Do native speakers think there is something strange about the sentence? I don't think it's strange, and I might not have noticed it if I wasn't interested in this sort of thing. I think it's interesting, because like my Wynn

Hello everybody i want to speak english.The above all suggestions r very good,,i shall follow that .ok,bye..sairam

Hello, MIcawber. I need more explanation. 1. To hear her speak English, you would think she was American. I think "was" is used because this sentence is a subjunctive mood. This sentence means "She is not American. But she speaks

Hello. I found these two sentences in my textbook. 1. To hear her speak English, you would think she was American. 2. If this were a picture of my family, I would feel there is no justice in any war. Why does the first sentence use "was"

The topic is a personal essay, writing about a story from your life. I think I improperly used quotation marks and such, and kept repeating words very often. I'll appreciate your input :) (especially in grammar usage) I also need better

Привет! I'm more than willing to speak English with you via e-mail. I have taken some Russian courses at school and I'd like to learn more Russian. I'm looking forward to our conversations! Всего хорошего! -Jenna

Hi Avangi, Thank you for your support and encouragement. I am sorry for offending you by calling a 65-year-old an elderly. I had known about it (the probably misuse of the term "elderly"). I should have been more cautious. Getting her on

Hi, There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2.

There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many

Hi Chris, Right now your speech seems rather flat. Since English is a stress timed language you need to stress the most important words in each sentence. The other words can be reduced (as you are saying them now). The first thing you could do to