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Hi Nessie
I would like to emphasize the idea about not putting too many questions in a single post. It can be off-putting to people who might otherwise reply. People might want to answer, but they might not have the time to wade through and reply to so much all at once. Or they might get interrupted in the middle of a long reply, and then the reply might never be posted at all. This is something that has been mentioned here before -- as well as on other ESL forums.
In addition, you should try to make your questions as specific as possible. You asked this question about your BNC search results: "What about this?" Asking a question like that is basically the same thing as asking someone to become a mind reader. Although mind-reading ability often seems to be expected of ESL teachers, I'm here to tell you that none of us can actually do that. 
I find it distinctly unfriendly if a teacher does not challenge a student to think for herself. I find it distinctly unfriendly and counter-productive if a teacher does a lot of a student's work. There is a lot to be said for the concept of "learning by doing". Thus, if you are going to use resources such as the BNC, you also need to do something with the information you get. A BNC search will get you examples of how a word or phrase is used in context. It is then your job to try to analyze and understand the contextual usage. If after doing this you still have a question, then you can ask a specific question. |
Hi Amy,
Thank you very much indeed for your advice 
I've read them carefully and I'll try to follow them.
Thank you very much one again
Thank you for the teacher you are. 
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I'm glad you feel happy with my input. By the way, you are the same age as my niece and she seems to like my input, too.  |
Please tell her that she's a very lucky girl , and if possible, ask her if she'd like an Oriental girl friend
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