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Your English is great if this post is anything to go by. Also, I think people are quite forgiving of language mistakes if the content is interesting. Don't let your self-consciousness get in the way of sharing cool stuff!


> Also, I think people are quite forgiving of language mistakes if the content is interesting.

True, but working with English native speakers I noticed that the level of engagement I can get from them depends not only on whether my writing is correct, but also on its style. The same applies to non-native speakers, but to a lesser extent.

Anyway style is something I know I need to work on if I'm to wow someone else than a HR person from a local IT company.


I regularly read blog posts written people who are clearly not native English speakers, and often they choose to not even use English at all (in which case I use a translation service). If you content is useful to me, I am perfectly willing to jump through hoops to get at it. I am much more forgiving of language mistakes than perfectly-written English blogspam.


Have you gotten the same kind of feedback on writing your native language?

It may be that some of the tips you were getting, are just good communication advice, and not specific to just English.

In other words, getting lots of corrections is a very good thing! It's probably the fastest way to become a much better writer in any language!




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