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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1.Come on man! She doesn�t deserve to have your love.
-Is this natural?

2.I often hear many people say �hey dude!�, so what does �dude� mean? Is it polite to use it in daily conversation?

3.Come on my friend! Forget the past; you have to live with the present.
-Is this natural?

4.In this choir, no one can understand her better than me / I�m the one who understand her the most.
-Is this natural?

5.If you want to be successful / to succeed, you have to integrate with other people.
-Is this natural?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

[asterix]

1.Come on man! She doesn�t deserve to have your love.
-Is this natural?
Yes, but you'd probably hear, Come on man! She doesn't deserve your love, more often

2.I often hear many people say �hey dude!�, so what does �dude� mean? Is it polite to use it in daily conversation?

Dude is a modern way to say, buddy, friend, etc., it's a friendly form of address. You would not use it in a formal setting.

3.Come on my friend! Forget the past; you have to live with the present.
-Is this natural?

Yes.

4.In this choir, no one can understand her better than me / I�m the one who understand her the most.
-Is this natural?

If you are in a choir, it could be. I'm the one who understands her best, would also work.

5.If you want to be successful / to succeed, you have to integrate with other people.
-Is this natural?

Yes.

[LucentShade]

A few alternate suggestions:

#1: "Come on! She doesn't deserve you!"

#3: Come on, forget the past; live in the present.

#5: In order to succeed, you have to get along with other people. (phrasal verbs are often more casual/natural than 1-word verbs that mean the same thing)