2302045 Honey, I know the budget is tight, but do you think we could splurge a bit and have a night out at a fancy restaurant this weekend? orionthehunter 953963 If you want to sound more like a native speaker of American English, watch more American TV programs and fewer British TV programs. CK 44947 That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything. NekoKanjya 1582370 A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing, but who, as a group, can meet and decide that nothing can be done. Biga 1988439 The term "autistic savant" is used to describe a person who is autistic and is extremely talented in one or more specialized fields. CK 2793517 Usually before a concert there is an announcement asking the audience to either turn off their phones or switch them to manner mode. CK 3054417 "How many push-ups can you do, Tom?" "I used to be able to do a hundred easily, but I wonder how many I can do now. Maybe 50 or so?" WestofEden 918603 Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy. CK 269211 A new study suggests that hospital records for patients older than 65 are often incorrect, which may lead to serious treatment errors. CM 1334053 I got fired from the company, but since I have a little money saved up, for the time being, I won't have trouble with living expenses. CK 3320537 Tom is reluctant to talk to his mother about her going into a nursing home because he knows she will be violently opposed to the idea. patgfisher 21495 A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. CM 277683 It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn. CM 52784 John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole. CM 52462 Shinji found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school. However, the fact that he was an EVA pilot made him popular. CM 916639 Even though the media reports that she is a potential presidential candidate, does anyone really think that she is a potential president? CK 284423 He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding. CM 1837947 I want a religion that respects the differences that exist between people and that states that each individual has their own personality. LanguageExpert 1334080 She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school, but she feels their relationship is in a rut, so she's become discontented. CM 953968 In many countries, whenever a group of people from various language backgrounds get together, English is usually the language that is spoken. CK 3020388 Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes. Delian 1334078 She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school, but she feels their relationship has stagnated, so she's become dissatisfied. CM 953965 If you weren't exposed to a language until you were an adult, you are very, very unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker of that language. CK 552224 Selena Gomez and the Scene also had good luck with their first album, "Kiss and Tell." It has sold more than a million copies around the world. American 552255 At night, Roger went to music clubs and drinking places where country and western bands played. These places provided him with a music education. American 953929 If a man wants to learn to sound like a native speaker of Japanese, he shouldn't only learn Japanese from women. The reverse is true for a woman. CK 327994 When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?). CM 30000 A good theory is characterized by the fact that it makes a number of predictions that could in principle be disproved or falsified by observation. CM 1398480 People speak so much about the need for leaving a better planet for our children, and forget the urgency of leaving better children for our planet. Eldad 2278815 The more time you spend speaking a foreign language, the better you get at guessing what non-native speakers are trying to say in your own language. CK 273759 The National Center for Education Information says a predicted teacher shortage won't pan out because teachers who left the profession are returning. CM 953943 If you can't go to an English-speaking country to study, perhaps you can find an English native speaker living nearby that can help you learn English. CK 35781 Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words. CM 1232894 Midterm exams start next week. Just cramming the night before won't get you ready. There'll be a lot of tough questions. You should start studying today. CK 2518462 The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good. CK 954773 You may not learn to speak as well as a native speaker, but you should be able to speak well enough that native speakers will understand what you have to say. CK 1230633 If a person has not had a chance to acquire his target language by the time he's an adult, he's unlikely to be able to reach native speaker level in that language. alec 897909 It's still too hard to find a job. And even if you have a job, chances are you're having a tougher time paying the rising costs of everything from groceries to gas. CK 1027257 Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake. CK 2227422 Bored of watching the BBC, Vladimir turned off the television and suggested to Alexander that the two of them have a look at the pictures of his latest hunting trip. FeuDRenais 953960 If you want to sound like a native speaker, it's easier if you choose one dialect and stick with it. Native speakers don't usually mix dialects in everyday speaking. CK 73247 Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness. CM 953944 If you can't visit a country where they speak the language you are learning, find a local bar where native speakers of that language hang out and start hanging out there. CK 918407 You can't easily put photos on an iPad from more than one computer. However, you can email photos to yourself from various computers and download these photos to your iPad. CK 241223 A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings. CM 918414 You can't view Flash content on an iPad. However, you can easily email yourself the URLs of these web pages and view that content on your regular computer when you get home. CK 954354 The more countries a language is spoken in, the less important it is to sound like a native speaker, since speakers of that language are accustomed to hearing various dialects. CK 939787 No matter how much you try to convince people that chocolate is vanilla, it'll still be chocolate, even though you may manage to convince yourself and a few others that it's vanilla. CK 2783162 A mistake young people often make is to start learning too many languages at the same time, as they underestimate the difficulties and overestimate their own ability to learn them. catcher 552259 In 1969, Roger Miller recorded a song called "You Don't Want My Love." Today, this song is better known as "In the Summer Time." It's the first song he wrote and sang that became popular. American