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tommy

Aug. 11, 2020

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deserve to know

The phrase "deserve to" is my current favorite English.
A while ago, I watched one of TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".
This speech is about how significant twenty-something is even when lifespan is extended.
The most impressive part is "I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserve to know that claiming 20s is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.".
I think that the phrase "deserve to" make it powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.
As far as I can remember, I haven't learn this phrase from someone.
The word "deserve to" exactly deserve to know for English learners like me.


「"deserve to" ~するに値する」という英語のフレーズが最近のお気に入りだ。
少し前にTEDトークでとあるスピーチを観た。
スピーチは、平均寿命が延びた近代においても20代の経験は変わらず重要であるといった内容だ。
その中で、「全ての20代の人々には、20代を有意義に(自主的に)過ごすことはシンプルでありながら将来の仕事・恋愛・幸せひいては世界を変える力があることを知ってほしい(知るに値する)」という部分は非常に印象的だった。
"deserve to"というフレーズが、この文章を力強くそして忘れられないスピーチにしていると私は思っている。私が不勉強なだけかも知れないが、"deserve to"というフレーズを学校で学んだ覚えがない。
私のような英語学習者には、"deserve to"というフレーズは知るに値すると思う。

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The phrase "d“Deserve to" is my current favorite English phrase.

English here is an adjective, so it needs to have a noun after it: to achieve that, you can just swap the sentence structure around a bit.

A while ago, I watched one ofthe TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".

A TED talk is a noun so needs to have an article “the/a” before it.

The structure sounds more natural as above :)

This speech iwas about how significant being twenty-something is(/“in your twenties”) is, ?? even when lifespan is extended. ??

“Twenty-something” is more commonly used casually to describe a certain person who looks in their twenties: e.g. “Then the twenty-something year old shop assistant said hello to me”. I won’t keep correcting it but I would use being “in one’s twenties” when describing the general group of people :)

I don’t really understand the last bit :( it doesn’t really make sense

I would also use past tense “was” here, it sounds more natural even if the speech is still available on YouTube etc.

The most impressive part is "was when he said, “I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserves to know that claiming 20your twenties is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.

Formal written English generally writes out the numbers instead of using the digits, unless you’re talking about statistics/figures. Since you’re talking about age, say “twenty”. ESPECIALLY don’t use both digits and words in the same sentence.

The rest is perfect :)

I think that the phrase "deserves to" makde it a powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.

Again, you need the article “a” before the noun “speech”.

“Deserves to” sounds better to me (maybe because it’s a direct quote from the speech you quoted earlier on, and also because “deserve to” is not a form of the verb, the infinitive is “to deserve to”.

It would either be “made it” or “makes it” (not “make it”) but I would use past tense “made it”.

As far as I can remember, I haven't learnt this phrase from someanyone.

“learnt” is the past form of “to learn”

The word "phrase "to deserve to" exactly deserves to be know forn by English learners like me.

“Phrase” (or “verb” would be what I would use because it’s not really a phrase” because it’s more than one word.

Either “deserves to be known by” (passive) or
“English learner like me deserve to know the phrase “to deserve to”.”

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tommy

Aug. 11, 2020

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Thanks a lot!
Does it make sense at 3rd sentence as following?
"This speech was about how significant you spend a meaningful time in your twenties, even if your lifetime is longer than someone's lifetime in old times.
And, you think that the verb "to deserve to" would be better, don't you?

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verysquid

Aug. 12, 2020

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A while ago, I watched one ofthe TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".

You might also say "I watched one of those TED talks, 'Why 30...'" to show that you are familiar with them, have seen them before, know what they are about. This is what I would say, because I don't like TED talks much, and I would want to make sure people don't start recommending them to me.

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tommy

Aug. 12, 2020

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Thank you for your comment! TED talks is useful for English learners like me. I didn't mean to recommend them to you at all.

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verysquid

Aug. 12, 2020

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It was a hypothetical :)

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lisamastroddi

Aug. 12, 2020

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You might also say "I watched one of those TED talks, 'Why 30...'" to show that you are familiar with them, have seen them before, know what they are about. This is what I would say, because I don't like TED talks much, and I would want to make sure people don't start recommending them to me.

