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30 Jun 2021
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English (US)
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I used to live in countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses. Does this sound natural?
I used to live in countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses. Does this sound natural?
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30 Jun 2021
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses.
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses.
You already started your sentence in past tense, you don’t need to use “I used to” twice.
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- English (US)
- English (US)
A little unnatural
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses.
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grasses.
You already started your sentence in past tense, you don’t need to use “I used to” twice.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grassesplants.
I used to live in the countryside, and I used to eat wild grassesplants.
This sounds more natural.
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@RaRaRasputin
yes! I used to grass on my way home from elementary school.
yes! I used to grass on my way home from elementary school.
- English (US)
I don't understand
@tunatunatuna 本当に! おもしろいです。Isabellaaa_'s corrections are perfect.
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I don't understand
@tunatunatuna Were you offended? If someone used that pronoun would you be mad?
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@RaRaRasputin
×あんた
⚪︎あなた
Don’t worry!😊 I'm not offended.
But,あんた is a way of speaking in which a person calls another person when fighting.
×あんた
⚪︎あなた
Don’t worry!😊 I'm not offended.
But,あんた is a way of speaking in which a person calls another person when fighting.
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