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I started learning English just for fun and interest. I’ve not needed it at work nor had opportunity to speak (✔︎it?) in daily life. Although there are lots of English lessons available through Skype or apps even, I don’t feel like trying any of them.

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🎈153
I started learning English just for fun and interest. I’ve not needed it at work nor had opportunity to speak (✔︎it?) in daily life. Although there are lots of English lessons available through Skype or apps even, I don’t feel like trying any of them.

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb いいですね。😊🎶

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb Your ‘nor’ is completely right.

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb 「And a new thread」ですね？

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb I think your cursor ate the "r". 😂

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb "I didn't notice it"... "didn't" does all the work for the past tense in this kind of sentence. I think you know this. It's late. 🙂💤

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb 笑笑。。。そうだよね！😱🙀👻

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb There's a good example of "somehow" here...

https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/6164597

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb こんにちは！I think these are the ones I notice most often, if the sentence is not quite right.

Of course, in the right sentence they can be very English.

“Whoever heard of such a thing?”

I’ll tell you if I think of more. 🙂

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb おはよう！☀️🦄

Tonight it's The Half Blood Prince on TV. It's near the end. 📺

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb おはよう！☀️ I hope you had a pleasant night. I’m just going to bed and it’s quite stormy but not cold.

So, we had all the Harry Potter films on TV in the holiday. It was interesting to see them all together. I was wondering, after the question about books today, what made you read them?

ではまた明日ね。😊🎶

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb Yes, she has started a lot of books but it's difficult to find something without a lot of "world-building jargon" (like all the spell names, etc. in Harry Potter). Also, the "classics" such as Dickens are popular school books but even English people struggle with his sentences today.

I have suggested Dan Brown or Michael Crichton, these are not terribly good authors but the English is fairly straightforward. Also, I think it helps to read something that's well-known because English people will be able to talk about it.

Also, one of my own favourite books Wind In The Willows (楽しい川辺）which has good English and is also available in Japanese. (I am reading it in Japanese very slowly.) 💦

She tried another of my favourites: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (a trilogy), but it was too hard. It's probably a bit more difficult than Harry Potter to start with.

I answered 三日坊主、today, it's an interesting word. Is it 四字熟語?

ではまた明日ね。。。おやすみ。。。

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb >>Do you like fantasies? Do you recommend me “Wind In The Willows”?<< Being a man I read more non-fiction than fiction these days (in England adult men seem to read less fiction). However, in entertainment of any kind I like things that are not everyday. I don't like reality TV, or realistic films. So I do like certain fantasies. I liked the Hobbit and the Lord Of The Rings books and the LOTR films... but the Hobbit films were utterly dreadful (I can't tell you how truly appalling they are). These days I'm a very big fan of the Marvel films but not the DC comics films. So, some fantasy not others. The Wind In The Willows is an interesting book. I first read it when I was a lot younger and I particularly like the E H Shepard illustrated version. I'd be very interested to know what you make of it. It is a children's book but also good for adults I think. It's out of copyright: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/289 My favourite fiction is probably Gormenghast (another trilogy). The English might be quite hard for learners. Some 四字熟語 are more obvious than others. 三日坊主 makes sense straight away, even in English. We don't have an exact phrase for it but similar ideas would be "butterfly brain", "weekend sailor", "fair weather 〜", or simply 'dilettante'. All people with a half-hearted commitment to something, suggesting they won't stick with it. ではまた明日ね。　😊🎶

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb おはよう！☀️
I am awake. 😊 I’ll have time to talk later.  またね。

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb So, many thanks for explaining 四字熟語、I had the feeling 三日坊主 wasn't one but I didn't know the details.

Thanks too for telling me what you like. 👻🤗🦄

I have thought more about "what realistic films are" and about "types of films". Perhaps "types of films" is not very helpful because there some I like and don't like in most genres.

Do you know "slice of life"? It refers to books, plays and films that portray the everyday world. I guess what I like is a good storytelling, so if it is well-written I can enjoy it but fantasy and entertainment go well together.

I don't know what genre The Full Monty would be (a comedy drama?) and I haven't seen Midnight Run but I'll look out for it.

The book I am reading at the moment is about the De Havilland Mosquito, a WW2 plane made out of wood. 🛩✈️🙂

E H Shepard was a soldier in WW1 and I like to think of him, after the war, drawing woodland animals from a make-believe world. His drawings are my favourites. I hope you enjoy the book too.

