accent characteristics How would you descibe the accent of brazilians speaking english? I suppose people that haven't english as main language have some characteristics in the way they speak english, I'm wondering what would be mine... Thank you!!

Help: waffle recipe :) My friend gave me a waffle maker and I'd tried a couple of waffle recipes but all of them taste different from each other. The thing is: I've never eaten a real waffle (by 'real' I mean a tradicional waffle made in USA) so I've no idea which recipe is correct (if any of them are correct!). So, someone American can give me a good waffle recipe, please? Thank you :D

What "die a hundred deaths" means? Hi! I would like to know what the expression "die a hundred deaths" means. Thank you!!

What "shades of" mean? I saw a book called "Fifty shades of Grey". Although I haven't read the book, after a little research on Google I discovered it is a quite famous book nowadays and "Grey" is one of the main character's name. (I guess this name is similar to the color's name on purpose) But I still don't figured out what "shades of" means in the book's title... I found this expression placed after a couple of numbers, like "seven shades of"... So, what this expression means ? Thank you for your help!!

Help with "crime" vocabulary Hi! I need to know some specific vocabulary related to "crime" and "prisioner". Would be great if you can help to name the following: - the prisioner that was freed, but still need to report to the prision/police periodically - the prisioner that uses a device through he can be found by the police - the name of this device Thanks!!!

What does this phrase means? I would like to know the meaning of the phrase "Til Kingdom Come". It's the name of a Coldplay song. I figured out what the phrase means.... but the word "kingdom" (something like "realm" I think) doesn't make much sense to me... I'm wondering if it's an expression or something like this... so, I still need help! Thanks :)

Cold wheater advices I'm going to Canada (Montreal region) next January. I've never been in a country where snows in the winter and I don't know what kind of clothes I need to wear. I can't find appropriate clothes in my country (Brazil) since our winter is very light, so I'll have to buy the most of them after arriving in Canada. Can you give me some advices about the cold weather, clothes, stores, prices? Thank you!!

French music tips! Hi everybody! I'm trying to learn French but it has been a little difficult because I'm not used to listen the French sounds. So I was wondering if listen some French music could help me. Can you recommend me some French songs? I like pop and rock music, and some country music too, so it would be great if you can reccomend me some good bands or singers. Thank you!!Thank you for the answers! Can anyone recommend me some French rock band?

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I'm a Brazilian thinking about moving to Canada :) I hope make friends and improve my English. Ahhh, learn some French would be nice too!