英語日記001：オンラインミーティングの賛否

１ Pros and Cons of Online Meetings 

Due to COVID-19, we often have online meetings with co-workers, customers, and even with friends or family. I am adhering to PC all day long in order to communicate with someone out of my home.

Facing this change, some people may feel difficulty. This is not only because they have to get familiar to using application (e.g. Zoom, Google Meeting, MS teams, Skype), but because they have to change their mind in meetings.

When we meet directly, we can use non-verbal message easily to reinforce the meaning of our comments, or to deliver our feelings with body language or expressions. It is not completely impossible, but sometimes we are too shy to express our feeling toward the PC display.

On the other hand, we often feel it is more efficient than face-to-face meetings. Some applications have time limits(e.g. we can discuss only for 40mins using Zoom free account) and there is less space of barren discussion, so we have to concentrate to important topics. 

Everything has strong points and weaknesses. It is important in this "with COVID-19" situation to throw our obsession away and enjoy a new way of communication, instead of straining at a gnat.

２ 今日使った単語

・gnat 　/nˈæt/　ブヨ, ヌカカ, イエカ
　※慣用句strain at a gnat(大事を見過ごして)小事にこだわる
・reinforce　/rìːɪnfˈɔɚs/　(…を)補強する, 増強する
・adhere (to)　/ædhíɚ/　(互いにしっかりと)くっつく, くっついて離れない
・obsession　/ɑbséʃən/　取りつくこと, 取りつかれていること
・barren　/bˈærən/　実を結ばない
（いずれもweblio辞書より引用）

３ Grammarlyチェック結果

全体スコア　74点

主な指摘事項

paragraph １
in order to … wordy（文語的）

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get familiar to ... to→with
application ...  add an / applications

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commentsの後のコンマは不要

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concentrate to … concentrate on

４ 感想

はじめて日記をやってみました。うーん、大変だねこれ。
構文にとらわれてaやtheを入れ忘れたりするミスには気を付けよう。

スペルミスは正直PCがオートコレクトしてくれるので助かる（が、本当はその分スコアは低くて然るべきだと思う）。

皆さんの激辛ツッコミをお待ちしています。