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[Siegfried]

Is anyone either an English major or good at grammar (not thinks they are good, are good) who would like to check my essays for grammar, not content?

This would greatly help me in my upcoming semester!

P.S.: This is kinda lame huh?

[vorpal blade]

I like to think my English is pretty good, but the subject bores me. May I ask why you have an English major? Surely there are more interesting subjects. Like a medical class or a foreign language.

[Roto13]

Originally Posted by vorpal blade ^

I like to think my English is pretty good, but the subject bores me. May I ask why you have an English major? Surely there are more interesting subjects. Like a medical class or a foreign language.

He didn't say he was an English major, and if he is one it's probably because he finds it more interesting than medicine or a foreign language. I know I would.

English has always been my best subject. I can probably help you if you think you have a real problem with it. Are you really so bad, though? I'm sure none of your profs are expecting you to be Earnest Hemingway.

Me gotz gud grammerz cuz mi be smrt. (Friggin' internet.)

[JKTrix]

Perhaps you could post your essays in here and let all of us have a go at it :P

I'm 'good' at English and I could help, but I personally can't commit to do this kind of thing.

[rih29]

Originally Posted by Roto13 ^

Originally Posted by vorpal blade ^

I like to think my English is pretty good, but the subject bores me. May I ask why you have an English major? Surely there are more interesting subjects. Like a medical class or a foreign language.

He didn't say he was an English major, and if he is one it's probably because he finds it more interesting than medicine or a foreign language. I know I would.

English has always been my best subject. I can probably help you if you think you have a real problem with it. Are you really so bad, though? I'm sure none of your profs are expecting you to be Earnest Hemingway.

Me gotz gud grammerz cuz mi be smrt. (Friggin' internet.)

Yeah, English was always my best subject. I dunno how well I could check a High School/College paper though.

[ValiantKnight]

If it is anything like the Professional Research/Reporting(aka Techincal Writing) I am taking, then the course is not for a major in English.

Yet, the teacher still wishes you to have perfect grammar, spelling, flow, idea connections, layout, etc...etc..etc..

Basically you have 1 or 2 weeks to write a paper and it should be the mona lisa of papers according to the teacher

Visiting message boards and viewing online documents certainly inhibits this "correct"(perfectionist..) way of writing... where everything has to be perfect and has to be scrutinized fifteen times left, down, up and right.

Therefore, one who spends large amounts of time on the computer generally loses their English "perfection" skills, or so it seemed to me, unless they are constantly marked for errors by other online individuals, which is usually not the case when it comes to the internet, especially message boards.

Now see, my writing above I would see as.... ok.
Granted its not a noble prize winning document, like the teacher would want. She would have my post so red with ink, that you could not see my original text

[Ouch!]

Originally Posted by Roto13 ^

Originally Posted by vorpal blade ^

I like to think my English is pretty good, but the subject bores me. May I ask why you have an English major? Surely there are more interesting subjects. Like a medical class or a foreign language.

He didn't say he was an English major, and if he is one it's probably because he finds it more interesting than medicine or a foreign language. I know I would.

I feel the same way. I find that there's little more interesting than the flexibility of language. I'd take classes about English composition to study the many ways of expressing my ideas and beliefs through words over a medical class any day. The open-ended nature of the English language has always captivated me far more than any class about numbers and facts ever could.

That being said, when I head off to college next year, I'll be an English major (I bet nobody saw that one coming). I'd offer to help you, though I doubt I'd be able to consistantly be available. I already edit my cousin's English papers, and I'm not too terribly great at following through all the time.

I really doubt you need as much help as you seem to think. Wouldn't it be easier to find someone at school to help you? I find editting is far more effective when the writer can sit down with the editor and discuss changes with the document in front of them.

[vorpal blade]

Originally Posted by Ouch! ^

Originally Posted by Roto13 ^

Originally Posted by vorpal blade ^

I like to think my English is pretty good, but the subject bores me. May I ask why you have an English major? Surely there are more interesting subjects. Like a medical class or a foreign language.

He didn't say he was an English major, and if he is one it's probably because he finds it more interesting than medicine or a foreign language. I know I would.

I feel the same way. I find that there's little more interesting than the flexibility of language. I'd take classes about English composition to study the many ways of expressing my ideas and beliefs through words over a medical class any day. The open-ended nature of the English language has always captivated me far more than any class about numbers and facts ever could.

I see. I have a problem about not reading everthing and getting the wrong idea sometimes. But I still think the intricities of the human body and the ability to speak in multiple languages to be more interesting than your average English class. I see your point though. English can be interesting.