Alternatives to these three sentences?
Are there alternatives much easier to remember than these sentences?

1) From cocktails to karaoke, more Japanese people are going it alone = GOING IT ALONE??

2) It keeps you up to speed

3) By no means

and

4) Appearing friendless was a no-no = NO-NO?

Thank you

Question

Alternatives to these three sentences?
Are there alternatives much easier to remember than these sentences?

1) From cocktails to karaoke, more Japanese people are going it alone = GOING IT ALONE??

2) It keeps you up to speed

3) By no means

and

4) Appearing friendless was a no-no   = NO-NO?

Thank you

Answer

I'm not sure of your question here about remembering, but sentence 1 seems to be implying that more and more people in Japan are choosing to "go out alone" for an evening's entertainment, rather than taking a date. Phrase 2 refers to some practice that will keep a person in practice, or "up to speed," fully informed or competent. By no means=really not or definitely not. #4--a no-no is something that is culturally unacceptable, not accepted by your peers.

Answer

It always helps to provide context such as the original article.

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200113-the-rise-of-japans-super-solo-culture

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