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  parseh June 23, 2011 22:44

  hi dear Beverly,

  i'm glad to made you friend.and thank you for your nice comment.

  see you.
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  Zahra June 22, 2011 23:12

  Hi dear Beverly Stout,

   

  Thanks a lot for accepting my friendship request. It's a pleasure to be friends with you. Also thanks so much for the kind comment of yours on my wall; it made my day.

   

  Well, as about your question; I am supposed to start teaching English here in three months, in Autumn; and I am really excited about it.

  :) 

  Anyway, so nice that you've visited Shiraz.

  Of course, Hafezieh (Hafez Tomb) is one of my favorite sites in here. Sometimes, I go there and I find some tourists with whom I excitedly talk some words in English.

  You know, once, I and my friend met a tourist in Hafezieh and he asked us to read a Fal for him and explain what it says. ( the explanation of yours is called Fal "فال" , that is, when you open Hafez's poetry book and you read the poem on the page you've randomly found). 

  Anyway, I have good memories with tourists in Hafezieh and Eram Garden. 

  I hope that you can visit Shiraz once again.

  I don't know if you've eaten Kalam Polo "کلم پلو" in here or not; but if you come here, I'll happily treat you to this delicious meal of ours.

   

  Thanks,

  Have a terrific time

  :)
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  mulya rachmatoellah June 18, 2011 5:45

  thank you Bev, for accepting my friend request. it will wonderful to learn english with you...have a great week end!
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  Tanya June 14, 2011 18:33

  Bev, here is one more link to the group you may like:

  http://my.englishclub.com/group/Ethicalchoices
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  Tanya June 14, 2011 17:00

  Dear Bev! I have sent you my email address (see the message in EC). Besides, I have answered to your question about cossacks and Kazakhs on the discussion "My country is Ukraine". I also posted one more comment for you there. I hope, you will like those discussions. Anyway, feel free asking me any questions about Ukraine or Russia. I will gladly answer if I know.

  Have a nice day
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  nimmi June 14, 2011 3:38

  mmmmmmmmmmm.I think so.because my country is a tropical country and I think we have holidays more than you country .we have one holiday as a "poya day" for every month except week end.but some months it going to the week end.for the poyaday we are going to the temple.but it is not compulsory.
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  nimmi June 12, 2011 7:43

  
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  Tanya June 10, 2011 18:08

  In the last examples I doubt how to express a habit or some regular action before some moment in the Past and if we can use WOULD or USED TO in this case. "wouldn't cook" sounds wrong for me. It expresses some action in the Future in the Past. So, what about "wouldn't have to" or "hadn't used to cook"? Besides, I have a lot of doubts about using negative forms of these words in this meaning.

  Bev, it is not urgent, but I'd like to find out the answers and books are useless in this case. Modals express emotions and only native "feel" them correctly.

  Sorry for disturbing you.  I will be very thankful for your answering but take your time and have a great weekend!
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  Tanya June 7, 2011 10:34

  One more question about modal verbs. You know it is one of the most difficult parts of grammar as  modals can't be translated. Which sentence is correct?

   

  She wouldn't have cooked before she got married

  She wouldn't cook before she got married

   

  Or is there any other possibility to say the same?

  
  

  
  
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  Tanya June 7, 2011 10:33

  1. Here are two sentences:

  We were to meet yesterday (we agreed or planned to meet but it is unknown if we met or not)

  We were to have met yesterday (the same but we didn't meet)

  Does  the second sentence express that? I am unsure but I am sure as to the first.

  2. Here is the sentence:

  They could have invited us to yesterday's party!

  Does this sentence express dissatisfaction mixed with irony or some offence? I feel, it does.

  3. Here is the question and a few answers with my comments. Do I understand them correctly? A child asks:

  May I take a walk?

  Yes, you may/can (can is more informal)

  No, you shouldn't ( the advice not to do that, sounds soft)

  No, you can't. It is too cold (there are some reasons for not doing that, sounds rather soft)

  No, you mustn't (I don't allow you and that's it!)

  No, you may not! (sounds rough)

  Please, correct me if I am wrong. Thanks in advance and have a nice day!