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zanyzoe

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Physical books or E-books?

Definitely physical books.
During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion about them.
We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spend a few hours sat on there only to read my mother's books.
She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for my ten years old.
It was "Les Fourmis" by Bernard Werber.
Now, it is old, dirty with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every time, but it has two stories: the story wrote inside, and the story I engraved on.
All of my books have two stories.
I know a lot of people don't be agree with that, but I love to damage my books, corne the pages, write inside...
It gives them a soul.

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Physical books or E-books?

Definitely physical books.

During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave mepassed on her passion aboutfor them.

"gave me" is fine, but "passed on" is a more natural phrase for this context.
Instead of "about" we would use "for" here.

We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spendt a few hours sat oin there onlyjust to read my mother's books.

"spent" is the past tense of "spend". Don't be tricked by "spend" looking like it's in the past tense already!
Since you said the books are "in" the toilets I would assume you're referring to the room - so you'd sit "in" the room. The alternative would be that the books were in the toilet bowl, which wouldn't make for good reading material.
Instead of "only", I'd use "just" here. They mean more or less the same thing, but "just" is more commonly used in this kind of context.

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for mywhen I was ten years old.

Alternatively, if it was for your birthday: "for my 10th birthday".

It was "Les Fourmis" by Bernard Werber.

Now, it is old, and dirty, with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every timwhere, but it has two stories: the story wrote insideithin the pages, and the story I engraved onupon it.

"engraved upon it" is somewhat poetic language, but I imagine that's your intent here.
Since the adjectives "old" and "dirty" are not directly preceding a noun they should be joined with "and". The rule about putting a comma between two adjectives is for when they are directly in front of a noun.
"I took it with me every time" leaves me questioning "every time you did what?" - instead I would phrase it as "I took it with me everywhere". "every time" is used when we refer to doing a specific activity.

All of my books have two stories.

I know a lot of people don't be agree with that, but I love to damage my books, cornedogear the pages, write inside...

I'm not exactly sure what you meant by "corne", but if you're referring to the act of folding over the corner of a page then we'd refer to that as "dogearing". This is because the folded over part resembles a dog's ear. You can use "dogear" as a verb, like I have in the corrected sentence.

It gives them a soul.

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I love physical books. My copy of Hogfather by Terry Pratchett is well-loved, and almost falling to pieces after I took it camping with me and it got wet. With that said, lately I've found a lot to like in the convenience of e-books. Using a dedicated e-reader with an e-ink display is so different to using a phone, or PC.

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zanyzoe

yesterday

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Oh, Terry Pratchett's books are on my reading list. Are they really good?
Definitely. I only tried it once (for Forbidden Tales) because it was cheaper. I think it's a good alternative when traveling because it is lighter than a book.

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vikingschism

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Pratchett is one of my favourite authors! His books might be a little difficult to read in English because he likes to use puns and makes a lot of jokes, but I think they're definitely worth trying.

Physical books or E-books?

Definitely physical books.

During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion aboutfor them.

We had a lot of different books in our toiletbathrooms, and I spend a few hours sat on there only to read my mother's books.

The word “toilet” almost always refers to the actual object you use to go to the bathroom. I hope you did not have books inside your toilet.

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for my ten years oldth birthday.

It was "Les Fourmis" by Bernard Werber.

Now, it is old, and dirty with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every time, but it has two stories: the story wrote inside, and the story I engraved on.

In English, if only two things are being listed, they must be joined with “and.”

For example:
Sugar and spice.
Old and dirty.
New and interesting.
Jackets and mittens.

All of my books have two stories.

I know a lot of people don't be agree with that, but I love to damage my books, corne the pages, write inside...

It gives them a soul.

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I really like this post! I also love physical books, and though I don’t love to damage my books, I think it’s beautiful that it gives them a soul.

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vikingschism

yesterday

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I'll note: in British-English it's not uncommon to refer to the room itself as "the toilet". Alternately, "the loo", "the bog", "the lavatory", and so on

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zanyzoe

yesterday

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Thank you for your feedback!
And for the other ways to say "the toilet" !

During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion aboutfor them.

We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spend a fewmany hours sat onitting there only to read my mother's books.

