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The problem with non native speakers could be because of the translation from their native languages. It could also because of the fact that most of the non native speakers think in their native languages when they have to speak and try to put words in english that would be of close match. If we...

Hi everyoneI just wondered if anyone could help - I have to write a profile of a chinese learner of English (completely made up). In it I must put any difficulties that the learner has in learning English as an L2. I have got so far:Intonation transfer from L1 may cause them to be perceived as...

I am a french native speaker and I study translation (english to french). I have a text to translate and I have to clarify something about the use of the adjective in this "sentence": ... the first round of extensive physical examinations and lifestyle interviews that they would...

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Long sentences are not wrong in themselves but very complex structures are probably best avoided until you are really fluent. They tend to be used for more formal writing and care needs to be taken that they do not become confusing for the reader. It's more a style issue. Actually, looking again...

Thank you. I'm determined to take your advice. But one more question. Is long sentence absolutely needless? I just searched on google, and found that almost 99% say it should be avoided. If that's the case, why I frequently encounter huge sentences when reading and translating? Such as in...

As a couple of bits of general advice I'd say Remember that you must always start a new sentence with a capital letter. Try to avoid over-lengthy sentences; your first paragraph is one single over-complex sentence. Make sure that you are using the correct form of a word; especially when using...

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! But I'm trying to be happy. I'm pulled into a debate over "the very English standard" in a Chinese translation forum. A "sensible" lad who crammed in China's New Oriental Language School asserts that many usages, including those in nytimes.com, economist.com,...

Hi, In 'Longman English Grammar' section 2.10.2, it talks about compound nouns relating to locations. It says, the first part of the noun refers to location and the second part refers to the thing in this location. (As I am reading a translated version of this book, I can't figure out what's the...

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi Hoa Thai Singaporeans often use "As such" to mean "Therefore", but I was told that the phrase doesn't mean "Therefore", so I was wondering whether the sentence I posted earlier is correct grammatically. I hope one of our members will be able to explain to me how to use "As...