Hello again and thank you all for your replies. We have had a very difficult time this weekend so I've not been able to write sooner.
@Wife#2 - Thank you, again, for your kind words. I really do appreciate your thoughtfulness and perseverance. It seems this place is lucky to be filled with wonderful and generous people, like yourself. I'll try not to worry about writing too long texts, I've been pretty much counting words. I do feel much more welcome than I have in ages, anywhere.
@Kizzie - Oh, thank you for the tip. I think I'll take you up on that, it is always a difficult day in many ways.
@Blueberry - Thank you kindly. I too struggle with remembering, both in general and with words. Some words start so similar that I can remember three or five other words that all start the same, but have nothing to do with what I'm trying to say. Other things, well... Lists are my best friends. Shopping, chores, important dates and duties... I couldn't get by without a calendar and note pads.
I understand the concept of "relaxing" from grammar. It's unbelievable how much time can go into working and reworking the perfect sentence, to find the best way to accurately convey a message. It's one of the reasons I first started reading books in English. I must have been 13 or so. I wanted to know the actual words the author wrote, not just a translation. So much can be lost in translation, like subtle notions and subtext. But anyway, books and language, that's something I could drivel on about all day.
It does sound like we have a lot of things in common, and I look forward to having many more conversations. Also, a huge hat tip to defying mistakes and the monstrous power they hold over us!
@Wife#2 - Thank you, again, for your kind words. I really do appreciate your thoughtfulness and perseverance. It seems this place is lucky to be filled with wonderful and generous people, like yourself. I'll try not to worry about writing too long texts, I've been pretty much counting words. I do feel much more welcome than I have in ages, anywhere.
@Kizzie - Oh, thank you for the tip. I think I'll take you up on that, it is always a difficult day in many ways.
@Blueberry - Thank you kindly. I too struggle with remembering, both in general and with words. Some words start so similar that I can remember three or five other words that all start the same, but have nothing to do with what I'm trying to say. Other things, well... Lists are my best friends. Shopping, chores, important dates and duties... I couldn't get by without a calendar and note pads.
I understand the concept of "relaxing" from grammar. It's unbelievable how much time can go into working and reworking the perfect sentence, to find the best way to accurately convey a message. It's one of the reasons I first started reading books in English. I must have been 13 or so. I wanted to know the actual words the author wrote, not just a translation. So much can be lost in translation, like subtle notions and subtext. But anyway, books and language, that's something I could drivel on about all day.
It does sound like we have a lot of things in common, and I look forward to having many more conversations. Also, a huge hat tip to defying mistakes and the monstrous power they hold over us!