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  • i want someone to practice with me in English
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    It means I need a tutor to help me improve my language skills.

  • What is the meaning of “mrw” ?
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    Hi Jackson, "mrw" means "My Reaction When". It often appears in a single sentence or in a story, followed by a reaction image that communicates how the poster feels. I hope I answered your question clearly! Have a nice day

  • Is there any difference between "I have" and "I have got"?

    For example, "I have an interesting book for you" and "I have got an interesting book for you." What's the difference? Can I use both variants?


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  • "Don't get it twisted" — What does it mean? I've never heard this phrase before
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    Nina_Ringnyu
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    Hello Lidia765. Don’t get it twisted simply means don’t misinterpret or draw a wrong conclusion about someone or something.

  • Cómo puedo usar reported speech en una noticia de un periódico? Debo hacer uno y aplicar reported

    Debo aplicar el reported speech a cada artículo que haga en el periódico, por ejemplo si la noticia es de la sección Internacional y dice "The Biden administrativo last month unveiled a proposed legislative package that would allow the federal government to sell these seized assets and use the proceeds for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine." Cómo lo puedo aplicar , ayúdenme por favor..


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    Hola Judymar, Como me imagino que sabes cuando pasas de 'estilo directo' a 'estilo indirecto/reported speech' hay unos cambios de tiempos verbales que hay que hacer para que el discurso sea coherente. Si no te los sabes de memoria puedes hacer la traducción de cómo lo harías en Español al Inglés y te funcionará bien. En el ejemplo que propones tenemos un pasado simple: 'unveiled' que pasaría a ser un past perfect en Inglés, the newspaper (for example) informed that the Biden ..... HAD UNVEILED a proposed legislative (EL RESTO QUEDA IGUAL - WOULD&COULD - NO CAMBIAN). Te paso una corta lista de cómo cambian los tiempos a estilo indirecto o reported speech: De Pres.Simp (it unveils )a Past.Simple ( it unveiled) De Pas.Simp. (it unveiled - YOUR EXAMPLE) a Past.Perfect (it had unveiled) De Pres.Cont. (it is unveiling) a Past.Cont. (It was unveiling) Hay bastantes más, como puedes imaginar pero los caracteres permitidos para contestar son limitados. Good luck! :-)

  • What is the difference between wonderful and beautiful?

    Hi! Hope you can advise me. Is there any difference between "wonderful" and "beautiful"? Thanks in advance.


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    Hi Kikimora, To put it plainly, in normal conversation you can receive wonderful news (as in you passed your exam) but not beautiful news. Beautiful = How something looks or is perceived (A beautiful painting) Wonderful = A experience / feeling of awe (think of the 7 wonders of the world, they are awe inspiring but not necessarily pretty / beautiful). A person can be both Beautiful and Wonderful, beautiful referring to how they look, wonderful referring to how they act / treat others. Hope this helps to clarify. Regards, Herman

  • what is past for put?

    how to use put in the past? does it have past tense forms?


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    Hi Usman123, There is no past tense for put. Rather look at your sentence structure. Present - I put my phone on charge Past - I had put my phone on charge Future - I will put my phone on charge Hope this helps.

  • Is it ok to say very many?

    Can I say very many of something or it's incorrect?


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    Hi Nyle! At least from an American English standpoint, 'very many' could be kind of awkward to say. Very being a quantifier to describe many is somewhat redundant to say. It generally would be much better to say 'a lot of'........However it's common to use it in a negative sense.....'There aren't very many.....pens, cars, bottles, etc.

  • Can I use the word "gorgeous" to describe a man, not a woman?

    Usually, I heard the word "gorgeous" is used toward women, not men. Can I say that a man is gorgeous?


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    The word handsome or good looking usually works better for men as gorgeous tends to sound very feminine and might come off as demeaning to extremely masculine men.

  • Hi, I want just know, how could i start my English lesson? And to know the payment modality.
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    Hello, You get on teachers profile and click "trial lesson" which is usually cheaper than other lessons you get. Set date and hour that you like and which is on teacher's schedule. If you want more details, I am here. Contact me on private