English grammar for beginners - Example

[vodolazz]

Недавно меня изящно опустили. Написал (оправдаться могу разве что тем, что писал в 3 часа ночи) "Little people have come back from holidays yet", на что получил совершенно обоснованный ответ "Few people. Little people work for Snow White", если кто учит детей английскому, хороший пример, запоминающийся...

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[sashkin_zz]

The example is really vivid and unforgettable.

What concerns Your previous post, I can quote nice American saying: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I think that's the case.

Best regards from Cracow! Happy New Year, Old New Year etc.
By the way do You have skype?
How are You doing? (V smysle pishyyshcho:)

[vodolazz]

Thanks, man. Happy New/Old Year to you as well.
Bon mot, did not know that before, thanks for that too. Looking at the issue from individual perspective I would describe it as "why pick the fruit from the tree when someone can pick it for you"

[vodolazz]

And yes, I am doing reasonably well. There has been a lot and at the same time very little new in my life over the past several months. A sort of "grey" spell of time with more negative than positive