Transfer. In this travel context, "interchange" would more commonly be used as a noun. I.e. "You need to transfer at the Shinjuku interchange" I rarely hear "interchange" used as a verb.

"I'm taking the wheel", "I'm at the wheel", "I'm in the driver's seat", "I'm the designated driver" (More formal) -- I do find, however, that the most common expression in this case often depends on the sub-culture and will therefore be expressed via slang. I.e. Australian slang - "I'm the dezzo tonight" (Dezzo being slang for designated driver).

It's a holiday!

It's a holiday, and therefore so I don't have to go to university. Since I'm really into my works, a holiday is a boring day to me. To avoid wasting this day, yesterday last night I prepared a small schedule for utilizing today. Because of that I hope I won't waste time.

 

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*While "Yesterday night" will be understood and is technically correct, "last night" is the appropriate and most commonly used experession.

*Your last sentence is a little clunky/irregular, but I know what you're trying to say. It may read better to say "In light of this, I hope I won't waste time".

*I replaced "and therefore" with "so" as "so" is more casual. "And therefore" was correctly used, however your tone seemed to be conversational. In this instance, "So" is more appropriate.

 

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Hello, my name is Jesus. I live in California. I'm 26 years old and really want to learn English. If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

 

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Hi Jesus,

Apart from some spelling errors, the key learning here is the English use of "Appreciate". We most commonly use the conditional tense when using "Appreciate" in the future form, which can be a little confusing.

 

You will almost never hear someone say "I WILL really appreciate it if...".

 

Instead we say, "I WOULD really appreciate it if...".

The "if" signifies that whatever you are proposing may or may not occur, therefore changing the tense to the conditional (i.e. "Would"). "Would" also softens the tone, and makes your request seem more polite and less demanding.

 

It would be correct to use "Will" in a situation like...

"I will really appreciate it when..."
The "When" indicates that the event is more likely to happen/a certainty.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

I'm from Astana. I want to learn the English language. I am an IT expert.

I find that using "By the time" stresses the length of time in the situation, whereas "When" is more for general usage. I.e. "When I get home, she will be sleeping" - This is a simple fact. "By the time I get home, she will be sleeping" - The use of "By the time" here stresses that it is going to take you an amount of time to get home. (a) "When I got home, my family had already eaten" Vs. (b) "By the time I got home, my family had already eaten". My interpretation of (b) Would be that something happened to delay your trip home (maybe traffic? Who knows...) - but it definitely implies that something delayed your time. It's a very minor difference, but a difference nonetheless.