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Tammy

Jan. 4, 2026

7
Still Cold

It's still cold today.

I usually wash my hair every two days. It was so cold these days that I decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

Today is the third day.

I have to turn on the air conditioner for a short time.

Sorry, my plants.

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Still Cold

It's still cold today.

I usually wash my hair every two days.

It was so cold these days that I decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

Today is the third day.

I have to turn on the air conditioner for a short time.

Sorry,I have to apologize to my plants.

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

Thanks again!

Have a nice day!

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marblemenow

Jan. 5, 2026

13

You're welcome. Have a nice day as well.

Still Cold

It's still cold today.

I usually wash my hair every two days.

[However, it]|It whas been so cold [these [last few] days] that I decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

(1) Starting the sentence with "However" provides a better transition.

(2) You could omit "these [last few] days" altogether.

I have to turn on the air conditionheater for a short time.

I had this discussion either with you or someone else, but regardless of whether you use the same device to both heat and cool the air, using "air conditioner" to refer to something that heats the air is just going to confuse people. You could potentially use "HVAC unit", but I think you're best off just to call it a heater, because that's what it is (when the heating function is selected).

Sorry, my plants.

When you speak to something or someone using a common noun like this, you generally don't include any possessive pronoun (like "my") or any article (like "the").

"Sorry, my plants" suggests that you've just said something incorrect, and you need to replace part of it with "my plants". For instance:

"I left my pants outside. Sorry, my plants."

Feedback

Good job!

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Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

Thanks a lot!

Have a nice day!

Still Cold

It's still cold today.

I usually wash my hair every two days.

It wais so cold these days that I have decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

Today is the third day.

I have to turn on the air conditionerheat for a short time.

Sorry, my plants.

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JoeTofu

Jan. 4, 2026

0

“Air conditioner” 就是“冷气机”。讲中文的时候,你如果感觉太冷的话,你会说“我要开冷气机了”吗?

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Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

哈哈哈,关于这个问题,我特意请教过了一位在伦敦土生土长的朋友。没关系,你可以保持你的观点啦。

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JoeTofu

Jan. 5, 2026

0

OK, as long as you don’t mind if most Americans misunderstand you (^_^)v

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

Thanks again!

I'll keep this in mind when I only communicate with Americans.

Tammy's avatar
Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

I hope I didn't come off as offensive. I genuinely appreciate you and another friend for sharing how people in the US refer to 空调. However, I really like my 空调 and prefer not to call it a heater one moment and a cooler the next.

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JoeTofu

Jan. 5, 2026

0

Maybe not offensive, but perhaps a little arrogant. ;-)

I’m just worried that you might not fully understand how the term “air conditioner” is used in English. For example, even in the UK, the “air con” or “A/C” button on the dashboard of a car only activates the machine that produces cold air. The hot air is produced by a separate machine.

In my correction above, my suggestion is not to call your 空调 a “heater,” but to refer to the function (“heat”) instead of the machine: “turn on the heat,” not “turn on the heater” or “turn on the air conditioner.” I don’t think this contradicts reality, since you really are turning on the heat/heating function on your 空调, if I’ve understood correctly.

Again, I’m not intending to nag you until you adopt my advice. I just want to be sure you understand that the term “air conditioner” in English isn’t exactly equivalent to “空调” in Chinese. I think I’ve made my point so I’ll shut up about it now. :-)

Still Cold

It's still cold today.

I usually wash my hair every two days.

It whas been so cold these days that I decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

Today is the third day.

I have to turn on the air conditioner for a short time.

SI am sorry, my (poor) plants.

It is okay to say it your way if it is written as dialogue, otherwise it is a sentence fragment.

Feedback

Take care and make sure to wear enough.

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Tammy

Jan. 5, 2026

7

Thanks again!

Have a nice day!

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[However, it]|It whas been so cold [these [last few] days] that I decided to change the frequency to once every three days.

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I have to turn on the air conditionerheat for a short time.

I have to turn on the air conditionheater for a short time.

I had this discussion either with you or someone else, but regardless of whether you use the same device to both heat and cool the air, using "air conditioner" to refer to something that heats the air is just going to confuse people. You could potentially use "HVAC unit", but I think you're best off just to call it a heater, because that's what it is (when the heating function is selected).

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Sorry, my plants.


SI am sorry, my (poor) plants.

It is okay to say it your way if it is written as dialogue, otherwise it is a sentence fragment.

Sorry, my plants.

Sorry, my plants.

When you speak to something or someone using a common noun like this, you generally don't include any possessive pronoun (like "my") or any article (like "the"). "Sorry, my plants" suggests that you've just said something incorrect, and you need to replace part of it with "my plants". For instance: "I left my pants outside. Sorry, my plants."

Sorry,I have to apologize to my plants.

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