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   Hi, August Abolins! ->Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 27.12.2019 20:47   
      
    AK>> "The Great Gatsby" was presented me as a paper book. I like   
    AK>> English paper books very much because I can do my notes on pages.   
    AK>> When I complete reading I peruse all the notes and refresh in   
    AK>> memory those words that were new or unclear when I read the book.   
    AK>> It is a more effective way to learn words.   
      
    AA> There is not a whole lot of room to write in the margins in most   
    AA> books. Your writing style must be very small and neat!   
      
   I like do it with an automatic pencil with a soft 0.5 mm lead. It allows to   
   write small and neat notes, as you said. I'd also recommend to write symbols   
   separately. Of course such noting helps only after a certain level of   
   knowledge -- if you don't know many word your notes will cover all the pages!   
   In this case the value of notes is different.   
      
    AA> But I have done something similar when certain words and phrases   
    AA> impressed me. I kept a separat journal with notes for each   
    AA> particular book. Then, I'd revisit my notes and try to use those   
    AA> words and phrases in regular conversation to either impress or   
    AA> freak people out.   
      
   It it's also a way out, but I prefer to read books while lying on my sofa, and   
   it is not very convenient to use a separate journal then.   
      
    AA> The first book I started doing that with was "Dracula - Bram   
    AA> Stoker", many many years ago! I thought the language in there was   
    AA> amazing, and fun to trip-up other people with.   
      
   For me English is a connection with the rest of the world, as is my satellite   
   dish. But of course there are many masterstroke books. The most comfortable   
   book in my library is Ivanhoe, by Walter Scott. I really have a rest when I   
   read it. It full of great humor, actions, emotions.   
      
   Bye, August!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2019   
      
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