To stay.. or not to stay..

Grace wrote:: *"spill the beans" = to tell a secret (in case anyone doesn't know this phrase )

Thank you, Grace! Kisssssssssss

I love new expressions Razz

and I was really curious about this one in english heart2

Quote :: I was really thinking was that maybe you two knew that they were retiring, and in order not to spill the beans* before you'd been given permission to spill the beans, maybe you were overcompensating a little by being extremely cheery.

Oh, I'm not really sure if I could be extremely cheery if the secret was "they retire" :kataus:

but.. who knows.. :kataus:

we will try next year Laughing

Maria wrote:

ALEX WROTE!

Quote :: I'm very, very happy to see you Maria. I miss you and your happy, sweet messages.
What you said is really nice

I hope you have more time soon, to have the chance to rest and recover.
Take care of you, kisses

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR KIND WORDS!!! Kisssssssssss

anytime querida!! heart2

I realise how poor my grammar is...how poor my english is. I was supposed to say: "What you said was really nice" or "What you say is really nice". I'm sorry..I hate this feeling Sad

*MAGic diable* wrote:

Quote :: I was really thinking was that maybe you two knew that they were retiring, and in order not to spill the beans* before you'd been given permission to spill the beans, maybe you were overcompensating a little by being extremely cheery.

Oh, I'm not really sure if I could be extremely cheery if the secret was "they retire" :kataus:

but.. who knows.. :kataus:

we will try next year Laughing

Yes, I agree with you Lerochka. I couldn't be very cheery either. Especially if you wish they stay. But, who knows...It's easier to hide things when writing than when talking face-to face.

Hugs :<33:

alexandra wrote:: I realise how poor my grammar is...how poor my english is. I was supposed to say: "What you said was really nice" or "What you say is really nice". I'm sorry..I hate this feeling

not to be a grammar critic... Embarassed

but, the correct variant is "what you said was really nice". Smile

and Alex, your english isn't poor at all! Very Happy

besides, by writing here you are only going to improve! zvet

so, don't worry! Wink

hehe

alexandra wrote:: Well, I haven't read your away message but I'm not sure I would have realised you know. I picked-up some hints but I think I "ignored" them. I knew about Lerka but not about you Lana. You were, from my point of view, safe

You hadn't read it? :kataus:

That's sort of funny. You were the only one here, who I talked to on MSN, when the away message was up. :wink:

hmm... I'm not quite sure that I understand correctly. Embarassed

(sorry Alex Embarassed

) Did you think that Lerka might know? And that I wouldn't? Wink

Lana wrote:

alexandra wrote:: I realise how poor my grammar is...how poor my english is. I was supposed to say: "What you said was really nice" or "What you say is really nice". I'm sorry..I hate this feeling

not to be a grammar critic... Embarassed

but, the correct variant is "what you said was really nice". Smile

and Alex, your english isn't poor at all! Very Happy

besides, by writing here you are only going to improve! zvet

so, don't worry! Wink

hehe

Thank you dear Lana for everything you said, and of course for the right variant. Embarassed

Looking back and reading some messages I see a lot of mistakes and sometimes I'm so confused that I probably mix everything..topicality, grammar...bleah.
Yes, I really hope to improve my english.

:<33:

alexandra wrote:: Thank you dear Lana for everything you said, and of course for the right variant. Looking back and reading some messages I see a lot of mistakes and sometimes I'm so confused that I probably mix everything..topicality, grammar...bleah.
Yes, I really hope to improve my english.

:<33:

Well, mistakes are normal. Wink

But you write so much!!! Shocked

And not just the amount of messages, but the length of them. Wink

I actually really admire that. Rose

I would never have the confidence to write such long texts in my 2nd or 3rd language. Erm..

You said, that you hope to improve your english... but you already have, Alex! :<33: There is a huge difference between your messages here and the ones you wrote a year ago on the MSN group. :wink:

You might not see it, but I honestly do! zvet

Lana wrote:: Well, mistakes are normal. But you write so much!!! And not just the amount of messages, but the length of them. I actually really admire that. I would never have the confidence to write such long texts in my 2nd or 3rd language.

But I have to... Embarassed

I feel the need to comunicate. This urge is higher here, on the forum. Although I know it's public and that my english is not the best..and that when a native speaker reads my messages he/she probably laughs a lot.... Embarassed

I don't know...I should probably write less.
I feel the need to crawl in a corner and stay there till my english is better Embarassed

Quote :: You said, that you hope to improve your english... but you already have, Alex! :<33: There is a huge difference between your messages here and the ones you wrote a year ago on the MSN group. You might not see it, but I honestly do! [/size]

You really think so? Embarassed

thank you my dear!! heart2

alexandra wrote:: I feel the need to crawl in a corner and stay there till my english is better [/size]

Yeah, let's all crawl in a corner and stay there till our english becomes better! :kataus:

and that will never happen Exclamation

if we just stand and wait Smile

we must practice it by writing loooonnnnggg messages to make Lana laugh and maybe.. correct them sometimes.. :blush2:

when they are toooo bad! Laughing

Otherwise, poor Lanochka could talk only with herself or with Grace sometimes Laughing

because, Alex, remember, you are not native speaker, I am not, Maria is not, Bea is not, Vania is not... Razz

but we talk with eachother, we understand eachother, Lana understands us Kisssssssssss

