Liveinjapan  +  374671 Mon, 04 Jun 07 03:21 AM Hi everyone Does this sound natural to you? Does it make sense? I think next time I can do what is better than what I did before.   Thanks LiJ Liveinjapan Joined on Sun, Feb 4 2007 Osaka, Japan Senior Member 2,280 Please feel free to correct any words I wrote.LiJ

	Toronto2001  +  374683 Mon, 04 Jun 07 04:19 AM I would say "I think that next time, I can do better than I did before." Conversationally, you could say "I think next time, I can do better than before."  In written, non-conversational English, the first is better. When you are writing, the difference between conversation and regular text is how it sounds, not how it is read. If it sounds like conversation, it should be in quotation marks. I hope this helps. Toronto2001 Joined on Fri, Jun 1 2007 New Member 09 Conversations, Difference Between, Quotation Marks, Conversational English

	CalifJim  +  374735 Mon, 04 Jun 07 06:34 AM <I think next time I can do what is better than what I did before.> It makes sense, but it isn't natural. Too many words and syntactic complications.  It can be done much more simply: I think next time I can do better than before. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,421 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Liveinjapan  +  374745 Mon, 04 Jun 07 06:50 AM I understand. > "I think that next time, I can do better than I did before." >" I tinnk that next time I can do better than before." Thank you all. Liveinjapan