Life note 1
Today I had a conversation with my retired father and it was like this: " You should find something to do. Having life focus can make one live longer and happier. It doesn't have to be a paid job." I said to my dad. " I know. I just need time to search what kind of thing I want to do." My dad replied. After the conversation, I pondered a bit. I think I am right about suggesting my father getting something to do for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, I also feel the importance of developing second or multiple interests besides job skills. One thing is that those interests can invigorate our lives; another thing is that they may possibly become our career tools. And they can also be our life center once we retire. The reason why my father needs time to find one is that he did not develop any interest when he was little or young, and he had no time to do it (or he may even not beware of it) after he built the family. Because of my father, I told myself that I should explore more and experience more so to find the one that I enjoy the most. And make it my hobby and interest...
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Life note 1
Today I had a conversation with my retired father and it was went like this: "You should find something to do. Having life focus can make one live longer and be happier. It doesn't have to be a paid job," I said to my dad. "I know. I just need time to search what kind of thing I want to do," My dad replied. After the conversation, I pondered a bit. I think I am right about suggesting that my father getting something to do for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, I also feel the importance of developing second or multiple interests besides job skills. One thing is that those interests can invigorate our lives; another thing is that they may possibly become our career tools. And they can also be our life center once we retire. The reason why my father needs time to find one is that he did not develop any interests when he was little or young, and he had no time to do it (or he may even not have been aware of it) after he built the a family. Because of my father, I told myself that I should explore more and experience more so to find the one that what I enjoy the most and make it my hobby and interest...0
Hm, yes, that does seem to be true. Often ESL learners overuse it, however. Maybe that's what I'm responding to. In her case, it would have added sentence length variability that would have made her essay sound better to just leave out the "and".
But perhaps it's time to it die as a hard and fast rule.
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There are other views about starting sentences in English.
https://www.grammar.com/start-a-sentence-with-a-conjunction/
https://blog.oup.com/2016/02/start-sentences-with-and/
http://www.eng-lang.co.uk/fowler.htm
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Don't forget that "and" can't come at the beginning of a sentence in written English. Also, remember that when you have a quotation in a sentence and you want to indicate who said it, that should be a part of the same sentence. For example:
"I love dogs," I said.
Here, because this is all one sentence, there is a comma between the quotation and "I said". It works the other way around, too.
I said, "I don't like peas."
My mother replied, "Yes, but you still must eat them".
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