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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:43 am
by smudge
I've noticed that a lot of the time you can think of a sentence being broken up by commas like indentation in your code. Sample:
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Although sometimes you don't notice it,
and sometimes you do,
sentences don't always flow the way you want them to.
Commas,
though tough to master,
can help you solve this problem.
You see? Commas usually serve as a way to logically separate sentences.
Another way to help fix it is to say the sentence out loud, and every time you pause (NOT to take a breath, but to put a different meaning on the sentence), add a comma. Then read through the sentence pausing every time you hit a sentence. If it doesn't sound normal, add a comma or take out a comma where it sounds weird.
edit: sorry, just noticed, it didn't like the spacing where I meant to tab. It's fixed
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:47 am
by Ollie Saunders
I find it hard to write, get my words onto paper, spelling, and gramma, but i do try, i think i try too much, as someone said, i put to many commas in.
You need to do 3 things.
- Get private tuition about the basics of English grammar rules. Very often you miss one important point at school and your are screwed from that moment on. Once a week for a while will do a lot of good.
- Integrate writing into your life. Regularly posting on a forum is great. Practise makes perfect.
- Keep trying hard.
I used to have really bad writing but after being involved in complex game detail over mailing lists for a few years and a few lessons I could write clearly.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:30 pm
by superdezign
gaogier wrote:I am from Portsmouth, UK
I have, Learning Disabilities, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
I find it hard to write, get my words onto paper, spelling, and gramma, but i do try, i think i try too much, as someone said, i put to many commas in.
It'd actually be safer for you to use too little than too much when it comes to commas. Naturally, when we read, we pause at commas because that's why they're there. Having too many makes it, psychologically, frustrating to read. Your grammar is fine and your spelling seems like more of a result of typing too fast and not going back to correct the mistakes.
If you get Firefox (or another browser if they support it) and turn on the spell checker in textareas, you'll at least see blatant spelling mistakes.
But chill out on the commas. Just save them for transitions (but, however, on the other hand, etc.) and you should do a lot better.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:15 pm
by Arawn
1.29MB spread over 94 requests, even with a broadband connection it took 7 and half minutes for the page to load. No doubt your target audience is much younger than me which means they're probably even more impatient. Your going to probably lose any traffic you can drum up to that slow page loading. Fix that then look for more traffic.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:22 pm
by gaogier
It has been really slow today.
I'm going to try and contact an old school friend, and see if he can help design me a site.
I have had, someone with me, helping me with my grammer, and spelling for 6 years, every week, a minimum of 1 hour, but max of, 5.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:45 am
by gaogier
what else is there i can do to improve the site?