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb I have Midnight Run (Robert De Niro) on Netflix. Is that the one? 🎬🤗🎶

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb こんばんは！

I'm not interested in warfare but I do like good machines, and woodwork. 🌲🌳🌴 Also, I'm intrigued by government blunders. 💦✈️😊

I have some English for you later. じゃあね。。。

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb In fact, not as much English as I thought.

You said "reservations" instead of "resolutions" but you know resolutions. 😊

I asked you about “realistic films” because I didn’t think of anything that is neither reality nor fantasy.
➡️I asked you about “realistic films” because I couldn't think of anything that is neither reality nor fantasy.

(By "realistic" I mean the same as "reality".)

“Slice of life” is easily imaginable phrase, 
➡️“Slice of life” is an easily imaginable phrase, 

It all depends on the quantity...
➡️ It all depends on the quality...

I didn’t even know there was a plane made of wood at WW2...
➡️ I didn’t even know there was a plane made of wood in WW2...

(In 1940 we had lots of wood and furniture-makers. The Mosquito was a plane we could make almost for nothing... and it was the fastest plane for most of WW2. The Air Ministry cancelled it in 1939 but changed their mind after De Havilland built a prototype.)

おはよう！🍵☀️🌻😊🎶

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb あーthat cursor! 😡

I just watched Midnight Run, and now I'm going to bed.

じゃあまた明日ね。。。😴

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb I hope I haven't confused you about double negatives. I'm wondering whether I made a mistake when I described this before. 💦😊

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb It is very confusing. I panicked for a moment. 😂🤣

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb Here's a question for you...

「良いです」と「いいです」は同じ意味ですか？

...I hope it's understandable. 🙂🦍

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb ありがとうございます！

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb おやすみなさい 😴🛌💤✨また明日ね。。。

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb こんにちは！

In case you're interested there is a 'shooting script' of Midnight Run here:

https://sfy.ru/?script=midnight_run_1988

I often like to read the shooting script to see what was changed in the shoot and edit. 😊

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb こんばんは！

It's just something I do (read scripts), it's not for everybody. But I'm interested in how stories are written, and how films are made and edited.

Have a pleasant evening...

ではまたね。。。

Igirisujin · Answer

@lemianbb おやすみなさい　🛌💤😴✨🎶

RossLeicester · Answer

This sounds fine to me. I would put the 'it' in.

🎈153I started learning English just for fun and interest. I’ve not needed it at work nor had opportunity to speak (✔︎it?) in daily life. Although there are lots of English lessons available through Skype or apps even, I don’t feel like trying any of them. See a translation

This sounds fine to me. I would put the 'it' in.

@lemianbb いいですね。😊🎶

@lemianbb Your ‘nor’ is completely right.

@lemianbb 「And a new thread」ですね？

@lemianbb I think your cursor ate the "r". 😂

@lemianbb Here's a question for you...「良いです」と「いいです」は同じ意味ですか？...I hope it's understandable. 🙂🦍

@lemianbb ありがとうございます！

@lemianbb おやすみなさい 😴🛌💤✨また明日ね。。。

@lemianbb こんにちは！In case you're interested there is a 'shooting script' of Midnight Run here:https://sfy.ru/?script=midnight_run_1988I often like to read the shooting script to see what was changed in the shoot and edit. 😊

@lemianbb こんばんは！It's just something I do (read scripts), it's not for everybody. But I'm interested in how stories are written, and how films are made and edited.Have a pleasant evening...ではまたね。。。

@lemianbb おやすみなさい 🛌💤😴✨🎶

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🎈153
I started learning English just for fun and interest. I’ve not needed it at work nor had opportunity to speak (✔︎it?) in daily life. Although there are lots of English lessons available through Skype or apps even, I don’t feel like trying any of them.

@lemianbb Here's a question for you...

「良いです」と「いいです」は同じ意味ですか？

...I hope it's understandable. 🙂🦍

@lemianbb こんにちは！

In case you're interested there is a 'shooting script' of Midnight Run here:

https://sfy.ru/?script=midnight_run_1988

I often like to read the shooting script to see what was changed in the shoot and edit. 😊

@lemianbb こんばんは！

It's just something I do (read scripts), it's not for everybody. But I'm interested in how stories are written, and how films are made and edited.

Have a pleasant evening...

ではまたね。。。

@lemianbb おやすみなさい　🛌💤😴✨🎶