Holiday vs. Vacation

What is the difference between holiday and vacation?

Holiday

- Holiday is a word that used to talk about days that are celebrated by a lot of people such as Christmas, Independence Day.

- Holiday is used in both American and British English.

Vacation 

- Vacation is a word that used when someone goes to another place for a break (traveling).

- Vacation is an American English term, while in British English 'holiday' is also the same as 'vacation'.

Source:

[1] http://www.phrasemix.com/answers/whats-the-difference-between-vacation-and-holiday

안 (+지 않다) vs. 못 (+지 못하다)

What is the difference between 안 (+지 않다) and 못 (+지 못하다)?

안 (+지 않다):

1. Combines with both verbs and adjectives.

For example:

- 학교에 안 가요. (I don't go to school.)

- 치마가 안 예뻐요. (The skirt is not pretty.)

2. Express not doing something regardless of ability or external conditions.

For example:

- 저는 운전을 안 해요. (I don't drive.)

- 오늘은 쇼핑을 하지 않아요. (I won't go shopping today. I simply don't feel like going shopping.)

못 (+지 못하다):

1. Combines with verbs, but not normally with adjectives.

For example:

- 학교에 못 가요. (I can't go to school.)

- 치마가 못 예뻐요. (×)

2. Used when one is unable, or it is impossible, to do something.

For example:

- 저는 운전을 못해요. (I can't drive.)

- 오늘은 쇼핑을 하지 못해요. (I can't go shopping today. I want to go shopping, but can't due to some external circumstance, such as lack of money or time.)

Source:

[1] Ahn Jean-myung, Lee Kyung-ah, Han Hoo-young, Korean Grammar in Use Beginning to Early Intermediate, page 66.

+았/었어요 vs. +았/었었어요

What is the difference between +았/었어요 (Past Tense) and +았/었었어요 (Past Perfect Tense)?

+았/었어요 (Past Tense):

To express an action or situation that simply occurred at some point in the past.

For example:

- 댄 씨는 작년에 한국에 왔어요. (Dane may still be in Korea now. We don't know what happened after he came to Korea last year. He may be in some place other than Korea now.)

- 댄 씨는 서울에서 1년 살았어요. (Dane previously lived in Seoul for one year, but we don't know where he lives now.)

+았/었었어요 (Past Perfect Tense):

To express an action or situation that was completed ("perfected") at some point in the past.

For example:

- 댄 씨는 작년에 한국에 왔었어요. (Dane came to Korea and later left. He is not in Korea now.)

- 댄 씨는 서울에서 1년 동안 살았었어요. (Dane previously lived in Seoul for one year, but now he doesn't live in Seoul.)

Source:

[1] Ahn Jean-myung, Lee Kyung-ah, Han Hoo-young, Korean Grammar in Use Beginning to Early Intermediate, page 57.

The Three Hail Marys Devotion Gratitude Testimony

Mark 11:22-25 English Standard Version (ESV)

²²And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. ²³Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. ²⁴Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. ²⁵And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

I would like to say thank you to Jesus and Mother Mary for answering my prayers.

Through this prayer, I have accepted to study in master's degree of microelectronics engineering, and I have also gained an idea and confidence to start my own business and to achieve my future goals.

Thank you in Jesus name I pray.

Amen.