I know a few other people who write online. I have 4-6 blogs that my friends write that I try to make a habit of reading. I also have a few other friends who do other random writing for websites, doing reviews and such. I just have a huge issue with their improper use of grammar in their writing. Most of them are actually really good writers and I do enjoy reading what they write. It's the other ones that seem to make a habit of those issue. Their spelling and grammar errors usually distract me from their writing. I feel bad, it isn't like they are going out of their way to make those small mistakes and they are just doing it for fun. I am a fan of people writing for no other reason than to just write. But you really should try to edit what you write, perfect it and perfect all your writing. If you look over it again, and see an issue, maybe it's something you do often and should keep an eye out for. I am not going to pretend that my writing is immaculate, it is far from it, but I am trying to improve it.
I know I should just let it be. If people don't want to improve their writing and are fine with the errors that some third graders would notice, that is up to them. As for me, since I use the English language so much, I will continue to work towards the best understanding of it that I can get. Maybe I should just become an editor or something, then I could actually get paid to correct peoples' errors.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Just a few thoughts recently
Well, maybe I'll post every other day? Like most of my other endeavors, I just can't really commit fully to this. Hope I can keep putting something on this. I have to keep my fan (Mom) happy by keeping her updated.
After hearing about how good the show 'No Reservations' is, I decided to give it a try. I quickly have fallen in love with the show. It is not the most amazing show or all that ground breaking at all. I think what amazes me is the fact that the show is, in a simple sense, just an essay with a video to go a long with it. Recently finding that I actually, somewhat enjoy writing, this excites me. The thought that, with just writing essays, I could have the opportunity to do some really amazing things. It just thrills me and really makes me consider strengthening and using my writing skills more than I currently am.
The other thing about the show that I love is all the places Anthony Bourdain, the host, goes. I have only watched a handful of episodes from the first season, but he has already spent time in Iceland, Paris, Vietnam, and New Jersey (I know, New Jersey, so exciting!) Thinking about my future career, one of the biggest things I want to include is the opportunity to travel. I would love to be paid to go to new places. This is one of the reasons I am trying to learn other languages, so when I do go to a new country, I can attempt to speak their language, instead of just looking like another stuipd tourist. Learning French hasn't been going great lately but I hope within the next few days to really sit down and study it again. I feel if I can start nailing down other languages and get a feel for them, maybe I should take them in college. If that goes well, maybe I should consider what being a linguist would be like. What would it hurt to look into?
Thats about all I can think of sharing tonight. Hope you are all doing well and keep doing so!
After hearing about how good the show 'No Reservations' is, I decided to give it a try. I quickly have fallen in love with the show. It is not the most amazing show or all that ground breaking at all. I think what amazes me is the fact that the show is, in a simple sense, just an essay with a video to go a long with it. Recently finding that I actually, somewhat enjoy writing, this excites me. The thought that, with just writing essays, I could have the opportunity to do some really amazing things. It just thrills me and really makes me consider strengthening and using my writing skills more than I currently am.
The other thing about the show that I love is all the places Anthony Bourdain, the host, goes. I have only watched a handful of episodes from the first season, but he has already spent time in Iceland, Paris, Vietnam, and New Jersey (I know, New Jersey, so exciting!) Thinking about my future career, one of the biggest things I want to include is the opportunity to travel. I would love to be paid to go to new places. This is one of the reasons I am trying to learn other languages, so when I do go to a new country, I can attempt to speak their language, instead of just looking like another stuipd tourist. Learning French hasn't been going great lately but I hope within the next few days to really sit down and study it again. I feel if I can start nailing down other languages and get a feel for them, maybe I should take them in college. If that goes well, maybe I should consider what being a linguist would be like. What would it hurt to look into?
Thats about all I can think of sharing tonight. Hope you are all doing well and keep doing so!
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