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Which book do you want to read in the Enslish MC first?

La encuesta terminó el 16 Ago 2019 09:27

Howl's moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones
4
44%
Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
3
33%
I can see you, Karen Rose
2
22%
 
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I like the idea of a poll with all the books.

I have all the books I proposed, so I can shared them with you :wink:

Lizzy, is Shutter Island an example or another proposal by you? Don't hate me but I"ve already read it :dragon:
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On i won't hate you :cry:

I wait for Kiraya and Paronima. And when they say something i'll put the poll
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LizzyDarcy escribió: 09 Ago 2019 15:45 On i won't hate you :cry:

I wait for Kiraya and Paronima. And when they say something i'll put the poll
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Ok, I would like to add? Cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K.Rowling)[emoji3]

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Parónima escribió: 09 Ago 2019 17:56 Ok, I would like to add? Cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K.Rowling)[emoji3]

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I read it too :lol: :lol: Sorry
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No problem, we have books enough [emoji16]

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Enough books? Which is the correct?[emoji848]

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I'm here! I'm here! :batman:
LizzyDarcy escribió: 09 Ago 2019 09:01 @Kiraya don't you want to propose any book? If you don't I can put the poll.
:nono: So... go for that poll!! :mrgreen:
Parónima escribió: 09 Ago 2019 22:05 Enough books? Which is the correct?
You'd say enough books, because books is a noun.
- We have enough choices.
- I don't think we have enough cups for everybody.

With other modifiers (adverbs/adjectives) it comes after, though:
- You are old enough to make your own decisions.
- Chop-chop, folks! We are not producing fast enough!

And so it does with verbs:
- I had enough of this madness!
- All the children ate enough.

You could go further and make this a little bit more complicated. If you have an adjective + noun, enough will come before the phrase if it refers to the whole phrase, and between them if it refers to the adjective only (this second scenario not so common).
- We have enough red chairs. >> What we have enough of is chairs, which happen to be red.
- Oh, my! I think you should stop this painting thing! Look at those! We do have red enough chairs now! >> Let's say they needed the chairs to be red, maybe a bright red. They started painting and found that the chairs weren't red enough, so they repaint with a brighter red paint or just repaint, and now the chairs are maybe —or about to be— "too red".

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Thank you @Kiraya for the class, I always have this doubt, but no more :60:
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never more? :roll: Oh, sh*t! :?
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Parónima escribió: 10 Ago 2019 12:46 Thank you @Kiraya for the class, I always have this doubt, but no more :60:
It is my pleassure :60: There was a time when I wanted to be a teacher :lista:
Parónima escribió: 10 Ago 2019 12:47 never more? :roll: Oh, sh*t! :?
People tend to go "not anymore", which would cover for the Spanish "ya no" meaning that you imprint in that sentence.

- I used to have millions of questions, but not anymore.
I used to be very inquiring, or curious. I used to ask or wonder a lot, but I stopped. I do so no more.

- I have a million questions, but/and not more = I have a million questions, but/and not one/any more.
I have one million of questions and that is it. Not a single question over my million. Not one million and one questions. Just one million and not more than one million.
when you say "not one more", you mean "y ni una más".
When you say "not any more", you mean "y ninguna más".
When you say "not more", you mean "y no más".

- I have questions, but never more than ten.
I have 10 or less questions. Never ever I ask more than that.

You should have said "I always had this doubt, but not anymore" or "I had always had this doubt, but not anymore".
Then, in addition to the "not anymore", also past or past perfect tense, because you are not in doubt anymore / you are in doubt no longer. That state ended when your doubt was cleared.

You are allowed going with a present, but then I would go for this "to be in doubt", rather than "to have a doubt".
- I am always in doubt with this. Well, not anymore!

As it is a routine for you to not know whether this or that, then it is present. But you are not about to ask something, you already did, so you are in doubt. Then you mean I resolved your trouble, so you are not in doubt "anymore" or... you are in doubt "no more" (notice negative vs affirmative sentence).

And regarding to to hava a vs to be in doubt:
- I have a doubt, are you Tom's sister? >> question is expected one way or another, like Spanish "tengo una pregunta".
- I am in doubt, honestly, I do not know what to do >> No question expected, not necessarily.

