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1. She changes the word 'strong' (foundation) to something else in this live performance. What is it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtIdc-tJqhg&search=joan%20baez 2. How can I best paraphrase the first line? a)May God's blessing protect you always, b)May God's blessing be with you always, Thanks. -...

sbourque wrote:midriff tops, I think. the last time they were popular it was "crop tops".

They are very popular, at least in Europe.

I am talking about those being worn by young girls or women that expose their body between the waist and above the navel.
They call them tops here on Spain.

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Amy_H wrote:Hi cftranslate

You can say either, but are you aware that the sentences have different meanings?

Amy

No, I am not. What's the difference?

A Google search resulted in am overwhelming occurrence frequency in favor or "engage to".

Which of the following is heard and said by natives speakers:

a) We had a chance of engaging in real communication.
a) We had a chance to engage in real communication.

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Can anybody paraphrase the highlighted line in the song HERO by Enrique Iglesias? Thanks. Would you dance if I asked you to dance? Would you run and never look back? Would you cry if you saw me crying? Would you save my soul tonight? Would you tremble if I touched your lips? Would you laugh oh pleas...

- I have lived in Britain for 4 years
- I have been living in Britain for 4 years

Are these two sentences equivalent? Are both used by native speakers?

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Students often complain how extremely boring some FL classes are? They particularly dislike those fill-in the blanks, choose the correct form of the verb exercises and most grammar excercises for that matter. They abound in both textbooks and workbooks. There is a section of the textbook I use optim...

In one of those 'choose the correct form of the verb' exercises, the students (now studying the future with Will, going to, present continuous) are supposed to choose between: a) Are you going to travel abroad next year? b) Are you travelling abroad next year? Though maybe a) sounds more appropriate...

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So would the following question be right?

How many keepy-ups can you do?

as times as possible without letting it fall??

Is there a verb for that ability now mainly practiced by professional football players when they are introduced in their new team's field for the first time?

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for example by moving the ball to a side leaving the other behind?

Is that dribble???

A google image search associates dribble with basketball. What's the standard verb for this action in football (soccer)??

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What's the name of this extreme sport or activity: young people jumping off roofs and balconies and in the street.

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I have noticed a tendency of my students to say the day before the month as we always do in Spanish. I somehow encourage them (maybe I am wrong to do so) to say the month before the day which sounds more natural to me. Other note: I edited part of an article in Wikipedia writing -th with the day and...