Hey guys! I am looking for a conversation partner. I would like to practice speaking English. I am interested in data science, machine learning and chess. I love listening to scientific podcasts and learning new things about the world. I have recently started taking classes here on italki in order to improve my English skills and I need more real life practice. My level is somewhere between B2 / C1. If you are interested in some of these topics or you are just curious about the world, I am sure we can find a common language. :) Please reach out to me here or in a private conversation. I can teach you Polish or how to play chess if you want! :) Best, Malvina

If there wasn't...

Hi all!

I asked on a facebook group about the new schedule of my univeristy classes. Someone told me to wait for the actual one (he thought that schedule is not available yet). I replied: "If there wasn't a schedule I wouldn't write such a post." Is it a right way to answer? Shouldn't I wrote: "If there was no schedule I wouldn't write such a post."? Or something else?

And is "schedule" interchangeable with "plan"?

I risk vs I am risking

Background: I have just told my friend the truth about sth terrible and I want to summarize my speech by saying: "I am aware that I risk a lot by telling you the whole truth in such details. However, down deep inside I feel that truth always pays off."

Is it OK? Should I say "I risk a lot" or "I am risking a lot"? How about the rest of the sentence?

Remind about sb vs remind sb My friend showed me a singer who I liked very much in the past and forgot about. What should I say? "Thanks for reminding me about her!" ? or "Thanks for reminding me her!" Which one is correct?

Bathrobe vs wrapper Which is more common in use?

How to politely ask someone to repeat what they said? As in the title. What is the proper way to do so?

Voice like catalogue What does it mean: "Your voice is like catalogue"?

It would be better to say...

Hello everybody! I learn English with my friend. How should I react when she builds a wrong sentence? Should I say "It would be better to say...", "It is better to say...", "More appropriate would be...". What would be the most natural way to say that she should change the sentence?

Thanks for helping me :)

Mark my words vs remember my words

Hi everyone! It's me again. I take a liking to italki discussions ;) Let's say that I have a conversation with my younger sister. She wants to go out with a strange guy. Can I say to her: "Kate, don't go there. Something bad will happen, you mark my words", or maybe "(...) you will remember my words" or is there any other possibility to say that she will remind what I have said when something bad really happens?

And the second question, which came to my mind while typing. "I take a liking to italki discussions", or "I get to like italki discussions"? Which of these are more common to hear in USA and Great Britain?

Thanks in advance for any help! :)