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Originally Posted by Koir
Informative as always, Yuri. I had thought sharpening both ends of a pencil was odd as well as impractical to use afterwards. Now I know of another meaning for it!  |
Hi, Koir. Thanks as always.
There are colored pencils which have a red end and a blue end. This type is very popular here. We use two point protectors.
I attach a picture of two colored pencils to this post. Have you seen them?
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There used to be some events held for the god,
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1) Changed "about" to "held" to show that the events were done involving the god of poverty. This may be my bias, as I believe religious events for a god were done as if the god was taking an active part in the proceedings.
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When those events were held to throw the god out from our houses, is “held” OK?
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2) changed "became" to "went" to show the act if becoming bankrupt was a result of actions taken (in this case, unluckily joining the company before the bankruptcy happened).
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Sorry, I don’t understand.
“if becoming bankrupt was a result of actions taken” ?
What I wanted to say was:
A company went bankrupt just after you joined it, but it was not because of you.
Can I say “if becoming bankrupt was not a result of your joining”?
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3) Added "on" to "repeated several occasions" to make the prepositional phrase "on several occasions" which modifies the verb phrase "was repeated". This reads smoother and gives the reader context to the action being described in the sentence.
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I see. I didn’t know I needed to add “on”.
Thanks!
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As for monotheistic religions versus kami, I think it's more comforting to have only one god that can be praised or cursed depending on a person's life situations. Makes for less confusion maybe?
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Can you praise and curse the same god?