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July 15, 2021

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Cicadas

Cicadas are one of the symbols for Japanese summer. Today, I felt summer had arrived when I heard a chirp of a cicada. There are several types of cicadas in Japan. The most popular one is the brown cicada, and they noisily chirp during the daytime. Another one is the evening cicada; they chirp in the evening as their name show. The sound reminds me of my childhood, for example, when I was getting back home after I played with friends until sunset.

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Cicadas

There are several types of cicadas in Japan.

The most popular one is the brown cicada, and they noisily chirp during the daytime.

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July 16, 2021

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Cicadas


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Cicadas are one of the symbols for Japanese summer.


Cicadas are one of the symbols for the Japanese summer. Cicadas are one of the symbols for the Japanese summer.

Today, I felt summer had arrived when I heard a chirp of a cicada.


Today, I felt that summer had arrived when I heard athe chirp of a cicada. Today, I felt that summer had arrived when I heard the chirp of a cicada.

Alternative: When I heard the chirp of a cicada today, it felt like summer had arrived. (This version puts a bigger emphasis on the reason)

There are several types of cicadas in Japan.


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The most popular one is the brown cicada, and they noisily chirp during the daytime.


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Another one is the evening cicada; they chirp in the evening as their name show.


Another one is the evening cicada; they chirp in the evening as their name shows. Another one is the evening cicada; they chirp in the evening as their name shows.

You can also use the word "imply" here, as in: "Another one is the evening cicada; they chirp in the evening as their name implies." Which I think is a bit more accurate.

The sound reminds me of my childhood, for example, when I was getting back home after I played with friends until sunset.


The sound reminds me of my childhood, for example,like when I was getting back home after I played with friends until sunset. The sound reminds me of my childhood, like when I was getting back home after I played with friends until sunset.

Your sentence is grammatically correct, but "for example" sounds a little stiff in this context. "Like" makes the sentence flow a bit more nicely.

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