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¿Esto suena natural? I am thinking about an excuse for not responding to the e-mail/message.
¿Esto suena natural? I am thinking about an excuse for not responding to the e-mail/message.
メッセージやメールの返信ができなかった言い訳を考えている
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It's fine, but more common to say, "I'm searching for an excuse," or "I'm looking for an excuse," or "I'm trying to come up with an excuse,". "I am thinking about an excuse," this one is perfectly fine, but it makes you seem obviously foreign.
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It's fine, but more common to say, "I'm searching for an excuse," or "I'm looking for an excuse," or "I'm trying to come up with an excuse,". "I am thinking about an excuse," this one is perfectly fine, but it makes you seem obviously foreign.
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- Chino simplificado Casi fluido
Hmm, it's a really interesting point of view. Thank you.

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