English Bloopers: Fun Days, Snorkel, Fishes, Regret

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Here are today's English bloopers:

1. It was very fun days.
→ 楽しい日々でした。
2. We did a snorkel.
→ シュノーケリングしました。
3. Many fishes swam the sea.
→ たくさんの魚が泳いでいました。
4. We bought many things without our regret.
→ 後悔しないようにたくさん買物をしました。

How would your rephrase these bloopers? Here are some suggestions:

1. It was very fun days.
※ It + days は間違っています。

→ It was a very fun trip.

⇒ I went to Hawaii on a fun trip.
⇒ I went on a wonderful trip to Hawaii!
⇒ I had an exciting vacation in Hawaii!
⇒ I went to Hawaii and had a good time!
⇒ I had a good time in Hawaii!
⇒ I went to Hawaii and had a wonderful vacation!

2. We did a snorkel.
※　do (did) + snorkel は間違っています。

→ We did snorkeling.
→ We snorkeled.

⇒ We went to the beach and enjoyed snorkeling.
⇒ We had fun snorkeling.
⇒ We went to the beach to enjoy some snorkeling.

3. Many fishes swam the sea.
※　fishes は間違っています。（２種類以上をさすときは fishes）

→　Many fish swam in the sea.

⇒　There were many beautiful fish swimming around us.
⇒　We were surrounded by many schools of fish.
⇒　We enjoyed the sight of schools of fish swimming around us.

4. We bought many things without our regret.
※ without + our (your/my/his/her/etc.) + regret は不自然です。

→　We bought many things without regret.

⇒　We bought many things that were cheaper or unavailable in Japan
⇒　We bought a lot of things that we were sure we wouldn't be able to get in Japan or were not as cheap.

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