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Hello! I would like to refresh my knowledge of French, which I learned in childhood; I have forgotten most of it now. I would also like to learn one of the dialects of Twi, since many of my coworkers speak it and sometimes they struggle to communicate. I'd like to understand them better to help them when they need it. French, because I am Acadian / Cajun and our dialect has gone extinct. Though the Cajun language is dead, I can focus on French. Twi because many of my coworkers are Ghanaian, most who speak a dialect of Twi but struggle with English / our accent here; I hope knowing some Twi will help overcome communication barriers, and hopefully lower their stress or anxiety.
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  • Commented
    It's less how the teacher <em>speaks</em> to me, and more how the teacher <em>views</em> me.

    If a teacher views me with contempt / sees me as stupid but pretends to be nice, I'm not going to like that teacher. If the teacher is strict but fair and doesn't view me poorly, then I would like that teacher. But I'd avoid a strict teacher who sees me as inferior, and choose a kind teacher who is sincerely friendly.

    It all boils down to their attitude and sincerity.
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    July 14, 2020
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  • Commented
    Hello, Gloria!

    I'm willing to help you practice, but it would have to be through Discord as I don't use Skype or Facetime. I'm a native speaker of (American) English, as I'm from the U.S.A. Due to my job I won't always be available for practice, but I'd let you know in advance what days / times I am.

    If you feel safer practicing with a lady, I'm also a woman. If you're interested, please message me through iTalki -- because I don't want to publicly share my Discord user tag.
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    July 14, 2020
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    Hi Chloe!

    If you have a Discord account, I'll help you practice. I'm from the U.S.A. and a native speaker of English. I won't always be available due to my job, but I'd tell you which days and times I'm around.

    I'm also a lady, if you feel safer practicing with another woman. If you're interested, you can message me through iTalki (as I prefer not to publicly post my Discord user tag).
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    July 13, 2020
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    Hello Lidia,

    I am a native speaker (U.S.A.). If you have a Discord account, I am willing to help you practice. I will not always be available due to my work schedule, but I would tell you what days and times I am able.

    I am a woman, too, if you feel more comfortable practicing with another lady. If you are interested you can send me a message through iTalki, as I prefer not to publicly post my Discord user tag.
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    July 13, 2020
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  • Answered
    It means that Jon made a phonecall to contact the guys, who are in their bedrooms.
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    July 12, 2020
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  • Answered
    It is somewhat confusing, but after a moment of thought, it is understandable -- though I do not know the specific subject of what you are referencing. A better way to say it would be: "There is no question word order."
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    July 12, 2020
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  • Commented
    I think that I am both good and bad, depending on which personality traits of mine are looked at, <em>how</em> those personality traits are used, my behaviors (and the reasonings behind them), and others' interpretations (I can do something which is seen as 'good' by one person, or 'bad' by someone else).

    The only thing I can say with any absolute certainty, is that I'm doing the best I can to do what is kind or just -- but there are many times that I fall short, and I make many mistakes.
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    May 31, 2020
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    My favorite country is Ghana.

    I know it has its struggles (as do all countries!) and the people are as diverse as any, but in my personal encounters, every Ghanaian man and woman I've had the privilege of meeting has been incredibly sweet, honest, and industrious. It was Ghanaians, too, who were among the first to show up to help save people from war and genocides (Rwanda and Sierra Leone being two examples) while many other countries turned a blind eye to the atrocities.

    Though it has plenty of cities, its countryside and coastline are beautiful -- and it's steeped in rich history.
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    May 30, 2020
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    Whether I use it or not depends on where I am living.

    When I originally lived in rural Texas, U.S.A., it was <em>expected</em> that I address women as "ma'am" and men as "sir." I was also expected to word phrases as "yes, ma'am / no, ma'am" or "yes, sir / no, sir." It was very, very rude <em>not</em> to use it.

    When I moved to the north (New York / Massachusetts) of the U.S.A., to say "ma'am" was considered rude because the women felt "old" if I did. "Sir" just made the men laugh. I had to learn to say "yes, please / no, thank you" instead.

    When I visited family in Texas or Louisiana years later, I never said "sir" or "ma'am," and I still said "yes please / no thank you" due to being used to / out of habit from the north's customs. Though I was technically still being polite, because I was in a different region with different protocol for manners, my lack of saying "ma'am" or "sir" caused people to become extremely offended and they considered me rude. It was genuinely over the words alone!

    People will just have to take note of how locals address each other, and learn to adapt to the region's customs.
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    May 22, 2020
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    <em>(</em><em style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Red</em><em> is for corrections, </em><em style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">blue</em><em> is for suggestions, </em><em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">green</em><em> is for unnecessary / filler words which you may consider removing but otherwise are fine.)</em>
    <em>________</em>

    A Rare Ice Cream Flavour

    I love / prefer to eat ice cream in small cups. In my country, ice cream is sold as 200ml which is a popular cup size. In comparison, for example in America and Europe, ice cream is sold by pint size or served in large cups. Perhaps it's because they love sharing ice cream with family, but in my opinion they prefer to eat it directly with a spoon.

    By the way, in the supermarket two weeks ago I found a rare flavour of ice cream (which you can see in the photo below). Its flavour is 'bubble milk tea' (珍珠奶茶)! I assumed its black tapioca pearls would be hard to eat with a spoon...but they weren't! The tapioca pearls were soft and a little bit sweet, but I noticed they weren't entirely frozen**. In conclusion, I prefer genuine bubble milk tea over bubble milk tea flavoured ice cream. ;(

    *flavour was written by British orthography

    **Aya, I wasn't entirely certain what the original sentence meant, so I had to do guesswork with it. If I misunderstood, please correct me and I will re-phrase.
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    May 21, 2020
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