I hope I haven't mistaken the genre - can I say Free composition when you have no strict rules and just write a text where you define the structure? The title is also my idea

Please, correct ANY and EVERY mistake you notice, no matter what it s - grammatical, structural, an error in word choice, or propose a way to tell something in a better way. I accept all kinds of criticism; there isn't a purpose for not doing so - I'm not a native speaker; I could even say that even in my own language I make mistakes sometimes. I'd be sorry for everyone trying to learn it! Anyway, here's my 'essay', 'article' or I don't quite know what.

                                                Writing gives you pleasure

When you are alone, when you have nothing to do (or you have, but you're quite reluctant to do it) it'll do you good if you just sit and write something – no matter what, everything that pops in your mind: put it down!

I, particularly, love writing. [*Is this right? Microsoft Word tells me that this is a fragment or something…*] But I prefer writing on an interesting subject, not Literature, especially if the author and the work aren’t to my liking! Maybe you have to understand what you are writing about; that’s why I think Literature isn’t interesting to me – at least those authors whom we study at school.

So, the reason I am writing now, on the 3^rd of January, 2007, is that I’m very tired and kind of disgusted with life. I’m sick of all those problems on Stereometry [*is this correct, or should I say Solid Geometry?*] waiting to be solved. Besides, an exam awaits me. But, though, I’ll sit an English exam, too. So I thought it would be useful to write something down – anything. What to write – that’s a difficult question! Sometimes it’s harder to write on an abstract subject (as mine is, just writing stuff) than a concrete one. But one ought not try and do only the easy things: life isn’t easy, is it? And it’s even more difficult trying to imagine what it would have been if something hadn’t happened; what it would be if something else happens. One has to prevent mistakes, so that one’s future is bright. And it’s even better to keep out of new mistakes, rather than try to correct old ones.

If you’re trying to guess whether my situation is the same, you’ve guessed right. I sometimes regret past actions and events and feel miserable. But now I think that it wasn’t worth the time spent thinking about the past – life goes on and we have to do so, so that in the future we won’t regret our actions now. And, guess what, all these thoughts were born by my writing. If I hadn’t started writing now, I wouldn’t have reflected upon such an important issue. And I hope that in the future I will read this essay (or whatever kind of composition is) and I will tell myself: ‘On that particular day I didn’t just mark time; on the contrary – I expressed my thoughts in writing!’ Yes, why stay aimlessly at the computer just browsing forums or, what is worse, CHATTING! If I may branch out a bit, I used to spend time at the computer just chatting and doing nothing else, and that was for years – nearly seven! As I promised myself not to regret the past, I’ll stop now and go on writing about the major subject, which is – writing!

For me, writing is a type of conversation with yourself or a kind of way to ‘talk’ to a vast group of people. In this situation, I write this essay, so that I can relax and, also, to share my ideas with other people. It’s true that I like what I’m writing about – and that’s why I feel relaxed. I write about everything that occurs to my mind; I don’t restrict my brain to some particular thought. I think that this ‘exercise’ can be done by anyone: you let your mind flow, you write about something you like, maybe *someone* you like, or, maybe, dislike and want to express your anger in writing rather than in actions.

Leave for a moment all the gizmos and gadgets! Spend some time doing something, that has been done years before we were born and what, I hope, will continue to be done until the end of Time – writing. And don’t let that be like a punishment, because your TV’s broken, you don’t have headphones for your MP3 player or your PC doesn’t work. Let your eyes and ears rest from the radiation of the PC- and hi-fi equipment: it’s time to set your brain working, especially if you can’t sleep – a computer won’t help you get more tired, it’ll only tire your eyes, not your brain – I wonder if my brain has worked when I was chatting all day long!

I’m rather sorry for being born in an age when high technology is all the rage – people forget each other; they prefer writing emails rather than go out. I hope that next generation won’t be like that, but as if I picture everything in my mind. Three kids meet accidentally at school:

-         Let’s go out – says one of them.

-         Sure. Let’s play near the block.

-         I’m there. Bye, folks!

-          

One wouldn’t be surprised if one hears it years ago. But the other thing I imagine is three kids, again, meeting by accident:

-         Let’s go out – says one of them.

-         Nah, I can’t. I’ll play Counter Strike. Or maybe I’ll be in Skype. Don’t know quite, but I’ll stay at the computer for sure!

-         What about you? Do YOU want to go out?

-         Huh? What did you say? – asks the third kid, listening to his MP3 player. – Ah, never mind, I’m in a hurry. I have a meeting at the chatroom. See you there. We might have a chat.

