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One of my missions in life...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 13 Mar 24

...is to teach non-native speakers the English language. It has been more than a decade since I started working as a virtual teacher. At first, it was just out of curiosity to indulge in this career path. I might change my mind to...

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Pretend to be...what?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Sep 21

This morning, the interviewer called me for orientation through Skype. The series of conversations was fine. Then, I changed my mind to pursue it because she was asking me to change my location on Skype. The main goal is to...

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I cannot hear YOU: Really?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 5 Jun 18

Let me share real a fact. Some non-native speakers say, “I cannot hear you.” It is a common sentence that’s being uttered during the class session. The mere fact, they do hear me. The question is, “Why?” They are not familiar with...

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Defining Quality

jaishankar @else34 (13515) • New Delhi, India 7 Feb 16

I post only one discussion a day and try my best to keep it as simple and as impressive as a non native speaker of English like me can.My offline and online friends keep insisting me to post 'quality' discussions. What exactly...

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The Great Invader Raider Rally

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128833) • Gainesville, Florida 30 Jan 16

My son and I forewent an opportunity to sleep in late this morning so we could get up and attend an event in our town called the Great Invader Raider Rally. I have to say, the name of the event sounds much more fun than what the...

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I love to watch for wildlife... I saw a Mountain Lion....

mari61960 @mari61960 (4893) • United States 22 Feb 07

I am always looking for wildlife when out and about. I linve in Massachusetts, one of the New England States. I even take back roads at dusk and early morning in hopes of seeing something good. I've seen the usual deer, coyotes,...

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