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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 10, 2012 5:59:24 GMT -5
Dear Warmer thank you for an interesting message about bathing in the sauna. It's very fluent and clear - good choice of words, too. As I am a nit-picking teacher, I will change some things in it to my liking:) and give some comments on some changes as well. With regard to punctuation, the word 'that' has no comma in front of it - whether it is 'että' or the relative pronoun 'joka' / 'mikä'. For more punctuation, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv55.shtml With regard to capital letters in the middle of the sentence, nationalities like Finns always start with a capital letter. The same applies to the days of the week like Thursday, months like May, languages like Finnish and celebrations like Easter. Hello all (no exclamation mark !) Bathing at below 20 degrees Celsius (not necessary but there are Celsius degrees and Fahrenheit degrees) is suicidal! I know that the Finns have strange habits like wife carrying, swamp soccer and sauna competitions, but this really goes over the edge. Of course I can understand those medical advantages, but still, from my point of view, there's no going into the hole in the ice. BR, Warmer Best regards Nit-picking Teacher |
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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 10, 2012 6:10:31 GMT -5
Hello Frozen Lady thank you for your message. Nice to here that there are people who enjoy winter-swimming - with or without the sauna. I am one of those freaks or addicts, too  And now I will be the nit-picking teacher - a kind of addiction, too, I think Hi everyone (you should have a name or something here) I am the one who likes dipping myself into icy water. And I prefer doing it without the (as an institution it could have the definite article) sauna. Am I the only one? Best regards Frozen Lady |
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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 10, 2012 6:24:24 GMT -5
Hello Swimmer thanks for your message, advice and encouragement. Being a winter-swimmer myself, I quite agree with you. The first time is always more challenging. I usually dip myself into the lake before going into the sauna and then the water feels cold. I still find it a pleasure. However, I think that we are different so we should listen to ourselves as to which kind of order is the best for us personally - or whether we should go into the cold water at all  An the nit-picking teacher is back. So,... Hello friends (usually you have here a name or something) In my opinion swimming in cold water is very healthy. When you go to swim in cold water from the sauna for the first time, the water feels terribly cold and it´s difficult to swim. But after you have warmed up in the sauna again, the second time is much easier. Best regards Swimmer Best regards Nit-picking Teacher PS. I don't actually swim in cold water - I just dip myself in it and stay there as long as it feels ok. |
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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 10, 2012 7:00:04 GMT -5
Hi Bert thank you for your message. I quite agree with you on your comments about the quality of goods you buy. Being a nit-picking teacher, I would like to make some changes in your message. Quite a few of them deal with spelling mistakes so it might be a good idea for you to pay more attention on spelling. Brits and Americans feel quite strongly about them because spelling is difficult for them as well and if you spell words correctly, it shows that you are a well-educated person Also, I have changed some words that I found a bit...well...unusual in the context. They still give the right idea though. To study words and how they are used, I recommend Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (google 'oald'). Hi everyone (a name or something similar; no exclamation mark) I'm not so excited about shopping. When I need something I do some searching on the Internet and make inquiries by phone. Then I go to those specific shops and make my desicion. This leads to a situation where clothes, for example, have to be long-wearing. It has become obvious that quality clothes, usually the more expensive ones, have been more durable. As to sales and second-hand shops, the sales are ok, but second-hand shops present a problem: the clothes have already been used so they are not as long-wearing as new ones. Of course you can find gems in second-hand shops but I haven't seen them worth seeking. More opinions about second-hand goods? Are there any second-hand shops that sell only slightly used clothes. Looking forward to your reply, (standard phrase in letters, emails and phone calls. Avoid using the word 'wait') Best regards Bert Cheers Nit-picking teacher |
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Post by Ritva Paivomaa on May 10, 2012 7:13:46 GMT -5
Dear students once (if ) you get very active in writing these messages, the nit-picking teacher cannot give her comments on all the messages. So, to be fair to everyone, can you from now on add a "PS. This is my first message here" at the end of your message if you haven't had a message corrected by me yet. Then I know that I will correct at least one of your messages. Looking forward to reading your messages. Best wishes Nit-picking teacher |
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