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Jan. 11, 2026

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One of my uncles passed away last month. He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to its great age.
One year before, at the same period of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well. She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78-years-old. A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced state, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.
I’m 47-years-old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.
Cancer, AIDS, suicide, car accident… Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.
But for the recent losses, my uncle and aunt, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more that I had imagined.
The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, have reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back. “Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.
Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.
But it’s much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people dying.
Who will remind us how the world was before us?
I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.
Besides their personal experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.
How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere? What progress was achieved? What mistakes were made?
A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.
As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.

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He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

One year before, at the same period of thetime of year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced state, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.

Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestones in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

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pascal00d

Jan. 13, 2026

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Thanks for your corrections!

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Anonymous123456789

Jan. 13, 2026

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You are welcome.

Generation Handover

One of my uncles passed away last month.

He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

One year before, at the same period of theAt about this time last year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced statge, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

We use the word "stage" to talk about the periods of cancer.

I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

Unfortunately, experiencing the death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone's life.

ButHowever, for the recent losses, my aunclet and auntcle, the context was different, and I sadly realised we had lost much more thatn I had imagined.

In formal writing, you cannot start a sentence with "but" and would need to say "however" (with a comma) instead. However, using "but" at the start of a sentence is okay in informal writing.

In American English, we say "aunt and uncle," not "uncle and aunt" --- I don't know why :)

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, have reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

“Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.

Not to mentionIn addition to our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

Instead of "not to mention," you could say "in addition to" (formal) or "on top of" (informal).

But it’However, this loss is much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people dying.

Who will remind us how the world was before us?

I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

This is a great sentence! If you want, you could say "the transition from outhouse to indoor plumbing" instead of "the move of the toilet from the garden to the house." (In English, we call a toilet that is in the garden an "outhouse").

Besides their personal experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.

How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere?

What progress was achieved?

What mistakes were made?

A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.

As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.

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pascal00d

Jan. 13, 2026

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Thanks for your corrections!
I really appreciated your explanations, as I learnt bonus points :-)

Generation Handover

One of my uncles passed away last month.

He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to its greathis old age.

One year before, at the same period of thetime of year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years-old.

A cancerShe had been diagnosed at an advanced statewith late-stage cancer, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her greatold age.

I’m 47- years-old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

Cancer, AIDS, suicide, car accident…

Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.

But for the recent losses, my aunclet and auntcle, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more that I had imagined.

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, have reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

“Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.

Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

But it’s much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people dying.

Who will remind us how the world was before us?

I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

Besides their personal experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.

How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere?

What progress was achieved?

What mistakes were made?

A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.

As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.

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This is very impressive and deep

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pascal00d

Jan. 13, 2026

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Thanks for your corrections and feedback!

Generation Handover

One of my uncles passed away last month.

He was 80- years- old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

(1) We do not hyphenate "80 years old" here. We only hyphenate it when it is an adjective preceding a noun ("the 80-year-old tree") or when it is a noun itself ("he is an 80-year-old (person)").
(2) Your uncle is a male, so we use "his" instead of "its".

One year before, atago, around the same period of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

(1) When using the present as the reference point when talking about past events, "ago" sounds more natural to me than "before".
(2) "Around the same period" sounds more natural to me. There is also no need to specify "of the year", as you have already established that this occurred a year ago.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

See my comment on "He was 80 years old...".

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced statge, and I imagine (that) she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

(1) "Stage" is typically used when talking about cancer. We say "stage 1 cancer", "stage 2 cancer", etc.
(2) You may omit the "that".
(3) Instead of "great age", you can also say "old age". It will introduce some variety in the vocabulary.

I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

Cancer, AIDS, suicide, car accident…

Unfortunately, experiencing (the) deaths of beloved ones is a big part of everyone's life.

(1) "Beloved ones" is plural, so the plural "deaths" is used.
(2) "Everyone" is not used as an adjective.

But for the recent losses, my uncle and aunt, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more thatn I had imagined.

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, haves reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

"Generation" is singular, so the singular "has" is used.

“Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.

Not to mentionBesides our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

This usage of "not to mention" is a little awkward. For now, I have replaced it with another word that works in this context. However, if you can provide the sentence in French, perhaps I can find a more suitable word to use here.

But it’s much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people who are dying.

I assume "they" refers to your relatives. I would suggest adding "who are", to make it clear that "elderly people" is the noun. Otherwise, the event of "elderly people dying" may be interpreted to be the noun instead.

Who will remind us how the world was before us?

I remember my mother telling us about the revolution ofthat was the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the moveing of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

(1) "Revolution of the first landline phone" may mean that the landline phone was the thing that underwent a revolution, rather than the village.
(2) "The moving of" sounds more natural than "the move of".

Besides their personal life experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.

"Life experiences" is a common term. Alternatively, you may also say "personal experiences in life".

How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere?

What progress was achieved?

What mistakes were made?

A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.

As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.

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The ending of this diary entry was well-written! I'm sorry to hear of your uncle's passing, and would like to extend my condolences. I also hope life treats you well as you enter the next stage of your life!

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pascal00d

Jan. 13, 2026

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Thank you for your kind message! I wish you all the best as well!
Thanks for your corrections. I really appreciate the detailed explanations, as it helps a lot to improve my English!

Generation Handover

One of my uncles passed away last month.

He was 80- years- old and was suffering many health problems due to its greathis old age.

One year before, at the same periodtime of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

A cancerShe had been diagnosed atwith an advanced statege cancer, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her greatold age.

I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

Cancer, AIDS, suicide, car accident…

Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.