HA this is so funny

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lisamastroddi

Aug. 12, 2020

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Thanks a lot! Does it make sense at 3rd sentence as following? "This speech was about how significant you spend a meaningful time in your twenties, even if your lifetime is longer than someone's lifetime in old times. And, you think that the verb "to deserve to" would be better, don't you?

"This speech was about how significant *it is to* spend time meaningfully* in your twenties, even if you will likely live longer now than in olden times." would be the best I can think of for that sentence :)

deserve to know

The phrase "deserve to" is my currently my favourite phrase in English.

A while ago, I watched one ofthe TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".

Thise speech iwas about how significant being twenty-something is even when lifespan is extended.

Using past tense as you are describing a video you have watched in the past.

The most impressive part is "for me is when they said “I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserves to know that claiming your 20s is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.

“For me” to highlight it’s your opinion

I thinkfeel that the phrase "deserve to" makde it a powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.

This is a more natural way of saying this sentence

As far asFrom what I can remember, I haven't learnt this phrase from someanyone.

The wordphrase "deserve to" exactly deserves to be know forn by fellow English learners like me.yself

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Good job!

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tommy

Aug. 14, 2020

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Thank for your a lot of praise :)

deserve to know


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The phrase "deserve to" is my current favorite English.


The phrase "deserve to" is my currently my favourite phrase in English.

The phrase "d“Deserve to" is my current favorite English phrase.

English here is an adjective, so it needs to have a noun after it: to achieve that, you can just swap the sentence structure around a bit.

A while ago, I watched one of TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".


A while ago, I watched one ofthe TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".

A while ago, I watched one ofthe TED talks "Why 30 is not the new 20".

A TED talk is a noun so needs to have an article “the/a” before it. The structure sounds more natural as above :)

This speech is about how significant twenty-something is even when lifespan is extended.


Thise speech iwas about how significant being twenty-something is even when lifespan is extended.

Using past tense as you are describing a video you have watched in the past.

This speech iwas about how significant being twenty-something is(/“in your twenties”) is, ?? even when lifespan is extended. ??

“Twenty-something” is more commonly used casually to describe a certain person who looks in their twenties: e.g. “Then the twenty-something year old shop assistant said hello to me”. I won’t keep correcting it but I would use being “in one’s twenties” when describing the general group of people :) I don’t really understand the last bit :( it doesn’t really make sense I would also use past tense “was” here, it sounds more natural even if the speech is still available on YouTube etc.

The most impressive part is "I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserve to know that claiming 20s is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.


The most impressive part is "for me is when they said “I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserves to know that claiming your 20s is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.

“For me” to highlight it’s your opinion

The most impressive part is "was when he said, “I believe that every single one of twenty-something deserves to know that claiming 20your twenties is one of the simplest, yet most transformative, things you can do for work, for your happiness, maybe even for the world.

Formal written English generally writes out the numbers instead of using the digits, unless you’re talking about statistics/figures. Since you’re talking about age, say “twenty”. ESPECIALLY don’t use both digits and words in the same sentence. The rest is perfect :)

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I think that the phrase "deserve to" make it powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.


I thinkfeel that the phrase "deserve to" makde it a powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.

This is a more natural way of saying this sentence

I think that the phrase "deserves to" makde it a powerful, inspiring and unforgettable speech.

Again, you need the article “a” before the noun “speech”. “Deserves to” sounds better to me (maybe because it’s a direct quote from the speech you quoted earlier on, and also because “deserve to” is not a form of the verb, the infinitive is “to deserve to”. It would either be “made it” or “makes it” (not “make it”) but I would use past tense “made it”.

As far as I can remember, I haven't learn this phrase from someone.


As far asFrom what I can remember, I haven't learnt this phrase from someanyone.

As far as I can remember, I haven't learnt this phrase from someanyone.

“learnt” is the past form of “to learn”

The word "deserve to" exactly deserve to know for English learners like me.


The wordphrase "deserve to" exactly deserves to be know forn by fellow English learners like me.yself

The word "phrase "to deserve to" exactly deserves to be know forn by English learners like me.

“Phrase” (or “verb” would be what I would use because it’s not really a phrase” because it’s more than one word. Either “deserves to be known by” (passive) or “English learner like me deserve to know the phrase “to deserve to”.”

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