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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 29, 2024

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How can I improve my speaking English?

I have learned English for over a year, which was the longest period ever after my college graduation.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, learning everything interested me in English.

I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved. But my output part is still bad, I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my type speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.

I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice for writing.

Could you guys be kind to spend several minutes to help me improve this article?

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How can I improve my speakingoken English?

I have learned English for over a year, which was the longest period ever afterI have spent studying it since my college graduation.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, videos, and learning about everything that interested me in English.

I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.

But my output part is still bad,; I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not even to compare to my native language Chinese.

So I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice foring writing.

Could you guys be kind to spend several minutes to help me improve this article?

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Your written English is really good. :) And definitely don't worry about your typing speed - it'll pick up with practice.

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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 30, 2024

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Thank you very much! I'm trying to type some English everyday, and obviously, my typing speed is increasing gradually.

How can I improve my speaking EnglishOPTION A: How can I improve my conversational English?¶
OPTION B: How can I improve my speaking ability in English?¶
OPTION C: How can I enhance my oral English skills
?

Many ways to express this idea ...

I have learned English for over a year, which was the longest period ever after my college graduation.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening podcasts while driving, watching YoutTubes, videos, and learning everything interested me in English.

I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.

But my output part is still bad,. I cannot express my ideas fluently, and e. Even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to. I can write and type much faster in my native language Chinese.

我的猜测:Now I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice forcome to mind to enhance my writing skills.

Could you guys be kind to spend several minutes to help me improve this article(diary) entry?

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You wrote well! Your ideas a basically clear. Glad you are making progress.

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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 29, 2024

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Thanks a lot!

How can I improve my English speaking English?

I have been learneding English for over a year, which was the longest period ever after my college graduation.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtube videos, learning everything that interested me in English.

I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.

But my output part is still bad,. I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on thea paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.

I'm not too sure what this is referring to -> "not to compare to my native language Chinese."

I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have as practice for writing.

Again, not too sure what this is referring to, so this correction is just a guess

Could you guys be as so kind to spend severalare a few minutes to help me improve this article?

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I'm having the same problem with output with the new language I'm learning too. I guess conversation clubs or exchange partners are a good way if you're outgoing. As for your writing entry, there's an option for posting a Chinese translation for your posts. Some correctors (like me) can read some Chinese which might help with getting more accurate corrections.

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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 29, 2024

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Thanks for your help! By writing "not to compare to my native language Chinese.",I want to say"更别说和我的母语中文相比了"

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shorter

Oct. 30, 2024

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Ah, I see. Something to the same effect in English would be like
"My typing speed in English is even slower than writing words on paper, not to mention how much slower it is to my typing speed in my native language."

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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 31, 2024

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@shorter Thanks so much! Your expression is really authentic and easy to understand! "not to mention" is EXACTLY the same meaning to Chinese "更别说" or "更别提". Thanks!

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shorter

Oct. 31, 2024

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Glad I could help!

How can I improve my speaking and writing English?

I think your main idea is that you are pretty good with English input but struggle with English output (speaking/writing). So I suggest mentioning that as the correction shows

I have been learneding English for over a year, which wa now. This is the longest period ever after my college graduationI have spent studying it since graduating college.

I changed "have learned" to "have been learning". "Have learned" refers to completed action, whereas "have been learning" indicates that you started learning in the past and are still learning now.

I thought it might be clearer to split this into two sentences.

I kept on learning onSome of the ways that I have been learning English include Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, videos, and learning everanything that interested me in English.

Over this past year, I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.

But my output parHowever my language output is still bad,. I cannotstruggle to express my ideas fluently, and e compared with my native language of Chinese. Even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.

I changed "cannot" to "struggle to" because you are able, even in this entry, to sometimes convey your idea well. Struggle helps to get the idea of not being perfect but also doing ok.

I'm justSo now, I'm taking time to writinge down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice formy writing.

CWould you guys be kind to spend several minutesplease spend some time to help me improve this article?

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Overall, I want to say that you did a pretty good job of conveying your ideas. There was some grammar issues which I noted above for you to look at.

I want to congratulate you on even getting on this journey of language learning. I understand that learning English as a native Chinese speaker is uniquely challenging. So I applaud you for being willing to take on that challenge. Continue to practice your writing and speaking skills. Embrace making mistakes and realize that is how we all learn.

If you are interested in a language learning resource, check out Gabriel Wyner at Fluent Forever. He has a great book (Fluent Forever) that has been been helping me in my language learning process.

Good luck with your language learning!

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DavidTheChinese

Oct. 29, 2024

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Thank you so much with these detailed suggestions, I really appreciate it!

How can I improve my speaking English?


How can I improve my speaking and writing English?

I think your main idea is that you are pretty good with English input but struggle with English output (speaking/writing). So I suggest mentioning that as the correction shows

How can I improve my English speaking English?

How can I improve my speaking EnglishOPTION A: How can I improve my conversational English?¶
OPTION B: How can I improve my speaking ability in English?¶
OPTION C: How can I enhance my oral English skills
?

Many ways to express this idea ...

How can I improve my speakingoken English?

I have learned English for over a year, which was the longest period ever after my college graduation.


I have been learneding English for over a year, which wa now. This is the longest period ever after my college graduationI have spent studying it since graduating college.

I changed "have learned" to "have been learning". "Have learned" refers to completed action, whereas "have been learning" indicates that you started learning in the past and are still learning now. I thought it might be clearer to split this into two sentences.

I have been learneding English for over a year, which was the longest period ever after my college graduation.

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I have learned English for over a year, which was the longest period ever afterI have spent studying it since my college graduation.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, learning everything interested me in English.


I kept on learning onSome of the ways that I have been learning English include Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, videos, and learning everanything that interested me in English.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtube videos, learning everything that interested me in English.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening podcasts while driving, watching YoutTubes, videos, and learning everything interested me in English.

I kept on learning on Duolingo, listening to podcasts while driving, watching Youtubes, videos, and learning about everything that interested me in English.

I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.


Over this past year, I've found that my listening and reading skills have significantly improved.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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But my output part is still bad, I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my type speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.


But my output parHowever my language output is still bad,. I cannotstruggle to express my ideas fluently, and e compared with my native language of Chinese. Even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.

I changed "cannot" to "struggle to" because you are able, even in this entry, to sometimes convey your idea well. Struggle helps to get the idea of not being perfect but also doing ok.

But my output part is still bad,. I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on thea paper, not to compare to my native language Chinese.

I'm not too sure what this is referring to -> "not to compare to my native language Chinese."

But my output part is still bad,. I cannot express my ideas fluently, and e. Even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not to compare to. I can write and type much faster in my native language Chinese.

But my output part is still bad,; I cannot express my ideas fluently, and even worse, my typeing speed in English is terrible, much slower than writing words on the paper, not even to compare to my native language Chinese.

I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice for writing.


I'm justSo now, I'm taking time to writinge down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice formy writing.

I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have as practice for writing.

Again, not too sure what this is referring to, so this correction is just a guess

我的猜测:Now I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice forcome to mind to enhance my writing skills.

So I'm just writing down the ideas in my mind, and have a practice foring writing.

Could you guys be kind to spend several minutes to help me improve this article?


CWould you guys be kind to spend several minutesplease spend some time to help me improve this article?

Could you guys be as so kind to spend severalare a few minutes to help me improve this article?

Could you guys be kind to spend several minutes to help me improve this article(diary) entry?

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