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Old 07-Aug-2003, 17:36
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Default It is too hot today.

I feel like I am sweating. Eventhough I am staying just still here.
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Default Re: It is too hot today.

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I feel like I am sweating. Eventhough I am staying just still here.
Do you have a question?
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Old 07-Aug-2003, 17:42
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I wish my sentence to be collected.
How can I collect this sentence??
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I wish my sentence to be collected.
How can I collect this sentence??
I do not understand your question. Please rephrase it.

(Both sentences are grammatical, by the way, except that one cannot collect sentences.)
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It must be a hot day there. It is quite warm here. (Ninety degrees Fahrenheit as I type this.)

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I think 'collect' = correct.

I feel like I am sweating. Eventhough I am staying just still here.

As you are using a verb, many would prefer 'I feel as if...'. However, in modern English, many would use 'like' there. The sentence is strange- you should know whether you are sweating or not, but it's correct. 'Even though' is two words. I'd say:
I am sweating here even though I'm completely still.
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How about: "It is so hot I am sweating just sitting here at the computer."

Or: "It is a really hot day. I am only sitting still and I am sweating."

Or: "It is so hot today that I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking."

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It's such a hot day that sweat is pouring off me even though I'm just sitting still.

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It's such a hot day that sweat is pouring off me even though I'm just sitting still.
That is good. The "pouring off" is a rather evocative phrase.

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Look at me; I'm sweating like a pig!! :D
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