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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
2330
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.
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • makomako2023

    makomako2023

    Thank you for your kindly feedback. I understood how to use "concern". Finally, I'm sorry my reply is delay.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your feedback and detailed suggestions on my sentences as always. I’m not a time-sensitive learner with iDIY, so 96 hours or more causes no problem at all!

    ★★★★★
  • english3759

    english3759

    I can understand that using a metaphor could be a problem in a serious writing situation, Thank you!

    ★★★★★
  • Sofia

    Sofia

    Thank you for your thoughtful reply and advice. I had been in a remote village in abroad where wifi connections were very bad. I hope you are doing well after your recovery of head injury.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your feedback and sharing your personal but intriguing story around this topic. I always appreciate and enjoy your honest and informative comments!

    ★★★★★
  • ana0324masa

    ana0324masa

    Thank you very much.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • iosawa

    iosawa

    Hi Tom Thank you as always. I used "would" in the last sentence because I thought that the worsening situation surrounding education in Japan would make education harsher spontaneously. However, given the original essay question, I should use the term "should" instead of "would. Best, Itsuki

    ★★★★★
  • iosawa

    iosawa

    Dear Tom Your corrections and explanations are always helpful and insightful. Thank you. Best, Itsuki

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your feedback and detailed explanation on my sentences. I enjoyed reading your unique observation on this topic, too!

    ★★★★★
  • kiwifruit54647

    kiwifruit54647

    Thank you for your kind correction and message. I learned a lot from them. I’ll continuously work hard to improve my English.

    ★★★★★
  • creamcheese

    creamcheese

    Dear Tom, Thank you for correcting my sentences with your detailed explanations of your message. I will refer to them when I write English sentences from now. Still, I'm not 100% for sure about the usage of commas, and I'm not confident to it. So, I will keep writing to Idiy while referring to a reference which I have here. There was one sentence which I couldn't figure in your message. That was "Notice that there isn't one in my above example, but that's only because comma rules are different when quoting people.". I was wondering if it meant that comma rules differ depending on people. Have a good weekend. Again, I really appreciate your proof-reading. Best regards, Creamcheese

    ★★★★★

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