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Hello! I'm a third year student in college. I'm majoring in International Relations and Russian, and am interested in improving my Russian and learning Serbian.
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    О людях.

    Humanity is a virus in the body of the Earth. Sooner or later Earth cures the disease. Are our dogs or cats are less happy than us? Are dolphins are less happy than people? Animals are not poisoning the land with oil or heavy metals, they don't throw away plastic bags.

     

    For questions "to be" goes in the beginning:

    ex. I am nice. - Am I nice?    You are sick. - Are you sick?    He is happy. - Is he happy?   

    ex. Is he going to the store? He is going to the store.

    Very depressing...but true. :/

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    July 24, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    Hi there.
    My name's Dmitry, I'm а native Russian speaker and I want to practice my English. I'm 21, married, and mad about computers and indie music.
    If you need some Russian practice, I can surely help :)

    Good, just that "a." :)

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    July 24, 2011
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    проблемы У меня есть проблемы моим интернетом. Ему не нравиться я. Он очень медленно и я провожу много времени, когда я пишу что-то на italki. Поэтому просите мне пожалуйста, если я не отвечаю е-майл быстро, потому что я нетерпеливая, когда мой компьютер не работает. :) Также у меня есть много домашней работы...и так у меня нет времени. Но вчера вечером у меня было время, чтобы смотерть новый фильм "Гари Поттер." Это было ниплохо, но мне не очень нравится фильми или книги "Гари Поттер." Ну...это всё! Пока!
    July 17, 2011
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    attempt #2

    So, I've suddenly remembered about italki. I hope now things here will be going better cuz I'm actively working on improving my English improving.
    I've finished the pre-intermediate courses, and now there summer holidays, but I don't want to spend three months without learning, so I've found the a tutor and I will continue my education.
    And I need a lot of communication to practice all the stuff I know (:

     

    Good. :) Direct objects normally come after verbs. 

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    July 13, 2011
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    Solitude - pleasant state of soul?

    Leo Tolstoy exclaimed: "Strange, that I am silently with people around me. I talk only to the people that is who are distant from me on Earth. Maybe in the future, people will hear me". Why are we one among these people? Maybe, our mind does makes our soul lonely...

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    July 13, 2011
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    Heyyyy

    Hey, how are u doing?

    It's my second note and I'll try to write it right, ok? :))

    But u must promise to me that you'll correct my mistakes. Ok, now I'm gonna tell you something about myself. I've started to learn English for about 3 months ago, so now I have some questions now. At First, what is the different between "Ok, I understood it" and "Ok I got it". Why do some people prefer to use phrases like "pick up", "get it", "check out" and e.t.c. but other people prefer to use usually different phrases.
    Well, that's all. I'll write one more note next time. Please feel free to answer to me.

     

    * You can use "u" insead of "you" but it comes off as very, very colloquial and - depending on the context - uneducated. It's fine for texting or an e-mail to a friend, but beyond that it's seen as lazy and/or immature. Same thing with "gonna" versus "going to."

    *Make sure you have a space after a period or comma.

    *Oh, and smiley faces get eyes :))

     

    As far as your questions:

    There is no literal difference betwen "Ok, I understand it" (you can say understood, but it implies that you might not understand it now) and "Ok, I got it." "I got it" is more colloquial - it's slang, whereas "I understand" is more formal

    And for the other phrases, it just depends on who your're talking to, and the type of person you are. Sorry I can't give you a better answer. :(

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    July 13, 2011
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    Oops:

    Therefore a multicultural environment and the ability to ask questions directly to natives is what I need.

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    July 13, 2011
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself

    I realized that my level of English is not as good as I want it to be. Some time ago I attended local language training courses. That wasn't waste of time, but now I need something different. I have experienced the lack of being able to ask questions I have found myself unable to ask questions (It's not wrong, just awkward) regarding the meaning of words and phrases. Also my English was not 'live' (perhaps you mean "current"?) enough. I'm not sure but I suppose it continues to be not live. I tried to resolved that issue by watching movies and TV shows in English. Despite some progress, in general it was not the solution.
    Therefore multicultural environment and the ability to ask questions directly to natives is what I need.

    I hope italki is the right place to get some improvement.

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    July 13, 2011
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    In my opinion, silence is more "quiet" than quietness. Quiet and "still" (and calm, peaceful, etc) usually go together well. Silent also seems more eerie. In a horror movie, things aren't quiet, they're silent. Hush as a noun is used almost exclusively in literature. And then, yes, I would say a hush suggests that there was noise and now there isn't. Less commonly, hush is used before noise, and then it would be foreboding. Otherwise it's mainly used as a slightly rude command to stop talking.
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    July 13, 2011
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    Привет! Я не знаю что писать... Я на втором курсе в колледже. Я изучаю русский язык, конечно, и международную политологию. Я хочу учиться в России год, но я не знаю где. Может быть в Санкт-Петербурге. Я ещё не знаю кем я хочу роботать, но я знаю, что я хочу путешествовать. В этой неделе в уроке мы учим русскую еду. Скажите мне, пожалуйста, какое ваше самое любимое блюдо? И когда я буду в России, что мне надо попрововать? Спасибо!
    July 12, 2011
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