Do they mean the same? (English native speakers, please help!) I feel like these two sentences mean the same: You can eat anything but chocolates. You can eat anything but not chocolates. Do they really mean the same? Please help me with this question. Thanks!

Was it me who was at fault? What did I do?

I wanted to share an incident that happened with me today. A couple of days ago, an American lady approached me for having a conversation on Skype because she was learning my native language and she wanted some help. I thought it was a great idea because I could have also benefitted by improving my English conversational skills. We had scheduled the conversation for today.  When we started the conversation,  I realized she spoke quite fast and it was a bit difficult for me to keep up with the conversation because of her accent. I allowed her to speak first as she was introducing herself and telling more about her life. I didn't want to interrupt her because I thought that it might be rude and so I let her keep going. Once I got the chance to introduce myself, I did tell her at the end that it was a bit hard for me to understand her accent and requested her to go slow. Guess what'd she say? She said, "What? You don't understand my accent? I'm hanging up! Bye!" I got shocked and was taken aback. I thought there must be a misunderstanding and tried to text her but apparently, she had blocked me on Skype. I even tried to text her on italki but obviously, she had blocked me there also. She should've acknowledged the fact that I'm not a native. Was it me who was at fault? What did I do? 

P.S. I have no intentions of putting anyone in a bad light and therefore, I didn't mention her name. It was just an experience of mine. 

How do you pronounce the word 'power'? Do English natives say 'Pa-ver' or 'Pa-uar'? Is the 'V sound' there or not? I hope this makes sense.

Why do some Americans say 'Yaaas' instead of 'Yes'? This might be a stupid question but I am just curious because I have heard this while watching YouTube videos.

Here is my very first notebook entry! I'd be grateful if any native speaker could correct it. This is my very first notebook entry. I really don't know what to write so I'll probably write about how my day was. I woke up at 9 AM in the morning which was definitely very late. My mum says that if I want to be successful in life, I need to wake up early in the morning. I really need to get rid of this disgusting habit of waking up late in the morning. Then I had my breakfast which was actually porridge along with some lentils. It was delicious and sumptuous. After having my breakfast, I had a conversation with an American native. She is very talkative yet funny. We both are teenagers and therefore we understand each other quite well. After that, I headed over to a salon and had a haircut done. I felt so better after the haircut because my hair had grown too much. I took a shower after coming back into my house. It was such a refreshing experience. After a while, I had my lunch and then I sat down at my study table to study Physics. When I was done with studying Physics, I thought of watching TV for a little break. I watched 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' which is amazing and today's episode was just awesome as usual! When it got over, I thought of studying French which I try to do on a daily basis. I spent half an hour studying French and then I started watching some YouTube videos. YouTube is an amazing platform and I am really happy and grateful because YouTube has helped various countries to connect to each other globally and most importantly, it played a vital role in helping me improve my English skills! P.S. I would be grateful if any native speaker could correct my entry! Also, this notebook entry is quite boring, haha!

'throwing shades'/'shady'? What's the difference? 1) She was throwing shades at him. In the sentence above, what does the phrase 'throwing shades' mean? 2) In Hollywood, going behind someone's back and doing something is really common but it's also very shady. In this sentence, what does 'shady' mean? Also, do they have the same context in both the sentences?

Hey guys! Do the words 'ear' and 'year' have the same pronunciation? For me, these words seem to have exactly the same pronunciation. Maybe there's a subtle difference but I can't differentiate easily. Well, I need you to help me out. Please tell me if there's any difference or not. Thanks!

Than/to? What to use? She is different than other people. She is different to other people. Shall I use than or to in this sentence? Do you use 'to' also in these type of sentences? Thanks!

Bonjour! Is there someone who could teach me French? I could help you with English. I am looking for a language partner who could help me with French. I am a total beginner and I can't speak French at all. I am fluent in English and I would love to help you with English if you want me to! I will be really grateful to anyone who could help me. Thank you.