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Hi, I'm a native English speaker from Canada. I am very interested in FSU cultures, and am just starting to study Russian. I can't speak in Russian at all, but am happy to help you practice English, and perhaps I can get help with the basics of the Russian language in exchange.
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    Parlor!


    My life's dream is to get outside of the living room, even an inch outside.  It might sound crazy, because my daily routine is to go from home to university, and vise-versa, yet somehow, the daily rhythm doesn't let me outside.  You need to use English to get outside of the living room.  Here, in my country, English is the key for every door: if you want a good job, if you want to travel, you need English.  Indeed, not just any English, but excellent English.

     

    Right now I'm working on my weak points in the language, especially in speaking. Sometimes I feel like I've lost my way, and I don't even know where I have to start from!  Believe me, sometimes I've reached the point where I've become too shy to say any words in English, because for an English student like me, mistakes are a big deal!  It's embarassing to speak when you know what you're saying is totally wrong, even before you've said it.  But, here we go... I hope finding an online English partner will help me break the barrier between me and the English language, and I will become more fluent.

     

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    April 6, 2015
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    About two-thirds of the world's native English speakers are American. There are far more school and employment opportunities in USA compared to UK. There is more mass media (movies, writing, etc) from USA than UK. Aside from India, more English speakers around the world learn and understand the American accent over the popular British ones.

     

    For all these reasons, I would suggest that any ESL student choose American English, unless they know specifically that they will be going to the UK or have some personal reason for that choice.

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    December 11, 2012
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    Modern British English is not the original English: American English is. This can be seen from the form of words such as "butter" or "hard" -- in both cases, Americans pronounce the "r", whereas UK speakers do not, i.e. American English is more true to the origins of these words. American English can be thought of the British English from 350 years ago, before the prestige RP (received pronunciation) English came into force.

     

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    December 11, 2012
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    August 14, 2012
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    Though, pronounced like « ذوه ». "Though" can usually be used the same as "although". Example: Though it was early in the morning, he craved a slice of pizza. (In Jim Roger's post above, he gives the example, "Though he studied hard for the test, he still only got a 'B' grade", which is correct. This can also be written as, "He only got a 'B' grade, though he studied hard for the test". So, the formula Jim Rogers gives is correct, but not the only way to use "though".) Through, pronounced like « ثْروه ». "Through" means, "from one end to another". Example: The bullet went through his heart. Trough, pronounced like « تْرُف ». A "trough" is a long bucket or container with an open top, often used for feeding farm animals. Example: The politicians were like pigs at a feeding trough, feeding on the public's money. Pigs at a feeding trough: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1174/superstock25530816.jpg
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    August 14, 2012
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