Oct. 28, 2024
Feedback is a great thing
Thanks to my dear correcting friends here, I've noticed that feedback from native speakers is beneficial to a language learner like me.
Recently, I tried to add some feedback when I corrected the Chinese entries.
Actually, I had done this before. But one day, another corrector somehow was angry about my feedback, claiming that my suggestion was merely a vernacular expression.
Looking back now, I shouldn't have cared about the controversy.
First of all, most of us are not language professors. If the language learner is drawing a standard circle, we correctors are merely helping him draw a line around it at a time to remove the parts that are too distorted.
Secondly, the feedback and suggestions are subjective; however, these subjective aspects from the correctors are inherently part of the language.
Finally, I believe that the language learners here, like me, have books or other tools to learn and verify all the information they receive.
In conclusion, providing thoughtful feedback is beneficial, and I will strive to give it as often as possible.
感谢亲爱的指正朋友们，我注意到来自母语人士的反馈，对像我这样的语言学习者很有用。
最近我试着在修改中文时添加一些反馈。
实际上，我以前这么做过。但有一天，另一位更正者不知怎么对我的反馈很生气，称我的建议只是一种方言表达。
现在回想起来，我不应该在意这类争议的。
首先，我们大多数人都不是语言教授。如果语言学习者正在画一个标准的圆，我们更正者每次只是帮他画一条线，去掉太突出的部分罢了。
其次，反馈和建议是主观的；然而，这些来自更正者的主观本身也是语言的一部分。
最后，我相信这里的语言学习者像我一样，有书籍或其他工具来学习和验证他们收到的所有信息。
综上，提供经过思考过的反馈是有益的，我会尽可能多地给予反馈。
Feedback is a gGreat tThing
If thinking of this as the title of an essay, booked, etc., we’d want to capitalize the first letter of all the “important” words.
Thanks to my dear “correcting friends” here, I've noticed that feedback from native speakers is beneficial to a language learner like me.
Adding quotation marks signals this is a made-up term. In spoken English you might use “air quotes” or a tone shift to signal this.
Looking back now, I shouldn't have cared about the controversyflict.
“Controversy” is generally something scandalous that has a lot of public attention. Disagreements on message boards (and the like) aren’t as serious, so we’d use something like: disagreement, conflict, dispute, criticism, etc.
If the language learner is drawing a standard circle, we correctors are merely helping him draw a line around it at a time to remove the parts that are too distorted.
No correction here – great analogy!
Feedback
Really well-articulated points on language learning. I completely agree with your point of view! The more feedback, the better. And the learner can internalize all the feedback and choose how to apply it. I always want my true mistakes corrected, but the stylistic choices help to “level-up” my writing.
Oct. 30, 2024
Thank you so much! I learned a lot from your feedback and corrections.
Have a nice day!
Feedback is a great thing
Thanks to, my dear correcting friends here, on LangCorrect. I've noticed that feedback from native speakers is beneficial to a language learner like me.
与汉语的标点符号规矩不同，英语中的独立子句一般不能用逗号连接。
Recently, I tried to add some feedback when I corrected the Chinese entries.
Actually, I hadI had already done this before.
But one day, another corrector was somehow was angry about my feedback, claiming that my suggestion was merely a vernacular expression.
Looking back now, I shouldn't have cared about the controversyse petty arguments.
First of all, most of us are not lainguage professorists.
linguist = 语言学家
If the language learner is drawing a standardtrying to draw a more perfect circle, we correctors are merely helping him draw a line around it at a time to remove theeach time to segment out a parts that armakes the circle too distorted.
几何学里，segment的意思是“弓形”，也可以用作动词（“segment out”，形容切割一个部分）。
Finally, I believe that the language learners here, like me, have books or other tools to learn and verify all the information they receive.
In conclusion, providing thoughtful feedback is beneficial, and I will strive to give it as often as possible.
Feedback
I had some very similar thoughts when I first started using this site. Some people here do not have much idea about linguistic theories. Those people often neglect the functional role of language. For example, some people are overly dismissive of certain syntactic structures, when what they are really advocating for is the "typical college-educated White man's English".
I usually try to provide helpful explanations so people can look up resources for verification and more information. I agree with you.
You may be interested in this project by Yale University regarding the diversity of English in North America: https://ygdp.yale.edu/.
Oct. 28, 2024
Thank you so much! I learned a lot from your feedback and corrections! I will review the project later today.
Have a nice day!
Oct. 28, 2024
For me, that has been by far the hardest part of correct other peoples' entries. A college-educated native English speaker will still communicate in many different registers depending on the situation, and yet there's no good way to annotate journal entries with that information. What if I actually want to sound like a terminally online Gen Z kid?
Oct. 29, 2024
I, for one, am always appreciate of all of your corrections and helpful feedback! Don't let one rotten apple spoil the whole barrel!
Oct. 30, 2024
Thank you guys for the feedback!
Let's keep studying and helping each other.
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But one day, another corrector somehow was angry about my feedback, claiming that my suggestion was merely a vernacular expression. But one day, another corrector was somehow |
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First of all, most of us are not language professors. First of all, most of us are not l linguist = 语言学家 |
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If the language learner is drawing a standard circle, we correctors are merely helping him draw a line around it at a time to remove the parts that are too distorted. If the language learner is 几何学里，segment的意思是“弓形”，也可以用作动词（“segment out”，形容切割一个部分）。 If the language learner is drawing a standard circle, we correctors are merely helping him draw a line around it at a time to remove the parts that are too distorted. No correction here – great analogy! |
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Secondly, the feedback and suggestions are subjective; however, these subjective aspects from the correctors are inherently part of the language. |
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In conclusion, providing thoughtful feedback is beneficial, and I will strive to give it as often as possible. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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