My Worries about Italki

I like the new design of the website, but I'm very worried because it seems like we won't have the “notebook”, “discussion,” and “answers” features anymore. I understand that they probably want to focus on the paid features, which is taking lessons, but I, personally, also like to use the other functions as well. Furthermore, I believe that these other functions are useful, indirectly, in attracting more paying students to the website also.

Maybe, if we all told them that we want the "notebook" and other features to be kept, they would take that into consideration.

Hi, Julia. Good job! Whatever changes that I’ve made were merely done to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears.  I hope that this helps you. J.

Using a comma (,) after the second word in a list, makes it clear that it does not belong with the next word. This is known as the “Oxford Comma.” Thus, we now know that there are three features that they want to eliminate, not just two (1-Notebook, 2-Discussion and Answers). Often, this generally will not make a difference, but sometimes, it does! (Think of Wills and other legal documents...) 

Also, it is frowned upon to start three consecutive sentences with “I,” so try to avoid it.

Finally, your last sentence, as written, is a bit ambiguous as it can be read as either a statement or a question. However, if you meant it to be a question, then you should use a question mark at the end of it. To avoid doubt, I think it better to just rewrite it: Maybe, they would take it into account if we all told them that we want the “Notebook” and other features to be kept. It is your job as the writer, to tell me what you meant, not my job as the reader to guess. Especially here, on a learning website where I cannot tell if it was done on purpose or just is a simple omission.

Best wishes to you and your for 2019!