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Hi. My name is Michael. I live in Arizona in the USA. I am a professional writer and editor, so I can help you with your English at whatever level you are at. Basically, I'm a quirky intellectual with degrees in Communications and Philosophy. I am passionate about food and wine, and I am an uncommonly skilled chef. In fact, I worked occasionally as a personal chef in New Orleans. My interests include history, theatre, films (foreign and art films, but mainstream as well), art, computers and technology, and politics, where I lean way to the left. I'm well-read and well-educated. I know a lot about a lot of things, but I'm always striving to learn more. Stimulating conversation is always welcome. I'm can be intensely opinionated, but am always open to changing them based on new information and sound argumentation. I'm reasonably open-minded and accepting. I'm adventurous, eclectic, and I love to try new things. I understand French very well, but I don't get enough opportunity to use it actively. I want to increase my fluency, and I hope having conversations here on a regular basis will help.
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  • Commented

    Generally, "Not much", "Not a lot" or "Not a whole lot", often followed by "How about you?".

    You could also make a brief comment about what you are doing, just did, or are about to do, like "not much, just getting ready to go to the store" or "I just got done feeding the cat", something like that. However, just saying, "not much", is a standard reply and in no way implies you that there is nothing going on in your life, as suggested above.

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    July 7, 2017
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    October 13, 2016
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    There is a well-documented trend in French away from making optional liaisons (and occaisionally even "obligatory" ones) in casual speech, but this varies from speaker to speaker and according to circumstance.

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    April 25, 2014
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    There seems to be a bit of a misconception that needs to be cleared up: as an AE speaker, I can tell you that "I've got" is in extremely widespread use in the US, e.g., "I've got ten dollars", "I've got to go to the store". You should be aware that "got to" normally gets shortened to "gotta" in speech. Also, the "have" part is often dropped altogether. They are used in the same way, however, the "got" constructions are far more common in speech and sound a good deal more colloquial and I would avoid it in formal speech or writing. Not being a BE speaker, I can't attest to what the differences in frequency or usage might be in Britain.
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    April 21, 2014
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