Dec. 18, 2025
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone?
I don’t write a letter at all now. There is a Japanese traditional culture named “Nengajyo” that is written on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written it for more than 20 years. Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess.
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When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone?
I don’t write a letters at all nowanymore.
I don’t write letters at all anymore.
"I don't write letters at all now" is OK, but "at all anymore" is better
There is a Japanese traditional culture named “Nengajyo” that is written of writing a letter called a “Nengajyo” on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written itone for more than 20 years.
There is a Japanese tradition of writing a letter called a “Nengajyo” on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written one for more than 20 years.
"I've not written one" is correct but it's a little formal/literary. "I haven't written one" is more colloquial.
Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess seems empty by comparison.
Email is an easy way to send a message, but it seems empty by comparison.
Or just "~but it seems empty." if you don't want to emphasize the comparison to letters and focus only on email.
I understand what you're trying to say from reading the other correction, but not sure what the best way to word it is. In this context, "empty" means "lacking effort or sincerity." You could also say "it seems like an empty gesture."
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There's definitely charm to sending and receiving letters but I haven't written one in a while...
Dec. 19, 2025
Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
It's very difficult to translate a sentence you've thought up in Japanese into English with the same nuance.
Next time, I'll try writing simple sentences instead of forcing myself to write sentences with complex meanings.
Dec. 19, 2025
そうですね。Because English and Japanese have such different structures and cultural nuances, you often have to change a lot of things when you translate it. When I try to "think in Japanese" to start with, that's also very hard. But I think you'll end up learning more if you challenge yourself to write more complex sentences. 頑張りましょう！
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone?
I don’t write a letters at all now.
I don’t write letters at all now.
There is a Japanese traditional culture named “Nengajyo” called “Nengajyo”, it's a letter that is written on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written it for more than 20 years.
There is a Japanese tradition called “Nengajyo”, it's a letter that is written on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written it for more than 20 years.
Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess. Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess.
What do you mean by "vain"?
If you mean "there's no point" or "there's no reason to", that would be --> "it's *in* vain."
If you meant that it's just for show --> then it works, but it doesn't sound super natural...
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Writing can stimulate the brain, just like you're doing here! :)
You can try it again after 20 years too!
Dec. 18, 2025
Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
I wanted to write the last sentence in a way that suggested the email wasn't sincere, but it was difficult.
I don't often get the chance to write letters.
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I don’t write a letter at all now.
I don’t write
I don’t write "I don't write letters at all now" is OK, but "at all anymore" is better |
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There is a Japanese traditional culture named “Nengajyo” that is written on New Year’s Day, but I’ve not written it for more than 20 years.
There is a Japanese tradition
There is a Japanese tradition "I've not written one" is correct but it's a little formal/literary. "I haven't written one" is more colloquial. |
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Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess. Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess. Email is an easy way to send a message, but it’s also vain I guess. What do you mean by "vain"? If you mean "there's no point" or "there's no reason to", that would be --> "it's *in* vain." If you meant that it's just for show --> then it works, but it doesn't sound super natural...
Email is an easy way to send a message, but it Or just "~but it seems empty." if you don't want to emphasize the comparison to letters and focus only on email. I understand what you're trying to say from reading the other correction, but not sure what the best way to word it is. In this context, "empty" means "lacking effort or sincerity." You could also say "it seems like an empty gesture." |
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