I freaked out/panicked

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[FONT=&#48148] I freaked out/panicked, so I turned off the oven, and opened the windows. The guard dashed into my room, and asked me if my family was okay. And he checked out if every thing was OK after my family moved out of the room, and told me where the hood switch was.
After that, I check all the home appliance or machines very carefully when I use them. To read instruction is very important. It was a very didactic/instructiveepisode in my life.

Are the underlined correct?[/FONT]
 

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I freaked out/panicked, [STRIKE]so I[/STRIKE] turned off the oven, and opened the windows. The guard dashed into my room (no comma here) and asked me if [STRIKE]my family[/STRIKE] everyone was [STRIKE]okay[/STRIKE] OK. [STRIKE]And[/STRIKE] After everyone else had left the room, he checked [STRIKE]out if[/STRIKE] that [STRIKE]every thing[/STRIKE] everything was OK, [STRIKE]after my family moved out of the room,[/STRIKE] and told me where the hood switch was.

[STRIKE]After that[/STRIKE] Since then, I have started to check all the home appliances [STRIKE]or machines[/STRIKE] very carefully when I use them. [STRIKE]To read[/STRIKE] Reading the instructions is very important. It was a very [STRIKE]didactic/instructive[/STRIKE] educational episode in my life.

See above.

As in previous threads, I have removed your underlining because I have made corrections to multiple parts, not just those.

Out of curiosity, why is there a guard on your house?
 
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See above.

As in previous threads, I have removed your underlining because I have made corrections to multiple parts, not just those.

Out of curiosity, why is there a guard on your house?

It was a studio, a kind of hotel.
 

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OK, then out of curiosity, why is there a guard on your hotel?
 

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OK, then out of curiosity, why is there a guard on your hotel?

Someone like a security, I guess. Is a guard a wrong term for an employee in a hotel?
I think "a security guard" is correct.
 
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The word guard is fine. The person is paid to guard the premises.

You could also say security. Example:

I called security.
 

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The word guard is fine. The person is paid to guard the premises.

You could also say security. Example:

I called security.

Can you say any of them in the underlined?

A guard/A security/A security guard dashed into my room
 

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Use one of these terms.

guard
security guard
security officer
 

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I associate security guards with large shops/supermarkets and pubs. At the former, they are there to catch shoplifters and at the latter, they are there to enforce whatever door policy is in place and, if necessary, break up fights.

Hotels and apartment blocks in the UK don't generally have security guards. Posh hotels have concierges.
 
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