looks good

Should be 'how bad my papers are.' You can only do it that way round. (But if you were asking a question, it would be, 'How bad are my papers?')

I can't explain this in terms of grammar rules like many excellent posters ITT can, but I've noticed you missing this one quite a lot

(Also, "anyone of those" should be "any of those")

Omitting articles like a, an, and the is super standard for most Russian speakers, Fabian.

Articles don't exist in Russian and it's a notoriously difficult thing for Russians to deal with.

it's problem

Totally get that one. It is not a question but a clause.

With articles.....
I could try to translate from German. There are articles in German and somehow I do put them to 99% right. And in German I would construct this sentence with an indefinite article. Is it a big educational gap... = Ist das eine grosse Bildungslücke.....

EIN=one=an=a. Ein is German for one, and also the indefinite article (ignoring gender and case endings). English's indefinite article is also "one," but we've become very lazy about how would pronounce it, to the point taht it now makes up separate words.

I saw a mom and kids in Target today. They were cycling between Russian and English rapidly, it was fun to listen to. Lots of mom speaking Russian, kids answering in English.

"Out of character" is the expression you're looking for here. Doing something unexpected you wouldn't normally do.

Doing something "out of habit" basically means you're doing something because you're used to doing it, doing it automatically, without thinking.

Yeah, the “out” there in those examples means two totally different things. “Out of habit” means “because of habit” while “out of character” means “inconsistent with character.”

Tx. I wonder how exactly did you understand what I mean? I mean I chose a completely wrong expression.

It was clear what you meant from context. The fact that it made you laugh (in the next sentence) implies that it's something funny or unexpected or out of the ordinary. That clearly doesn't work with "out of habit", but assuming you had your expressions mixed up and was going for "out of character" wasn't a big stretch. It's what makes sense for the overall content of the post, and there aren't many "out of" expressions to choose from anyway.

ETA: Also, even if there were no other clues, it's still quite easy to see what you meant. If you're not familiar with English expressions at all, it's quite reasonable to think "out of habit" could mean "outside of your usual habits", roughly speaking, and this is how I'm assuming you thought about it, more or less.

Because you’re Lapka!

Part of English is understanding different idioms used by people from different areas. UK English often has a completely different phrasing than American English. Within the US, different regions might differ even more. But, for the most part, we understand each other without even thinking about it. Context is key.

1 parent - make possessive form by adding "'" and an "s"
2 parents - make possessive form by adding "'" but the "s" isn't usually necessary.

I assume you don't mean "parent's" because you would specify "mother's" or "father's" if it was only one.

Are you celebrating Easter this weekend rather next weekend then?

Also the spring festival is called Easter - it looks the same as "Eastern" because they are both named after the germano-pagan goddess Ēostre, goddess of the coming sun.

obv the correct play is to celebrate both Easters, same as most Russians celebrate New Year and Old (Julian Calendar) New Year

Lektor is correct. If both parents own the house in question, you would say “I’m going to my parents’ house” or “I’m going to my parents’s house.” Either one is acceptable. If only one parent owns the house, it’d be “parent’s house,” although lektor is again correct that saying “father’s” or “mother’s” would get you more meaning for the same number of words.

I had cold sores as a child.

...they somehow just stopped appearing.

"Home made special kind of dumplings: manty. They can be made with variety of fillings and dough. Here minced lamb with variety of species and special non- yeast dough. On top is Adjika ( sharp veg sauce) with molten butter."

"Molten" isn't wrong and maybe it was meant to be colorful, but "melted" is the normal way to say that.

April Fools' Day joke?

that the city built

a cat that caught

Foil arrived today

mail fked something

- and just ordered


You are using the present tense of a verb as past tense by placing "did" in front of it. Instead, use the past tense of the verb.

Tx Chop. Notes taken. I think the "past tense" mistake is one that has become worse in last year or so. I did it once from shear laziness. Everyone understood, no one kicked me. Bad habit developed. I am sorry and vow the betterment.

“Sheer” laziness rather than “shear.” In this context, the former means “unqualified or utter.” The latter is a verb and what one does to long-haired sheep.

"vow betterment" or "vow to be better"