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Anonymous

01:33

Because I'm not a native speaker and I can't judge the content of websites, I ask for help in directing me to a good website which contains good English (not much informal) that I can read daily from it and improve my reading and vocabulary.

reading

Anonymous

Since we allow some resource requests on meta, should we move this over there? Or just close it? I'm not sure if it's clear enough to be a good meta question.

Anonymous

01:51

Well, I closed it.

CowperKettle

04:53

Q: Using tardigrades as space shielding

Since tardigrades are almost extremophilic, and so are these, should we use them as shielding material? A thick enough layer outside the spacecraft will shield it and we may use breeding techniques so that the shield is automatically renewed.

shielding

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CowperKettle

08:23

> A true-devoted pilgrim is not weary
To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps

CowperKettle

09:09

> Well, guess what's next. The autumn's growing old.
As of this writing, they in towers cold
Are turning off the taps, an easy game,
And putting cottonwool between the frames.
You're now a homester, a stargazer too,
October through the transom breathes on you,
Winter is next on each one's prayer beads,
And I can see the roofs on faded walls
Beyond the church, beyond the garden weeds
Excitedly expecting snowfalls.

Winter is next on each one's prayer beads

To frost, to frost now every mind proceeds

To winter, winter each reflection speeds

Winter its wintry

Upcoming winter wintry visions breeds

"К зиме, к зиме все движется в умах"

It's winter, winter - every mind thus reads.

The original says "to the winter, to the winter every [thought?] is moving in [people's?] minds"

'tis winter, winter - every thought concedes

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Man_From_India

12:45

After a long time got time to check the ELL forum. And this question got my attention. It seems there are too many unnecessary tags.

Q: Step out of vs step out from

What is the correct way of commanding students in school assembly conduction, "step out from your line and come front" "or step of your line and come front" which one is the correct one? Step out from or step of ?