Sometimes, It gets so cold at night that I have to move next to the heater. And the next day, when the sun comes out, it gets so hot that I have to wake up earlier than usual.
We kind of covered the door with a curtain, but now it's dark all the time and I wake up too late. I start my day late and I forget to get some sun.
It's a little weird. I could draw the curtains, but I won't. I want it to do it by itself or I need a remote for that.
Been lazy lately and I think I'm sunshine deprived.
I did yoga a couple days ago and I've had cramps since. So, all I do is sit down and scroll through YouTube videos in different languages and stop them in the middle, and whip between hiragana and katakana apps back and forth.
I think I'm degrading/ getting worse at languages that I'm learning.
I've got 3 unfinished projects besides language learning which is and will be a work in progress forever.
I need a job so bad, but I don't feel like working at all. So, job seeking is the last unfinished job I have to get done as quickly as possible.
Thanks to the corrections I just got on one of my English posts, I got motivated to write this entry no matter how messy it might be.
I learned the phrasal verb "whip into" today, but the usage I saw was about going into a place, not an app. I used it here to see if it can work out with apps too.
Thanks for reading my post. I hope someday my writing adds a little something to your life.
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You "open" the curtains to let the light inside. The best opposite of improving is "degrading", I think. Whips move fast! When you move quickly you can "whip" too. You can whip into an app if you're using it quickly, but when it's multiple apps/places you whip between or around them.
I learned the phrasal verb "whip into" from you! I think it's hard to learn another language because we can't see our progression. If we can't see it, it's also hard for us to keep our motivation. You are doing great!
@schmamie Thanks so much, Amie!
@yumiyumayume You just reminded me to track my progress. Thanks so much, Yumi!
As a native english speaker from California I've never heard anyone say 'whip into' in real life. It's likely to be from a specific region in the US or an outdated term or both. Your post is otherwise very good. Well done.
@maascarat Thank you! It's Canadian.
@maascarat, I’m unsure if this is a regionalism or is outdated, but ‘whip into’ means to cause (a group of people) to be in (a state of excitement, anger, etc.). The dictator whipped his followers into a frenzy. Another use: The coach whipped the players into shape before the tournament began.
Another way of saying “open or close the curtains” is draw the curtains: to pull curtains so that they are either together or apart
Draw the curtains and let some light in.
She got up to draw the curtains.
It was dark outside, but the curtains hadn't been drawn.
He closed the window and drew the curtains.
Thank you, @SEQ77 !
If my experience is of any use to you, I started studying English for professional reasons. Afterwards, I realised that a language is a tool for communication and that the important thing is to communicate with other people. So I decided to write something that could be interesting for people to read and then I put it in the costume of a language, in this case English. That's it. Learning comes to you by itself and accompanies you always, @Zobayda .
I agree, @druida! Thanks for sharing your experience!