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USING WHO OF WHOM
if you can answer the question being asked with him, then use whom, and it's easy to remember because they both end with m. For example, if you're trying to ask, "Who (or whom) do you love?" The answer would be "I love him." Him ends with an m, so you know to use whom. But if you are trying to ask, "Who (or whom) stepped on Squiggly?" the answer would be "He stepped on Squiggly." There's no m, so you know to use who. So that's the quick and dirty trick: if you can't remember that you use whom when you are referring to the object of the sentence réplique montres, just remember that him equals whom.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
(41) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
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COMMUNICATION ERROR!
When attempting to converse with someone that speaks a different language, talking louder does not help them to better understand.
Ray
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-13)
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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LOSING AN ACCENT
It's almost impossible to speak a new language without some noticeable degree of accent if you acquire it beyond the age of 12 or 13.
Robert Keeler, Technical Writer, Chicago, IL, USA
(9) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-08-29)
Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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A SPELLING TIP
If you know that a word has a double letter in it, but aren't sure which letter it is, always guess the one in the middle. You'll usually be right. (ex: Cincinnati, buffalo)
Judith Seid, clergy, Pleasanton, CA, USA
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-04-11)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
To the average American ear, Italian sounds like arguing, German sounds like giving orders, French sounds like flirting, and Oriental languages sound like babytalk.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
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OPPORTUNITIES IN LITERATURE
Don't think of a difficult word as the author imposing on you, think of a difficult word as your opportunity to expand your vocabulary.
Alan Kellogg, disabled, San Diego, CA, USA
(16) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-06)
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
You've become comfortable with a foreign language when you dream in that language.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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TRANSLATING GREEK
If you can't identify a word in a Greek sentence, it is a verb with a prefix. To figure it out, go through the lexicon chopping off one letter from the front at a time.
Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois
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LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Half a semester of foreign-language instruction at the college level is equal to one year of language instruction at the high school level.
David S. Russell, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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CRACKING A SECRET CODE
If the high-frequency letters ETOANIRSH occur very often, in this order, you can assume that you are dealing with a transposition cipher in which the letters remain the same but are rearranged in a new pattern. On the other hand, the repeated appearance of low-frequency letters indicates that a message has been written in a substitution code.
John Laffin, cryptologist
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TALKING TO FOREIGNERS
When you are conversing in your native language with people who don't speak it fluently, assume that they understand about half as much as they look like they understand.
Stephen Cudhea, English-language instructor, Ishikawa, Japan
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