It’s so nasty. Everybody plays with his/her GSM, listens to music and doesn’t pay attention to the others. That’s because many of us, our generation, are spoilt. I, too, think that I’m spoilt in some ways. But I don’t see what I can do about it, except to live my life and go on. Those, who are gadget-maniacs, will also lead there lives the way they want. But what would they say when I suggest them to write something, to solve a problem... they would say: ‘Are you crazy? Why write, I can type!’ or maybe, they would write something with so many mistakes in their own language that one would hardly recognize in what language they are writing.

There is much more to write about on this issue – I’m not so descriptive; besides, I used the ‘stream of consciousness’ technique – only I can understand the connection between the ideas issued in this composition. Well, if you understand fully what I think, then lucky you! It’s time for me to finish – and I am very proud that I didn’t lose my time at the computer or at the TV, but I wrote, I made something, which is mine, my own work. You can be very proud, too! Try writing yourself, it won’t twist your arm!

Electro wrote:

I hope I haven't mistaken the genre - can I say Free composition when you have no strict rules and just write a text where you define the structure? The title is also my idea Please, correct ANY and EVERY mistake you notice, no matter what it s - grammatical, structural, an error in word choice, or propose a way to tell something in a better way. I accept all kinds of criticism; there isn't a purpose for not doing so - I'm not a native speaker; I could even say that even in my own language I make mistakes sometimes. I'd be sorry for everyone trying to learn it! Anyway, here's my 'essay', 'article' or I don't quite know what.                                                 Writing gives you pleasure   When you are alone, when you have nothing to do (or you have, but you're quite reluctant to do it), it'll do you good if you just sit and write something – no matter what, anything that pops in your mind: put it down!  I, particularly, love writing. [*Is this right? Microsoft Word tells me that this is a fragment or something…*it's fine] But I prefer writing on an interesting subject, not Literature, especially if the author and the work aren’t to my liking! Maybe you have to understand what you are writing about; that’s why I think Literature isn’t interesting to me – at least those authors whom we study at school.  So, the reason I am writing now, on the 3rd of January 2007, is that I’m very tired and kind of disgusted with life. I’m sick of all those problems of Stereometry [*is this correct, or should I say Solid Geometry?*both are fine] waiting to be solved. Besides, an exam awaits me. But, thoughthen, I’ll sit be sitting an English exam, too. So I thought it would be useful to write something down – anything. What to write – that’s a difficult question! Sometimes it’s harder to write on an abstract subject (as mine is, just writing stuff) than a concrete one. But one ought not try and do only the easy things: life isn’t easy, is it? And it’s even more difficult trying to imagine what it would have been if something hadn’t happened; what it would be if something else happened. One has to prevent mistakes, so that one’s future is bright. And it’s even better to keep out of avoid new mistakes, rather than try to correct old ones. If you’re trying to guess whether my situation is the same [as what?], you’ve guessed right. I sometimes regret past actions and events and feel miserable. But now I think that it wasn’t worth the time spent thinking about the past – life goes on and we have to do so too, so that in the future we won’t regret our actions now. And, guess what, all these thoughts were born [? borne = carried by] by my writing. If I hadn’t started writing now, I wouldn’t have reflected be reflecting upon such an important issue. And I hope that in the future I will read this essay (or whatever kind of composition is) and I will tell myself: ‘On that particular day I didn’t just mark time; on the contrary – I expressed my thoughts in writing!’ Yes, why stay aimlessly at the computer just browsing forums or, what is worse, CHATTING! If I may branch out a bit, I used to spend time at the computer just chatting and doing nothing else, and that was for years – nearly seven! As I promised myself not to regret the past, I’ll stop now and go on writing about the major subject, which is – writing! For me, writing is a type of conversation with yourself or a kind of way to ‘talk’ to a vast group of people. In this situation, I write this essay, so that I can relax and also to share my ideas with other people. It’s true that I like what I’m writing about – and that’s why I feel relaxed. I write about everything that occurs to my mind; I don’t restrict my brain to some particular thought. I think that this ‘exercise’ can be done by anyone: you let your mind flow, you write about something you like, maybe *someone* you like, or, maybe, perhaps dislike, and or you want to express your anger in writing rather than in actions. Leave for a moment all the gizmos and gadgets! Spend some time doing something that has been done years before we were born and what, I hope, will continue to be done until the end of Time – writing. And don’t let that be like a punishment, because your TV is broken, you don’t have headphones for your MP3 player or your PC doesn’t work. Let your eyes and ears rest from the radiation of the PC and hi-fi equipment: it’s time to set your brain working, especially if you can’t sleep – a computer won’t help you get more tiredbecome sleepy, it’ll only tire your eyes, not your brain – I wonder if my brain has worked when I was chatting all day long! I’m rather sorry for being born in an age when high technology is all the rage – people forget each other; they prefer writing emails rather than going out. I hope that next generation won’t be like that. But as if I picture everything in my mind.I have a picture in my mind: three kids meet accidentally at school:   -         Let’s go out – says one of them. -         Sure. Let’s play near the block. -         I’m there. Bye, folks!   One wouldn’t be surprised if one heard it years ago. But the other thing I imagine is then I imagine three kids, againin the future, meeting by accident:   -         Let’s go out – says one of them. -         Nah, I can’t. I’ll play Counter Strike. Or maybe I’ll be on Skype. Don’t know quite, but I’ll stay at the computer for sure! -         What about you? Do YOU want to go out? -         Huh? What did you say? – asks the third kid, listening to his MP3 player. –    Ah, never mind, I’m in a hurry. I have a meeting in the chatroom. See you there. We might have a chat.   It’s so nasty. Everybody plays with his/her GSM, listens to music and doesn’t pay attention to the others. That’s because many of us, our generation, are spoilt. I, too, think that I’m spoilt in some ways. But I don’t see what I can do about it, except to live my life and go on. Those, who are gadget-maniacs, will also lead their lives the way they want. But what would they say when I suggest them to they write something to solve a problem... they would say: ‘Are you crazy? Why write, I can type!’ or maybe, they would write something with so many mistakes in their own language that one would hardly recognize in what language they are writing.     There is much more to write about on this issue – I’m not so descriptive; besides, I used the ‘stream of consciousness’ technique – only I can understand the connection between the ideas issued in this composition. Well, if you understand fully what I think, then lucky you! It’s time for me to finish – and I am very proud that I didn’t lose my time at the computer or at the TV, but I wrote, I made something which is mine, my own work. You can be very proud, too! Try writing yourself, it won’t twist your arm!

