Fickle
It's been a very long time since I wrote anything on italki...
I could come up with a lot of excuses, but I will save them to myself.
The other day, I was talking with a friend and I said that I am "fickle". My friend laughed and said, "You sound like you're from the middle age!" I wasn't offended, but I didn't really understand what he meant by it. He said that the word is not commonly used by people my age. I said that I was fickle with my hobbies. I like one thing, and next week I like other. I change my mind a lot.
Is fickle not the word I should have used to describe myself? Is there a more appropriate word to describe myself?
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Fickle
It's been a very long time since I wrote anything on italki...
I could come up with a lot of excuses, but I will save them for myself.
The other day, I was talking with a friend and I said that I am "fickle". My friend laughed and said, "You sound like you're from the middle ages!" (Or: You sound like you are middle aged 30-60) I wasn't offended, but I didn't really understand what he meant by it. He said that the word is not commonly used by people my age. I said that I was fickle with my hobbies. I like one thing, and the next week I like other. I change my mind a lot.
Is fickle not the word I should have used to describe myself? Is there a more appropriate word to describe myself?
Fickle is a good word, but in colloquially English we would say "I change my mind a lot" or if its a politician or some sort of important life decision (marriage, career) we would say you "flip-flop on the issue." Fickle is the right word but we usually reserve it for written texts.
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Yeah, I think I'll keep using the word fickle. I like how it rolls off my tongue!
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You used the word fickle correctly. It's just that fickle isn't a word commonly used by any young people. I can't think of a specific word you could have used in this circumstance. I would have just told your friend you enjoy novelty and don't like doing the same thing over and over. Nothing wrong with how you used fickle though. Your English is very good though! :)
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