tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post8128630536652922699..comments2023-03-28T05:27:10.415-04:00Comments on An Ordinary Japanese Mom's Diary: Ouch!Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953459416346536609noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652020746892759821.post-38465466776384123502016-05-11T07:36:51.850-04:002016-05-11T07:36:51.850-04:00Hello Kumi-san,
Sorry to hear of your injury, it...Hello Kumi-san,<br /><br />Sorry to hear of your injury, it is unfortunate to get hurt by a scooter that you were not even riding.<br /><br />Here is a list of some of the other issues found in the rest of the post:<br /><br />This line:<br /> When I was going to take my 5-year-old daughter to the nursery school yesterday morning, I found my 7-year-old son didn't put his kick scooter away at the entrance hall of our house.<br /><br />Should be:<br />When I was going to take my 5-year-old daughter to the nursery school yesterday morning, I found my 7-year-old son had not put his kick scooter away in the entrance hall of our house.<br /><br />This line:<br />"He did it again! Why doesn't he always put his things away?"<br /><br />Should be:<br />"He did it again! Why doesn't he put his things away?"<br /><br />This line:<br />I folded it up set it against the unbrella stand.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I folded it up and set it against the umbrella stand.<br /><br />This line:<br />Then I also found that a ball was on some umbrella.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Then I also found that a ball was on the umbrella.<br /><br />This line:<br />It was too painful.<br /><br />Should be:<br />It was (very/extremely/intensely) painful.<br /><br />This line:<br />I was lying at the hallway for a while because I couldn't stand up.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I was lying in the hallway for a while because I couldn't stand up.<br /><br />This line:<br />My 5-year-old daughter worried me and touched my right foot.<br /><br />Should be:<br />My 5-year-old daughter was worried about me and touched my right foot.<br /><br />This line:<br />"Sorry, because it hurts too much."<br /><br />Should be:<br />"Sorry, (but/however) it hurts too much."<br /><br />This line:<br />But I had to walk with a limp.<br /><br />Or:<br />But I walked with a limp.<br /><br />This line:<br />After I came home, my foot still hurted.<br /><br />Should be:<br />After I came home, my foot still hurt.<br /><br />Or:<br />After I came home, my foot was still hurting.<br /><br />Reason: Although you will see the word hurted used, technically it's not a correct, that same is also true for hurtedly.<br /><br />Hurt, Hurts, Hurting are the only correct forms.<br /><br />Examples:<br />I hurt my hand while cleaning.<br />My hand still hurts after the accident.<br />I wish my hand would stop hurting.<br />My daughter was on the monkey bars, I told her to get down to prevent her from hurting herself.<br />My daughter loves cooking but she must be more careful so as not hurt herself.<br />I was hurt by the mean things that were said.<br />If my son doesn't pay attention he always ends up hurt.<br /><br />This line:<br />I hesitated to ask my boss and cowoker because we are busy recently, but I asked to let me take a day off yesterday.<br /><br />Should be:<br />I hesitated to ask my boss and coworker because we are busy recently, but I asked (to take/if I could take) a day off yesterday.<br /><br />This line:<br />Maybe it will get well soon.<br /><br />Should be:<br />Hopefully it will get better soon.<br /><br />Reason: In English "get well (soon)" and similar types of phrases are used when referring to illness in other people. When you want to say you hope an injury to your body will rectify itself you use "get better (soon)" or "fixes itself/puts itself right". Or if you know exactly what the cause of the pain is you can say directly. For example if the causes of the pain was swelling or bruising caused to the foot from the scooter hitting it you could say:<br /><br />I hope the (swelling/bruising) goes down on my foot.Terry Wallworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175573589082853160noreply@blogger.com