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question about the word " eliminate"
This is my comment I wrote on the blog which I've been following answering about the word 'ふつう’
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I agree with ...
question about the word " eliminate"
This is my comment I wrote on the blog which I've been following answering about the word 'ふつう’
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I agree with ...
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Encountering a book
How do you find a book which you want to read, or what attracts you?
On the web? At the bookstore? From an article or from your friend?
...
Encountering a book
How do you find a book which you want to read, or what attracts you?
On the web? At the bookstore? From an article or from your friend?
...
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Japanese irritating phrases
Yesterday I wrote about irritating English phrases.
Thanks to Lang-8 friends, I could understand why those ones were irritating. Then, ...
Japanese irritating phrases
Yesterday I wrote about irritating English phrases.
Thanks to Lang-8 friends, I could understand why those ones were irritating. Then, ...
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irritating phrases from a book "Damp Squid" by Jeremy Butterfield
Recently my friend let me know some interesting phrases relating English. "Oxford complies list of top ten irritating"
Lis...
irritating phrases from a book "Damp Squid" by Jeremy Butterfield
Recently my friend let me know some interesting phrases relating English. "Oxford complies list of top ten irritating"
Lis...
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West Side Story
George Chakaris in the musica movie was shining in my youth.
When I watched this musical movie for the first time about thirty years ago...
West Side Story
George Chakaris in the musica movie was shining in my youth.
When I watched this musical movie for the first time about thirty years ago...
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a short trip
I'm back from a short trip '四国巡礼の旅’; it's a kind of a pilgrimage, but different from the original one. I'm going to visit...
a short trip
I'm back from a short trip '四国巡礼の旅’; it's a kind of a pilgrimage, but different from the original one. I'm going to visit...
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Do you have a strange"fetish"?
What image do you have when you hear a word"fetish"? Do you have a strange "fetish" that you can share with others?
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Do you have a strange"fetish"?
What image do you have when you hear a word"fetish"? Do you have a strange "fetish" that you can share with others?
...
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Do you like getting stationery?
Do you like getting stationery(or stationaries?)
Stationary is one of the things love. My favorite stationery are clear files, greeting ...
Do you like getting stationery?
Do you like getting stationery(or stationaries?)
Stationary is one of the things love. My favorite stationery are clear files, greeting ...
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Again question about the former journal entry.
Yesterday's journal, I asked about the difference of the nuance of the two sentences, and Lang-8 friend answered my question. I got i...
Again question about the former journal entry.
Yesterday's journal, I asked about the difference of the nuance of the two sentences, and Lang-8 friend answered my question. I got i...
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Question about tense.
In the former journal entry, I wrote the following sentence; They (The police) checked if the driver was drunk or not, I was not drinking...
Question about tense.
In the former journal entry, I wrote the following sentence; They (The police) checked if the driver was drunk or not, I was not drinking...
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Do the benefits of genetically modified crops out weight the dangers?
I'm talking with my self-study group members about the topic above tomorrow, so I tried writing my journal.
I am required to use&quo...
Do the benefits of genetically modified crops out weight the dangers?
I'm talking with my self-study group members about the topic above tomorrow, so I tried writing my journal.
I am required to use&quo...
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Question about the differences between bump and crash
I talked about the car accident with my friend, and I'm wondering if what is the proper expression for " 車にぶつかる”.
I tried writi...
Question about the differences between bump and crash
I talked about the car accident with my friend, and I'm wondering if what is the proper expression for " 車にぶつかる”.
I tried writi...
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Why don't you have a glass of cool drink?
What kind of beveridges do you want to have in hot, humid summer?
A glass of beer? Coke? Juice? Or just water?
Yes, iced beveridges mak...
Why don't you have a glass of cool drink?
What kind of beveridges do you want to have in hot, humid summer?
A glass of beer? Coke? Juice? Or just water?
Yes, iced beveridges mak...
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Summer has come!
These couple of days cicadas have started buzzing from early in the morning,around 5 o'clock.
I even saw cicada's shell in my ga...
Summer has come!
These couple of days cicadas have started buzzing from early in the morning,around 5 o'clock.
I even saw cicada's shell in my ga...
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Have you ever been caught by police?
The other day, one of my friends complained about the traffic rules in Japan. She was stopped by police for failing to stop completely at...
Have you ever been caught by police?
The other day, one of my friends complained about the traffic rules in Japan. She was stopped by police for failing to stop completely at...
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Do you like watching a Musical?
I watched a TV program "Tony Awards Ceremony 2009" the other day.
In Japan, this program is aired one month later after it was...
Do you like watching a Musical?
I watched a TV program "Tony Awards Ceremony 2009" the other day.
In Japan, this program is aired one month later after it was...
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A quick question about"~に参加する”
When you say"~所属する”、there are various ways to express depending on how long you have been joining, I think.
Would you tell me the d...
A quick question about"~に参加する”
When you say"~所属する”、there are various ways to express depending on how long you have been joining, I think.
Would you tell me the d...
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"laugh with you"
The other day I had a chance to notice( or know? Here does 'notice' make sense?) a wonderful words ,yet which is difficult to say...
"laugh with you"
The other day I had a chance to notice( or know? Here does 'notice' make sense?) a wonderful words ,yet which is difficult to say...
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Is it a lively discussion?
Recently I heard a very lively discussion in the blog which I have been joining these couple of years; I dare to say" I heard",...
Is it a lively discussion?
Recently I heard a very lively discussion in the blog which I have been joining these couple of years; I dare to say" I heard",...
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