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The House of Cards

Yesterday, I started watching a TV show called ''The House of Cards''. It is directed by David Fincher, probably one of my favorite directors after Quentin Tarantino. The main charachter is played by Kevin Spacey, whose acting I greatly enjoyed in "American Beauty''.
In the first episode, we are introduced to ''The House of Cards'' - the Executive Mansion. We learn that everyone is on the move, preparing for the upcoming President's inaguration. The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', had been granted promotion to Secretary of State. However, despite the chief's of state promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected. The main charachter is livid; he resolves to avenge himself slowly and accurately, adroitly employing all of his power and connections.
So far, I really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show. The politicians' manner of speaking is rather refined, so being able to understand most of their subtle allusions and word play is very rewarding. Overall, my high expectations were met, and I am eager to see what the second episode has to offer!

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Yesterday, I started watching a TV show called ''The House of Cards''.

It's a relatively famous series, there's no "The" in its title.

The main charachter is played by Kevin Spacey, whose acting I greatly enjoyed in "American Beauty''.

In the first episode, we are introduced to ''Tthe 'House of Cards'' - the Executive MansionWhite House.

"House of Cards" is partly a pun on the name of the White "House", so it's sort of weird to rephrase that. While there is a part of the White House complex that's referred to as the Executive Residence, most English speakers would just refer to the White House in general as its a famous location.

The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', had been granted a promotion to Secretary of State.

However, despite the chief's(President's/head of state's) promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected.

While the President is the head of state for the US, he'd normally be referred to as "the President" or maybe "the US President" if you needed to distinguish between them and some other country's President.

The main charachter is livid; he resolves to avenge himself slowly and accuratecarefully, adroitly employing all of his power and connections.

"accurately" is not a natural phrase to use here.

So far, I have really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show.

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I really appreciate your feedback, araigoshi!

It is directed by David Fincher, who is probably one of my favorite directors after Quentin Tarantino.

Your original sentence would work when speaking English but when writing you need to put "who is" or "he is".

The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', hads been granted promotion to Secretary of State.

However, despite the cChief's of sState's promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected.

Chief of State is his role so should be capitalised. Good use of the apostrophe as it is "his" promise, it just needs to go after "State" as that is his title.

So far, I have really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show.

The original sentence works well, I have added in "have" so it reads nicer.

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Really well written! Only a few small errors :)

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Thank you!!

The House of Cards


Yesterday, I started watching a TV show called ''The House of Cards''.


Yesterday, I started watching a TV show called ''The House of Cards''.

It's a relatively famous series, there's no "The" in its title.

It is directed by David Fincher, probably one of my favorite directors after Quentin Tarantino.


It is directed by David Fincher, who is probably one of my favorite directors after Quentin Tarantino.

Your original sentence would work when speaking English but when writing you need to put "who is" or "he is".

The main charachter is played by Kevin Spacey, whose acting I greatly enjoyed in "American Beauty''.


The main charachter is played by Kevin Spacey, whose acting I greatly enjoyed in "American Beauty''.

In the first episode, we are introduced to ''The House of Cards'' - the Executive Mansion.


In the first episode, we are introduced to ''Tthe 'House of Cards'' - the Executive MansionWhite House.

"House of Cards" is partly a pun on the name of the White "House", so it's sort of weird to rephrase that. While there is a part of the White House complex that's referred to as the Executive Residence, most English speakers would just refer to the White House in general as its a famous location.

We learn that everyone is on the move, preparing for the upcoming President's inaguration.


The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', had been granted promotion to Secretary of State.


The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', hads been granted promotion to Secretary of State.

The narrator, a congressman who ''latched onto him (the President) early on and made himself vital'', had been granted a promotion to Secretary of State.

However, despite the chief's of state promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected.


However, despite the cChief's of sState's promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected.

Chief of State is his role so should be capitalised. Good use of the apostrophe as it is "his" promise, it just needs to go after "State" as that is his title.

However, despite the chief's(President's/head of state's) promise, and much to the surprise of everyone in the White House, another candidate is selected.

While the President is the head of state for the US, he'd normally be referred to as "the President" or maybe "the US President" if you needed to distinguish between them and some other country's President.

The main charachter is livid; he resolves to avenge himself slowly and accurately, adroitly employing all of his power and connections.


The main charachter is livid; he resolves to avenge himself slowly and accuratecarefully, adroitly employing all of his power and connections.

"accurately" is not a natural phrase to use here.

So far, I really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show.


So far, I have really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show.

The original sentence works well, I have added in "have" so it reads nicer.

So far, I have really enjoyed both the seriousness and the humor of the show.

The politicians' manner of speaking is rather refined, so being able to understand most of their subtle allusions and word play is very rewarding.


Overall, my high expectations were met, and I am eager to see what the second episode has to offer!


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