Grace understands us Rose

and.. it's a pleasure for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! :stari:

I'm often very confused with my english, too.. but.. I neeeed talking with you all!!!! :<33: :<33: :<33: loveall

alexandra wrote:: But I have to... I feel the need to comunicate. This urge is higher here, on the forum. Although I know it's public and that my english is not the best..and that when a native speaker reads my messages he/she probably laughs a lot.... I don't know...I should probably write less.
I feel the need to crawl in a corner and stay there till my english is better

Aleeex... I hope you aren't implying that I laugh at your messages. Suspect

Because, I have never done so. Wink

The truth is that english is very, very good. It's almost good enough that you could get away with pretending to be a native speaker. Smile

Anyhow, when I read your messages, I don't care about the grammar or spelling. I just care about what you've written. Wink

So, you musn't say things like that you need to write less. Suspect

Nooo, Alex... Where are you going? Shocked

Get out of that corner!!! Sad

Lerka wrote:: Yeah, let's all crawl in a corner and stay there till our english becomes better! and that will never happen if we just stand and wait we must practice it by writing loooonnnnggg messages to make Lana laugh and maybe.. correct them sometimes.. when they are toooo bad!

Not another person implying that I laugh at you, when you make english mistakes.

You must know that's not true, sestrichka. :disap:

I don't go around correcting what you've written, either. Embarassed

If someone asks a question about grammar, I will definitly answer it. Smile

but otherwise, do you see me going around correcting everyone? Wink

I do think you definitly have a point, Lerochka. Rose

If you all go off into corners, you won't get any practice. Smile

So, no corners. Pleeease. :kataus:

I would miss you all too much! :<33: No sestrichka? No Alex? Crying or Very sad

Do you know if Albie and Max are already in America confused

do they train again?

Vania wrote!

Quote :: Do you know if Albie and Max are already in America do they train again?

[/quote]

Perhaps they are! sunny

Please, LERA, say something about the matter! :wink:

Lana wrote:: Not another person implying that I laugh at you, when you make english mistakes. You must know that's not true, sestrichka. I don't go around correcting what you've written, either. If someone asks a question about grammar, I will definitly answer it. but otherwise, do you see me going around correcting everyone? I do think you definitly have a point, Lerochka. If you all go off into corners, you won't get any practice. So, no corners. Pleeease. I would miss you all too much! :<33: No sestrichka? No Alex?

no, no, I don't imply that you laugh at us :lmd:

I know that you don't, sestrichka!

but I guess it's still funny a bit :wink:

or maybe even cute in a way.. :twist:

And I know that you have never gone around correcting our mistakes.. I just wanted to say that it could be very useful sometimes :wink:

if our mistakes are not "tiny" it would be so great if you could correct them :angel2:

to teach us $\/$ I would be a very diligent pupil $\/$ Ugu-ugu

And, yesss Razz

no corners :wink:

I will die there without you! Vse

Lerka wrote:: no, no, I don't imply that you laugh at us I know that you don't, sestrichka! but I guess it's still funny a bit or maybe even cute in a way.. And I know that you have never gone around correcting our mistakes.. I just wanted to say that it could be very useful sometimes if our mistakes are not "tiny" it would be so great if you could correct them to teach us $\/$ I would be a very diligent pupil $\/$ And, yesss no corners I will die there without you!

It seems I have misunderstood you, sestrichka! :lmd:

It's true that sometimes the way you phrase things is cute. zvet

Not wrong, but different, you know? Wink

Anyhow, Lerochka usually your mistakes are tiny. :respect:

If I see anything "huge", I'll inform you if you like. :wink:

But otherwise, it's not really necessary! Kisssssssssss

And gooood, we can do without the corners! sunny

(This smiley is so gruesome -> Vse

I perfer this one -> just because we love

It's more friendly. :kataus:

)

*MAGic diable* wrote:

alexandra wrote:: I feel the need to crawl in a corner and stay there till my english is better [/size]

Yeah, let's all crawl in a corner and stay there till our english becomes better! :kataus:

and that will never happen Exclamation

if we just stand and wait Smile

we must practice it by writing loooonnnnggg messages to make Lana laugh and maybe.. correct them sometimes.. :blush2:

when they are toooo bad! Laughing

Otherwise, poor Lanochka could talk only with herself or with Grace sometimes Laughing

because, Alex, remember, you are not native speaker, I am not, Maria is not, Bea is not, Vania is not... Razz

but we talk with eachother, we understand eachother, Lana understands us Kisssssssssss

Grace understands us Rose

and.. it's a pleasure for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! :stari:

I'm often very confused with my english, too.. but.. I neeeed talking with you all!!!! :<33: :<33: :<33: loveall

I like what you say!! I like the way you think!!
It's very logical and it definelty made me feel better :<33: To tell you the truth I was very worried and ashamed yesterday but now I really feel better. I can and I will improve my english :vo:

Lana laughs when reading long messages, eh? :mdr2: like this?! At least I know how to make her feel better when necessary. :kataus:

I will type Erm..work:)

and type

and...guess what...type Erm..work:)

What matters in the end is that we can comunicate here..all of us. And this is just perfect!!

