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I mean the actual slash "/", the punctuation mark.

we did, however, turn to discussing transgendered people in the grammatical sense.

And now it's over... my Grammar class is over...
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A disadvantage of a big city: even if you leave home reasonably early, it doesn’t mean that you will be in time where you plan to be.

::kicks the transit::

I love studying grammar! Who would think? I don’t necessarily pick up all the right answers, but sometimes I get to convince native English speakers that I am right and they are not, which is very gratifying. I also turn into an annoying student who stays after the class and asks silly questions: why a ship is “she”? (for example)

Long gone the days when I was a normal kind of a student who sits quietly through the class and leaves as soon as it is over, answers direct questions and spends time happily doing about her own business (reading Agatha Christie, chatting, writing a long-winded poem about a prosecutor, etc.)

I also have a problem with one sentence. Could you help me?

Michael is one of the boys who like classical music.

Michael is one of the boys who likes classical music.

Are both of them right? Or only the second one? I stand by the opinion the first one is right, too. What do you think?
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I am alive and well.
I love autumn.
I feel slightly guilty when I don’t post often. When did it started?

The only common feature of the people from Latin America that I know, is their annoying (to me) habit of speaking Spanish – apart from those who speaks Portuguese. Couldn’t they speak Russian? Otherwise, their heritage and appearances are as diverse and fascinating as everywhere else (okay, I can speak only for Russia and Canada.

I am taking courses in the George Brown College. Mostly English. Surprisingly, larger parts of both classes (College English and Grammar and Punctuation I ) are Canadians – with English as their first language. It’s gratifying, you know. ;)

Another thing: getting deep into studying English again made me appreciate Russian language. I don’t mean that it is better or easier than English, but going back to those building blocks that constitute any language reminded me how much I love the Russian. ::cuddles Russian language::

I was busy. With stuff. In the mean time I collected I number of posts I wanted to read and/or comment on. Only I don’t remember where are they. I am also trying to do something about writing feedback to you. (I mean a lot of people on my flist at beyond.) Being and amazing procrastinator sometimes I just want to write a blanket feedback:

Dear you! And you, and you, and you!

I’ve read and enjoyed your fic (two, three, all of them) Thank you.


Only it would be odd. Besides, the fun thing about feedback is to write something special and thoughtful. That’s where I mostly suck.

But, honestly, if you read this? I love what you write. Thank you.

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