Na, seriously - the kid is great! I'm also a drummer. Practiced between two and four hours a day from the age of ten til seventeen, but got nowhere near this kid's level!!! Awesome! Right now I'm trying to imress the importance of

That is very good advice Reefannie! It's a minefield out there, especially for newcomers.

The only difference to me is that forbid to --- sounds a little old fashioned. The most common these days would probably be; They have forbidden him from hanging around with bad-mannered boys like Mike and Woody. We don't seem to hear forbade

Almost :-) They forb ade him from hanging around with bad-mannered boys like Mike and Woody. You could also use "bar" (barred)

Almost. You could say; Those rebellious boys made a lot of noise and trouble that affected/influenced the studying of other students in the class. "Impede(d)" might also be appropriate.

http://www.tutorabc.com/index.asp?language=zh-tw You'll need to have East Asian fonts installed on your system to be able to read it.

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This was posted in another thread. It contains a LOT of information (and opinion). http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=11313

Hey, slow down. The world is not wicked, but many of the rulers are! The vast majority of people are very good indeed! lol... hey what is a "ruler" anyway? My first taste of one was when a "teacher" used it to whack me on the