I guess I was very lucky then with my xch requirement: one sentence which was rather vague plus a definite rating requirement in the rating I do best. The most valuable lesson was that I can completely shut out any surrounding noise, be it Little Man practising guitar or abusing the keyboard, or Dorkboy watching soccer. It is something I always used as an excuse to not write. And in a way, I'm glad I no longer have that excuse *smirk*. I might even manage to take less than a month to update. And my original work might progress, too, in that respect.
I would love to know what you think of my story/writing.
In the meantime, happy proof-reading!
Was/were. I guess once a translator, always a translator. My punctuation is dismal, so I was very lucky to work as a technical translator for architects whose punctuation was non-existent, and my grammar and spelling was far better than theirs. It was indeed fascinating. Presently, I am very sad to see the German language going down the drain to the extent it does. That is the down-side of the profession. My German teacher, whom I used to correct frequently (without the hand-waving--I wasn't polite enough for that--I simply butted in) in class, turns in his grave. It is far worse than the butchering of the English language in the last few years so bemoaned by many writers, believe me.
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Date: 2006-06-15 08:02 pm (UTC)I would love to know what you think of my story/writing.
In the meantime, happy proof-reading!
Was/were. I guess once a translator, always a translator. My punctuation is dismal, so I was very lucky to work as a technical translator for architects whose punctuation was non-existent, and my grammar and spelling was far better than theirs. It was indeed fascinating.
Presently, I am very sad to see the German language going down the drain to the extent it does. That is the down-side of the profession. My German teacher, whom I used to correct frequently (without the hand-waving--I wasn't polite enough for that--I simply butted in) in class, turns in his grave. It is far worse than the butchering of the English language in the last few years so bemoaned by many writers, believe me.