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wow...thank you! - 04-30-2009, 03:59 PM

hontoni aligatoh!

I leaned a lot!

Can I ask you a question, how do you pronounce use"S"?

Z? or S?

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Can I ask you a question, how do you pronounce use"S"?

Z? or S?

Please leave your question too!

Have a nice weekend

From the examples Nathan gave, it's "z". Written how it sounds, it's "yoo-zehz".


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Well.. I would argue that since this use is a noun, it is pronounced with an 's'. The 'z' pronunciation is more for the verb form.

(you-uses)

(noun)
He has his uses (S).

(verb)
He uses that one (Z).
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Talking Hey!! - 05-15-2009, 01:51 PM

Look, I think you're looking at it from the wrong perspective. It's cool to be proper in English but also to have fun, or there'd be NO FUN at all learning a language.. so.. If you want to I can help you! You can be really polite whenever you want to or just chill out whenever you're talking to your buddies... =) let me know and I'll help you!! =)

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Thank you! - 05-22-2009, 11:59 AM

Thank you again

I have another question today...

about 免疫(めんえき)

This word is new and I am not sure how to use it.
Can anyone help me again?

People don't have the immunity to the new type of influenza,
so it's easy to infect.

No one is immune to the new type of influenza.

something like these?

oh by the way,

Please take a good care of yourself!

Be careful with the flu!


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People don't have the immunity to the new type of influenza,
While immunity is a noun, it is not often used with 'the'.

"People don't have immunity to the new type of influenza"
"People lack immunity to the new type of influenza "

Another word that is often used with diseases is 'strain', which means 'type of'.

"People don't have immunity to the new(est) strain of influenza"

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so it's easy to infect.
With the sentence like this, you are saying we give influenza something. So you may wish to have it like this:
"so we are easy to infect."
"so we are infected easily."
"so we can be infected easily."
"so we catch it easily."

or

"so it infects us easily."
"so it can infect us easily."

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No one is immune to the new type of influenza.
This part is fine as is.
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Thank you, Nathan;) - 05-26-2009, 03:24 AM

alitoh Nathan,
Can I ask you more questions?

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"so we are easy to infect."
"so we are infected easily."
How about...
"so we are easy to get infected"
"so we are easy to be infected"
?

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"so we can be infected easily."
"so we catch it easily."
"so it infects us easily."
"so it can infect us easily."
the adverb "easily" can go before the noun too?
like...
can easily be..
easily catch it..
easily infects us..
can easily infect us..


Thank you Nathan for helping me!
itsumo aligato!

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alitoh Nathan,
Can I ask you more questions?


How about...
"so we are easy to get infected"
"so we are easy to be infected"
?
The two sets of sentences have essentially the same meaning. The two sentences above are more wordy, which makes them more ideal for written forms of communication. Speaking them would take a bit more time and sound overly formal.


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Thank you Koir! - 05-26-2009, 03:49 AM

Thank you Koir san, always

I see...

I often get confused with
to be and to get...

When you feel tired...
would you say

"I get tired"
"I got tired"
as well as
"I am tired"
?

"got" and "was" were both"past" form right?
but
"I got tired" and
"I was tired"
mean different?


and I also confused with
to be and to become

I want to be a teacher in the future
I want to become a teacher in the future


sorry Koir san to ask you many questions...

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The two sets of sentences have essentially the same meaning. The two sentences above are more wordy, which makes them more ideal for written forms of communication. Speaking them would take a bit more time and sound overly formal.


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