When we are getting older, with age, in different moments, behind time, in such moments

[Anna232]

Are the parts in bold idiomatic and should I imclude the articles? I am talking about how changes affect us.


When we are getting older/As we get older we find it hard to make new friends. It is more difficult to find someone to feel at ease with and be yourself with age. We start going on about good old past time with age. We compare the things in the different moments of time. Also, the diverse experience we have influences our mindset. Sometimes we feel out of touch with all new technology around us. And we blame them for all (the) rapid changes in our world. People change too. Some of my friends get up to all sorts of of activities and give in to crazy ideas. At/in such moments it seems we are worlds apart. They can't think straight. If I don't share their views they think I am boring. I don't take offence at them. I agree with them in some ways because I feel I am behind the time.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the parts in bold idiomatic and should I include the articles? I am talking about how changes affect us.

Have you not got an English spell checker on your browser?

When we are getting older/ As we get older, we find it hard to make new friends.

Use the second. Remember you need a comma.

It is more difficult to find someone to feel at ease with and be yourself with with age.

I know it looks weird but you need "with" for both "feel at ease with" and "be yourself with", even if they precede "with age".

We start going on about good old past time with age.

I think you mean "the good old days". Repeating "with age" so soon is quite awkward.

We compare the things in the different moments of time.

I have no idea what the entire sentence means, not just the bold part.

Also, the diverse experience we have our individual life experience influences our mindset.

See above.

Sometimes, we feel out of touch with all the new technology around us.

See above.

And we blame them for all the rapid changes in our world.

You need the article. Don't start sentences with "and". This should have been connected to the previous sentence.

People change too. Some of my friends get up to all sorts of of activities and give in to crazy ideas.

Very vague. Give examples.

At such moments, it seems we are worlds apart.

I'm not sure that "moments" really expresses the time taken to "get up to all sorts of activities" etc.

They can't think straight.

That's grammatically correct but I don't know what it has to do with the rest. That phrase is usually used when someone is very stressed or confused, or even drunk!

If I don't share their views, they think I am boring.

Again, give examples. What sort of views do you hold that make them think you're boring?

I don't take offence at them.

It's OK but we usually wouldn't bother with "at them".

I agree with them in some ways because I feel I am behind the times.

What do you agree with them about? That you're boring? Do you mean that you pretend to agree with their views about some things to avoid them thinking you're boring or behind the times?

 

[Anna232]

Have you not got an English spell checker on your browser?

I am really fed up with my phone. I have to reread the sentences to make sure there are no typos. I am sorry about that. There are so many apps in my phone that I can't dowload new ones.

 

[Anna232]

Have you not got an English spell checker on your browser?

Use the second. Remember you need a comma.

I know it looks weird but you need "with" for both "feel at ease with" and "be yourself with", even if they precede "with age".

I think you mean "the good old days". Repeating "with age" so soon is quite awkward.

I have no idea what the entire sentence means, not just the bold part.

See above.

See above.

You need the article. Don't start sentences with "and". This should have been connected to the previous sentence.

Very vague. Give examples.

I'm not sure that "moments" really expresses the time taken to "get up to all sorts of activities" etc.

That's grammatically correct but I don't know what it has to do with the rest. That phrase is usually used when someone is very stressed or confused, or even drunk!

Again, give examples. What sort of views do you hold that make them think you're boring?

It's OK but we usually wouldn't bother with "at them".

What do you agree with them about? That you're boring? Do you mean that you pretend to agree with their views about some things to avoid them thinking you're boring or behind the times?

Does "different life experience" also work in #2?

1.We compare the things in the different moments of time. =In different moments.

I think "time" is unnecessary. But I am not sure if it should be "at" or "in different moments."

2.so, the diverse experience we have our individual life experience influences our mindset.

3. They can't think straight.
I mean "they can't think clearly."

 

[emsr2d2]

I am really fed up with my phone. I have to reread the sentences to make sure there are no typos. I am sorry about that. There are so many apps in on my phone that I can't download new ones.

I'm always amazed that anyone uses the forum on their phone. Tiny screen. Tiny keyboard. If you have access to a laptop or desktop computer, I highly encourage you to use that instead. You can install a spell checker very easily and everything will be much easier to read and check.

 

[Tarheel]

@emsr2d2 I use my phone, and the problems are the ones you mentioned.

 

[Tarheel]

For starters, I would say "as we get older" not "as we get old".

I would use "it" to refer to technology -- not "them" .

 

[Anna232]

For starters, I would say "as we get older" not "as we get old".

I would use "it" to refer to technology -- not "them" .

But it is not clear to me if I can use "different" in "different life experience," if you use "at" and "in" before "moments" and use "straight" instead of "clearly."

1.We compare the things in/at different moments.
They can't think straight.
I mean "they can't think clearly.

 

[Tarheel]

We all have different life experiences.

It's unclear to me what "the things at different moments" means.