Hi, I'm Mary! I studied Spanish in grade school and Mandarin in college, and I've been living in China for about five years. Do you have a question about why something is correct or incorrect in English? Ask me! I have a degree in linguistics, I've taught English and writing, and I work in language services. I love trying to solve language mysteries! ***Please*** don't send me: "Hi, how are you?" "Can we be language partners?" "How is your [language] level?" Copy-and-paste messages If you look at my profile and can't find anything more interesting to talk about, then we probably aren't suitable language partners.