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tomverlaine

tomverlaine

Native language:
English
Total orders:
1503
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 proofreader/teacher/tutor from the US, living in Japan. Dear customers, I apologize for extending my request deadline from 72 hours to five days, and now to even seven days. Unfortunately, I have a lot of business to take care of, and I would rather give customers the option of choosing me or someone else than limit the number of orders I will accept. I will probably get many done early anyway, and I will try my best to do so. However, the deadlines for already-submitted orders will remain the same. I can't change them anyway, and even if I could, it would be very unfair, especially if someone urgently needs their order completed by a specific date or time. So, don't worry if you've already submitted an order.
Hobbies/Travel
My favorite hobbies are music and weightlifting. 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.
  • tamtam12

    tamtam12

    Thank you for sharing your story always!

    ★★★★★
  • tangerine68646

    tangerine68646

    Thank you for checking my sentence politely. Teacher's advices were my learning. I do my best more. Ayato

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail review as usual. It was very informative for me. I’ll keep making an effort to hit 1000 as soon as possible! I’m looking forward to seeing you here. Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. I understand the differences between them, except for “may” and “might.” It was a great learning to know there are such a dilemma. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    My apologies for the late reply. Thank you for your explanations and suggestions. Fortunately, the problem has never happened so far. I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your feedback with detailed analysis and suggestions to improve my sentences. I’m always delighted to read what you shared with me, too!

    ★★★★★
  • Hikaru123

    Hikaru123

    My apologies for the late reply. I always learn a lot! I look forward to taking your lesson again.

    ★★★★★
  • tamtam12

    tamtam12

    Arigato gozaimasu!

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for feedback and comments that I found helpful as always!

    ★★★★★
  • mashroom

    mashroom

    Dear Tom, I appreciate your advice. In this exercise of the parent's email, I believe that their house is extremely sturdy, so they are concerned about the running course more than their own house haha Have a nice week. Mashroom

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your corrections and detailed comments of how I can improve my sentences! I always wait for your insightful and delightful feedback.

    ★★★★★
  • Tucker

    Tucker

    Dear Tom-san Thank you for your detail review as usual. I always appreciate your careful work, so don't mind about the deadline. I really wish you enjoy the holiday. See you next time! Best Regards, Tucker

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always. It's difficult for me to choose appropriate adjectives to characterize other people.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your detailed feedback with a lot of useful tips just like as the previous one!

    ★★★★★

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