April 30, 2021
Korossol into the Ring 30
Wow. The 30 Days Language Challenge has ended. Finally. I thought I would die.
Dont misanderstand me: I had a lot of fun, learned a lot and met nice people who bravely read through my mistakes. It was good!
But I overestimed myself. I shouldn't have took a challenge so soon. I just signed-in, I didn't even understand how the site worked. I also had other obligations that took a lot of my time and more work everyday just didn't cut in. That was bad.
Writing in English is difficult for me. As I'm french and on this site, you had probably guessed it. The idea behing Langcorrect seemed sound. It actually helped me tremendously. But it IS work. I have to push myself everyday to do it. It's actually harder to write about mundane things than writing stories. I didnt know that. But I could write 250 words a day in English, as long as I tried hard.
The problem was that I was already writing 1400 words in French by day, working on my short-story and editing older texts for publication. I was also working. And having a life. It was hard and I'm very tired. My eyes burn.
The writing was not so difficult, but it was hard to find the time and the courage to correct others stories and to read my corrections. I realized I could do one but not both.
I think that in the future, I will write on this site every other day. I hope this means: "I wrote yesterday, I won't today, maybe tomorrow." Sorry, I find that idiom very confusing. I will write one day and correct the day after.
Maybe I will take a free week before...
Korossol into the Ring 30
Wow.
The 30 Days Language Challenge has ended.
Finally.
I thought I would die.
Dont misaunderstand me: I had a lot of fun, learned a lot and met nice people who bravely read through my mistakes.
Probably a semicolon would be better here?
It was good!
But I overestimated myself.
I shouldn't have tookaken a challenge so soon.
"take" is an irregular verb, its past participle is "taken".
I just signed-in, I didn't even understand how the site worked.
I also had other obligations that took a lot of my time, and more work everyday just didn't cufit in.
I don't understand what you mean by "just didn't cut in". Maybe this?
That was bad.
Writing in English is difficult for me.
As I'm fFrench and on this site, you had probably guessed ithat.
"that" is more natural here. Can't explain why.
The idea behingd Langcorrect seemed sound.
It actually helped me tremendously.
But it IS work.
I have to push myself every day to do it.
Very common error; "everyday" is an adjective meaning "ordinary, commonplace", and isn't technically correct to use when you're saying something occurs every day.
It's actually harder to write about mundane things than to writinge stories.
Infinitive for both or gerund for both here. "Writing about mundane things is actually harder than writing stories."
I didn't know that.
But I could write 250 words a day in English, as long as I tried hard.
The problem was that I was already writing 1400 words in French by day, working on my short- story and editing older texts for publication.
I've never seen anyone hyphenate short story.
I was also working.
And having a life.
It was hard and I'm very tired.
My eyes burn.
The writing was not so difficult, but it was hard to find the time and the courage to correct others stories and to read my corrections.
I realized I could do one but not both.
I think that in the future, I will write on this site every other day.
I hope this means: "I wrote yesterday, I won't today, maybe tomorrow."
Sorry, I find that idiom very confusing.
I will write one day and correct the day after.
Maybe I will take a free week before...
Feedback
To do something every other day means you will do it, then not do it, then do it, then not do it. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, etc. I think it suggests a fairly rigidly kept schedule, not a "maybe" - "once every few days" would maybe be more like it.
I'm thoroughly impressed by how much you wrote for this challenge. You definitely deserve a break :)
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Korossol into the Ring 30 |
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Wow. |
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The 30 Days Language Challenge has ended. |
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Finally. |
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I thought I would die. |
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Dont misanderstand me: I had a lot of fun, learned a lot and met nice people who bravely read through my mistakes. Dont mis Probably a semicolon would be better here?
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It was good! |
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But I overestimed myself. But I overestimated myself. |
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I shouldn't have took a challenge so soon. I shouldn't have t "take" is an irregular verb, its past participle is "taken".
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I just signed-in, I didn't even understand how the site worked. |
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I also had other obligations that took a lot of my time and more work everyday just didn't cut in. I also had other obligations that took a lot of my time, and more work everyday just didn't I don't understand what you mean by "just didn't cut in". Maybe this?
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That was bad. |
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Writing in English is difficult for me. |
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As I'm french and on this site, you had probably guessed it. As I'm "that" is more natural here. Can't explain why.
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The idea behing Langcorrect seemed sound. The idea behin |
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It actually helped me tremendously. |
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But it IS work. |
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I have to push myself everyday to do it. I have to push myself every day to do it. Very common error; "everyday" is an adjective meaning "ordinary, commonplace", and isn't technically correct to use when you're saying something occurs every day.
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It's actually harder to write about mundane things than writing stories. It's actually harder to write about mundane things than to writ Infinitive for both or gerund for both here. "Writing about mundane things is actually harder than writing stories."
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I didnt know that. I didn't know that. |
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But I could write 250 words a day in English, as long as I tried hard. |
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The problem was that I was already writing 1400 words in French by day, working on my short-story and editing older texts for publication. The problem was that I was already writing 1400 words in French by day, working on my short I've never seen anyone hyphenate short story.
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I was also working. |
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And having a life. |
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It was hard and I'm very tired. |
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My eyes burn. |
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The writing was not so difficult, but it was hard to find the time and the courage to correct others stories and to read my corrections. |
|
I realized I could do one but not both. |
|
I think that in the future, I will write on this site every other day. |
|
I hope this means: "I wrote yesterday, I won't today, maybe tomorrow." |
|
Sorry, I find that idiom very confusing. |
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I will write one day and correct the day after. |
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Maybe I will take a free week before... |
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