Re: anybody to correct my English

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:16:19 GMT

It's now grammatically correct, but I still have a comment about organization. It's not obvious what country you're talking about until the middle of the article. That's quite unclear to the reader and confusing.

Survey: People Have a Feeling That Price Increase Is Much Higher Than It Really Is

People Think They Are Worse Off Than They Really Are

The average person's perception of cost of living increases is quite different from reality. Contrary to popular belief that the increase was 3.5% this year, cost of living expenses really went up by 5%. People thought last yearâs price increases were 5 times higher, when they were actually lower than in recent years.

Unemployment was estimated more realistically. The real figure was 19.2% in January, whereas people guessed 25% on average, according to a survey by the INEKO Institute.

Only one in every nine responses had a realistic view. Even in the most optimistic group of people, which was represented by the young, the university-educated, businessmen, and citizens of large cities, only about 16 â 20% estimates were accurate.

This distorted view of reality influences both peopleâs feelings and their growing dissatisfaction, and moreover, âhas a negative impact on the economy,â said Gabriel Sipos from INEKO Institute.

Psychologist Zuzana Jarossova explained that people are already born with a certain amount of pessimism.

âA born pessimist unconsciously organizes his/her life in an unsuccessful way and the loss he/she is expecting will be brought about,â Jarossova said.

Pessimism appeared right after 1989, according to Michal Vasecka, a sociologist and analyst of Institute of Public Question. It is connected with the challenges brought by the new era.

Another reason is that we compare Slovakia with the most developed countries and not with those that are at the same level, for example with Poland.

The fact that âthe rest of the world considers us as a country which is even at a lower level than Poland plays another role. This persuades Slovaks that there is something wrong,â says Vasecka.

Sipos blames the media for this "bad" mood. âThe mass media forms peopleâs behavior and expectations. It concentrates too much on the 20% unemployment, but says nothing at all about the inflation,â he said.

He said the extent of pessimism was not almost influenced by economic measures from the beginning of this year. âIn January, 85% of the respondents considered the economic situation of 2002 as worse or the same as in 2001. Similarly, it was estimated this way in October 2002, before the new government measures were introduced,â he explained.

Even the growth of real income, which was the highest in the last 5 years, did not influence the pessimism of the public.

anybody to correct my English

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:13:43 GMT

Hi! I would like to ask if you could correct the text I have written in English:

Survey: People Have a Feeling That Price Increase Is Much Higher Than It Really Is

People Think They Are Worse Off Than They Really Are

Peopleâs ideas of how the cost of living increases are quite different from reality. People have a feeling the prices increased by 35 % in January; in fact they went up by 5 %.

People considered last yearâs price increase, which was one of the lowest, 5 times higher.

Unemployment was estimated in a little bit more realistic view. The real figure was 19.2 % in January whereas people guessed 25 % in average. Peopleâs opinions were found by a survey of INEKO Institute.

The realistic view was obtained only from 1 in every 9 responses. Even in the most optimistic group of people, which was represented by the young, the university-educated, businessmen, and citizens of large cities, only about 16 â 20 % estimates were accurate.

This distorted view of reality influences both peopleâs feelings and their growing dissatisfaction, and moreover, âhas a negative impact on the economy,â said Gabriel Sipos from INEKO Institute.

The psychologist Zuzana Jarossova says people are already born with a certain âamountâ of pessimism.

âA born pessimist unconsciously organizes his/her life in an unsuccessful way and the loss he/she is expecting will be brought about,â says Jarossova.

Pessimism appeared right after 1989, according to Michal Vasecka, a sociologist and analyst of Institute of Public Question.

It is connected with the challenges brought by the new era.

Another reason is that we compare Slovakia with the most developed countries and not with those that are at the same level, for example with Poland.

The fact that âthe rest of the world considers us as a country which is even at a lower level than Poland plays another role. This persuades Slovaks that there is something wrong,â says Vasecka.

Sipos blames media for this âbadâ mood. âThe mass media forms peopleâs behavior and expectations. It concentrates too much on the 20 % unemployment, but says nothing at all about the inflation,â he said.

He said the extent of pessimism was not almost influenced by economic measures from the beginning of this year. âIn January, 85 % of the respondents considered the economic situation of 2002 as worse or the same as in 2001. Similarly, it was estimated this way in October 2002, before the new government measures were introduced,â he explained.

Even the growth of the real income, which was the highest in the last 5 years, did not influence the pessimism of the public.

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