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Is this dialogue correct and natural?
“Why is he looking exhausted?”
“He was solving the error night and day.”
Is this dialogue correct and natural?
“Why is he looking exhausted?”
“He was solving the error night and day.”
“Why is he looking exhausted?”
“He was solving the error night and day.”
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>“He was solving the error night and day.” △
night and day は「継続して〜する」というニュアンスが強いので、he has been が相応しいです。
また、solve は継続できる事ではなく一発の動作なので、複数のエラーをずっと解決しているという話にするか、動詞を変える必要があると思います。
He has been solving errors night and day.
He has been working night and day to solve the error.
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@us4gi なるほど。大変分かりやすい説明、ありがとうございます。
Why is he looking exhausted?は自然に聞こえますか？
why does he look exhausted?とニュアンスの違いがありますか。
Why is he looking exhausted?は自然に聞こえますか？
why does he look exhausted?とニュアンスの違いがありますか。
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