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Jul 5, 2012 15:52
I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, even when they walk on a street. I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

When you get on Lang-8, you are happy to receive a lot of feedback such as corrections, suggestions and encouragement. When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and great satisfaction, don't you?

Text messages have enabled us to communicate easily and more efficiently worldwide. It's a real thrill to see them everyday and I'm excited at the thought of being connected in the world.
電車やバス、通りを歩きながら携帯や他のデバイスを使ってメッセージを送受信する人をよく見る。家族や親しい友人、あるいはLang-8の友人と常にコンタクトを取りたいってことだと思う。私も例外ではない。

Lang-8を利用する時、たくさんのフィードバック〜添削、助言、励ましの言葉をもらうと嬉しい。人はつながっている事を実感できた時、安心感や満足感を覚える。

テクストメッセージを使う事で簡単に、より効果的に世界中の人々とのコミュニケーションが可能になった。私は毎日それらを見る事が本当に嬉しくて世界とつながっている感覚にわくわくする。
Blue
Jul 5, 2012 16:22

Hi Staightforward-san, A very very nice entry. I for one am happy to be in contact with you. Phil.

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:20 straightforward
  • Dear Blue,

    Thank you for your kind words. You are the one who always encourage me to keep going.
Roybie
Jul 5, 2012 16:45
  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not an exception.

 
  • It's a real thrill　to see them everyday and I'm excited at the thought of being connected in the world.

  • It's a real thrill to see them every day and I'm excited at the thought of being connected to the world.

 

Great post.

Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:01 straightforward
  • Thanks for your help!
rsail
Jul 5, 2012 16:56
  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, even when they walk on a street.

  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they walk on a street.

 
  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

    Option: "stay in contact with ... at all times"

 

This is a very well written entry and I just made very minor corrections.
Yes, it's nice to make contact with other people.
Thanks for reading my diary and helping me with my Japanese!

Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:00 straightforward
  • Thanks for your compliment!

    It's my great pleasure to help you with your Japanese.
rsail
Jul 5, 2012 16:58
  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, even when they walk on a street.

  • I often see people sending and receiving text messages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they walk on a street.

 
Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 21:56 straightforward

  • I often see people sending and receiving text messages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they walk on a street.

  • It seems I like getting massages. :P

 
Jul 6, 2012 01:36 rsail
  • Don't we all! :D
Aliene
Jul 5, 2012 17:07
  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, even when they walk on a street.

  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they walk on the street.

 
  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm no exception.

 
  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and great satisfaction, don't you?

  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and satisfied, don't you?

    Just to have uniformity in the forms:

    Security <-> satisfaction
    secure <-> satisfied

 
  • It's a real thrill　to see them everyday and I'm excited at the thought of being connected in the world.

  • It's a real thrill to see them every day and I'm excited at the thought of being connected to the world.

 
Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:13 straightforward

  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and satisfied, don't you?

    Just to have uniformity in the forms:

    Security <-> satisfaction
    secure <-> satisfied

  • Very useful suggestion!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:15 straightforward
  • Thank you so much for your help!

 
Jul 6, 2012 10:23 Aliene
  • you're welcome
redshoes
Jul 5, 2012 21:27
  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other devices when they are on a train or a bus, even when they walk on a street.

  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other device when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they are walking on a street.

    Use homogeneous lists.

    (-)
    "... cell phone or other device ..." <--- both singular
    "... cell phones or other devices ..." <--- both plural

    (-)
    Stay in the continuous state.
    "... people sending and receiving ..., and even when they are walking"
    list: "sending", "receiving", "walking".

 
  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

  • I think that they want to make contact with their families, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not an exception.

 
  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and great satisfaction, don't you?

  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and greatly satisfied, don't you?

    Keep things homogeneous. "Secure" is an adjective. "Satisfaction" is a noun. "Satisfied" is a past participle as an adjective. Don't mix nouns and adjectives.

 
  • It's a real thrill　to see them everyday and I'm excited at the thought of being connected in the world.

  • It's a real thrill to see them every day, and I'm excited by the thought of being connected to the world.

 

Maintaining homogeneity is not a strict rule. But, it is easy to create and sounds much better in my opinion.

Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:05 straightforward

  • I often see people sending and receiving text massages from a cell phone or other device when they are on a train or a bus, and even when they are walking on a street.

    Use homogeneous lists.

    (-)
    "... cell phone or other device ..." <--- both singular
    "... cell phones or other devices ..." <--- both plural

    (-)
    Stay in the continuous state.
    "... people sending and receiving ..., and even when they are walking"
    list: "sending", "receiving", "walking".

