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I’m always looking for language partners so that I can practise my English and improve my fluency. Finding a suitable language partner isn’t an easy task. Believe me, I know about what I’m speaking.

Today, I’m going to write about the last person I met. She is a Russian lady who has literally written on her profile from one of those websites for language learners that she is against war and for peace. Although my main goal is to practise my English, I love helping those who want to improve my tongue language and if by doing so, I can learn about other cultures, sunshine and flowers. This lady is the best chance I have to learn about what is happening in Russia since all the information coming from that country is completely biased. For experience, I know that Russians, or at least a lot of them, believe that what happens in Ukraine is the opposite. By exchanging text messages with this lady, I have confirmed many things that I already knew such as that there are very few people who think like her and according to her, every passing day, there will be even fewer. The reason is that the opposition leaders, and all the relevant people who are against the government - such as journalists, artists, scientists, and even some politicians - are abroad, in prison or God knows where else. There were Russians that thought that the best way to show their condemnation against their government was by staying in their country and holding demonstrations. However, these kinds of things don’t work in Russia, or at least the Russia of Putin, as they do in democratic countries. For us, or at least for me, it’s very hard to think that you can go out and express your views. Just by pronouncing the words war or invasion you’ll be charged and end up in jail for a minimum of fifteen years.

I’m leaving many things out but my post is already too long and I’m sure by now you’ll be already bored.

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Spoiler Alert: A Sensitive Issue

I’m always looking for language partners so that I can practise my English and improve my fluency.

Finding a suitable language partner isn’t an easy task.

Believe me, I know about what I’m speakingtalking about.

Today, I’m going to write about the last person I met.

She is a Russian lady who has literally written on her profile from one of those websites for language learners who has literally written on her profile that she is against war and for peace.

I've just rearranged your exact words into an order that is easier to understand for English speakers.

Although my main goal is to practise my English, I love helping those who want to improve my tongutheir skills in my native language and if by doing so, I can learn about other cultures, sunshine and flowers.

You can say 'mother tongue' or 'native language' here.

This lady is the best chance I have to learn about what is happening in Russia since all the information coming from that country is completely biased.

Forom experience, I know that Russians, or at least a lot of them, believe that what is happensing in Ukraine is the opposite of the truth.

Ending with 'the opposite' is ambiguous. It would be helpful to specify the opposite of what? I have guessed that you mean the oppositive of what is really happening, or, the opposite of the truth, but I wasn't sure.

By exchanging text messages with this lady, I have confirmed many things that I already knew, such as that there arebeing very few people who think like her and according to her, every passing day, there will be even fewer.

This is a complex sentence, well done!

The reason is that the opposition leaders, and all the relevant people who are against the government - such as journalists, artists, scientists, and even some politicians - are abroad, in prison or God knows where else.

Minor correction. Smoother, but potentially just stylistic.

There were Russians that thought that the best way to show their condemnation against their government was by staying in their country and holding demonstrations.

However, these kinds of things don’t work in Russia, or at least the Russia of Putin, as they do in democratic countries.

Minor correction. My correction might be contentious, but it sounds better to my ears. Don't worry too much, but if you are interested: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/68599/this-kind-of-things-vs-these-kinds-of-thing

For us, or at least for me, it’s very hard to think that you can go out and express your views.

Just by pronouncsaying the words war or invasion you’ll be charged and end up in jail for a minimum of fifteen years.

Pronouncing places the emphasis on how the words war and invasion are said. I changed it to 'saying' because your emphasis is on whether or not one can make truthful statements about the war.

I’m leaving many things out butecause my post is already too long and I’m sure by now you’ll be already bored.

Not bored at all, this was really interesting!

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This was very interesting!

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jorgenager

May 24, 2022

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Many thanks for your kind comment and for taking the time to read and correct my post. I really appreciate it.

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I’m always looking for language partners so that I can practise my English and improve my fluency.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Finding a suitable language partner isn’t an easy task.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Believe me, I know about what I’m speaking.

Believe me, I know about what I’m speakingtalking about.

Today, I’m going to write about the last person I met.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

She is a Russian lady who has literally written on her profile from one of those websites for language learners that she is against war and for peace.

She is a Russian lady who has literally written on her profile from one of those websites for language learners who has literally written on her profile that she is against war and for peace.

I've just rearranged your exact words into an order that is easier to understand for English speakers.

Although my main goal is to practise my English, I love helping those who want to improve my tongue language and if by doing so, I can learn about other cultures, sunshine and flowers.

Although my main goal is to practise my English, I love helping those who want to improve my tongutheir skills in my native language and if by doing so, I can learn about other cultures, sunshine and flowers.

You can say 'mother tongue' or 'native language' here.

This lady is the best chance I have to learn about what is happening in Russia since all the information coming from that country is completely biased.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

For experience, I know that Russians, or at least a lot of them, believe that what happens in Ukraine is the opposite.

Forom experience, I know that Russians, or at least a lot of them, believe that what is happensing in Ukraine is the opposite of the truth.

Ending with 'the opposite' is ambiguous. It would be helpful to specify the opposite of what? I have guessed that you mean the oppositive of what is really happening, or, the opposite of the truth, but I wasn't sure.

By exchanging text messages with this lady, I have confirmed many things that I already knew such as that there are very few people who think like her and according to her, every passing day, there will be even fewer.

By exchanging text messages with this lady, I have confirmed many things that I already knew, such as that there arebeing very few people who think like her and according to her, every passing day, there will be even fewer.

This is a complex sentence, well done!

The reason is that the opposition leaders, and all the relevant people who are against the government - such as journalists, artists, scientists, and even some politicians - are abroad, in prison or God knows where else.

The reason is that the opposition leaders, and all the relevant people who are against the government - such as journalists, artists, scientists, and even some politicians - are abroad, in prison or God knows where else.

Minor correction. Smoother, but potentially just stylistic.

There were Russians that thought that the best way to show their condemnation against their government was by staying in their country and holding demonstrations.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

However, these kinds of things don’t work in Russia, or at least the Russia of Putin, as they do in democratic countries.

However, these kinds of things don’t work in Russia, or at least the Russia of Putin, as they do in democratic countries.

Minor correction. My correction might be contentious, but it sounds better to my ears. Don't worry too much, but if you are interested: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/68599/this-kind-of-things-vs-these-kinds-of-thing

For us, or at least for me, it’s very hard to think that you can go out and express your views.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Just by pronouncing the words war or invasion you’ll be charged and end up in jail for a minimum of fifteen years.

Just by pronouncsaying the words war or invasion you’ll be charged and end up in jail for a minimum of fifteen years.

Pronouncing places the emphasis on how the words war and invasion are said. I changed it to 'saying' because your emphasis is on whether or not one can make truthful statements about the war.

I’m leaving many things out but my post is already too long and I’m sure by now you’ll be already bored.

I’m leaving many things out butecause my post is already too long and I’m sure by now you’ll be already bored.

Not bored at all, this was really interesting!

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