In the voice message, she told me she needed to speak towith me. In the voice message, she told me she needed to speak with me.

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In the voice message, she told me she needed to speak towith me. In the voice message, she told me she needed to speak with me.

‘With’ is more formal, and your tone comes across as very formal, so I would use this to stay stylistically consistent! ‘To’ is good when you are talking informally :)

Of course, I agreed and this is what happened. when we met Of course, I agreed and this is what happened when we met

Just to clarify more and this works to connect the next sentence to this one too

Of course, I agreed, and this is what happenedI met her at the park. Of course, I agreed, and I met her at the park.

"This is what happened" isn't necessary, as you'll tell us now - but it does work and is correct. Using "speak" in prior sentences made me think it was a phone call - so I'd say change to to "meet" OR say you met her in the park here.

She sat ion a park bench. She sat on a park bench.

She sat iwas sitting on a park bench. She was sitting on a park bench.

She sat inat a park bench. She sat at a park bench.

‘In’ when referring to objects/places means you are physically inside of it. Correct ways: “She is in the room.” “She is in the hospital.” ‘At’ means you are where the object is, and implies in, but you’re not inside of it: “She sat at the table.” “She was at the telephone booth.”

HoweverDespite that, she was constantly looking around as if there was someone watching her. Despite that, she was constantly looking around as if there was someone watching her.

It sounds more natural this way

However, sShe was constantly looking around, however, as if there wasere someone watching her. She was constantly looking around, however, as if there were someone watching her.

Try to avoid beginning a sentence with, "however. Since there's a possibility that someone is watching her but we don't know for certain, we use perfect tense in the second part of the sentence.

She seemed verreally anxious and frightened. She seemed really anxious and frightened.

Just to sound more natural - very is correct.

Although her sunglasses prevented me from seeing her eyes, I could sense something really serious washad happeninged to her. Although her sunglasses prevented me from seeing her eyes, I could sense something really serious had happened to her.

Pass tense, something serious isn’t happening in the moment that you’re with her (physically happening).

When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying. When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying.

When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying. When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying.

When she took off her sunglasses, I could see she was crying. When she took off her sunglasses, I could see she was crying.

When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying. When she took off her sunglasses, I could see that she was crying.

She began to tell me how wrongbad things were in Russia and particularly in Moscow where she lives. She began to tell me how bad things were in Russia and particularly in Moscow where she lives.

She began to tell me how wrongbad things were in Russia, and particularly in Moscow where she lives. She began to tell me how bad things were in Russia, and particularly in Moscow where she lives.

She had been planning to travel to Italy where she would be meeting withto meet a friend. She had been planning to travel to Italy to meet a friend.

However, because the EU is now mulling over stopping to issuethinking about discontinuing tourist visas to Russians, she can’t carry out her so much desired plan. However, because the EU is now thinking about discontinuing tourist visas to Russians, she can’t carry out her so much desired plan.

However, because the EU is now mulling over stopping tocontemplating no longer issueing tourist visas to Russians, she can’t carry out ther so much desired plan plan she was very much looking forward to. However, because the EU is now contemplating no longer issuing tourist visas to Russians, she can’t carry out the plan she was very much looking forward to.

However, bBecause the EU is now mulling over stoppending tohe issueing of tourist visas to Russians, however, she can’t carry out her sovery much desired plan. Because the EU is now mulling over ending the issuing of tourist visas to Russians, however, she can’t carry out her very much desired plan.

She kept telling me that Russia had become a cage where she, and people who thought like her, lived like enclosed animals. She kept telling me that Russia had become a cage where she, and people who thought like her, lived like enclosed animals.

She kept telling me that Russia had become a cage, where she and people who thought like her lived like enclosed animals. She kept telling me that Russia had become a cage, where she and people who thought like her lived like enclosed animals.

As heartbreaking as that can sounds, even more so was when she asked me why did we (Westerners) hate them (Russians) so much? As heartbreaking as that sounds, even more so was when she asked me why did we (Westerners) hate them (Russians) so much?

As heartbreaking as that can sound, even more so wased, it was even more heartbreaking when she asked me why did we (Westerners) hate them (Russians) so much? As heartbreaking as that sounded, it was even more heartbreaking when she asked me why did we (Westerners) hate them (Russians) so much?

How am I going to docould i feel such a thingway ? How could i feel such a way ?

This sounds more natural

How am I going tocould I do such a thing? How could I do such a thing?

How am I going toWhy would I do such a thing? Why would I do such a thing?

How am I going to could I think/do such a thing? How could I think/do such a thing?

They’re human beings as, just like everyone else. They’re human beings, just like everyone else.

They’re human beings asjust like everyone else. They’re human beings just like everyone else.

They’re human beings aslike everyone else. They’re human beings like everyone else.

They aren’t responsible for the invasion Putin carried out by Putin in Ukraine. They aren’t responsible for the invasion Putin carried out in Ukraine.

Russians feel abandoned by the West because they are seen as the bad guys, and Ukrainians are the good guys. Russians feel abandoned by the West because they are seen as the bad guys, and Ukrainians are the good guys.

I told her about what had happened in my country almost filthfty years ago. I told her about what had happened in my country almost fifty years ago.

I think this was a keyboard spelling mistake

I told her about what had happened in my country almost filthfty years ago. I told her about what had happened in my country almost fifty years ago.

Filthy = dirty

I told her about what had happened in my country almost filthfty years ago. I told her about what had happened in my country almost fifty years ago.

I told her about what had happened in my country almost filthfty years ago. I told her about what had happened in my country almost fifty years ago.

How after four decades of dictatorship, Spain had peacefully becoame a democratic country. How after four decades of dictatorship, Spain had peacefully became a democratic country.

She told me that the only way out she saw forto get her country out of this wasa for Putin to die. She told me that the only way to get her country out of this waa for Putin to die.

However, bBoth of us agree, however, that when Putin dies, another president like him, or even worse, will succeed him. Both of us agree, however, that when Putin dies, another president like him, or even worse, will succeed him.

ToIn my mindopinion, Russians are the only ones who can solve this terrible situation. In my opinion, Russians are the only ones who can solve this terrible situation.

However, not all of them share of the same opinion. However, not all of them share the same opinion.

However, nNot all of them, however, are of the same opinion. Not all of them, however, are of the same opinion.

In fact, only those Russians living in big cities, like Moscow or Saint Petersburg, would like to live in a more westernised country. In fact, only Russians living in big cities, like Moscow or Saint Petersburg, would like to live in a more westernised country.

Those is not needed here

In fact, only those Russians living in big cities, like Moscow or Saint Petersburg, would like to live in a more wWesternised country. In fact, only those Russians living in big cities, like Moscow or Saint Petersburg, would like to live in a more Westernised country.