  • Wow! You are teaching me an advanced writing skill. I like to improve my English using these rules.

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:09 straightforward
  • Thank you so much. You are right. It's easy to create and sounds much much better!
Larry
Jul 5, 2012 21:49
  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not the exception.

  • I think that they want to make contact with their family, close friends or friends on Lang-8 all the time, and I'm not an exception.

 
  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and great satisfaction, don't you?

  • When you feel that you are connected with other people, you feel secure and a great satisfaction, don't you?

 
  • It's a real thrill　to see them everyday and I'm excited at the thought of being connected in the world.

  • It's a real thrill to see them every day and I'm excited at the thought of being connected to the world.

 

I hate those touch pad keyboards, so hard to use :c.

Thank you for your correction!

 
Jul 5, 2012 22:17 straightforward
  • Hi Gou kun, how are you doing?

    I love my MacBook, so easy to use. Why don't you save your money and buy it? : ))

 
Jul 6, 2012 01:57 Larry
  • Hello~! I am good~! How are you~?

    I am happy you enjoy your new computer~. Macs are nice~.

    Hm, I don't know what it is, but it seems I'm not good with "notebook" computers, because my parents gave me two because I broke them so easily, so finally, they bought me a normal computer, and I must say, this one is the longest orz;;. But I know more about computer now so I think I can do a good job now. Anyways, I'll hang on to this one a while longer and buy a Mac when I'm older 8).

 
Jul 6, 2012 06:19 straightforward
  • Couldn't be better!

    You are good at using computers, and definitely you know more about computer than me.

    Probably if you get higher scores at school, your parents'll give you a new one. :D

 
Jul 6, 2012 10:00 Larry
  • Yatta～！

    Wahaha ; v ;! I generally run in the other direction when something goes wrong, and then try to fix it lol. Are you the same or stronger xD?

    Yeah haha 8D! But they bought me this one last year~~. I'm content for now~.
student113
Jul 6, 2012 18:07

Well there is one drawback with the text-messaging boob, especially when you're in a car-centric society like the one I'm living in. People would often text and drive, and I often find myself watching out for people who just don't pay attention to the road while they are fiddling around with their smartphones, lol.

 
Jul 6, 2012 18:59 straightforward
  • That would be a problem. There are not enough police officers to control such bad acts. By the way, I've never done that before.

    Thanks for reading my entry. ＾＾
John Boy
Jul 7, 2012 00:56

I've never yet taken for granted that I am able, at the simple push of a few keyboard keys, to have "close," wonderful international friends via things like Skype and Lang-8. For me, it's amazing, each day.

The technology world's progress curve is almost perpendicular with improvements. It's so easy to see the world and converse with the world's people!

But, yes, it's a double-edged sword, too. Drivers texting, too-young students in class texting (not to mention "sexting" ...) each other. We're getting more and more "consumed" by all this, ne.

Smart phones have replaced "blankies" (baby blankets; baby must have, hold to his/her cheek) and "binkies" (those plastic fake nipples babies suck on).

Whaaaahh! I want my smart phone! Can't live a minute without it!"

kanashii/nagekawashii, desune ...

It seems everything in life has its good and bad points, potentials.

 
Jul 8, 2012 05:37 straightforward
  • >I want my smart phone! Can't live a minute without it!

    My mother who is in the middle of 70's likes to use her smart phone. I think you'll like it.

    When I use Lang-8, I've never used my smart phone. Its screen is too small.

    By the way, ""blankies" and ""binkies" are baby talks?

 
Jul 8, 2012 11:58 John Boy
  • "Blanky" is baby-talk for "small, soft, cuddly 'security' blanket." I don't have a clue where "binky" came from. I don't believe "binky" originated with suckling babies.

    Maybe it was a trade name -- "the Binky Corporation, makers of "binkies." I jest, but I really don't know the "binky" origination. My 3,000-pound (OK, you know we like to exaggerate) Oxford American Dictionary does not have "binky" in it.

    Which reminds me: Thirty-six years ago, our 3-year-old son had never really said much of anything. A word here. A word there. We were getting kind of worried.

    One day, he nonchalantly turned and asked, "Mommy, I want my 'bah' [blankie] for I think I am about to become unhappy." Those were his exact words. His first full sentence. We've never forgotten it.

    Next, he began reading kids' books to his older cousins and ordering from menus when we would go out to eat, flabbergasting the waiters and waitresses. ;-)

 
Jul 8, 2012 20:40 straightforward
  • Thanks for sharing a nice story. I understand what you mean. Your baby's first full sentence, his first walking, his first riding a bike, they are very special and memorable events for parents.

    I'd like to make such remarkable progress! ^^
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