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I recently started learning Portuguese on my own with a book. Given that I am a native Spanish speaker and fluent in French, Portuguese has not been too much of a challenge. My academic background is in linguistics and having taught English in France, I have a very solid foundation as to the structure of pedagogical linguistics. I hope to find folks that are willing to exchange cultural as well was linguistic nuances that cannot be learned via text books.
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    one of the interrogative phrases is in the informal form (tu) while the other is in the formal (vous). comment vas-tu? (informal) comment allez-vous? (formal) the meaning for both phrases is identical (id est no semantic shifts)
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    April 18, 2013
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    When I was learning French, I found that watching French films with French subtitles helped heaps. Try it, my friend: American movies with English subtitles!
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    January 2, 2013
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    Travel alone

    Ever since that I was a child, I sometimes wished to travel without to knowing where to, just to be a runaway of my own life.

    I always feel the need to travel this way. I still imagine myself taking a picture, breathing different airs, looking at different setting, etc. Who knows, one day .. I'll travel all of South America by car..I alway have a feeling that only this way I'll get to know myself ... Who knows, one day..

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    December 1, 2012
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    As a linguist, I understand your concern and disposition in wanting to learn the most "important verbs." My best recommendation to you would be that instead of trying to master the most important verbs in everyday use of English, you focus instead on two very important ideas that pose major difficulties for foreign speakers: 1. Subject auxiliary inversion in questions: i.e. "What time IS IT?" vs. "*What time IT IS?" 2. the verb TO DO i. one use of said verb is synonymous for the verb TO MAKE ii. the other use of the verb is in questions and has no semantic value (it does not mean anything) but is nonetheless EXTREMELY important in forming grammatically correct questions. Both of these concepts are present in every aspect of day-to-day English in all of its capacities (regardless of he country where English is spoken). If you have further question please feel free to shoot me a message. I hope this information was useful.
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    August 15, 2012
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    English Intensive courses?

    Well, I'd like to something about English intensive courses during the summer.

    I have 3 weeks of vacations between June and August and I'd like to take these 3 weeks to do an English intensive course. Is it enough time for learning the basics?

    Has someone already done one of these courses?

    Is it expensive?

    Is it better to stay with a host family house provided by the school or to live with students in a fraternity house?

    What cities in USA do you recommend?

    Thanks ...

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    August 15, 2012
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    eu também! skype:napoleon_buenrostro
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    August 1, 2012
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    they are both correct but mean different things
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    August 1, 2012
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    Eu tambem, Pedro. Ja sabes!
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    June 3, 2012
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    i love you
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    May 18, 2012
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    I believe it is "come si dice"
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    May 15, 2012
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