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Stevenukd  #200951  Sun, 26 Feb 06 03:20 AM
Dear Teachers,

1.Just go for it! Good luck in your action-packed new life.
-What do “go for it!” and “action-packed new life” mean?

2.I wanna make a trip to UK for relaxing/to relax.
-Is this natural?

3.– In my free time I often help my Dad pull wild grass in the garden.
-In my spare time I often help my Dad weed in the garden.
-In my spare time I often help my Mom plant trees and flowers.
-Are these natural?

4.- Could you please wait for me a little bit?
-Could you please wait for me for a few/some minutes?

5.I have a problem that I wanted some advice on.
-I think “on” is redundant here, right?

- Thanks a lot to Teachers,

 Stevenukd.
  
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Mister Micawber  #200964  Sun, 26 Feb 06 04:40 AM

1-- go for it = accept the challenge; try hard to attain the goal
2-- I want to make a trip to the UK to relax / for relaxationWanna is an orthographic reproduction of the spoken phrase.
3-- wild grass is odd-- just call it weeds.  How often does your Mom plant trees??.  Otherwise, the grammar and structure are fine.
4-- all OK.  Some is not common in this use; it means more than a few; a considerable number.
5-- No, on is required.  I have a problem on which I wanted some advice is more formal.

  
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Anonymous  #201022  Sun, 26 Feb 06 08:58 AM

I read the post of MM and having said that I would like to help ? you this way:

1. "go for it" carries the meaning of "go and do it" with a gung ho attitude - Go For It, Girl. You can do it and do it well.  "action-packed life" means "adventurous life" with plenty of action to give an air of one having plenty of action in almost every moment of  his/her life.

2. Same as Mr. MM

3. Same as him.

4. I would like to phrase it as "Could you wait for me a little while?"

   I would not use "some" but use "a few"

3. Same as MM  

Anon

  
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