I have been reading 10 to 15 pages on a regular basis for a few years. I learn so much from books. It is not just the vocabulary but also reading helps to consolidate grammar that one has learned befo

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I have been reading 10 to 15 pages on a regular basis for a few years. I learn so much from books. It is not just the vocabulary but also reading helps to consolidate grammar that one has learned before. Since yesterday, I have been thinking about the answer that I revieved in response to my question. If native speakers are saying that it doesn't make sense , nor it sounds natural to express the idea that way, why not just forget it instead of questioning it. You said yourself , you can say that sentence another way. So why not say it that way. Put it out of your head, focus and keep going. Otherwise, you are going to end up confusing other things as well. Thanks everybody

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Feb 16, 2022 4:48 AM

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I have been reading 10 to 15 pages on a regular basis for the past few years. I learn so much from books. Not just vocabulary, but reading also helps to consolidate the grammar that I have already learned. Yesterday, I started thinking about the answer that I received in response to my question. If native speakers are saying that it doesn't make sense and it doesn't sound natural to express the idea that way, why not just forget it instead of questioning it. You said yourself that you can say that sentence another way, so why not say it that way. Forgot it, focus, and keep going. Otherwise, you are going to end up confusing it with other things as well. Thanks everybody

Excellent pronunciation in the recording! It was very easy to understand you and you used nice expressions. The changes are make the text sound more natural. Let me know if you have any questions.

February 16, 2022

I have been reading 10 to 15 pages on a regular basis for a few years. I learn so much from books. It is not just the vocabulary but it's also that reading helps to consolidate grammar that I have already learned. Since yesterday, I have been thinking about the answers that I reviewed in response to a question I asked. If native speakers are saying that it doesn't make sense , and it doesn't sound natural to express the idea that way, why not just forget it instead of questioning it. I myself said that I can say that sentence another way. So why not say it that way? I should put it out of my head, focus and keep going. Otherwise, I'm going to end up getting confused about other things as well. Thanks everybody

I think I know which question you are referring to. And I agree with you here: it's better to accept that it doesn't sound great and move on. The main thing I changed in your writing above is that you switched from first-person to second-person (but still I think referring to yourself) near the end. I find that switch a bit confusing unless you introduce it by saying "I said to myself, 'You can say that sentence...'". But other than that, it was very clear, and you speaking (audio recording) is very clear as well. I've nitpicked before, but your accent and speech patterns are very good.

February 17, 2022

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