English as a Second Language/Expert Profile

Jamie France-Hernandez

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 07/01/2012
Expertise

I can offer help with homework, can review hard to understand documents and explain or summarize them in a way that`s easy to understand, can offer tips for making things easier to understand, and can help with explanations of slang or "common" use English.

Experience in the area

I have spoken, written, and studied English all of my life.

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UserDateKCPComments
YH09/07/11101010 
Oppo06/22/11101010 
Sandra06/20/11101010 
Oppo06/20/11101010 
David Rodriguez06/20/11101010 

Recent Answers from Jamie France-Hernandez

2011-09-07 Informal English:

Hi YH,    Thanks for your questions.    Question 1 - Although it makes sense to say "You can have hamburger, French fries and orange juice" without adding "a" before hamburger it changes the meaning a

2011-06-22 sentences:

Hi Oppo,    1. All four of these sentences are perfect.    2. All five of these sentences are perfect.    3.     (1.) This candidate does not suit our qualifications.   Can I replace “suit” with “fit”

2011-06-20 david.rodriguezmartin@gmail.com:

Hi David,    Thanks for your question.    Both "If I had known you were here" and "Had I known you were here" are correct. Personally, I prefer "Had I known you were here". To me, it just sounds a little

2011-06-19 word choice:

Hi Sandra,    Thanks for your questions.    1. The company has expanded to 25 locations within 5 years. - this is grammatically correct.    For the second sentence, it would be better written by using

2011-06-19 sentences:

Hi Oppo,    I hope you had a great weekend!    1. Yes, both sentences have the same meaning. Impulse and urge mean the same thing. If you change the sentences to “felt the impulse” and “felt the urge”

 

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