afterthought

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Which of the following sentences is acceptable,or better?

1. After relating these events above, I get deeply reflective about them.
2. After relating these events above, I have deeply afterthoughts about them.
3. After reading the novel The Great Gatsby, I expressed my afterthoughts with my classmates.

Clive · Accepted Answer

They all sound awkward to me.I suggest
eg After reading the novel The Great Gatsby, I discussed it with my classmates.

Contiluo · Answer

My original meaning is as written. After we read a novel or a book, see a movie, experience an event, usually we have some thoughts about it. How do we call the thoughts, afterthought or reflection? How to express the ideas of the three sentences in a natural way?

1. After watching the movie, I got reflective on it.
2. After witnessing this event, I had some afterthoughts about it.
3. After reading the novel The Great Gatsby, our teacher asked each of us to write our afterthoughts on a paper.

Clive · Answer

My original meaning is as written. After we read a novel or a book, see a movie, experience an event, usually we have some thoughts about it. How do we call the thoughts, afterthought or reflection? How to express the ideas of the three sentences in a natural way?

1. After watching the movie, I got reflective on it. The natural version of this is -
After watching the movie, I reflected on it.

2. After witnessing this event, I had some afterthoughts about it.
After witnessing the event, I had some thoughts about it.

An 'after thought' is a small and unimportant thought you have later after you have your main thoughts about the topic.

3. After reading the novel The Great Gatsby, our teacher asked each of us to write our afterthoughts on a paper.
Say 'reflections'. You don't need to say 'on a paper'.

Clive

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