Re: Improve your Writing Skills by Reading Newspapers

Anonymous — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:21:14 GMT

yeah through newspaper we definately inprove our eng writting skills

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Wombat — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:21:14 GMT

"It might sound strange, but reading newspaper and magazine articles is often better practise for your writing than reading novels. Although novels help to instill creativity, the opinion columns of good newspapers expose you to a very varied range of styles." It's a good advice and I'll keep in mind for the future. I read a lot of novels but I unfortunately don't like read newspaper at all. Sometimes I read the Time or National Geographics witch are slightly difficult to translate than novels: many many new words to look up in the dictionary. But that's learning too...

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YoHf — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Adomi wrote: Any suggestions? What about Italian lessons?

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Tangled — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:21:14 GMT

If you know language a little bit, and want to improve your knowledge, newspapers -IMHO the great way to do it . I usually read bbc

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Hoor AL-Ain — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Thanks for this advise .. I will try Inshallah Regards,

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Bystander — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:14 GMT

I think all languages r the same,when u use them frequently,u will see some improvement.

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adomi — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:14 GMT

Any suggestions?

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YoHf — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:14 GMT

Just find a better way to do it.

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Steven Mc — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:14 GMT

YoHf wrote: Adomi wrote: I guess what YoHf meant is, you can't just rely on reading(whatever reading material it is) to "learn" any language. But I think the topic is about " Improving the writing skills" which means you already have some knowledge of the language. By the way YoHf you seem very certain of what you say...can you tell us why before everybody loses hope of learning Italian one day?. Your words are quite daunting believe me. I meant exactly what I said. You can't learn to speak or write in Italian by reading Italian newspapers. I myself am not able to understand the meaning of most of the sentences in there and, if you want to learn grammar, forget them. OMG

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YoHf — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Adomi wrote: I guess what YoHf meant is, you can't just rely on reading(whatever reading material it is) to "learn" any language. But I think the topic is about " Improving the writing skills" which means you already have some knowledge of the language. By the way YoHf you seem very certain of what you say...can you tell us why before everybody loses hope of learning Italian one day?. Your words are quite daunting believe me. I meant exactly what I said. You can't learn to speak or write in Italian by reading Italian newspapers. I myself am not able to understand the meaning of most of the sentences in there and, if you want to learn grammar, forget them.

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rishonly — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Ttkingdom wrote: I think it's better to read long, discussing articles rather just short news through newsletter or RSS. If you subscribed to an magazine, be sure to check its online archive (the Time Archive is very good). However, e-reading will never be as good as the old things, paper books and magazine. Welcome to Englishforums, Ttkingdom. Yes, some of us are still interested in traditional printed books rather than e-books.

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Ttkingdom — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:14 GMT

I think it's better to read long, discussing articles rather just short news through newsletter or RSS. If you subscribed to an magazine, be sure to check its online archive (the Time Archive is very good). However, e-reading will never be as good as the old things, paper books and magazine.

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adomi — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

SMBS wrote: YoHf wrote: Well, that can be true for English... Try to learn Italian by reading a newspaper... Is it that hard ? I guess what YoHf meant is, you can't just rely on reading(whatever reading material it is) to "learn" any language. But I think the topic is about " Improving the writing skills" which means you already have some knowledge of the language. By the way YoHf you seem very certain of what you say...can you tell us why before everybody loses hope of learning Italian one day?. Your words are quite daunting believe me.

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SMBS — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

YoHf wrote: Well, that can be true for English... Try to learn Italian by reading a newspaper... Is it that hard ?

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YoHf — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Well, that can be true for English... Try to learn Italian by reading a newspaper...

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adomi — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Thanks a lot for the advice Matthewg

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HePo — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:21:14 GMT

I agree. The concept of reading in regards to improving one's own writing, is a well known thesis. You can, of course, take it a step further, which is the analytical breakdown of the sentence/column/essay. It is here that the reader dissects each grape like word, and when doing so asks simple questions, such as: 'Why Here? Why the image? Why does it sound so sweet?' HePo

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asdf_user — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Yes, newspapers do help your writing skills, almost anything that you read with correct grammar will help your writing skills.

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Mike in Japan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:14 GMT

I wholeheartedly agree Matthew. Another benefit of newspapers and current affairs publications is that the language used is right up to date (current). It's amazing how many texbooks on bookstore shelves teach antiquated (old fashioned) expressions and styles.

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anon1 — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:14 GMT

Just to add to Matthewg's comments, you might want to use an RSS aggregator and keep on top of the news. I do this. Here are some popular RSS aggregators: Feed Demon FeedReader My Yahoo! - Free, web-based RSS reader. NewzCrawler NewsGator - Runs in Microsoft Outlook. You may also visit your favorite search engine and look up "RSS reader aggregator." I use FeedDemon. The NY Times, Yahoo!, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post among others all serve their news in RSS feeds. It is a very handy way of keeping on top of your news and information. I really like FeedDemon. You can go its site and you can also go the Support Forums to learn more. Nick Bradbury is the author or creator of FeedDemon. I hope this message is of...

Improve your Writing Skills by Reading Newspapers

matthewg — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:21:14 GMT

It might sound strange, but reading newspaper and magazine articles is often better practise for your writing than reading novels. Although novels help to instill creativity, the opinion columns of good newspapers expose you to a very varied range of styles. Newspaper columnists and journalists are often constrained for space, and their articles must always be very concise and effective -- a highly desirable skill. When sitting for exams or writing essays, many of the titles presented deal with current affairs. Newspapers will expose the world's affairs to you, and you will be confident with newly acquired knowledge when tackling these essays. One of the most important aspects of writing is the use of anecdotes. When you've got...

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