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That's true, but there is also such a thing as formal and informal writing. We tend to write in a conversational style on this forum, so I wouldn't make an issue of it here.

I wouldn't use there're, it is ungrammatical and slangish. "There are" should be used at all times :)

Of course, Matrosin Kot can overrule me anytime ;)[/quote]

Well, I don't think I'll...

Нет-нет, ничего подобного.) Русское "конфуз" устарело, английское confuse - нет, мы все это прекрасно понимаем.

Большое спасибо за исправления. :D[/quote]

Да еще бы! :)

Может быть, это...

*Puzzle is ok, but it's usually a word we use in the passive voice. Confuse is probably a simpler and better choice.

Confuse seems to be a difficult word to adopt naturally for native speakers of...

Хороший совет :)

Да? Дай сливочное масло, или пикантный соус, пожалуйста! Еще вкуснее получишься.

Ничего не понимаю. Объясни в личке, если хочешь.

I'm not sure that the article is accurate. I've heard estimates that the average person's active vocabulary (that is, what he commonly uses himself in conversation) is more than 8,000, and his...