Wow, high praise coming from you! Thanks, you sweet talker! ;j
"Better than many native-speakers" - I love how that sentence, in another context, from another person could just as well have been an insult. ; 7
CEO: "There has been a drop in the quality of your designs- they aren't idiot-proof anymore!" Engineer: "No there hasn't! There has just been a drastic increase in the quality of the idiots we're getting these days!"
I do alright with flashy writing, but as several people have pointed out, it would get tiresome to read at length, and often feels like show-offy obfuscation of meaning. Shrug. It still needs a lot of work, that's for sure. : j
Writing natural English is skill I don't have... and I suspect is essential to properly conversing with as large an audience. It all comes down to who one writes for. I write firstly for myself and secondly for the readers, so I let myself play the games that amuse me so. Who do you write for?
Your command of the English language is impressive. Better than many native-speakers.
ReplyDeleteWow, high praise coming from you! Thanks, you sweet talker! ;j
ReplyDelete"Better than many native-speakers" - I love how that sentence, in another context, from another person could just as well have been an insult. ; 7
CEO: "There has been a drop in the quality of your designs- they aren't idiot-proof anymore!"
Engineer: "No there hasn't! There has just been a drastic increase in the quality of the idiots we're getting these days!"
I do alright with flashy writing, but as several people have pointed out, it would get tiresome to read at length, and often feels like show-offy obfuscation of meaning. Shrug. It still needs a lot of work, that's for sure. : j
Writing natural English is skill I don't have... and I suspect is essential to properly conversing with as large an audience.
It all comes down to who one writes for.
I write firstly for myself and secondly for the readers, so I let myself play the games that amuse me so.
Who do you write for?