazy is USUALLY, a pretty good synonym, but not always.) So, a "desperate underachiever" is someone who doesn't want to accomplish very much, and will never become more motivated.
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    April 8, 2020
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    Insomnia

    I hadn't slept well for half a year. It started suddenly. I couldn't fall asleep unless I tossed and turned for 3 or 4 hours; however, by the time I fell asleep, it was time to wake up. I tried so hard to figure out what had caused it, but it turned out I couldn't find any reason for it.

    It felt just like I had a box of worries in my mind that only opened when I wanted to sleep. I'm suffering from it because insomnia leads to fatigue, leaving me without any energy all day. Every time I wake up, I feel upset and angry with myself. I truly hate myself for being unable to control my own mind.

    It was a painful cycle
    and the depression almost swamped me.
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    April 8, 2020
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    It mostly looks good. I just have a few notes: - At least in American English, the term is usually culture shock, rather than cultural shock. Yes, cultural shock sounds more grammatically correct. - The first "the" may or may not be correct, depending on if this is the first paragraph or not. - Delete "in speech." I'm sure people write those terms sometimes, too. - The relative clause "who find themselves..." could be clearer. There are a few options. It is written as a non-defining relative clause, which means it is just adding information. It is like saying: "Most immigrants find themselves in a foreign culture. Also, they experience culture shock." I think that's sort of redundant. It would be better to either delete the clause and just say "immigrants," or if you want to expand the group to include, for example, short-term expatriates, you could turn the clause into a defining relative clause and say: "most people who find themselves in a foreign culture experience it." If you want to focus on immigrants, you could even say "most immigrants, and other people who find themselves in a foreign culture experience it." - "stress tension" is awkward. Choose one. - "feeling of self-identification" is a bit unclear. Is it a symptom, or is the violation of it a symptom? If it's the second one, delete "feeling of" - "is becoming" should be "becomes" or probably "may become" I hope that helps. Feel free to contact me for more feedback.
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    April 8, 2020
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