Re: Two idioms I heard the other day

Originally Posted by
Disckstuckinfan
Hello!
My name is Antonio. I hail from Cádiz but am currently studying English in the magnificent USA. In my mind, English is the best and more influential language on earth. Peeps from all over the world can communicate through English. There is no other language that matches its domination. This is why I want to learn as much as I can, with special care on vocabulary and idioms. I would say grammar, but many locals who I have met commit errors while speaking, and some of them are quite basic, in my opinion. Anyway, my question is about two idioms (I have bolded them) that I heard the other day. Please revise my sentences and tell me if I have used them appropriately. Here are the sentences I invented:
1. Last night I was talking to my sister about the way her boyfriend has been treating her. I knew/could tell there was something wrong by the tone of her voice. Throughout the conversation, I asked her on several occasions what was wrong, but she kept beating around the bush. It was like she was hiding something from me.
2. When I received the invitation to Michelle's dinner, I was ecstatic. She was the girl I had always been in love with.
(In this situation use either she is the girl you have been in love with or was the girl you had been in love with, depending on whether you're still in love with her.)
This was my opportunity, and I had to seize it eagerly.
(That's fine. It would mean the same thing in fewer words to say either "I had to seize it" or "I seized it eagerly.")
Regrettably, due to the ironies of life, I couldn't attend the social gathering, and I missed out my chance.
By the way, may I respond to other people's posts here?
Yours,
Antonio
Hi, Antonio. Welcome!
Your use of those two expressions seem fine to me. Words like wassup and peeps are perfectly good slang, but this isn't a perfectly good place to use a lot of slang. You won't be taken as seriously as you probably want to be. Likewise, it's better not to use text-speak here. And remember that both men and women answer questions here.
Yes, it's fine for you to comment, as long as you always make clear that you're not a teacher and English isn't your native language.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.