10. Took a day off to study past entries
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10. Took a day off to study past entries

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Draft: Ayer, no escribí. En su lugar, usé el tiempo para leer y estudiar mis escritos anteriores y sus comentarios. Estoy tratando a buscar patrones para mejorar.

DeepL: Ayer no escribí. En su lugar, aproveché el tiempo para leer y estudiar mis escritos anteriores y sus comentarios. Intento buscar patrones para poder mejorar.

English: Yesterday, I did not write. Instead, I used the time to read and study my past writings and their comments. I am trying to find patterns so that I can improve.

Questions and Reflections The major revision was in the final sentence:I wrote: Estoy tratando a buscar patrones para mejorar.DeepL: Intento buscar patrones para poder mejorar. I’m not sure why there are two infinitives here “poder mejorar” when I want to say, “so that I can improve.” I would think “puedo mejorar.” Overall, I’m pleased with how much of my draft was correct. However, I did keep it pretty simple today.

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