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The day was so condensed it felt like I experienced ten years in one day.Is my sentence correct?Thanks.

Ivanhr · Accepted Answer

I see nothing wrong with it grammatically.

Perhaps a native speaker would replace the word condensed with busy, chaotic or hectic.

Liveinjapan · Answer

Thanks, Ivanhr.

By the way, I intended this sentence to be positive. In other words, experiencing many things in one day might be great, wonderful. Is the sentence still okay?

Ivanhr · Answer

Eventful might be what you're looking for.

Liveinjapan · Answer

Thanks so much, Ivanhr.

CalifJim · Answer

LiveinjapanThe day was so condensed it felt like I experienced ten years in one day.
Is my sentence correct?

It's correct, but to my ear, condensed is a problem. According to subsequent posts, you want the idea of exciting, wonderful things. That might be conveyed by the word adventures, but for something more neutral activities will do just fine.

The day was so packed with [activities / adventures] that it felt more like ten years.

For an even more casual style, substitute jam-packed for packed.

Also, don't forget that you can modify activities with whatever adjective you feel is appropriate:

novel activities, interesting activities, amusing activities, exciting activities, ...

CJ

Khoff · Answer

How about, "The day was so intense..." ?

Liveinjapan · Answer

Thanks so much, CJ and Khoff, for good ones!

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