I meant that besides the Maths exam, I'll be sitting an English one. Would my sentence then be correct? ">

If you mean as you originally wrote it , no, it would still be grammatically wrong.

 But what would they say when I suggest them to they write something to solve a problem...

 How could I say that I want to suggest them. Or 'suggest' is an intransitive verb? And I meant that either should they write something, or solve a mathematical problem

But what would they say if I suggest to them that [either] they write something, or [that they] solve a mathematical problem?

FOJ wrote:

Hi everybody, this is my first appear in this website. Actually I interested in learning English, so I started to develop my writing. I wrote a recipe and I need you to correct my mistakes.   Recipe to make a delicious spicy oven-baked  fish dish with vegetables     1-      Bring a good fish and cut it to slides.  What kind of fish? You must be more specific about the type. How much fish? It is important to know. Does it need skinning and/or scaling? 2-      Mix it with some pepper and salt. "Season it with salt and pepper" 3-      Mix together some yogurt with some chili until they became soft liquid sauce until combined.  How much yoghourt? How much chilli? Is the chilli powdered or chopped? Doesit need to be de-seeded ? 4-      Chop some vegetables together. The choice of vegetable depends on your taste but can include peppers [red?green?] such as a capsicum, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and lemon Not a vegetable.. 5-      Add some oil in a pot. "Pour some oil into a pan"  How much oil?  Does it need to be heated before the fish is added? 6-      Put the fish at the bottom  in the pan, and then add the vegetables above the fish. 7-      Pour the yogurt sauce into over the vegetables to come through and the fish. 8-       Cover the pot well with a tin.Cover the pan 9-      Put the pan in the oven for 45 minutes. What temperature is the oven at? 10-  As soon as the pan is in the oven, put some tamarind into a small pan with hot water; simmer it until it has cooked enough to be liquified. Is the tamarind chopped, sliced or whole? How much?  When do you use this? it is not specified if it is poured over the finished fish or served separately. 11-  Chop some garlic and mix them it with some pepper, salt and citric acid  lemon/lime juice, then put it in the fridge to become cold. When is this used? Is it put over the fish or served separately? 12-  After the fish ready is cooked, turn it onto a dish and chop some parsley in front.and sprinkle with chopped parsley. 13-  Serve at once and enjoy a spicy oven-baked fish dish with vegetables.