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English isn't my native tongue, but I've been writing novels in English for a while. Most of the time, I can be aware of what's grammatically correct and what's not. But making sure that a sentence...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:47:18Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T02:47:18Z (over 4 years ago)
English isn't my native tongue, but I've been writing novels in English for a while. Most of the time, I can be aware of what's grammatically correct and what's not. But making sure that a sentence sounds like one written by a native speaker is a harder task. I've been trying the following: - Writing everyday (I try using simple words and simple sentences) - Reading every day (and check in the dictionary words that I don't know) - I copy paragraphs from my favorite novels (I read the paragraph once, I write it, and I correct the differences.) In the process, I check in the dictionary every word I don't know (or translate it to Spanish, my mother tongue). - Writing everyday - Check my sentences on Google Books (the more results the more confident I am. If there are zero results, then the sentence is probably wrong). I'm not sure if these are the best ways of accomplishing what I want. Any suggestions? (other than looking for a native speaker to correct my work)?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2013-03-30T04:49:43Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 9