Write an article based on this "Stay hydrated. Rely on salt and steam for relief. Try Grandma's remedies."
article: With the common cold, as with most every other illness, proper hydration is key to the body’s fighting abilities.  Dehydration will only add further complications for your body to deal with, and lessen its capacity for battling the cold.  Generally speaking, drinking plain old water is the best way to hydrate when you have a cold (or anytime for that matter).  The traditional recommendation is eight, 8-ounce glasses of water per day, but it is very difficult to drink too much water.  When you have a cold, you may also want to try electrolyte drinks (such as sports drinks).  This is more important when you are actively losing fluids due to an illness, but it may also be beneficial in this case as well. We all know the discomfort of the scratchy throat and stuffy nose that usually accompany the common cold.  Thankfully, there are simple home remedies that can help provide some relief.  Try gargling and spitting with tepid or warm salted water.  This can help soothe the throat irritation caused by inflammation, and the antibacterial properties of the saline solution may aid in your battle against germs.  Some people like to use a Neti pot or similar device to irrigate the nasal passages with salted water, but you can also achieve a similar decongestant effect with saline nasal sprays. Try a hot shower, a steam, or some other source of warm, moist air.  Humid air helps open breathing passages and can assist in soothing irritation.  Even a room humidifier will offer some benefit. Not all "tried-and-true" remedies have stood the test of time based on scientific evidence, but others do seem to have legitimate reasons for success in treating cold symptoms.  Prepare chicken soup. This old wives’ tale has some scientific basis to back it up. The combination of broth, vegetables and chicken seems to inhibit part of your immune system response that creates respiratory symptoms.  In addition, the hot broth reduces mucus and improves your hydration.  Substitute green, echinacea and herbal teas for coffee. You should drink plenty of water while you are ill, and these teas don’t have high diuretic effects like coffee. They will also thin mucus, helping it to leave the body faster.  Eat a spicy meal for lunch or dinner. Try chili peppers in a chili, curry or stir fry, which contain high-levels of capsaicin. It is an antioxidant that can also clear out mucus from your nasal passages.  This could cause further throat irritation, however.

Write an article based on this "Open the online document converter. Click Choose file. Select your DOCX file. Click Open. Scroll down and click Convert file. Click Download."
article: Go to https://document.online-convert.com/convert-to-doc in your computer's web browser. It's a grey button at the top of the page. Doing so opens a File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window. Go to the location of the DOCX file that you want to convert, then click once the file to select it. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. This will upload the DOCX file to the conversion site. This option is near the bottom of the page. The site will begin converting your file. You'll see this light-green button to the right of your file's name once the conversion completes. Doing so downloads the file onto your computer. Depending on your browser's settings, you may have to select a save location or confirm the download before the DOC file will download.

Write an article based on this "Learn basic greetings and how to introduce yourself. Pick up a few conversational placeholders and fillers. Familiarize yourself with German slang to sound more natural. Focus on topics that interest you in German. Build the confidence to make mistakes with grace."
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The quickest way to learn German is to find someone who speaks the language and strike up a conversation. More formally, Germans would greet each other by saying Guten Tag! However, if you're just chatting with someone your own age, a simple hallo will suffice.  Follow up your hallo with Wie gehts? This means roughly "How are you?" If the other person asks first, respond with Mir geht es gut, danke and you've just said "I'm doing well, thank you" in German. Use ich heisse followed by your name to introduce yourself. More than likely, the person will tell you their name in return, at which point you can say es freut mich, dich kennen zu lernen, which means "pleased to meet you." If you want to carry on the conversation, ask the person questions that encourage them to talk about themselves or their own interests. Then you can jump in when you want to know more or have something to add. For example, you might ask them Was machst du beruflich? ("What do you do for work?") or Was machst du ausserhalb der Albeit? ("What do you do after work?") Think about the last conversation you had. It likely wasn't a series of questions and answers that played out like a script. Rather, it was probably filled with a lot of placeholder words such as "right," "sure," and "okay" to let your conversational partner know that you were listening and following along with what they had to say or that you agreed with them. Here are a few phrases you'll often hear native German speakers say:   Alles klar (literal translation "all clear") is the German equivalent of "alright" in English.  Genau means "right" or "exactly" and is very common in native German speech. It's used similar to the way English speakers might pepper their conversations with "right" or "sure."  Stimmt is a good response if someone's said something you agree with. It's typically used in situations where someone has reminded you of something you haven't thought of before, kind of like how you might say "Oh! That's right!" in English. If you want to learn how to speak German, you likely want to learn the German that people today speak. Textbooks often teach you a more stilted, formal way of speaking. While that's fine and you'll still be understood, adding some slang will make for a more natural conversation.  If you've agreed upon something, such as a date to meet, you can say gebongt sein, which essentially means the thing has been decided. The verb bongen refers to ringing up a transaction on a cash register, so the phrase means the transaction (or future plan) has been settled.  Was geht ab? is a more casual slang expression that essentially means "What's up?" If someone asks you this, respond with nicht viel ("not much") or alles gut ("everything's good"). If a native German comes up to you and says Na? they're saying "hello" and asking after your well-being all in one short word. If you reply naaa it implies that you're doing okay. If you've ever taken a German course or used a language app, you might've felt that you were learning words and phrases you would never use in real life. If you study topics you're already interested in, you'll be able to have relatively fluent conversations about those topics. For example, if you enjoy watching soccer, you're in luck, because Germans love soccer. Look for Bundesliga games in German – if you can't find them on your favorite streaming service or through your cable provider, you may be able to find them streaming online. Making mistakes is a good way to learn, but if you're afraid of making mistakes you may never even try. Remember that you are just learning a new language and no one expects you to become fluent overnight. If a German speaker corrects your speech, thank them and repeat back what they've said. For example, you might say Danke, Ich spreche kein Deutsch, which means "Thank you, I only speak a little German."