- Summer is a beautiful season. The beautiful association that summer brings me comes from a beautiful title: A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is the name of one of Shakespeare's works. In China, the title of this work is more famous than the work itself. Thank Shakespeare for make summer a beautiful dream.0 votedSeptember 9, 20201
- I consume a lot of Korean media. I have since I was in early middle school. Eventually I got tired of subtitles and singing songs I didn't necessarily understand unless I had the english translation. So, I want to learn so that I don't have to rely on English translations anymore! Also, as I've gotten older, I've become more and more interested in learning about the culture and history of other countries!0 votedSeptember 9, 20200
How to talk with a foreigner?
There are many ways to talk with a foreigner, but if your spoken english is not very good, how could you say anything? I saw a video which said when you want to talk, you could use these words: what, where, when, how, and why. Then, if I asked them, it would be helpful. I was a student when I met my foreigner teacher. I felt that we had nothing to say, could it be that am I am not practicing enough? This could be a barrier, it made me feel down and I felt very terrible!
Over all, a good effort. One thing that stood out to me that you might want to try: only put capital letters at the beginning of words that are at the beginning of sentences, that are names of people (James, I is a speical case, but very important, etc..), and that are the names of places.
Keep trying! You'll get there. Please comment if you didn't understand any of my corrections.
0 votedMay 26, 20150My car got hit last Friday...
I usually used to park my car on the streets, since there is not a parking space available in my apartment's car a lot.
I have to move my car every morning at <em>(This is optional, but it sounds more fluid. Note: You verbally would say "8 AM", not leaving the AM out.)</em> 8:00 am, because we can't park after that time.
On Friday morning, I went to the street where I had parked my car. Then I was at loss for words, because my car was dented badly.
There was a little paper, which had a written name and phone number, on the windshield. So I called the number.
Then a guy answered and I tried to explain what was going on, but I couldn't understand what he was saying... so I called my girlfriend <em>(This is one word, unless you are saying that she is just your friend, and not romantically involved.)</em> who is American, and asked her to talk with him. Then she explained fluently to him. <em>(Using the word "fluently" in this case is a little awkward, perhaps consider using "Then she explained to him what happened." instead?)</em>
After that she said a towing truck would be coming in 20 minutes <em>(I know it was just a shortage of the word, but in this case, the full word is much smoother.)</em>, so I wait beside of my car.
Then the towing truck came to where I was standing <em>(Using the phrase "the place" is extremely vague, so I would not recommend using it. Try to be specific, it helps the reader understand what you are saying a lot more than if you don't.)</em>. Luckily <em>(Try to avoid starting a sentence with "and," it is at times necessary, but more often than not it can be avoided.)</em> he knew who hit my car and had information about the guy.
So I got it and said thank you to him.
From that information, the one who hit my car <em>(technically not necessary, but again, being specific helps with the flow.) </em>was a drunken driver....
Now I'm waiting insurance company's response..
What rotten luck!!Pretty good job actually! Given that most of the corrections had to do with the flow of the words, I would say that you are getting somewhere significant with your typing.
Just pay attention to the small words and the tenses. The tenses have to match, so that is a big key in the flow of any piece of writing. Just don't be afraid to be specific! Have fun with it, and use the thesaurus, perhaps at http://www.thesaurus.com/.
Good luck!
Thanks
0 votedMay 8, 20151My first day on itali.com
I'm a student from Mexico, I'm studying Mechatronics, and learning English is essential for my carreer. Today, I woke up today and decided to search for several tips to improve my English, when suddenly I found this website (<em>one word) </em>and I [1] thought that will be a good idea to be part of this community. Now I want to meet people that speak English, and that help me while I help them with their Spanish. [2]
A good reason for me to learn English is that it creates the possibility of traveling to another country, and for me to finish my career in universities that are more prepared, and with better tools, for my learning. [3][1] Using the word "I" so much is not necessary, as the subject has already been established earlier in the sentence. You would only need to use it again if for some reason the subject changed midway through.
[2] (a) Alternatively, you could say: "Now I want to meet people who are willing for a language exchange." Your format is fine though!
(b) Since you had been using a rather general key earlier in the sentence, it is best if this stays consistant. If you wanted to say "you", then you might have said, "Now I want to meet people that speak English, <em>such as yourself</em><em>,</em> and that help me while I help you with your Spanish." Even this is not quite as smooth as using "them" and "their", but it is doable.
[3] Or, alternatively, "...for my further education."
NOTE: REMEMBER PUNCTUATION. ALWAYS.
Kind of like with the capital "I", using it always makes your writing look a little more professional.
Thank you! This was a joy to correct.
As always, do not consider this completely revised, I am certain there is something I missed.
Good luck!
à bientôt
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