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Hi, Trudi. Sometimes teachers blog for two months. Will you stay with us for the next month, for Stephen Keeler's pleasure and mine? I realised there's evening in Beijing when we just start the afternoon. It seems to me you were in a hurry writing, because there are some typos so I wonder if this one is a typo or normal use of the language: “I took Teah to playgroup”. I am wondering about the lack of article in front of 'playgroup'.

Trudi, it has been very fruitful month! No doubt, you are a very good talanted teacher! I began reading this blog with your first entry and since then I have learned many new words thanks to you! Although I didn't comment always, I was waiting with bated heart for every your message! Writing the first comment I felt really nervous but I am toiling away at my writing in order to gain self-reliance. I hope you will continue teaching us!

Hello, Trudi! I am reading your blog every times when it appears on the site although I am not writing commentaries very often. I am overload by writing because I am learning English with a teacher in Ireland, twice in the week. I am doing so much homework! Despite of it, I found learning English on the web site of BBC very useful. There are no frames of learning programs so that is very happy for me. It seems very strange but sometimes I badly understand what I am writing in English and why I am using these words but not any others. I think me having passed the stage of learning English intuitively, without using any rules. I am not sure that my English is understood but I hope it is. I like your way of teaching and I try to use all new words to remember them. Thank you.

Dear Trudi, When I read your blog, I get confused. You have written,” Tonight, I was going to have a friend coming over for dinner and the odd glass of wine but she cancelled.” Should it be “To night, I am going to have a friend coming over for dinner and the odd glass of wine but she cancelled?” Please write with proper explanation.

Hi Trudi. The weather here is hot and wet. It has been a long time ago since the temperature has hit 14 degrees. Oh... I´m missing the cold weather :-). Have nice weekend, Ana Paula.

Hi Trudi, I have enjoyed this month, thank you. James

Hi Madam, Here, we also put fatty jackets, Thermals, Quilts, Warm Blankets etc. away with a tension in mind of facing in-coming grim weather conditions. In accordance to our culture, here, women never wines. Most of men do take wine only during marriage parties, functions. If I talks of myself, I have not tasted wine since last 6 months. So use of wine is very rare here. Daily taking of wine is not considered good in society. I almost given-up drinking habit on advice of my wife. But I see no evil in it if used reasonably. Thanking you.

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Anastasia. the 'secret is not between you and ME', it is the secret between 'you and I'. Just as an aside, I am apalled at the level of spoken and Grammatical English language on the BBC. I was taught Oxford English at school and University. I have used it throughout my career and it has served me well on a global basis.. My profession is Telecommunications Consultant at a senior level - CEO and down. As a consequence all my papers, commissions speeches etc. have been in English. I also speak and work in French and German. However what disturbs me is the ever increasing misuse of the English language - whether British or American. Currently I am hearing on all the media and from other sources, the incorrect use of the verbs TAKE and BRING. An example: 'I am in Spain and will bring my luggage to Germany', as opposed to 'I am in Spain and will take my luggage to Germany'. 'I will bring my luggage with me to Germany.' is also correct. Let's hear from the Forum what they consider to be the correct usage. regards

Actually, "between you and me" is acceptable in standard English; "between you and I" isn't. This is because "between" is a preposition, and pronouns that come after prepositions are in the accusative case (in this case, me), not the nominative case (not I).