Dec. 22, 2025
Christmas and New year’s card
Today, I went to a big electronics store to look for a charging cable.
Now, many stores have a sign that says something like “Merry Christmas” or “(store’s name)’s Christmas”. The latter means the store is on a Christmas sale or selling Christmas-related items.
At the entrance of the store, the New Year’s card(年賀状) designs’ advertisements were on display.
However, these days, the number of people who send New Year's cards is decreasing. Over the past few years, I sent only a few postcards for my friend. Other than that, I just sent “a Happy New Year “ message online. But this year, I will try to make a “digital New Year’s card”, on which I draw an illustration and comment like a New Year’s card and send it online.
今日は、充電ケーブルを探しに家電量販店に 行きました。
多くの店には「メリークリスマス」や「（店名）の クリスマス」といった看板が掲げられてい ます。後者は、クリスマスセール中、またはクリスマス 関連の商品を販売していることを意味します。
店の入り口には、年賀状のデザインの広告が展示 されています。
しかし、最近は年賀状を送る人が減っています。ここ数年は、友人に数枚送っ ただけでした。それ以外は、オンラインで 「あけましておめでとうございます」というメッセージを送るだけでした。しかし今年は、 年賀状のようにイラストとコメントを描いて オンラインで送る「デジタル年賀状」を作ってみようと思います。
NRight now, many stores have a sign that says something like “Merry Christmas” or “(store’s name)’s Christmas”.
When you say "Now," it sounds like we're entering a new era where the stores display all the time. It usually is used to contrast a presently ongoing trend with a previous time period where things were different. ie. here is a natural usage of it:
"After the bank panics during the Great Depression, no one wanted to keep their money in a bank. Now, it's becoming uncommon for people to even keep cash in their wallet."
Using "right now" or "currently" clarifies that the change is probably temporary and an exception to the usual state of things.
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Otherwise I agree with all UmbrellaTerm's corrections. Good job!
Dec. 22, 2025
*where the stores display Christmas signs all the time
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Christmas and New yYear’s cCard
Today, I went to a big electronics store to look for a charging cable.
Now, many stores have a sign that says something like “Merry Christmas” or “(store’s name)’s Christmas”.
The latter means the store is onhaving a Christmas sale or selling Christmas-related items.
At the entrance of the store, the New Year’s card(年賀状) designs’ advertisements were on display.
However, these days, the number of people who send New Year's cards is decreasing.
Over the past few years, I've sent only a few postcards forto my friend.
Other than that, I've just sent “a “Happy New Year “ message online.
But this year, I will try to make a “digital New Year’s card”, on which I draw an illustration and comment like a New Year’s card and send it online.
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That sounds like a fun alternative to a physical card!
Dec. 22, 2025
Thank you very much for your corrections and feedback!
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Today, I went to a big electronics store to look for a charging cable. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Now, many stores have a sign that says something like “Merry Christmas” or “(store’s name)’s Christmas”. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
When you say "Now," it sounds like we're entering a new era where the stores display all the time. It usually is used to contrast a presently ongoing trend with a previous time period where things were different. ie. here is a natural usage of it: "After the bank panics during the Great Depression, no one wanted to keep their money in a bank. Now, it's becoming uncommon for people to even keep cash in their wallet." Using "right now" or "currently" clarifies that the change is probably temporary and an exception to the usual state of things. |
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The latter means the store is on a Christmas sale or selling Christmas-related items. The latter means the store is |
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At the entrance of the store, the New Year’s card(年賀状) designs’ advertisements were on display. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, these days, the number of people who send New Year's cards is decreasing. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Over the past few years, I sent only a few postcards for my friend. Over the past few years, I've sent only a few postcards |
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Other than that, I just sent “a Happy New Year “ message online. Other than that, I've just sent |
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But this year, I will try to make a “digital New Year’s card”, on which I draw an illustration and comment like a New Year’s card and send it online. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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