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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

I often wonder in Russian conversation when to use "для того, чтобы" and when to simply use "чтобы". Are they interchangeable?

For instance, how would you say the following English phrases: 

I went home to visit my father

She went to the store in order to buy milk

She writes poetry in order to better understand her own emotions

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[upthera44.livejournal.com]

One more quick question -- is there a good online Russian dictionary that also shows word stress? I usually use multitran.ru but it doesn't really do this.