Usually there’s a 15% commission…

[emsr2d2]

I just wanted to say that if she’s she was/were less demanding, I might teach her.

She wants to be taught by a native speaker. I wouldn't describe that as being overly demanding.

Note my correction above. "she was" is what you'll hear from most native speakers but "she were" is equally correct (it's the subjunctive).

 

[Silverobama]

Sorry, I don't follow you. Do you want him to give you the money or not?

I do but if he doesn’t want to give it to me, it’s okay.

@Silverobama - Are all these scenarios you keep posting about actual examples from real life or are you making them up?

This isn’t a made up story. It’s true.

 

[Silverobama]

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[Silverobama]

You might take a look at the picture I posted just now.

 

[Tarheel]

I'm having trouble understanding the 15% thing. If it's 15% of everything she pays him for the whole time she's his student that's a pretty good deal.

Commissions on sales are pretty common. The commission is a percentage of the sale price. For example, a beer vendor at a ballpark might get a 25% commission.

 

[emsr2d2]

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You might take a look at the picture I posted just now.

That takes me to an error page.

 

[Silverobama]

Done! You might notice that the first message was sent on Wednesday (星期三 in Chinese) and I posted this thread on Thursday. The timeline tells us that this is a true story.

I must admit that many of my stories are just too weird to native speakers' ears. However, they're true. I can always provide some evidence here.

I just want to learn this language well.

 

[Tarheel]

On Facebook we use "add" when we add somebody to a group. I'm not sure what you mean by it there.

 

[Silverobama]

On Facebook we use "add" when we add somebody to a group. I'm not sure what you mean by it there.

Well, almost the same as you do on Facebook, the app I'm using is called WeChat. I remember I once told you this and you were interested in that. It's an app based on the instant messaging system. When I said "add", I mean "David can add Scarlett's account and then chat with her", to "add her on his friend's list".

 

[Tarheel]

Yes, we can use "add" that way too -- add somebody to your friend list.

I had forgotten about the WeChat thing.