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Hi everyone! I'm a high school English teacher, originally from the United States, but now living in the Netherlands. Some of my interests include photography, tennis, basketball, cooking, graphic and web design, and hip-hop culture. I moved to the Netherlands in September, and I'm doing my best to learn Dutch: speaking, reading, listening, and writing as much as I can so that I can become fluent as soon as possible. Fortunately, my girlfriend, my friends, and people here in the Netherlands have been very encouraging and helpful. I hope that I can help others learn English and that people here can help me learn Dutch. Thanks for reading!
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    afternoon

    I went to the library to study English this afternoon. I studied until 6:00 P.M.. Then I went home where my wife and children were waiting for me to have dinner. Now they are asleep and I am writing about this topic.

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    Dangers of translating literally

    A few weeks ago, a friend of mine from Liverpool who is an English teacher in Spain told me a story that I liked very much: a Spanish person is perfectly recognizable outside of Spain (for instance) in a restaurant because we (Spanish people) call the waiter saying, "Please, please."

     

    To my friend, this was a clear example of a translation from Spanish to English that is too literal. "Por favor, por favor" is the natural expression we would use in Spanish...at least in Spain. :-)

    This situation makes me wonder if I'm thanking you kind italkers for your corrections in a good way or using translation that are too literal. Some recent thanks I've done have been like these:

    "Hi again, XXX. Thank you very much for your corrections. I learn very mucho from them." 
    "Hi, YYY. I really appreciate very much your corrections. THANKS A LOT." 
    "Hi ZZZ. corrections from a teacher as you are always very well received. THANKS A LOT." 

    What do you think about them? Do they sound natural or not at all?

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    March 24, 2014
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    Agreed with Greg. I would use craft booth or craft stand.
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