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heatedcanine

July 14, 2024

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About Apocalypse Now by Coppola and the Four Letter Word

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979.
It was an awesome movie which showed us about many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decided as the only one war that the USA lost.

I remember some of that movie still now.

1. Harrison Ford appeared in that movie when he was relatively young.
2. Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all people in the village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.
When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud with large speakers attached to the choppers as well as missiles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character, who was on the secret mission to assasin another US army captain who became the king and worshipped by the native Vetnamees, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immoral, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end." or something like that. I somehow understood that English at that time.
3. Two Playmates from the magagine Playboy came to the Vetname stage to console the US soldgiers. However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escape from the stage by Chopper. A few soldgers hung to the leg of the chop, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end.
4. Two or three soldgiers made search in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden. They were frightened and ran away, shouting, "Fucking tiger! Fucking tiger! Fucking tiger!" This was the most easily understood Enligh for me in the movie.
I learned the four letter word for the first time, and learned its usage as well.
A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even when they were not really mating.
Hahaha

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When I was 18 years old, I happened to watched the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola infrom 1979.

Saying 'I happened to...' implies you did it by accident. Both are grammatically correct, but I'm assuming you watched the movie intentionally.

It was an awesome movie which showed us about manymany of the contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decidemed as the only one war that the USA lost.

'deemed' feels more appropriate here, since we're talking about the critics' opinions on the movie. They didn't decide anything.

I still remember someparts of thate movie still now.

Harrison Ford appeared / acted in that movie when he was relatively young.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all peopleveryone in the village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troopstroops' captain wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud wion the large speakers attached to the choppers as well asnext to the missiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character
, who was on thea secret mission to assassinate another US army captain who became thea king and was worshipped by the native Vietnamees,se. He wanted to say something to the captain about hithe other US army captain's cruelty and immorality, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

I somehow understood that English sentence at that time.

Two Playmates from the magagine Playboy came to the Vetname stage to consolePlayboy magazine came to the stage in the American military base to entertain the US soldgiers.

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managehad to escape from the stage by Con a chopper.

A few soldgiers hung to the legfeet of the chopper, wanting to go home, but they droppedfell off from the high sky in the end.

Two or three soldgiers made searchwere roaming in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

This wasese were the most easily understood Englighsh sentences for me in the movie.

I learned the four -letter word for the first time, and learned its usagehow to use it as well.

A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even when they were animal was not really mating.

About Apocalypse Now by Coppola and the Four Letter Word

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola released in 1979.

It was an awesome movie which showed us about many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decidedname as the only one war that the USA lost.

I still remember some parts of that movie still now.

1.

Harrison Ford appeared in that movie when he was relatively young.

2.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all people in the village including men, women, and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud with large speakers attached to the choppers as well as missiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character, who was on the secret mission to assas
sinate another US army captain who became the king and worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immorality, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

or something like that.

I somehow understood that English at that time.

3.

Two Playmates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietnamese stage to console the US soldgiers.

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escaped from the stage by Cchopper.

A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chopper, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end.

4.

Two or three soldgiers madwere searching in thea forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

They were frightened and ran away, shouting, "Fucking tiger!

Fucking tiger!

Fucking tiger!"

This was the most easily understood Engligsh for me in the movie.

lol

I learned the four letter word for the first time, and learned its usage as well.

A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even when they were not really mating.

Hahaha

About Apocalypse Now by Coppola and the Four Letter Word

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola infrom 1979.

"in 1979" implies you saw the movie in 1979

It was an awesome movie which showed us about manymany of the contradictions in( regarding / about ) the Vietnam War, which some critics decidedexperts see as the only one war that the USA has ever lost.

I still remember someparts of that movie still now.

Harrison Ford appeared in ( that movie / it ) when he was relatively young.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnamese village and killed all the people in ithe village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud with large speakers attached to the choppers as well as missiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character, who was on
thea secret mission to assasinate another US army captain whoand later became the king andto be worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immoral, tity. Then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

or something like that.

I somehow understood that English at thate time.

Two Pplaymates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietname stagese battlefield to console the US soldgiers.

I think you mean battlefield? Stage refers to something in a theatre or show.

However, the showbattle turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Pplaymates managed to escape from the stage by Chbattle by helicoppter.

A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chophelicopter, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end they fell.

Two or three soldgiers made search in theed a forest, when they suddenly met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

They were frightened and ran away, shouting, "Fucking tiger!

Fucking tiger!

Fucking tiger!"

This was the most easilyeasiest to understooand Engligsh for me in the movie.

I learned the four letter word for the first time, and learned its usage as well.

A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even whenif they were not really mating.

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This is well written! I recommend breaking up your longer sentences into shorter sentences more. It makes reading and writing a lot easier!

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heatedcanine

July 14, 2024

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>"in 1979" implies you saw the movie in 1979.
Yeah, that's right! I watched it in 1979, a long time ago.

>I think you mean battlefield? Stage refers to something in a theatre or show.
Yeah, it was unbelievable, but they constructed a large stage near the battlefield, which Copolla wanted to show us one of the contradictions of that war, or wars in general.