Since you're talking about your past habit of reading on the toilet and not just one event, it's better to say "many". You spent many hours in general, but at one single time you would spend "a few" hours reading .

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for mywhen I was ten years old.

Now, it is old, dirty, and with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every timwhere, but it has two stories: the story wroitten inside, and the story I engraved on it.

We say the story "written" because a story can't write, but a person writes a story. Therefore we use passive voice because the story is the object that receives the action of "writing".

I know a lot of people don't be agree with thait, but I love to damage my books, corner the pages, write inside...

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I love your way of expression and your story, thank you for sharing! I agree with you actually, physical books also carry the soul of the owner. No problem if they're "damaged" :)

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zanyzoe

yesterday

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Thank you for your feedback ! :)

Oh thank you, most of the time, people prefer to have immaculate books, sometimes to use as decor. :)

Physical books or E-books?


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Definitely physical books.


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During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion about them.


During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion aboutfor them.

During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave me her passion aboutfor them.

During my childhood, my mother had a lot of books and she gave mepassed on her passion aboutfor them.

"gave me" is fine, but "passed on" is a more natural phrase for this context. Instead of "about" we would use "for" here.

We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spend a few hours sat on there only to read my mother's books.


We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spend a fewmany hours sat onitting there only to read my mother's books.

Since you're talking about your past habit of reading on the toilet and not just one event, it's better to say "many". You spent many hours in general, but at one single time you would spend "a few" hours reading .

We had a lot of different books in our toiletbathrooms, and I spend a few hours sat on there only to read my mother's books.

The word “toilet” almost always refers to the actual object you use to go to the bathroom. I hope you did not have books inside your toilet.

We had a lot of different books in our toilets, and I spendt a few hours sat oin there onlyjust to read my mother's books.

"spent" is the past tense of "spend". Don't be tricked by "spend" looking like it's in the past tense already! Since you said the books are "in" the toilets I would assume you're referring to the room - so you'd sit "in" the room. The alternative would be that the books were in the toilet bowl, which wouldn't make for good reading material. Instead of "only", I'd use "just" here. They mean more or less the same thing, but "just" is more commonly used in this kind of context.

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for my ten years old.


She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for mywhen I was ten years old.

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for my ten years oldth birthday.

She bought me a lot of comics when I was younger, and my first "real" novel for mywhen I was ten years old.

Alternatively, if it was for your birthday: "for my 10th birthday".

It was "Les Fourmis" by Bernard Werber.


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All of my books have two stories.


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It gives them a soul.


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Now, it is old, dirty with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every time, but it has two stories: the story wrote inside, and the story I engraved on.


Now, it is old, dirty, and with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every timwhere, but it has two stories: the story wroitten inside, and the story I engraved on it.

We say the story "written" because a story can't write, but a person writes a story. Therefore we use passive voice because the story is the object that receives the action of "writing".

Now, it is old, and dirty with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every time, but it has two stories: the story wrote inside, and the story I engraved on.

In English, if only two things are being listed, they must be joined with “and.” For example: Sugar and spice. Old and dirty. New and interesting. Jackets and mittens.

Now, it is old, and dirty, with a lot of damages, because I took it with me every timwhere, but it has two stories: the story wrote insideithin the pages, and the story I engraved onupon it.

"engraved upon it" is somewhat poetic language, but I imagine that's your intent here. Since the adjectives "old" and "dirty" are not directly preceding a noun they should be joined with "and". The rule about putting a comma between two adjectives is for when they are directly in front of a noun. "I took it with me every time" leaves me questioning "every time you did what?" - instead I would phrase it as "I took it with me everywhere". "every time" is used when we refer to doing a specific activity.

I know a lot of people don't be agree with that, but I love to damage my books, corne the pages, write inside...


I know a lot of people don't be agree with thait, but I love to damage my books, corner the pages, write inside...

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I know a lot of people don't be agree with that, but I love to damage my books, cornedogear the pages, write inside...

I'm not exactly sure what you meant by "corne", but if you're referring to the act of folding over the corner of a page then we'd refer to that as "dogearing". This is because the folded over part resembles a dog's ear. You can use "dogear" as a verb, like I have in the corrected sentence.

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