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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

- I always tell myself that I always have to try my best in this today society and I always ask much in myself.

- Is this natural to say?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[CP]

"I always tell myself that I always have to try my best in this today society and I always ask much in myself."

Too many "alwayses," too many "ins." You could rewrite it as:

"I remind myself every day always to try my best, and I ask a great deal of myself."

You don't want "this today society," since you are using a noun (today) instead of an adjective (today's). You could say "in this society" or "in today's society." And you want to "ask much of myself," not "in myself."
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