The Next Person Game in English

[Dustin]

Yes I am extremely tired!! Eating noodles then going to bed.

The next person loves super spicy noodles

[becki_kanou]

Yes, indeed I do! I love super-spicy anything!

The next person is excited about an upcoming concert this fall/winter.

[tōkai devotee]

Well, it's not fall here. It's spring. And I'm not going to be attending any concerts, especially NOT the Britney Spears one, but I might go see the film "This is It".


The next person drinks soy sauce on its own.

[ss]

We don't drink soy sauce directly like drinking a bottle of 7-up. We usually use it as a dipping sauce. I especially like fish stewed with oyster sauce plus dark soy sauce.


The next person thinks there is more to education than a just getting a string of distinctions.

[NileCat]

Well, excuse me but I'm afraid I don't understand the question.
It asks that if I think education is more important than a lot of distinctions, correct?
I don't get the meaning of "distinction" here.

Yahoo dictionary says:
1. The act of distinguishing; differenciation.
2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference.
3. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic.
4-a. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation.
4-b. A special feature or quality conferring superiority.
5. Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor.



The next person will kindly explain the meaning of the question to me.
Thank you in advance !

[jcdietz03]

It's definition #5:
5. Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor.

It asks that if I think education is more important than a lot of distinctions, correct?

No, wrong.

The next person thinks there is more to education than a just getting a string of distinctions.

It is saying there are things in (the area of) education that are more important than distinctions (such as learning).

I think a full understanding of the statement requires understanding of [American Culture: Colleges and Universities]. That would help you understand better what a (definition #5) distinction is. I wonder if Japanese students earn distinctions in college. Wrong thread for that type of question though.

The next person worked on Columbus Day.

[astaroth]

Was it holiday? Darn, I did work ...!

The next person will run the NYC Marathon this fall.

[ss]

Nilecatさん、sorry for the confusion.
In short, F=fail , A* (star) or A = distinctions (90 marks and above)
And, no "a" there --- The next person thinks there is more to education than just getting a string of distinctions.
Sorry!


Nope, not running any Marathon this fall.


The next person enjoys blowing soap bubbles.

[Dustin]

I enjoy blowing soap bubbles for my daughters, they get a real kick out of it!

The next person thinks a bigscreen TV is a waste of money.

[NileCat]

No, I don't think it's a waste of money. But my place is not large enough to have a bigscreen TV. You know, it's like a ウサギ小屋 (rabbit hutch).

jcdietz03さん, SSさん, thank you for explaining.
SSさん, you weren't wrong at all! It's very good for my studying English.



The next person lives in a large house.

[chikara]

.... The next person lives in a large house.

Large is subjective. I live in a small house on a small (450m2) block (plot?) by local standards but going by some of the "pencil" houses I saw in the suburbs of Tokyo this is probably a large house.

The next person lives in the Northern Hemisphere.

[tōkai devotee]

No, I don't. I live in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is supposed to be Spring, but it's freezing cold. Brrrrr!!!


The next person enjoys gardening in their freetime.




BTW, Chikara-san, I like your new avatar! Nice one! My young son is now scared of drop bears

[ss]

Nilecatさん、I honestly think that your English is far better than me.
Do feel free to correct me and ask questions (I think the regulars here will surely enjoy helping you out, not me. '' )


I do spend my spare time in gardening at my brother's place, occasionally.


The next person plays golf once in a while.

[gabi in japan]

No, I don't play golf.

I do spend my spare time in gardening at my brother's place, occasionally.

SS, I hope you don't mind me correcting you, but you don't need the 'in' between the words time and gardening. Perhaps you alreay knew that. Sorry if you don't need me to correct you. Please forgive me! Only trying to help!!



The next person has been to the moon!!

[astaroth]

Yup several times ... in my dreams ... (somehow I was able to breath though)

The next person is not a native English speaker.