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  Bill the English Teacher April 26, 2010 19:45

  Tanya,
  Thanks for the compliment. I love David Muench's books on photography.
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  Tara Benwell April 26, 2010 13:23

  Tanya: Please send your grammar questions to the Grammar Help Desk so that all members can benefit from the answers.
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  Nadiyah April 21, 2010 9:09

  hello Tanya the teacher,
  thanks for accepting my requess
  glad to make friend with you ... what a wonderful page's
  
  

  

  
  -Nadiyah-
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  sarah April 20, 2010 7:11

  

  hey Taniya
  how r u ?
  think about u
  take care darling
  sarah
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  mouhssin April 13, 2010 14:02

  think Tanya for you i want upgrade my leavel in english nice to mett you
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  sarah April 13, 2010 9:54

  hey tanya
  nice to met you
  be in touch
  sarah
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  Nebia April 13, 2010 8:18

  Thank you dear Tanya for accepting me as a friend!
  Happy ever.
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  sankar vasu April 12, 2010 5:05

  hello tanya, my self vasu from vizag, india
  i am learner of english,
  could you suggest me ,how can i speak fluent english,
  i hope you will answer me,
  have a great day.....
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  Lyudmila Mitsura April 9, 2010 11:59

  
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  Bill the English Teacher April 6, 2010 21:00

  Hi Tanya,
  It is true. Long time no see! I think that expression of ours is strange. Of course it is just a shortening of "It's been a long time since I have seen you". It reminds me of an old joke. An immigrant comes to the US and wants to buy some fish. It smells really bad. So he says, "Long time - no sea". OK it is a bad joke.
  Speaking of expressions, concerning your question, we say somebody is doing or making baby-talk. I am sure you are very familiar with how we so easily make new expressions by adding nouns to do or make. It's along the same line as do the laundry, do lunch, do a movie, do homework or make the bed, make a mistake, etc., When the baby itself makes intelligible sounds we say the baby coos or babbles. I never know who is sillier, the baby or the adult doing baby-talk.
  Hope all is well with you. I have been communicating with a man in Kiev. He is writing and I am correcting. He is telling me all about the politics and life style in Ukraine. It is very eye-opening. Take care, my friend.