The world before social media Yes, there
was a “world” without internet and social media….different, but not bad at all!! I thought that while looking at the picture.
I think that most of us
agree that technology has advantages and disadvantages, I do not pretend to
argue about this. I rather than want to focus on how life was without it.
I showed the picture to
a couple of teenagers who cried out: Ohhh how did you live without facebook!!?...
I would have passed away without “Instagram”…and so on. Other thought a globe was a sort of old mixed….
Then I shared the
picture with friends, I got funny comments!!!
“I was the “remote control” of the house! -uttered one- There
were 6 siblings in my house, I was the youngest. Every afternoon we sat
together to watch our favourite T.V programs.
Everyone said to me: go to change the channel! I stood up and did what they wanted many
times…You know, the price to be the “little” at home.
Another one stated: “In
my childhood we did not have video games, we spent the day making up games with
our neighbors. We were “pirates”, “superheroes” running outside the house,
kicked balls, climbed trees, laughed and talked in person, went to places together
instead of visiting online..that was fun!”
“My mom -explained Jessica- loved to collect pictures from the whole
family whit her old “polaroid camera”.
She took those pictures for special occasions and she spent many days cutting
every photo and putting together a photo album for every member of the family.
With her handwriting she described those magical moments, adding thoughtful
comments on every image. On Sunday all
the family got together to see the pictures and listen to the stories of those
shoots from my mother’s memories”.
“My house was not big -stated Antonio smiling- , we only had one green, antique phone placed
on a corner at the entrance of my home.
When that phone rang everyone rushed to take that device, we never knew
who was calling, every call had a kind of mystery and surprise…. We had to line
up to use it and all knew whom you were talking about!! Nothing to say about
the bill…I cannot forget my parents’ face”.
I could follow more and
more…Technology is great, otherwise I would not be able to write this blog and sharing
it with you, but listening to those experiences was valuable and
priceless. Life was somewhat mysterious and
captivating!
ReplyDeleteGreat entry, Fanny. I loved the recollections, and I can vouch for them.
See a few corrections below. In addition to those, there were a few cases when you had "run-on" sentences. That is, you used a comma (,) instead of a period (.) to separate different complete thoughts. That's quite common in informal writing, but not strictly correct.
RATHER, I [] want to focus on how life was without it.
ANother thought a globe was a sort of old mixed…. ???
Everyone said to me: go [] change the channel! I stood up and did what they wanted many times…You know, the price to be the “BABY” IN THE FAMILY.
Another one stated: “In my childhood we did not have video games, we spent the day making up games with our neighbors. We were “pirates”, “superheroes” running outside the house, WE kicked balls, climbed trees, laughed and talked in person, went to places together instead of visiting online..that was fun!”
“My mom -explained Jessica- loved to collect pictures from the whole family wITH her old “polaroid camera”.
I could CONTINUE more and more…Technology is great, otherwise I would not be able to write this blog and sharE it with you, but listening to those experiences was valuable and priceless.
Thank you Matt for your corrections and observations. I appreciate them and they are so helpful.
ReplyDeleteI think I have to review the use of "rather",
go change the channel too. The rest is all clear.
I wanted to say "old mixer"....some young people don't know what a globe is. Let me know if that is understable in that context, otherwise I can delete that part.
I have heard about "run-on" sentences, but I don't know when to put the "comma" or "period". I want to improve that.
Thanks again!!!
"Rather" is a hard word to explain. Look at as many examples as you can find. I recommend using linguee.com.
ReplyDelete"Go to change" is grammatically correct, but we usually omit the "to", especially when giving a command. For example, "Go fly a kite!"
By "mixer" I guess you're referring to the kitchen appliance. I don't see why they would mistake a globe for a mixer. Is it because it spins?
This is a run-on: "I think that most of us agree that technology has advantages and disadvantages, I do not pretend to argue about this."
The part before the comma is a complete thought (with subject and verb). Same with the part after the comma. You can correct this by various means:
I think that most of us agree that technology has advantages and disadvantages[.] I do not pretend to argue about this.
I think that most of us agree that technology has advantages and disadvantages[;] I do not pretend to argue about this.
I think that most of us agree that technology has advantages and disadvantages, [so] I do not pretend to argue about this.
Here's something funny. I only just now noticed that you used "pretend" to mean "intend". I know you can do that in Spanish, but not in English. In English "pretend" means "fingir".
Thank you Matt!
ReplyDeleteAbout "rather" : A good friend of mine said to me that is not necessary to use this word to speak a good English. I will take his word because he is a great teacher. Though, I would like to know its usage...
Go change: I think I got it. When it is a command...I need a subjunctive...
Mixer: thanks, I think it is much better to skip this part:
Run-on senteneces: great! Now not all is greek to me! I got it.
Pretend: that means that your brain thinks in Spanish!!...Thanks I did not know the difference.
Thanks again for your help! You are doing a great job in this site!!