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Forum: General Chat September 30, 2015, 11:21 AM

Replies: 11 Why is a translation "not the same" Views: 4,929 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 Netflix Views: 1,553 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 What are you reading? Views: 7,607 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 Amount of gaze Views: 2,222 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 Suggest in order to Views: 1,664 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 All other Views: 1,132 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 Let Views: 1,496 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 Process Views: 3,569 Posted By MWoll Yes! Myths! Yes! Myths!

Forum: Grammar September 28, 2015, 01:28 PM

Replies: 2 Help learning to write? Views: 1,500 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 On/of Views: 1,073 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 James Joyce's English Views: 1,996 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 Research Views: 1,251 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 Announcement Views: 1,440 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 Is/was Views: 1,288 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 Long time Views: 1,832 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 Process Views: 3,569 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 One's Views: 1,208 Posted By MWoll American English. American English.

Forum: Grammar September 20, 2015, 06:14 PM

Replies: 10 Process Views: 3,569 Posted By MWoll Yes, I'm from California. Yes, I'm from California.

Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 11:03 AM

Replies: 10 Process Views: 3,569 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 So as Views: 1,294 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 One's Views: 1,208 Posted By MWoll Absolutely. Absolutely.

Forum: Grammar September 17, 2015, 10:50 AM

Replies: 3 Subjunctive: Feelings/Opinions with present/past tense Views: 6,788 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 Hi, this is Tsuki! Views: 1,570 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 What are you reading? Views: 7,607 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 Hola Views: 1,692 Posted By MWoll Voy a seguir con "Gran Hotel" dentro de... Voy a seguir con "Gran Hotel" dentro de poco.

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