A Gentle Dalliance
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I got on a minibus and waited departure. A man siting before me stood up and change another seat behind me. Behind me was siting a girl. “I suppose the trip will be more pleaser for you, if I’m near to you”, the man said and take the seat next to the girl. The girl laughed. She always laughed when the man said something. I hadn’t seen at her when she got on the bus, but judging on her voice she is young. I suppose she was a postgraduate student or young teacher and he was some kind of a professor at the same college or university. The man was glib. “… each woman genetically programmed to change her partner time by time, so I prefer to be infantile, because a woman never leave a child…”, the man talked and the girl laughed again. It’s a funny idea, by the way. It’s hardly true.
A Gentle DallianceAffair
I got on a minibus and waited for departure.
A man siting before mesitting in my front stood up and change anotherchanged his seat behind me.
Behind me, was siting a girl was sitting.
“I suppose the trip will be more pleaser for you,pleasant if I’m nearsitting next to you”, the man said and taketook the seat next to the girl.
You're saying the story in the past tense, the verb should be in the past (took)
I hadn’t seen atdidn't see her when she got on the bus, but judging onby her voice she iswas young.
I suppose she wasis a postgraduate student or a young teacher and he was some kind ofis a professor at the same college or university.
You think that's their current occupation, it should be in the present tense.
The man was glibsmooth.
“… each woman is genetically programmed to change her partner time by time, so I prefer to be infantile,immature because a woman never leaveleaves a child…”, the man talked and the girl laughed again.
You sure the girl laughed 🤨?
It’s hardlynot true.
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Wait, is this a story?
Thank you, Toluwani! Do you mean this is fiction? It was this year (in this spring, I think). Yes, the girl laughed all time. However, it's just my assumption that was an affair. Maybe the man juast wanted to entertain his younger collegue she was an appreciative listener or a bit confused in presence of her older collegue (maybe, her teacher).
Okay, I thought it's a fictional story. You are welcome :)
I got on a minibus and waitedawaited departure.
awaited (more literary/formal) waited for
A man siting beforesitting in front of me stood up andto change to another seat behind me.
Behind me was sitingsat a girl.
Or: A girl was sitting behind me. I don't know why, but the word order in your phrase is weird with the past progressive
“I suppose the trip will be more pleaserpleasant for you, if I’m near to you”,” the man said and taketook the seat next to the girl.
In English, all punctuation is within the quotation marks or parentheses, and there is no need for a period if there is a ! ? or . inside the quotation marks or parentheses. For example: She asked: "Should I come with you?"
I hadn’t seen at her when she gothad gotten on the bus, but judging onby her voice she iswas [maintain past tense throughout] young.
Or: I hadn't seen her get on the bus. This version means you didn't see the action of getting on the bus; the other one emphasizes that you hadn't seen her. Both work here; the difference is subtle.
I suppose she was a postgraduate student or a young teacher and that he was some kind of a professor at the same college or university.
a is optional in "some kind of a professor" With a=more formal college=university more or less, so pick one to avoid redundancy.
The man was glib.
No change suggested
Glib is a rather rare word. If you choose to use it here, you should change all the get/got/gotten to stronger, more interesting verbs to match the style.
“… each woman is genetically programmed to change her partner from time byto time, so I prefer to be infantile, because a woman would/will never leave a child…”, the man talkedsaid and the girl laughed again.
talk cannot include what is being said; said requires that you include what is being said. He talked loudly about __________ but not He talked loudly "___". He said, "____" but not He said loudly. as its own sentence without the quotation.
It’sIt is a funny idea, by the way.
If you're going for a more formal tone (as your other sentences suggest), you should write out all contractions.
It’sIt is hardly true.
Perhaps add a transition here? Additionally/Above all/Of course, etc.
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Excellent work! You have a gift for storytelling and I'd be curious how this continues.
Oh, another option, but this is more informal than "and that he was some kind of a professor": "and he some kind of professor"
You can drop the verb in this case
Sorry, that was the whole story. There won't be continues. I liked storytelling and wrote enoguh many stories on another site wich was closed. I have a few ideas for entries, but I can't force myself to write.
I do understand that. Sometimes it's best to leave it up to the reader's imagination.
I got on a minibus and waited for departure.
A man sitingsitting before me stood up and changechanged to another seat behind me.
I think "sitting in front of me" sounds slightly more natural.
Behind meThere was siting a girl sitting behind me.
this sounds more natural
“I suppose the trip will be more pleaserpleasant for you, if I’m near to you”, the man said and taketook the seat next to the girl.
or "the man joked"
I hadn’t seen at her when she got on the bus, but judging onby her voice she iswas young.
or "looked at her"
I suppose she was a postgraduate student or young teacher and he was some kind of a professor at the same college or university.
some kind of mistake / some kind of doctor / some kind of textbook - I think there's never an "a" in this structure
“… each woman is genetically programmed to change her partner from time byto time, so I prefer to be infantile, because a woman never leaveleaves a child…”, the man talkedsaid and the girl laughed again.
If it's linked to a specific statement, "talked" sounds strange. If you don't want to repeat "said", you could say: claimed/shared. Or more formally: announced/declared/stated.
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Very good writing. You obviously have a strong understanding of English. Your mistakes were small, and didn't cause any misunderstandings. Good job!
Thank you, FieldQuartz, for your help, explanations and warm words )
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