Dec. 30, 2024
New Year, New English
Before I joined the language-learning community, my goal was to speak English with some level of formality, like a public speaker. However, as my language-learning skills improved, I realized that this verbosity was unnecessary in most situations. A girl once called me a “neckbeard” (which, in hindsight, I understand why), and I often found myself being misunderstood by L1 speakers. To my surprise, many native speakers were unfamiliar with words such as beseech, salacious, or acquiesce. My friends helped me navigate this issue by incorporating a lot of slang and colloquial expressions when I was around, and, before long, I was using more acronyms than those who had once struggled to understand me.
Admittedly, I grew a lot during this period. However, recently, I had a realization: the majority of the content I consume is not laden with slang, and the use of such language does not reflect the way I want to present myself. I aspire to be like Henry Rollins— unnervingly polite and eloquent, yet capably violent.
How, you might ask, am I addressing this issue? I’ve begun reading a book on punctuation and grammar, focusing on the distinctions between spoken and formal English. I am often taken aback by the common mistakes L1 speakers make and by how "improper" spoken English is. To apply what I learn, I write 250-word texts using ChatGPT, asking it to act as a publishing editor and provide constructive feedback. This, I’ve found, is one of the most challenging skills I’ve ever tried to acquire and it will take a long time, so, I'd better get busy.
New Year, New English
Before I joined the language-learning community, my goal was to speak English with some level of formality, like a public speaker.
However, as my language-learning skills improved, I realized that this verbosity was unnecessary in most situations.
A girl once called me a “neckbeard” (which, in hindsight, I understand why), and I often found myself being misunderstood by L1 speakers.
I'm not following how "neckbeard" relates to the rest of your writing...
To my surprise, many native speakers were unfamiliar with words such as beseech, salacious, or acquiesce.
My friends helped me navigate this issue by incorporating a lot of slang and colloquial expressions when I was around, and, before long, I was using more acronyms than those who had once struggled to understand me.
Admittedly, I grew a lot during this period.
However, recently, I had a realization: the majority of the content I consume is not laden with slang, and the use of such language does not reflect the way I want to present myself.
I aspire to be like Henry Rollins— unnervingly polite and eloquent, yet capably violentimpactful.
Not sure violent is the adjective you want here - maybe forceful/impactful?
How, you might ask, am I addressing this issue?
I’ve begun reading a book on punctuation and grammar, focusing on the distinctions between spoken and formal English.
I am often taken aback by the common mistakes L1 speakers make and by how "improper" spoken English is.
To apply what I learn, I write 250-word texts using ChatGPT, asking itand then ask ChatGPT to act as a publishing editor andby provideing constructive feedback.
The original order makes it sound like ChatGTP writes the initial 250 words
This, I’ve found, is one of the most challenging skills I’ve ever tried to acquire and it will take a long time, so, I'd better get busy.
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Impressive!
Dec. 31, 2024
Thanks!
She called me a neckbeard because I was sounding like one of those tips fedora type of guys. I used to call her things like "ma'am" and whatnot xd
No, I actually meant violent. It's a reference to something Henry said in this video https://youtu.be/5vhaQIp5PBs?t=142
Thanks for the corrections, bro! Be well
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Before I joined the language-learning community, my goal was to speak English with some level of formality, like a public speaker. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, as my language-learning skills improved, I realized that this verbosity was unnecessary in most situations. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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A girl once called me a “neckbeard” (which, in hindsight, I understand why), and I often found myself being misunderstood by L1 speakers. A girl once called me a “neckbeard” (which, in hindsight, I understand why), and I often found myself being misunderstood by L1 speakers. I'm not following how "neckbeard" relates to the rest of your writing... |
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To my surprise, many native speakers were unfamiliar with words such as beseech, salacious, or acquiesce. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My friends helped me navigate this issue by incorporating a lot of slang and colloquial expressions when I was around, and, before long, I was using more acronyms than those who had once struggled to understand me. My friends helped me navigate this issue by incorporating a lot of slang and colloquial expressions when I was around, and |
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Admittedly, I grew a lot during this period. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, recently, I had a realization: the majority of the content I consume is not laden with slang, and the use of such language does not reflect the way I want to present myself. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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How, you might ask, am I addressing this issue? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I aspire to be like Henry Rollins— unnervingly polite and eloquent, yet capably violent. I aspire to be like Henry Rollins— unnervingly polite and eloquent, yet capably Not sure violent is the adjective you want here - maybe forceful/impactful? |
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I’ve begun reading a book on punctuation and grammar, focusing on the distinctions between spoken and formal English. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I am often taken aback by the common mistakes L1 speakers make and by how "improper" spoken English is. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To apply what I learn, I write 250-word texts using ChatGPT, asking it to act as a publishing editor and provide constructive feedback. To apply what I learn, I write 250-word texts The original order makes it sound like ChatGTP writes the initial 250 words |
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This, I’ve found, is one of the most challenging skills I’ve ever tried to acquire and it will take a long time, so, I'd better get busy. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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This, I’ve found, is one of the most challenging skills I’ve ever tried to acquire. |
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This will take a long time, so, I'd better get busy. |
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