Feb. 12, 2021
Hello, I hope that I get good approaches in the Reddit thread here. I have been learning English for many years, come from Germany, and am 20 years old. My problem in English is that I have to simplify my thinking pattern. I need to learn to use large chunks of vocabulary in the right context. Often in my native language, as well as English, I tend to add German philosophy writing to my English writing style. What I mean: Emanuel Kant, for example, has written very complex works, which English translates to us as being unreadable, in my opinion. I tend to adopt the same writing style, to present something complicated, just to emit eloquence, so use complicated words to impress and show my English level. That didn’t get me far, so now I want to deconstruct my spelling, and I want to decipher different ways. This means that I just need to read and listen to books, YouTube Channels to make my entire thinking process simpler, and concisely and clear with no redundancy. I want to explain my ideas in writing as well as spoken. I just tend to overthink. Simple points, sophisticated explained and therefore confusingly presented. Finally, one more example. A friend and I were in a project class. Without withholding to rate my friend in English, I would rate him as B2. The teacher gave us back our work, she calls me and says good work, final result 6.5 of 10 points. My friend gets a 7.9 out of 10. I ask the teacher how she justifies this: she says your English uses a more eloquent vocabulary, which sounds good but often makes your writing style look illiterate. On the other hand, your friend (Max) writes very simply and truly, readable for everyone. It is not about whether you can impress with your choice of words, but that your counterpart understands you and can process your information. I hope this makes sense, and you can help me. Thanks a lot!
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Hello, I hope that I get good approachesfeedback in the Reddit thread here.
I'm not sure what you mean by "approaches".
The "here" feels kind of redundant because you just mentioned where you were looking.
I have been learning English for many years, come from Germany, and am 20 years old.
"I have" is often written/said as "I've".
My problem in English is that I have to simplify my way of thinking pattern.
"Thinking pattern" didn't really sound natural to me here.
Instead of "way", you could also use "manner", which sounds more formal.
I need to learn to use large chunks of vocabulary in the right context.
Often in my native language, as well as English, I tend to add German writing philosophy writing to my English writing style.
I'm not sure that "philosophy" was used correctly here. "Writing philosophy" is kind of a writing style, so you don't need to add it to "English writing". However, there's a big difference between "writing philosophy" and "philosophical writing".
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I tend to adopt the same level of writing style, to present something complicated, just to emit eloquence, soshow off, and so I use complicated words to impress and show my English level.
I wasn't really sure what you meant by "emit eloquence".
That didn’t get me far, so now I want tgo deconstruct my spelling, and I want to decipher different wayfrom the bottom up, and find a different way of doing things.
This means that I just need to read and listen to books, and YouTube Channels to make my entire thinking process simpler, and more concisely and clear, with noout redundancy.
I want to explain my ideas in writing as well as spokenwhen I speak.
I just tend to overthink things.
Simple points, explained in a sophisticated explained and therefore confusingly presentedmanner seem confusing.
Finally, one more example.
A friend and I were doing a class project class.
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My friend getsot a 7.9 out of 10.
I asked the teacher how she justifiesd this: and she says yourid that, "[My] English uses a more eloquent vocabulary, which sounds good, but often makes your writing style look illiterate.
This sentence is really confusing as "eloquent vocabulary" and "illiterate" almost seem like antonyms.
On the other hand, your friend (Max) writes very simply and truly,plainly, which is readable forto everyone".
It is not about whether you can impress someone with your choice of words, but that your counterpart understands you and can process your information.
"It is" is often said/written as "It's".
I hope this makes sense, and that you can help me.
Thanks a lot!
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Great Job! Just a few corrections!
I noticed that you often omitted a few details that were grammatically necessary, and this might be because German has declensions while English doesn't. In German, words can contain a greater amount of information than those in English, which means that communicating in English can take a bit more explaining, (who the subject was, at what time, who was the action performed on, etc.).
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I just tend to overthink. I just tend to overthink things. |
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Simplify thinking process Simplify the Thinking In English, the first letter in all nouns, verbs, adjetives, adverbs, etc., in the title must be capitalized. |
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Hello, I hope that I get good approaches in the Reddit thread here. Hello, I hope that I get good I'm not sure what you mean by "approaches". The "here" feels kind of redundant because you just mentioned where you were looking. |
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I have been learning English for many years, come from Germany, and am 20 years old. I have been learning English for many years, come from Germany, and am 20 years old. "I have" is often written/said as "I've". |
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My problem in English is that I have to simplify my thinking pattern. My problem in English is that I have to simplify my way of thinking "Thinking pattern" didn't really sound natural to me here. Instead of "way", you could also use "manner", which sounds more formal. |
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I need to learn to use large chunks of vocabulary in the right context. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Often in my native language, as well as English, I tend to add German philosophy writing to my English writing style. Often in my native language, as well as English, I tend to add German writing philosophy I'm not sure that "philosophy" was used correctly here. "Writing philosophy" is kind of a writing style, so you don't need to add it to "English writing". However, there's a big difference between "writing philosophy" and "philosophical writing". |
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What I mean: Emanuel Kant, for example, has written very complex works, which English translates to us as being unreadable, in my opinion.
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I tend to adopt the same writing style, to present something complicated, just to emit eloquence, so use complicated words to impress and show my English level. I tend to adopt the same level of writing I wasn't really sure what you meant by "emit eloquence". |
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That didn’t get me far, so now I want to deconstruct my spelling, and I want to decipher different ways. That didn’t get me far, so now I want |
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This means that I just need to read and listen to books, YouTube Channels to make my entire thinking process simpler, and concisely and clear with no redundancy. This means that I just need to read and listen to books |
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I want to explain my ideas in writing as well as spoken. I want to explain my ideas in writing as well as |
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Simple points, sophisticated explained and therefore confusingly presented. Simple points, explained in a sophisticated |
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Finally, one more example. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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A friend and I were in a project class. A friend and I were doing a class project |
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Without withholding to rate my friend in English, I would rate him as B2.
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The teacher gave us back our work, she calls me and says good work, final result 6.5 of 10 points.
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My friend gets a 7.9 out of 10. My friend g |
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I ask the teacher how she justifies this: she says your English uses a more eloquent vocabulary, which sounds good but often makes your writing style look illiterate. I asked the teacher how she justifie This sentence is really confusing as "eloquent vocabulary" and "illiterate" almost seem like antonyms. |
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On the other hand, your friend (Max) writes very simply and truly, readable for everyone. On the other hand, your friend (Max) writes very |
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It is not about whether you can impress with your choice of words, but that your counterpart understands you and can process your information. It is not about whether you can impress someone with your choice of words, but that your counterpart understands you and can process your information. "It is" is often said/written as "It's". |
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I hope this makes sense, and you can help me. I hope this makes sense, and that you can help me. |
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Thanks a lot! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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