We are pushing the thread somewhere else, I am afraid... :roll:
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Kiraya escribió: 10 Ago 2019 15:17 We are pushing the thread somewhere else, I am afraid... :roll:
Sorry my bad :oops: But one more time, thank you very much for your help!
Next purchase: a good grammar book :roll:

And so... we can go with the poll, don't we? :cunao:
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Thanks Kiraya your answers helped me too :60:

Tomorrow morning I'll put the poli :lista:
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The poll is ready.

These are the conditions. They are too in the first message

The options for the first English MC are:

:arrow: Howl's moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones
:arrow: Unsub by Meg Gardiner
:arrow: Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (I already have this one and it doesn't seems difficult)
:arrow: Miss Peregrine's Home for peculiar children - Ransom Riggs
:arrow: Educated - Tara Westover
:arrow: The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
:arrow: I can see you, Karen Rose
:arrow: The Selection, Kiera Cass
:arrow: Let's get textual, Teagan Hunter

There are 3 days to vote.
3 options can be voted.
Changing votes are allowed.
The most voted option will be the book we read in the MC.
In case of tied there will be a 24-hour express poll between the two options.


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I haven't heard about some books, so I'm going to add the synopsis of all of them

:arrow: Howl's moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones: Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.


:arrow: Unsub by Meg Gardiner: A riveting psychological thriller inspired by the never-caught Zodiac Killer, about a young detective determined to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city twenty years earlier.
Caitlin Hendrix has been a Narcotics detective for six months when the killer at the heart of all her childhood nightmares reemerges: the Prophet. An UNSUB—what the FBI calls an unknown subject—the Prophet terrorized the Bay Area in the 1990s and nearly destroyed her father, the lead investigator on the case.
The Prophet’s cryptic messages and mind games drove Detective Mack Hendrix to the brink of madness, and Mack’s failure to solve the series of ritualized murders—eleven seemingly unconnected victims left with the ancient sign for Mercury etched into their flesh—was the final nail in the coffin for a once promising career.
Twenty years later, two bodies are found bearing the haunting signature of the Prophet. Caitlin Hendrix has never escaped the shadow of her father’s failure to protect their city. But now the ruthless madman is killing again and has set his sights on her, threatening to undermine the fragile barrier she rigidly maintains for her own protection, between relentless pursuit and dangerous obsession.
Determined to decipher his twisted messages and stop the carnage, Caitlin ignores her father’s warnings as she draws closer to the killer with each new gruesome murder. Is it a copycat, or can this really be the same Prophet who haunted her childhood? Will Caitlin avoid repeating her father’s mistakes and redeem her family name, or will chasing the Prophet drag her and everyone she loves into the depths of the abyss?


:arrow: Americanah - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.


:arrow: Miss Peregrine's Home for peculiar children - Ransom Riggs: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.


:arrow: Educated - Tara Westover: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard.
Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent.
Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University, where she studied history, learning for the first time about important world events like the Holocaust and the civil rights movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty and of the grief that comes with severing the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes and the will to change it



:arrow: The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson: First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.



:arrow: I can see you, Karen Rose: New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose delivers her latest pulse-pounding suspense novel, where the line between the virtual world and everyday reality blurs when it comes to murder.
Eve Wilson's face was once scarred by a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she escaped to the online realm, where she could choose the face she allowed people to see. Years later, her outer scars faded and inner scars buried, Eve has fought her way back to the real world and is determined to help others do the same. Now a graduate student moonlighting as a bartender, Eve researches the addictive powers of online communities. When her test subjects begin turning up dead as a result of apparent suicides, she doesn't know where to turn.
Homicide detective Noah Webster is one of the few people who believe the victims are connected murders. Eve becomes Noah's online guide and realizes that the handsome detective may have secret scars as painful as her own. As Eve and Noah chase a killer who is always one step ahead of them, together they try to overcome the tragedies of their pasts and learn to trust again, but they soon discover that danger is much closer than they think.



:arrow: The Selection, Kiera Cass: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.


:arrow: Let's get textual, Teagan Hunter: A wrong number is supposed to be just that—a wrong number.
Delete. Done.
Do not continue to text. Do not flirt.
A wrong number shouldn't be the first person on your mind in the morning, or the last at night...and you're definitely not supposed to talk them into buying a baby goat.
Because that would be weird.
When Zach Hastings and I get into a wrong-number mix-up, we don't follow the rules. We keep texting and flirting, because he's wicked funny and perfectly nerdy and a wonderful distraction.
I'm not looking for love, and Zach definitely had the wrong number.
But maybe...
Maybe he's the right guy
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