Aug. 13, 2025
What would you take to a desert island?
I would take a knife. I thought I'd choose a book that can tell me many things like eatable foods. This kind of question often has been talked on Japanese TV show, and they can't get the perfect answer to it every time. Are there similar questions in other countries?
What would you take to a desert island?
I would take a knife.
I thought I'd choose a book that can tell me many things like eatable foods.
There is a small issue with the use of "I thought" here. When starting off a sentence with, "I though I'd choose a book...," the tone implies there is a follow-up explanation. For example:
"I thought I'd use a pencil, but I used a pen instead," or, "I thought I was hungry, but I'm actually full," or, "I thought it was Wednesday, but it's actually Friday."
In other words, when saying "I thought [assumption]," you follow up with a "but [correction]."
This kind of question often has been talked on Japanese TV show, and they can't get the perfect answer to it every time.
Are there similar questions in other countries?
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Great job writing!
Aug. 13, 2025
Oh right! I forgot to answer your question! Yes, this is a very popular thought-experiment here in the USA. In school, growing up, we would ask that question a lot!
Aug. 14, 2025
Thank you very much for your careful correction.
I guess this is a common topic everywhere.
What would you take to a desert island?
I would take a knife.
I thought I'd choose a book that can tell me many things like eatable foods.
This kind of question often has been talked on Japanese TV show, and they can't get the perfect answer to it every time.
Are there similar questions in other countries?
Aug. 14, 2025
Thank you for the correction.
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I thought I'd choose a book that can tell me many things like eatable foods. This sentence has been marked as perfect! I thought I'd choose a book that can tell me many things like eatable foods. There is a small issue with the use of "I thought" here. When starting off a sentence with, "I though I'd choose a book...," the tone implies there is a follow-up explanation. For example: "I thought I'd use a pencil, but I used a pen instead," or, "I thought I was hungry, but I'm actually full," or, "I thought it was Wednesday, but it's actually Friday." In other words, when saying "I thought [assumption]," you follow up with a "but [correction]." |
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This kind of question often has been talked on Japanese TV show, and they can't get the perfect answer to it every time. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Are there similar questions in other countries? This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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