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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2103
Nationality:
United States
Residence:
Japan
Skills
  • Exam Preparation
  • Business English
  • American English
  • Beginner
  • Kids
  • Advanced
  • EIKEN
  • TOEIC
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • Teaching License
Certifications
TEFL/TESOL certified
Announcements
Experienced English teacher from the US, living in Japan
Hobbies/Travel
My favorite hobbies are music, weightlifting, and studying Japanese. My favorite country is Japan, where I live, although I'm from the USA and have family and many friends there. My most interesting visit to another country (besides Japan) was to South Korea in 2011. The highlight of that vacation was visiting the DMZ border of North Korea, which was a very intense experience.
Message from the instructor
My text correction style is somewhat minimalistic, unless a "drastic change" or "formal," etc. is requested, as I do my best to preserve customers' words and ideas, and although I'm strict about grammar and punctuation, I also try to be as intuitive as possible so that my corrections don't result in failing to get the point across that they're trying to make.
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Dear Tom, Thank you again! I learned a lot from you! And Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad to hear that you're learning Japanese! Have a great day!

    ★★★★★
  • Hiro-1972

    Hiro-1972

    Dear teacher Tom, Thank youverymuch for your proofreading. I will study English seriously from now. Regards, Hiro

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Thank you again for working for my entry and giving me your ideas about the topic. As you said, mental unhealthy would happen due to just one person, even if there is no environmental issue. Anyway, I look forward to working with you again soon. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • cocotarosu21

    cocotarosu21

    Thank you for your collections! It's very helpful!

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Hello again too. Thank you for working for my entry, and I learned something about comma and the word "all" from you. It's also a good opportunity to think about if repeating word in this case is correct or not. I hope you have a great day. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • linen17152

    linen17152

    Thank you for correcting my writing! It always helps me a lot. And, also, thank you for the kind message. I really appreciate.

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Hi, hello again too. Thank you for working for my entry and giving me your kind words about my situation! It looks hard for me to handle a whole schedule to work by myself, so you should be good at doing so. I hope you have the rest of your summer vacation. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you as always.

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your cheerful message as usual! Honestly, it is difficult for non-native speakers like me to avoid the errors such as which/that issue and preposition mistakes, and your detail explanations was very helpful to deepen my understanding. I’m looking forward to meeting with you soon. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • junya17

    junya17

    Thank you for everything.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I totally agree that it is really confusing when Obon is. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • m-yoshiro

    m-yoshiro

    Dear Tom, Hello again too. Thank you for checking my entry. I didn't noticed that I've already written 432 entries. I also appreciate you to give me explanations, especially about "that" vs "which". I often confuse which I should choose. I hope you have a great rest of the day, and stay safe. Best regards, m-yoshiro

    ★★★★★
  • Yuichi0228

    Yuichi0228

    Thank you for your kind explanation and encouragement. Thank you for your continued support.

    ★★★★★
  • junya17

    junya17

    Thank you.

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail explanation as usual. That was very informative for me, especially the explanation about the usage of propositions. I’ll follow your advice from the next composition. Anyway, I’m looking forward to meeting with you soon. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★

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