March 7, 2021
The best present ever
Since I was a little girl, I love to read. For me it was always easy to get access to books. My mother and father red a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
I never gave up on books. As I grew up, I found the way to keep reading. The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse. I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous. I carried a book even if I knew I did'nt had the time to open it.
But, in the last years, I had to shorten my time with them. I missed my reading a lot, but other responsabilities came on, and priorities are important in life. However, even if one can survive without a hobbie... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-book, and read again. And I confess that I felt an inmediate rejection to the idea. How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing? I couldn't imagine myself holding one. So, my life continous with the urgent things demanding the time of the important ones.
It was until a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF. I was "forced" to read it on my laptop. And it was uncomfortable and unpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And, that's when I realize that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance. A few months after I red this particular book, my husband gave me an e-book as a present... the best present of my life.
The best present ever
SEver since I was a little girl, I've loved to read.
"Ever" isn't strictly necessary but "ever since" is much more natural in a sentence like this, where you're telling a story. And you need past tense to link back to you being a little girl.
For me it was always easy to get access to books.
My mother and father read a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
"oftenly" does feel like it should be a word, doesn't it? But no. "frequently" would work!
I never gave up on books.
The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse.
I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous.
I carried a book even if I knew I did'n't hadve the time to open it.
did not -> didnot -> didn't
But, in the lasrecent years, I've had to shorten my time with them.
Or "in the last few years", "last couple of years". I change to "I've had" because I get the sense that this is an ongoing action - if something specific five years ago meant you had to stop reading, you could certainly say "Five years ago I had to shorten my time with them".
I missed my reading a lot, but other responsaibilities came onappeared, and priorities are important in life.
Minor style issue. It's a little weird to talk about responsibilities "coming on", but it's clear what you mean. "appeared", "arose", "got in the way" - I'm not sure any of them are the best way to say this, but they're more natural.
However, even if one can survive without a hobbiey... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-bookreader, and read again.
Very minor technicality! An e-book is an individual electronic text - the device you read e-books on is an e-reader.
And I confess that I felt an inmmediate rejecopposition to the idea.
Or "I immediately felt I should reject the idea". Generally, you feel rejection when *you* are the one being rejected by somebody.
How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing?
I couldn't imagine myself holding one.
So, my life continousued, with the urgent things demanding the time of theneeded for important ones.
It was uUntil a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF.
Or "in a PDF", "in a PDF file", "in PDF format". That's actually redundant, because the last F stands for format anyway, but it's what people will say.
I was "forced" to read it on my laptop.
The quotes don't seem necessary, unless you *really* want to emphasise that you weren't actually forced. The word doesn't necessarily demand that someone has a gun to your head - it's sufficient that a laptop was the only way you had to read it.
And it was uncomfortable and unimpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And, that's when I realized that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance.
"that's when" feels like "that was when" here, so "realized" needs to be past tense.
You could say "and that's when I realize", but in the context of narrating a story as if it's occurring in the present.
A few months after I read this particular book, my husband gave me an e-bookreader as a present... the best present of my life.
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I also always used to carry books around when I was a kid! E-books are a lot more convenient, I'm glad you've discovered them and reKindled your love for reading :)
March 8, 2021
Thank you so much for your help. I’ll need to practice more.
And yes, I love my kindle.
But just a quick question: what does “reKindled” means? 🤔
Thanks again 🙏🏻
March 8, 2021
It's a word joke :) to kindle is to start a fire, or, figuratively, to arouse or inspire a passion (as if the passion is a fire). So to re-kindle is to take a fire or passion that's died down, and start it up again. Your Kindle has rekindled your love for reading: reKindled.
March 8, 2021
It never occur to me that it was a word 🙈. I need to improve my vocabulary.
Excellent first word to learn today. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
March 8, 2021
You're welcome, very happy to help!
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Since I was a little girl, I love to read.
"Ever" isn't strictly necessary but "ever since" is much more natural in a sentence like this, where you're telling a story. And you need past tense to link back to you being a little girl. |
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For me it was always easy to get access to books. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My mother and father red a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids. My mother and father read a lot, and they often "oftenly" does feel like it should be a word, doesn't it? But no. "frequently" would work! |
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I never gave up on books. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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As I grew up, I found the way to keep reading. |
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The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I carried a book even if I knew I did'nt had the time to open it. I carried a book even if I knew I did did not -> didnot -> didn't |
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But, in the last years, I had to shorten my time with them. But, in Or "in the last few years", "last couple of years". I change to "I've had" because I get the sense that this is an ongoing action - if something specific five years ago meant you had to stop reading, you could certainly say "Five years ago I had to shorten my time with them". |
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I missed my reading a lot, but other responsabilities came on, and priorities are important in life. I missed my reading a lot, but other respons Minor style issue. It's a little weird to talk about responsibilities "coming on", but it's clear what you mean. "appeared", "arose", "got in the way" - I'm not sure any of them are the best way to say this, but they're more natural. |
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However, even if one can survive without a hobbie... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile. However, even if one can survive without a hobb |
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A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-book, and read again. A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e- Very minor technicality! An e-book is an individual electronic text - the device you read e-books on is an e-reader. |
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And I confess that I felt an inmediate rejection to the idea. And I confess that I felt an i Or "I immediately felt I should reject the idea". Generally, you feel rejection when *you* are the one being rejected by somebody. |
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How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I couldn't imagine myself holding one. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So, my life continous with the urgent things demanding the time of the important ones. So, my life contin |
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It was until a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF.
Or "in a PDF", "in a PDF file", "in PDF format". That's actually redundant, because the last F stands for format anyway, but it's what people will say. |
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I was "forced" to read it on my laptop. I was The quotes don't seem necessary, unless you *really* want to emphasise that you weren't actually forced. The word doesn't necessarily demand that someone has a gun to your head - it's sufficient that a laptop was the only way you had to read it. |
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And it was uncomfortable and unpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising. And it was uncomfortable and |
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And, that's when I realize that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance. And "that's when" feels like "that was when" here, so "realized" needs to be past tense. You could say "and that's when I realize", but in the context of narrating a story as if it's occurring in the present. |
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A few months after I red this particular book, my husband gave me an e-book as a present... the best present of my life. A few months after I read this particular book, my husband gave me an e- |
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