You're very kind, both of you lovely heart

Thanks you :blush2:

Lana wrote:: Aleeex... I hope you aren't implying that I laugh at your messages. Because, I have never done so. The truth is that english is very, very good. It's almost good enough that you could get away with pretending to be a native speaker. Anyhow, when I read your messages, I don't care about the grammar or spelling. I just care about what you've written. So, you musn't say things like that you need to write less.
Nooo, Alex... Where are you going? Get out of that corner!!!

No, of course i don't think you laugh "evilish" when reading our messages but I imagine it's funny to see mistakes, and like Lerka said, maybe cute. I was talking about other people (that I don't know). They might laugh but I shouldn't care, right?! I was feeling ashamed but it has nothing to do with you and your reactions..cause you actually had none. I meant to say that you never reacted bad...not ever.
By the way, your words are so sweet. They mean a lot, you know!? Kisssssssssss

and Alex runs to buy flowers to give Lana zvet

. Long time without flowers, right?! I can't recall the last time I gave you any. So..I'm running...and here you go zvet

My room doesn't have corners anymore :kataus:

so I'm not running anywhere, nor hidding. And I would also miss you like hell loveall

OHH!!

I guess that I must make lots of mistakes too! :blink:

I don't mind if the native english speakers want to correct Oh my poor head!

me

Beijinhos!

alexandra wrote:: Lana laughs when reading long messages, eh? :mdr2: like this?! At least I know how to make her feel better when necessary. I will type and type and...guess what...type

*grumbles* No, it's more like this Twisted Evil

and not this :mdr2:, actually. Lana is a very meeeean person. bla-bla-bla

The things that you write make me feel better, Alex. lovely heart

Not your occastional grammar errors. Kisssssssssss

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alexandra wrote:: And I would also miss you like hell

Well, as Lana's fellow native English speaker, I must say that the grammar in that sentence was perfect. :vo:

Everyone here speaks much better English than I speak any of your native languages, so you should never be ashamed to write anything. Frankly, I'm amazed by all of you. heart2

alexandra wrote:: I was talking about other people (that I don't know). They might laugh but I shouldn't care, right?! I was feeling ashamed but it has nothing to do with you and your reactions..cause you actually had none. I meant to say that you never reacted bad...not ever.
By the way, your words are so sweet. They mean a lot, you know!? and Alex runs to buy flowers to give Lana . Long time without flowers, right?! I can't recall the last time I gave you any. So..I'm running...and here you go

My room doesn't have corners anymore so I'm not running anywhere, nor hidding. And I would also miss you like hell

I wouldn't worry about the opinions of strangers, Alex. Wink

Besides, if they spend their time reading your messages to laugh at your mistakes... they need to get a life. Razz

Hear that strangers? :kataus:

I don't think that's very likely, anyways. lovely heart

Woww... flowers for me? :blush2:

Thank you, Alex! Wink

But I was only being honest. Kisssssssssss

Still, flowers are very nice to receive! Very Happy

So, thank you, darling! Thanks! Thanks!

Erm... Alex? Erm..

What did you do to get rid of the corners in your room? :kataus:

Grace wrote!

Quote :: Everyone here speaks much better English than I speak any of your native languages, so you should never be ashamed to write anything. Frankly, I'm amazed by all of you

THANK YOU, GRACE Kisssssssssss

YOU ARE VERY KIND!!! lovely heart

WONDERFUL ATHMOSPHERE!!! Alby & Max!!

Serena wrote:: OHH!!

I guess that I must make lots of mistakes too!

I don't mind if the native english speakers want to correct me

Beijinhos!

Yes, I agree. Even if I was feeling bad for my mistakes I could use help and corrections. They are very useful... Wink

Don't mind at all...If I am to be upset on somebody or so, that would be on me - for not learning enough gramamr Razz

and vocabulary.

Kisses :<33:

Lana wrote:

alexandra wrote:: Lana laughs when reading long messages, eh? :mdr2: like this?! At least I know how to make her feel better when necessary. I will type and type and...guess what...type

*grumbles* No, it's more like this Twisted Evil

and not this :mdr2:, actually. Lana is a very meeeean person. bla-bla-bla

The things that you write make me feel better, Alex. lovely heart

Not your occastional grammar errors. Kisssssssssss

Ok, I got the point. Smile

I'm glad it's like this... you're very sweet Lana

Grace wrote:

alexandra wrote:: And I would also miss you like hell

Well, as Lana's fellow native English speaker, I must say that the grammar in that sentence was perfect. :vo:

Everyone here speaks much better English than I speak any of your native languages, so you should never be ashamed to write anything. Frankly, I'm amazed by all of you. heart2

Hehee...

Thank you dear Grace, what you said was very considerate and nice. It's very thoughtful of you. Thanks! Thanks!

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