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Forum: General Chat September 30, 2015, 11:21 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,152
Posted By MWoll
If you want to get into this, read "le ton beau...

If you want to get into this, read "le ton beau de marot" by douglas hofstadter.
Forum: General Chat September 29, 2015, 10:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,328
Posted By MWoll
Es interesante ver "Metastasis" -- la versión...

Es interesante ver "Metastasis" -- la versión Colombiana de "Breaking Bad."
Forum: General Chat September 29, 2015, 10:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,466
Posted By MWoll
Agatha Christie has one strong trait going for...

Agatha Christie has one strong trait going for her: the books are short!
Forum: Grammar September 29, 2015, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,881
Posted By MWoll
It doesn't work here. What are you trying to say?

It doesn't work here. What are you trying to say?
Forum: Grammar September 29, 2015, 10:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,357
Posted By MWoll
The sentence seems odd to me. TS Eliot was...

The sentence seems odd to me.

TS Eliot was looking at the dark moon, which seemed to be the Moon of Death. (It's like the Moon of Death.)
TS Eliot was looking at the dark moon, which suggested...
Forum: Grammar September 29, 2015, 10:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 930
Posted By MWoll
I would include the the but it seems optional. ...

I would include the the but it seems optional.

(Traditionally, we don't use the numerals 0-10 in writing. We write out the word: nine, four...)
Forum: Grammar September 29, 2015, 09:59 AM
Replies: 5
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Posted By MWoll
live/lived -- both work. No idea why!

live/lived -- both work.

No idea why!
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 09:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
Posted By MWoll
Yes! Myths!

Yes! Myths!
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,289
Posted By MWoll
I wouldn't have good enough grammar to help,...

I wouldn't have good enough grammar to help, sorry.

I think it also just takes boldly making mistakes, and learning through repetition.

My advice would be to write without making corrections,...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 864
Posted By MWoll
You can have an hypothesis on something. "The...

You can have an hypothesis on something. "The hypothesis on the evolution of PMS" came up in a google search.

You can be evaluated on your teamwork. You can't be evaluated of your teamwork. Yet...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,584
Posted By MWoll
If it's a question of transitivity, then your...

If it's a question of transitivity, then your friend is incorrect thinking "to lean" is only transitive.

The house leaned to the left. (intransitive)
I leaned against the house. (intransitive)
I...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,034
Posted By MWoll
"There are few research about this." is not...

"There are few research about this." is not correct.
I have never heard the word "researches" as a noun. "He researches fish" -- that's a verb.

There is little research about this. (correct)...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,194
Posted By MWoll
Rusty is correct here. "piece of" does not...

Rusty is correct here.

"piece of" does not always require an article, though.

"Can I have a piece of pie?" -- you say this if you are referring to pie on the table.
"Can I have a piece of the...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,055
Posted By MWoll
Another time you can use "It is a good...

Another time you can use "It is a good presentation" is a situation where the speaker is giving you the presentation to judge the presentation itself, and not the content of the presentation.

For...
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,467
Posted By MWoll
Without more context, "It was..." is going to be...

Without more context, "It was..." is going to be a better choice in almost any situation.
Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
Posted By MWoll
I will certainly do my best to comment on...

I will certainly do my best to comment on everything. I have a very relaxed view of grammar; I'm very colloquial.

For instance, I think it's okay to split infinitives and end sentences with...
Forum: Grammar September 20, 2015, 08:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 973
Posted By MWoll
American English.

American English.
Forum: Grammar September 20, 2015, 06:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
Posted By MWoll
Yes, I'm from California.

Yes, I'm from California.
Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 11:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,790
Posted By MWoll
Maybe I'm missing a shorthand used in this forum,...

Maybe I'm missing a shorthand used in this forum, but I don't understand this sentence: "Could I use process as uncount?"

I assume you mean "is process an uncountable noun".

Similarly, I don't...
Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 10:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,123
Posted By MWoll
I would write: "Our brain has to match the...

I would write:
"Our brain has to match the sound to the words in our memory, like translators do."

But "with the words" and "as translators do" are also correct.
Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 973
Posted By MWoll
Absolutely.

Absolutely.
Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,829
Posted By MWoll
You have one major gaff here: "Es extraño que mi...

You have one major gaff here: "Es extraño que mi profesora de español sea americana" -- most "americanas" speak Spanish natively, with the exception of North Americans and a few other relatively...
Forum: Introductions September 17, 2015, 10:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,329
Posted By MWoll
Ojalá que mi español llegara hasta el nivel de tu...

Ojalá que mi español llegara hasta el nivel de tu inglés.

Para que sepas, creo que "...so I will be able to work out, if not all of them, at least a lot of your doubts" es perfecto. Parece algo...
Forum: General Chat September 02, 2015, 12:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,466
Posted By MWoll
Estoy de acuerdo con este método de leer. Leí "El...

Estoy de acuerdo con este método de leer. Leí "El Hobbit" para empezar aprender y desde entonces he leído varios libros traducidos.

Lo interestante es que hispanohablantes a que conozco que...
Forum: Introductions September 01, 2015, 04:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,451
Posted By MWoll
Voy a seguir con "Gran Hotel" dentro de...

Voy a seguir con "Gran Hotel" dentro de poco.
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