
Originally Posted by
Ever Student
Thanks for your editing.
"An earworm" means a particular sound, some lines of a poem, words or speech has remained in your mind repeating and irritating you for a long time. I have leared this expression from a Canadian teacher.
It is a slang term. If you use terms that are not in general use, you should explain the term. This can be used in your writings - "I still hear an earworm. Earworms are those irritating sounds that stay with you and the sound of her bracelets still remind me of worms drilling into my ears."
Rare words such as; extortion, reverberating, and adverse
Rare means unique - one of a kind. These are not rare words, they are common words. You could say (and I believe this is what you meant) that these are words that you rarely hear. Stated this way, it is subjective - only you are concerned. I hear these words often, they are not rare to me. A large diamond (the Hope Diamond, for example) is rare in that it is so large. Words cannot be rare because, if they are used, they are in some dictionary. This means that a person could research the word and find its meaning.
As for "and said" that you have added in line 5, I meant the teacher forced us to lied (to lie) to the schoolmaster that our teacher was a good person; therefore, I don't think the sentence needs "and said". Do you agree?
"Unless the students lied to the schoolmaster and said that she was a popular teacher, she would give them low marks.
No, "and said" is correct here. The students had to lie (lied is the past tense), and the way they lied was by saying something (said). You could change the way this is written - "...to the schoolmaster by saying that..." You have to describe how the lying was done. Read the sentence this way - #1. Unless the students lied to the schoolmaster
#2. that she was a popular teacher
What ties these statements together?
For example, It is early but we can go. The conjunction "but" brings the two parts of this sentence together.
"Unless the students lied to the schoolmaster and said that she was a popular teacher, she would give them low marks."
And also about "I would appreciate it if you "can": I had been taught by "Thedeebo" an American teacher who was here.
"If you can" means if you have the ability. I would appreciate if you would, indicates a request.
I appreciate your making corrections of me too.
Best regards