Hone my English writing skills
Hi,
I am Ed and very happy to be back to the italki community. In order to improve my English writing skills, I'd love to write as much as possible here and would really appreciate it if some English native speakers can help me. As I am fairly proficient in English, there are some specific areas I'd love to focus on in writings:
1) The breadth of vocabulary: looking for synonyms that can replace overly used words
2) Sentence structure: I am confident people can understand what I am trying to say, but not quite sure that my syntax/expressions are the most efficient/native ones.
3) Accuracy in word choices: Use the most appropriate word (though another word may deliver the similar meaning, but may feel different) based on the context.
4) Idioms/slangs: I know little about this area, so I would love to see using idioms/slangs to replace my expressions.
5) In general, I'd love to work on anything that doesn't sound native and natural to native speakers.
I fully understand how challenging it could be to learn a new language. As a native Mandarin speaker, I am happy to help answer any questions you may have in learning Chinese, either in writings or in oral expressions.
Best,
Ed