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dude i really want to know this, i can speak English pretty well. But have a difficult time writing grammatically correct documentation for our project. >.> I f
by roflchoppa3 6y ago
dude i really want to know this, i can speak English pretty well. But have a difficult time writing grammatically correct documentation for our project. >.> I feel like I look stupid when someone returns a PR that has grammar errors.
- poulsbohemian 6y agoI'm assuming English isn't your first language? Don't feel too bad - I see mistakes in native speaker's writings on a daily basis.
- 1-more 6y agoWriting documentation is 100% where the smallest bugs in your english skills come out, whereas speaking allows so much more in the way of context clues to let grammar mistakes slide. It's so tough. If it's any consolation, I have corrected documentation grammar errors from native speakers too
- young_unixer 6y agoHere in HN I sometimes end up writing several simple sentences instead of a single complex one, because I'm not sure about the grammar, but sometimes that looks awkward.
- 1-more 6y agoIt worked for Hemingway! My English teachers always advised splitting meandering sentences in half. I have never regretted doing so.
- cartoonfoxes 6y agoSee: Simplified Technical English. http://www.asd-ste100.org/ http://www.asd-ste100.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Technical_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Technical_English