Thanks!

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heatedcanine

July 14, 2024

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I'll be more careful about the run-on sentences.

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nutty

July 14, 2024

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Oh wow, I didn't know that. That's crazy to think about 😅

About Apocalypse Now by Coppola and the Four Letter Word

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979.

It was an awesome movie which showed us abouthighlighted many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decided ashave deemed the only one war that the USA lost.

"critics" is usually paired with "deemed", so I wanted to show you this combo:

Andromeda is <deemed> a failure by many <critics> and...
<Critics Deemed> Them “The Most Miraculous Works of Modern Art America Has Produced”
<Critics deem> 'Suicide Squad' a 'disappointing disaster'

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-suicide-squad-critic-roundup-20160802-snap-htmlstory.html

I still remember some parts of that movie still now.

1.

Harrison Ford appeared in that movie when he was relatively young.

2.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all people in the village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

The main character, who was on thea secret mission to assassinate another US a.S. Army captain who had becaome thea king and was worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to itsan end."

It's safe to assume they have more than one mission in their careers, so I switched it to "a"
assassin - person
assassinate - action

or something like that.

I somehow understood that English at that time.

3.

Two Playmates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietname stage to consolemfort the US soldgiers.

I feel comfort is more suitable here because they provide "comfort" if you catch my drift :-)

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escape from the stage by Cchopper.

This turned 180....

A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chop, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end(eventually) fell from a great height.

in the end - eventually
fell - implies a person was initially in control, but lost their balance/strength, resulting in an unintentional fall

4.

Two or three soldgiers madwere searching in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a suddensuddenly encountered a wild tiger.

Fucking tiger!

They were frightened and ran away, shouting, "Fucking tiger!

I learned the four letter word for the first time in that movie, and I learned its usage as well.

Fucking tiger!"

A native English speaker could call an animal with that adjectivemight use that adjective to describe an animal, even whenthough they we're not really fucking it.

This is pretty blunt, so it might be a good idea to replace the end with "engaging in the act"

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heatedcanine

July 14, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections.
Actually I didn't think of the difference between "comfort" and "console" because the Japanese translation would be the same, 慰める.
Now, I think I can grasp the difference. Thanks!

The last part-wise, I thought the same way as yours, so I changed it to
"even when they were not really mating."

How about this one?

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crow

July 14, 2024

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That's honestly what makes Japanese so difficult for me. One word can have so many different meanings 😅

It feels a little odd since mating usually refers to animals have sex. I'd stick with engaging in the act!

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heatedcanine

July 14, 2024

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Oh, I don't want to talk 下ネタ, but just for language purpose, I'd like to specify the meaning of "fuck."
I thought regarding animals, "fuck" means their sexual intercourse, inserting a male animal's penis into a female animal's vagina, and doing piston action, according to their instinct.
I thought "mating" means the same thing as above, as an academic or biological description.
I thought "the act" means the same thing as above, as an indirect expression.
Regarding human beings, I don't think oral sex is included "fucking," but anal sex is also called "fucking."
Gay people can fuck, but lesbian people cannot fuck unless they use a substitute for a penis.
I recently (actually today) learned a new insult word, "go fuck yourself."
I think it may literally mean "masturbation", but I think "fucking" needs two people or two animals.
Therefore, "go fuck yourself" is a rhetoric, such as "come back the day before yesterday" in Japanese (一昨日来やがれ!), which is actually impossible to do. Therefore, it works as an insult.

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I learned the four letter word for the first time in that movie, and I learned its usage as well.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

A native English speaker could call an animal with that adjective, even when they were not really fucking.


A native English speaker could call an animal with that adjectivemight use that adjective to describe an animal, even whenthough they we're not really fucking it.

This is pretty blunt, so it might be a good idea to replace the end with "engaging in the act"

About Apocalypse Now by Coppola and the Four Letter Word


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When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979.


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When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola infrom 1979.

"in 1979" implies you saw the movie in 1979

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watch the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola released in 1979.

When I was 18 years old, I happened to watched the film "Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola infrom 1979.

Saying 'I happened to...' implies you did it by accident. Both are grammatically correct, but I'm assuming you watched the movie intentionally.

It was an awesome movie which showed us about many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decided as the only one war that the USA lost.


It was an awesome movie which showed us abouthighlighted many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decided ashave deemed the only one war that the USA lost.

"critics" is usually paired with "deemed", so I wanted to show you this combo: Andromeda is <deemed> a failure by many <critics> and... <Critics Deemed> Them “The Most Miraculous Works of Modern Art America Has Produced” <Critics deem> 'Suicide Squad' a 'disappointing disaster' https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-suicide-squad-critic-roundup-20160802-snap-htmlstory.html

It was an awesome movie which showed us about manymany of the contradictions in( regarding / about ) the Vietnam War, which some critics decidedexperts see as the only one war that the USA has ever lost.

It was an awesome movie which showed us about many contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decidedname as the only one war that the USA lost.

