[General] I chose to work partime....(39 words)

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Silverobama

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Hi.

I now work parttime in a restaurant. A friend of mine thinks that my spoken English is good so I should work in a language school because it can earn much more money. I said the following to him:

I chose to work parttime here for I can meet different and new people. Also, it's a way to fight off my depressed feelings. I don't want to spend much time being alone, it makes me sad and bored.


I wonder if it's natural and grammatical.
 

emsr2d2

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Hi.

At the moment, I [STRIKE]now[/STRIKE] work part-time in a restaurant. A friend of mine thinks that my spoken English is good so I should work in a language school because [STRIKE]it can[/STRIKE] I could earn much more money. I said the following to him:

I chose to work part-time here [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] because I can meet [STRIKE]different and[/STRIKE] new people. Also, it's a way to fight off [STRIKE]my depressed feelings[/STRIKE] depression. I don't want to spend much time [STRIKE]being[/STRIKE] alone; it makes me sad and bored.


I wonder if it's natural and grammatical.

See above. I don't like "different and new people". The "and" definitely doesn't work but even "different, new people" sounds awkward. You could try "a variety of new people".
 
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