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Answer: I've been teaching English to non-native speakers for more than 30 yea.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why do many English-learners make sentences and phrases more complicated than they need to be? Lee McAuliffe Rambo, studied at Claremont School of Theology Written Jul 1, 2015 I've been teaching English to non-native speakers for more than 30 years, so I'm very familiar with this problem. There are two interconnected reasons, I think: ... Read More » How will my life change if I do 200 push-ups every day? Jonathan Orr-Stav, Jamaica, LONDON, New York, ISRAEL, Canada Updated Nov 28 In my twenties, I met a beefy Marine who told me that they were required to perform something like 200 pushups at a time (or some such number), and I was duly impressed. (H...  Read More » What do soldiers or Marines in the U.S. military fear the most? Eric Bjork, studied at Plumbing Written Oct 28 This one’s easy. This is what military personnel fear the most; some disgruntled Senior NCO who’s spent entirely too much time in the military strolls up in front of the fo...  Read More » How do Israelis feel about being condemned by the world so often for their treatment of the Palestinians? Stav Bartel Written Jul 15 Imagine this: At the age of 8 I visited my aunt house in Alsace, France. We were told not to speak in Hebrew, because the city where my aunt lives has a large populations of...  Read More » What joke best illustrates the difference between Democrats and Republicans? Anthony Zarrella, studied at Quinnipiac University School of Law Written Dec 22 The old saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and he eats today, but teach a man to fish, and he eats for life.” A Republican objects, saying, “Fishing instructors deserve fair m...  Read More » Why doesn't Japan admit to acts of aggression in World War II,  like the Germans did? Feifei Wang, The Interpreter Written Sep 10, 2015 First of all, I want to clarify something about Japan's "apologies", since every other answer proclaimed that Japan did admit to acts of aggression. Sure you can do a simpl... Read More » Can anyone name any of the alleged no-go areas in England? Drew Northcott, works at MicroProse Written Dec 11 Well I’m a non-Muslim so I guess I qualify and there are certainly places that I consider no-go areas, or at least places to to be avoided if possible. Possibly a bit contro...  Read More » Why is my co-worker ignoring me when I say hi? Marsha Klein Written Nov 27 Seriously? Why the hell would she ever speak to you again? You embarrassed her in front of her colleagues. You said a downright nasty, hurtful thing and you expect forgiven...  Read More » What would happen if someone spat in Queen Elizabeth's face? Robert Charles Lee, Printbroker, financial printer, non-practising lawyer Updated Wed Answer to original version of the question:— I can tell you for sure the soldiers guarding The Queen will beat you to a bloody pulp. I recall an incident back in the 1980s wh...  Read More » What caused MIT to pull off Prof. Lewin's lectures and revoke the emeritus title from him? Kelly Kochanski, studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Updated Oct 20 Here is one fact. Walter Lewin turned the Physics lecture into a work of art. Anyone who hates Physics, loves Physics, or wants to open their eyes to a new world should watc...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.