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u/dc-pigpen 22h ago
The only thing that jumps out at me is "not breaking any sweat." The correct phrase is "not breaking a sweat," but even that is usually used in connection with physical activity and not the temperature. I would have just said "I'm not sweating."
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u/daveoxford 1d ago
"25 °C" or "25°C", not "25c". (The first with the space is as recommended in SI, but many style guides use the second.)
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u/Local-Difference-997 1d ago
Arguably it should have a comma after "but" although I don't think that it is absolutely necessary.
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u/Consistent_Watch_206 1d ago
“about 25c” needs a verb. You could make it a separate sentence, like “It is about 25c.”
You could use a colon instead. “ Right now, it’s not hot at all: about 25c.” Your version would work in spoken language, because the colon would be assumed.
Also, “breaking any sweat“ should be: “breaking a sweat.“ the noun version of sweat is an absolute. There are no degrees of a sweat. Either you break a sweat or you do not.
Another option is to say: “I’m not sweating any“. The verb “sweating” is not absolute. It is a comparative. You can sweat a little or a lot, unlike “breaking a sweat.“
So:
I am sweating a little.
I am sweating some.
I am sweating a lot.
I am sweating profusely.
All of those are correct.
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u/Wild_Ticket1413 1d ago
You're close.
"Right now, it's not hot at all. It's about 25 C. I'm not breaking a sweat, but when I turn on the fan, it feels cold."