It was an awesome movie which showed us about manymany of the contradictions in the Vietnam War, which some critics decidemed as the only one war that the USA lost.

'deemed' feels more appropriate here, since we're talking about the critics' opinions on the movie. They didn't decide anything.

I remember some of that movie still now.


I still remember some parts of that movie still now.

I still remember someparts of that movie still now.

I still remember some parts of that movie still now.

I still remember someparts of thate movie still now.

Harrison Ford appeared in that movie when he was relatively young.


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Harrison Ford appeared in ( that movie / it ) when he was relatively young.

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Harrison Ford appeared / acted in that movie when he was relatively young.

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Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all people in the village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnamese village and killed all the people in ithe village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all people in the village including men, women, and children, just because the captain of the troops wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

Helicopter troops attacked a Vietnam village and killed all peopleveryone in the village including men, women and children, just because the captain of the troopstroops' captain wanted to surf on the village coast waves.

or something like that.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I somehow understood that English at that time.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I somehow understood that English at thate time.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I somehow understood that English sentence at that time.

3.


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Two Playmates from the magagine Playboy came to the Vetname stage to console the US soldgiers.


Two Playmates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietname stage to consolemfort the US soldgiers.

I feel comfort is more suitable here because they provide "comfort" if you catch my drift :-)

Two Pplaymates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietname stagese battlefield to console the US soldgiers.

I think you mean battlefield? Stage refers to something in a theatre or show.

Two Playmates from the magagzine Playboy came to the Vietnamese stage to console the US soldgiers.

Two Playmates from the magagine Playboy came to the Vetname stage to consolePlayboy magazine came to the stage in the American military base to entertain the US soldgiers.

4.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud with large speakers attached to the choppers as well as missiles.


When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud with large speakers attached to the choppers as well as missiles.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

When choppers were attacking from the sky, they played Wagner's Die Walküre, Act III - Walkürenritt aloud wion the large speakers attached to the choppers as well asnext to the missiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ The main character, who was on the secret mission to assasin another US army captain who became the king and worshipped by the native Vetnamees, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immoral, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character, who was on
thea secret mission to assasinate another US army captain whoand later became the king andto be worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immoral, tity. Then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character, who was on the secret mission to assas
sinate another US army captain who became the king and worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immorality, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk7rl586GdQ
The main character
, who was on thea secret mission to assassinate another US army captain who became thea king and was worshipped by the native Vietnamees,se. He wanted to say something to the captain about hithe other US army captain's cruelty and immorality, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escape from the stage by Chopper.


However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escape from the stage by Cchopper.

This turned 180....

However, the showbattle turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Pplaymates managed to escape from the stage by Chbattle by helicoppter.

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managed to escaped from the stage by Cchopper.

However, the show turned out to be a mess, because many soldgiers suddenly became homesick and panicked, so the Playmates managehad to escape from the stage by Con a chopper.

A few soldgers hung to the leg of the chop, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end.


A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chop, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end(eventually) fell from a great height.

in the end - eventually fell - implies a person was initially in control, but lost their balance/strength, resulting in an unintentional fall

A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chophelicopter, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end they fell.

A few soldgiers hung to the leg of the chopper, wanting to go home, but they dropped from the high sky in the end.

A few soldgiers hung to the legfeet of the chopper, wanting to go home, but they droppedfell off from the high sky in the end.

Two or three soldgiers made search in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden.


Two or three soldgiers madwere searching in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a suddensuddenly encountered a wild tiger.

Two or three soldgiers made search in theed a forest, when they suddenly met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

Two or three soldgiers madwere searching in thea forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

Two or three soldgiers made searchwere roaming in the forest, when they met a wild tiger all of a sudden.

They were frightened and ran away, shouting, "Fucking tiger!


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Fucking tiger!


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Fucking tiger!"


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This was the most easily understood Enligh for me in the movie.


This was the most easilyeasiest to understooand Engligsh for me in the movie.

This was the most easily understood Engligsh for me in the movie.

lol

This wasese were the most easily understood Englighsh sentences for me in the movie.

I learned the four letter word for the first time, and learned its usage as well.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I learned the four -letter word for the first time, and learned its usagehow to use it as well.

A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even when they were not really mating.


A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even whenif they were not really mating.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

A native English speaker could call an animal with that four-letter (actually seven-letter) adjective, even when they were animal was not really mating.

Hahaha


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The main character, who was on the secret mission to assasin another US army captain who became the king and worshipped by the native Vetnamees, wanted to say something to the captain about his cruelty and immoral, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."


Fucing tiger!


Fucking tiger!

The main character, who was on the secret mission to assasin another US army captain who became the king ans worshipped by the native Vetnamees, wanted to say something to the captain, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to its end."


The main character, who was on thea secret mission to assassinate another US a.S. Army captain who had becaome thea king and was worshipped by the native Vietnameese, wanted to say something to the captain, then he said, "Some day, this war will come to itsan end."

It's safe to assume they have more than one mission in their careers, so I switched it to "a" assassin - person assassinate - action

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