But for the recent losses, my uncle and aunt, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more that I had imagined.

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, haves reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

“Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.

Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

But it’s much more than just about us, as theyre are more than elderly people dying.

Who will remind us how the world was before us?

I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

Besides their personal experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.

How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere?

What progress was achieved?

What mistakes were made?

A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.

As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.

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pascal00d

Jan. 13, 2026

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Thanks for your corrections!

Generation Handover


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One of my uncles passed away last month.


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He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to its great age.


He was 80- years- old and was suffering many health problems due to its greathis old age.

He was 80- years- old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

(1) We do not hyphenate "80 years old" here. We only hyphenate it when it is an adjective preceding a noun ("the 80-year-old tree") or when it is a noun itself ("he is an 80-year-old (person)"). (2) Your uncle is a male, so we use "his" instead of "its".

He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to its greathis old age.

He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

He was 80-years-old and was suffering many health problems due to hits great age.

One year before, at the same period of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.


One year before, at the same periodtime of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

One year before, atago, around the same period of the year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

(1) When using the present as the reference point when talking about past events, "ago" sounds more natural to me than "before". (2) "Around the same period" sounds more natural to me. There is also no need to specify "of the year", as you have already established that this occurred a year ago.

One year before, at the same period of thetime of year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

One year before, at the same period of theAt about this time last year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

One year before, at the same period of thetime of year, one of my aunts had passed away as well.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78-years-old.


She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

See my comment on "He was 80 years old...".

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years-old.

She was about the same age as my uncle, maybe 78- years- old.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced state, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.


A cancerShe had been diagnosed atwith an advanced statege cancer, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her greatold age.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced statge, and I imagine (that) she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

(1) "Stage" is typically used when talking about cancer. We say "stage 1 cancer", "stage 2 cancer", etc. (2) You may omit the "that". (3) Instead of "great age", you can also say "old age". It will introduce some variety in the vocabulary.

A cancerShe had been diagnosed at an advanced statewith late-stage cancer, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her greatold age.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced statge, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

We use the word "stage" to talk about the periods of cancer.

A cancer had been diagnosed at an advanced state, and I imagine that she could hardly endure the harsh treatment because of her great age.

I’m 47-years-old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.


I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

I’m 47- years-old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

I’m 47- years- old, so these losses are not the first ones among my relatives.

But for the recent losses, my uncle and aunt, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more that I had imagined.


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But for the recent losses, my uncle and aunt, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more thatn I had imagined.

But for the recent losses, my aunclet and auntcle, the context was different and I sadly realised we lost much more that I had imagined.

ButHowever, for the recent losses, my aunclet and auntcle, the context was different, and I sadly realised we had lost much more thatn I had imagined.

In formal writing, you cannot start a sentence with "but" and would need to say "however" (with a comma) instead. However, using "but" at the start of a sentence is okay in informal writing. In American English, we say "aunt and uncle," not "uncle and aunt" --- I don't know why :)

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, have reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.


The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, haves reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

The generation before me, my parents and their siblings, haves reached an age where Mother Nature calls you back.

"Generation" is singular, so the singular "has" is used.

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“Who will miss the next family gathering?” wondered my mother last week.


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Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.


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Not to mentionBesides our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

This usage of "not to mention" is a little awkward. For now, I have replaced it with another word that works in this context. However, if you can provide the sentence in French, perhaps I can find a more suitable word to use here.

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Not to mentionIn addition to our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestone in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

Instead of "not to mention," you could say "in addition to" (formal) or "on top of" (informal).

Not to mention our broken hearts, my siblings and I are also expecting a huge milestones in our lives — eventually becoming independent adults.

But it’s much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people dying.


But it’s much more than just about us, as theyre are more than elderly people dying.

But it’s much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people who are dying.

I assume "they" refers to your relatives. I would suggest adding "who are", to make it clear that "elderly people" is the noun. Otherwise, the event of "elderly people dying" may be interpreted to be the noun instead.

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But it’However, this loss is much more than just about us, as they are more than elderly people dying.

Who will remind us how the world was before us?


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I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.


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I remember my mother telling us about the revolution ofthat was the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the moveing of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

(1) "Revolution of the first landline phone" may mean that the landline phone was the thing that underwent a revolution, rather than the village. (2) "The moving of" sounds more natural than "the move of".

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I remember my mother telling us the revolution of the first landline phone in her village when she was a child, as well as so many other stories — the installation of running water, the move of the toilet from the garden to the house, the use of a washing machine instead of a washboard, the central heating instead of a hot brick under the bed, and so on.

This is a great sentence! If you want, you could say "the transition from outhouse to indoor plumbing" instead of "the move of the toilet from the garden to the house." (In English, we call a toilet that is in the garden an "outhouse").

Besides their personal experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.


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Besides their personal life experiences of life, they are also living witnesses to our collective past.

"Life experiences" is a common term. Alternatively, you may also say "personal experiences in life".

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How did society evolve in a post-war atmosphere?


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What progress was achieved?


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What mistakes were made?


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A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.


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A whole world is disappearing with them, leaving us alone with our own fate.

As we climb the stairs of life, I can now feel the steps behind us vanishing in a heavy silence.


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Cancer, AIDS, suicide, car accident…


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Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.


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Unfortunately, experiencing (the) deaths of beloved ones is a big part of everyone's life.

(1) "Beloved ones" is plural, so the plural "deaths" is used. (2) "Everyone" is not used as an adjective.

Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.

Unfortunately, experiencing the death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone's life.

Unfortunately, experiencing death of beloved ones is a big part of everyone life.

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