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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Experts please?

What's the best way to improve my english writing? It seems like all of the forum moderators or experts have very advanced writing skills. Did you guys all major in English or are all native English speakers as fluent as all of you? Are all of the people in the USA, EU, and English speaking countries like you guys; skilled and proficient in English? Do you guys know of anybody who's fluent speaking English but can't really write very well or punctuate at all? I wish I could find a decent English tutor, who's not too expensive and has the patience to revamp my English. Are there any online tutors?

Inputs already appreciated. Thank you.
  

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org/wiki/Short_story frequently to help with writing style and usage. Fiction or Non-fiction writing in particular. org/wiki/Elements_of_style It's the standard for English grammer and usage in the US and is also used as a reference book.

  • org/wiki/Short_story frequently to help with writing style and usage.
  • Fiction or Non-fiction writing in particular.
  • org/wiki/Elements_of_style It's the standard for English grammer and usage in the US and is also used as a reference book.
  • There may be some UK equivalents, but I don't know them.
  • I didn't major in English.
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I recommend that the reading of english http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story frequently to help with writing style and usage. Fiction or Non-fiction writing in particular.

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Well, I'll clarify that The Elements of Style is not anywhere near being a standard for grammar or usage; it is just a brief collection of the few language points that Strunk (in 1919) and latterly E.B.White found most annoying. It's a cute little book, but as for being a grammar and punctuation reference, you might as well read Eats, Shoots and Leaves, which is equally cute, more
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Hi,
I don't know much about you or your background, but if you live in a non-English speaking country with an ESL background, your English is quite fluent already based on my observations. What you are lagging, in my opinion, is consistent exposure to natural English. For me, reading and audio-visual programs helped me tremedously over the years. Television, radio talkshows, newspapers, and i

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