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It's called "we are mirror of each other ...". Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks a lot!
Ok, now I understand your question...:-)
I thought you literally wanted to say: "can you read my blog" and not "is my blog text understandable"... ;-)
Because I clicked on your blog and saw the text, but I did not read it at that point...
Now I have read it.... Well, I have to say, it is not an "easy to read" text in all several ways...
I am not native English myself, I live maybe very close to you.
I am from the Flemish part of Belgium...
So, I did not understand everything you wrote, some words I did not know and the structure of your sentences is also wrong on places....
You can see you have used google translate. ;-)
I would not expect a lot of reaction on this blog for 2 reasons, indeed it is badly written, but it is only by exercise that you will improve, so please, keep writing blogs and communicate with everybody on this platform, everybody understands how difficult it can be when English is not your native language.
The second reason is: your text layout is not attractive, it looks like the layout of a book and people are not used to reading those things, we live in the world where you communicate in messages of 140 - 160 characters (Text message - Twitter).
But probably you did not have had this lesson yet...
So just follow the lessons, you will learn how to write an attractive text.
It is not difficult, but it is thru what they say: when I see a text like yours I am gone. (Did not know or realise this before those lessons)
And example (on this blog post I had good reactions about layout) After one month WA - some progress I also tried to answer you now in the way "it should be done"...
I hope you like my answer because I just want to inform you and not be critical or anything like that....
And again: Keep posting blogs, you will always get better at it...
Grtz,
Bert
As you can see I also make errors (I read my answer again and I see several things that are not correct.) but that's normal...
What I wanted to add is: I use the Grammarly extension in Chrome and that helps me a lot! Check www.grammarly.com.
You have a free and a paying version. I have the free one and it already helps me a lot, but I would like the paying version, but don't want to spend $130 (I think) for a year on it now...
Other and last tip: You can use google translate, but not for complete sentences... You always end with a wrong sentence, but to translate a word or 2 words it is perfect...
By the way, when you translate this sentence "Sometimes my English leaves a lot to be desired" to french with google translate you get: "Parfois, mon Anglais laisse beaucoup à désirer" (actually he translated the sentence really good) but I think that your initial sentence was something different?
If so: please let me know, cause I am a curious guy...
Bert, you are a tough critic :)
After reading your comment, I second guessed myself, and went back to read Fabien's post again.
I still enjoy it.
I do recognize how it is difficult for you to read.
Honestly, I don't know what to say.
Does grammarly.com rearrange sentences? In this case, even if it does, I don't think it would because there are minimal grammar mistakes in Fabien's post.
It is just awkward for you (Bert) to read, and that means, it is likely awkward for others to read too.
My suggestion to you, Fabien, is to take my words as great encouragement, and to also look closely at Bert's critisism.
I trust his judgement.
All the best!!
Val
Your Welcome and KrazyKat is correct: I can be a tough critic, but always with the best intentions...
I know Val, I can be... But that has it advantages also...
Regarding the Grammarly: The free version has his limitations, the premium version does it all...
And I am already happy with the free version, but know I decided I want the premium one and I have requested a free premium version... :-) I will see what happens...
You know that on an average blog that I send there are more then 20 things the premium version would change?
That's a lot!
But like most of the times I completely agree with your comment...
Grtz,
Bert
Bert, have you not see this free Grammar and Spelling Checker Link that is on my website? http://spellcheckplus.com/
Hello TA,
No, I did not.
And what I miss in those tools in is the integration with chrome...
But thanks for the tip!
Grtz,
Bert
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Is there anyone out there who could read and like my latest blog?
It's called "we are mirror of each other ...". Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks a lot!
Ok, now I understand your question...:-)
I thought you literally wanted to say: "can you read my blog" and not "is my blog text understandable"... ;-)
Because I clicked on your blog and saw the text, but I did not read it at that point...
Now I have read it.... Well, I have to say, it is not an "easy to read" text in all several ways...
I am not native English myself, I live maybe very close to you.
I am from the Flemish part of Belgium...
So, I did not understand everything you wrote, some words I did not know and the structure of your sentences is also wrong on places....
You can see you have used google translate. ;-)
I would not expect a lot of reaction on this blog for 2 reasons, indeed it is badly written, but it is only by exercise that you will improve, so please, keep writing blogs and communicate with everybody on this platform, everybody understands how difficult it can be when English is not your native language.
The second reason is: your text layout is not attractive, it looks like the layout of a book and people are not used to reading those things, we live in the world where you communicate in messages of 140 - 160 characters (Text message - Twitter).
But probably you did not have had this lesson yet...
So just follow the lessons, you will learn how to write an attractive text.
It is not difficult, but it is thru what they say: when I see a text like yours I am gone. (Did not know or realise this before those lessons)
And example (on this blog post I had good reactions about layout) After one month WA - some progress I also tried to answer you now in the way "it should be done"...
I hope you like my answer because I just want to inform you and not be critical or anything like that....
And again: Keep posting blogs, you will always get better at it...
Grtz,
Bert
As you can see I also make errors (I read my answer again and I see several things that are not correct.) but that's normal...
What I wanted to add is: I use the Grammarly extension in Chrome and that helps me a lot! Check www.grammarly.com.
You have a free and a paying version. I have the free one and it already helps me a lot, but I would like the paying version, but don't want to spend $130 (I think) for a year on it now...
Other and last tip: You can use google translate, but not for complete sentences... You always end with a wrong sentence, but to translate a word or 2 words it is perfect...
By the way, when you translate this sentence "Sometimes my English leaves a lot to be desired" to french with google translate you get: "Parfois, mon Anglais laisse beaucoup à désirer" (actually he translated the sentence really good) but I think that your initial sentence was something different?
If so: please let me know, cause I am a curious guy...
Bert, you are a tough critic :)
After reading your comment, I second guessed myself, and went back to read Fabien's post again.
I still enjoy it.
I do recognize how it is difficult for you to read.
Honestly, I don't know what to say.
Does grammarly.com rearrange sentences? In this case, even if it does, I don't think it would because there are minimal grammar mistakes in Fabien's post.
It is just awkward for you (Bert) to read, and that means, it is likely awkward for others to read too.
My suggestion to you, Fabien, is to take my words as great encouragement, and to also look closely at Bert's critisism.
I trust his judgement.
All the best!!
Val
Your Welcome and KrazyKat is correct: I can be a tough critic, but always with the best intentions...
I know Val, I can be... But that has it advantages also...
Regarding the Grammarly: The free version has his limitations, the premium version does it all...
And I am already happy with the free version, but know I decided I want the premium one and I have requested a free premium version... :-) I will see what happens...
You know that on an average blog that I send there are more then 20 things the premium version would change?
That's a lot!
But like most of the times I completely agree with your comment...
Grtz,
Bert
Bert, have you not see this free Grammar and Spelling Checker Link that is on my website? http://spellcheckplus.com/
Hello TA,
No, I did not.
And what I miss in those tools in is the integration with chrome...
But thanks for the tip!
Grtz,
Bert
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I read and enjoyed it. I would not have known that English is not your first language :)
How kind of you! Thank you so much!!!