May 8, 2024
On a diet
I lost my passion for English writing today. I don't know why, maybe because I've been on a diet recently. I hope I can write something tonight.
今天失去了写英文的热情。不晓得为嘛，可能是最近在节食的缘故吧。希望今晚可以写点。
On a diet
I lost my passion for English writing today.
I don't know why, maybe because I've been on a diet recently.
I hope I can write something tonight.
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I hope you feel more motivated soon!
May 11, 2024
Thank you！
On a diet
I have lost my passion for [English writing | writing in English] today.
“Lost” is unnatural here because, if you “lost” it today, that means you had it at some point in the beginning of the day, and then you lost it—the loss occurred today.
“Have lost” is OK, because it describes a state of loss, not the time the loss occurred.
Alternatively, you could say you “have no passion for writing in English today” or “I don’t feel like writing in English today.”
“English writing” could mean “the act of writing in English” or “(the act of reading) things that are written in English.” “Writing in English” is less ambiguous.
I don't know why, maybe because I've been on a diet recently.
I hope I can write something tonight.
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I lost my passion for writing in Chinese a few years ago.… :-(
May 8, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback.
Don't worry, I believe the passion will come back someday.
May 8, 2024
I actually think "lost my passion" is perfectly natural unless you're writing formally
Especially if the context is "I lost my passion completely (as of this point onwards)"
But if it's "I lost my passion but just for today only" then it can probably be phrased better I think
May 9, 2024
Thanks for commenting, ajprof. I agree that “I lost my passion” can be a perfectly natural expression in some contexts, but I stand by my view that “I lost my passion today” isn’t natural here, for the reasons I stated above.
May 9, 2024
Thank both of you!
I feel I understand the expression better because of your discussion.
On a diet
I lost my passion for English writing today.
I don't know why, maybe because I've been on a diet recently.
I hope I can write something tonight.
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Hope you feel better! Dieting gives me a lot of pain too.
May 8, 2024
Thank you!
Definitely painful. I enjoy food very much, and Shanghai has so many delicious cuisines.
On a diet
I lost my passion for English writingwriting in English today.
I edited the phrase to sound more natural. It is technically correct to say that you lost your passion for English writing today, but it sounds awkward in your situation.
I don't know why, m. Maybe it's because I've been on a diet recently.
I hope I can write something tonight.
May 9, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback! I learned a lot from them.
On a diet
I lost my passion for English writingmotivation to write English today.
I don't know why, m. Maybe it's because I've been on a diet recently.
I hope I can write something tonight.
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lol, I completely understand. You can't spell "diet" without "die" xDD
May 8, 2024
Hahahahahaha,
thank you for the corrections!
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I lost my passion for English writing today. I have lost my passion for [English writing | writing in English] today. “Lost” is unnatural here because, if you “lost” it today, that means you had it at some point in the beginning of the day, and then you lost it—the loss occurred today.
“Have lost” is OK, because it describes a state of loss, not the time the loss occurred. Alternatively, you could say you “have no passion for writing in English today” or “I don’t feel like writing in English today.” “English writing” could mean “the act of writing in English” or “(the act of reading) things that are written in English.” “Writing in English” is less ambiguous. I What you wrote was technically correct, but it was too dramatic for the context.
I lost my I lost my passion for I edited the phrase to sound more natural. It is technically correct to say that you lost your passion for English writing today, but it sounds awkward in your situation.
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