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Kenta Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Would you correct my English? ( Sept. 7 )
Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: Do you have any hobbies [ hobby ] ?
F: My hobby is flower arrangement. What's your hobby [ What's yours ]?
M: Enjoying tea ceremony. Now more and more men are
enjoying it.
No. 2
M: You bought a nice-looking car. Did you get a good deal?
F: You can't beat the price. If you want a new car, I'll
introduce my dealer to you.
M: Thank you. I'd like to look at [ watch ] a catalog first.
Thank you! kenta
No. 1
M: Do you have any hobbies [ hobby ] ?
F: My hobby is flower arrangement. What's your hobby [ What's yours ]?
M: Enjoying tea ceremony. Now more and more men are
enjoying it.
No. 2
M: You bought a nice-looking car. Did you get a good deal?
F: You can't beat the price. If you want a new car, I'll
introduce my dealer to you.
M: Thank you. I'd like to look at [ watch ] a catalog first.
Thank you! kenta
Top answer
No. 1 M: Do you have any hobbies [ hobby ] ? F: My hobby is flower arrang ing .
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- 1 M: Do you have any hobbies [ hobby ] ?
- F: My hobby is flower arrang ing .
- What's your hobby [ What's yours ]?
- [This is all correct English but seems a bit like something from a book for young children, where everything is s-p-e-l-l-e-d o-u-t.
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No. 1
M: Do you have any hobbies[ hobby ] ?
F: My hobby is flower arranging. What's your hobby [ What's yours ]? [This is all correct English but seems a bit like something from a book for young children, where everything is s-p-e-l-l-e-d o-u-t. In real life: "Yeah, flower arranging. How about you?"]
M: Enjoying tea ceremonies.
M: Do you have any hobbies
F: My hobby is flower arranging. What's your hobby [ What's yours ]? [This is all correct English but seems a bit like something from a book for young children, where everything is s-p-e-l-l-e-d o-u-t. In real life: "Yeah, flower arranging. How about you?"]
M: Enjoying tea ceremonies.
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Nothing wrong and easy to understand.
This is how I would write it as a native UK english speaker.
M - Do you have any hobbies?
F - My hobby is flower arranging. What's yours?
M - I enjoy tea ceremony. These days more and more men get enjoyment from practicing tea ceremony.
I would use 'these days' rather than 'now'.
M - You bought a nice looki
This is how I would write it as a native UK english speaker.
M - Do you have any hobbies?
F - My hobby is flower arranging. What's yours?
M - I enjoy tea ceremony. These days more and more men get enjoyment from practicing tea ceremony.
I would use 'these days' rather than 'now'.
M - You bought a nice looki
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Hello. Thank you both. I learned a lot from your comments.
Thank you. kenta
Thank you. kenta
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