Well... Yes, it's very different spending some time with children than having them around you every day. But I have a great time teaching them and I really like it when I see them learning. Now I miss them sooooo much, mostly the younger ones (8-9

Gosh! What a fantastic day! But don't panic about your eye, it'll go back to its normal state in no time. And, see, you just have to tell your story here once, you don't have to repeat it over and over again. Now, you can make emoticons appear.

tit, poop (sorry about these two), pop or nun. The longest I've found is 'redivider'. Was it a car or a cat I saw? :d

Just keep on writing and reading and you'll see results soon. Don't worry if it takes too much to write a post, it's a good way to improve your English. You can just write the words you're looking up in a dictionary, and then, next time you need

Miriam, thanks for clarifying this. I was surprised too when I read that it's possible to pronounce 'Tolkien' with the stress on the second syllable. Well, I guess we always learn something new every day.

Hi Jack-in-the-box, I'm not from England but I'm quite sure the stress is on the first syllable. Let's see if someone else can confirm this. See you

Hi sonimu, this is one of the best sites I've found to practise your English! You'll get serious answers to your questions, no doubt! (f)

Given that the party is over and that you met the person a couple of days later, then we must use sentence 1, as taiwandave said, with or without inversion. Had I known your telephone number, I would have invited you to the party. OR If I had

Of course punctuation is extremely important to convey the meaning of a sentence. You have given good examples of it with these sentences. The following is what I think these sentences might mean: "What is this thing called love?" - You are

Well, latha, generally speaking, the rule says that between two vowels the sound must be pronounced /z/, as well as when you write and and sometimes . If it is next to consonants or it is written as a sibilant, then it must be pronounced /s/. For