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English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by DollSpace » Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:22 am

First, I recognise a lot of people here who have English as their first language could use a damn good proofreader, but for those who grew up speaking French or Spanish or Finnish or Polish or Swedish or Russian or Turkish or Japanese or any other language, you're more than welcome to send me (and anyone else who volunteers on this thread) a copy of your finished manuscript. I'll fix the obvious errors and send it back to you so you can make doubly sure it still makes sense to you before you post it. We're not mind-readers and we will make mistakes (like we do in our own stories! lol) but it may help your story reach a wider audience and may teach you more about this overly-complex language we know as English. And, maybe, you can teach one of us a thing or two about your native language, as I know I'm always looking to expand my language horizons. And anyone else who'd like to help in this project, post on this thread, too, to offer your services. And for those who want their story proofread by a native (or very experienced) English speaker, remember, you don't have to take the recommendations that I, or anyone else, makes. It's still your creation, your story, and you're really only seeking a second opinion.

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Re: English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by FaceoffFembot » Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:43 am

Same goes for me. If you want help from English to French or the other way around, just PM me.

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Post by gynoneko » Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:25 am

I am always willing to help proofread someone's work if they want.
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Re: English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by Spaz » Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:50 am

Same here, I'd like to think I did alright with Mirage's works last year. I mostly do spelling and grammatical edits.
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Post by darkbutflashy » Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:26 pm

I have to thank FC user Rdaneel who helped me with my ongoing story. Sadly, he's away since chapter two.

So I would be glad if anyone could help me with chapters two, three, four and ongoing.
Do you like or dislike my ongoing story Battlemachine Ayako? Leave a comment on the story's discussion pages on the wiki or in that thread. Thank you!

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Post by McLane » Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:57 pm

If someone is willing to "lately proofread" my last post in this section, I'd be really pleased :notworthy:

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Post by DollSpace » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:09 pm

This is the link to Silkscreen's latest work.

It definitely needs proofreading, but it's an awe-inspiring and long piece of work. Please follow his instructions regarding editing, too. I'll get started on it later today, but if anyone wants to start before me, go right ahead.

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Post by DollSpace » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:16 pm

McLane wrote:If someone is willing to "lately proofread" my last post in this section, I'd be really pleased :notworthy:
Consider it in the queue :) In fact, both your work and Silkscreen's epic dossier there were both inspirations for this thread, so I (and I bet everyone else who volunteered in this thread) hope to do right by everyone who submits work to this thread. If it becomes more popular than we can handle, we may have to hand out numbers or something, and it may take longer, but here, we're in our infancy, so we're just finding our footing here.

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Post by McLane » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:30 pm

Thanks a lot ! :)

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Post by Moxon » Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:26 pm

I will offer my services for this as well. I used to be a professional copy editor for a publication and I also speak Spanish.
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Post by xerxes31415 » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:17 pm

I also will throw my hat in the ring for anyone who would like proofreading. Feel free to send me a PM or an e-mail.

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Post by --NightBattery-- » Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:57 pm

that's community spirit you guys :wink:, ha ha.
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Post by linzhang77 » Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:42 am

I got a short story ready, it is part 1 out of maybe 10.

Need a proof reader and help me fix some wording problems.

English is my third language so the way I word things get weird sometimes.

Any takers?

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Post by darkbutflashy » Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:22 pm

Lin, I think you have to ask someone directly, by PM.
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Re: English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by --NightBattery-- » Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:25 pm

i would love to read it. ha ha.

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Post by xerxes31415 » Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:58 pm

linzhang77,

I'll volunteer my proofreading skill. I'll send you a PM as well.

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Post by linzhang77 » Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:38 am

Ok thx, xerxes. Contacted you via email *-*b

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Post by Fembot_Controller » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:04 am

I am italian i am know some English word but if possible to have help to write in english from italian a story

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Post by Mixgull » Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:51 am

And if you guys want a english to spanish count whit me!

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Post by liliwinnt6 » Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:28 pm

I hereby place my request for proofreading my story, it is now a work-in-progress piece.
Fellas, you may address me as Boris, my ID could be troublesome for you to call me.
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Post by Kube² » Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:56 am

ohhhh what a nice thread !

is somebody willing to help me with that story ?
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15164

I do my best, but there is still grammar mistakes !

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Post by SneezerWeezer1337 » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:35 am

Kube² wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:56 am ohhhh what a nice thread !

is somebody willing to help me with that story ?
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15164

I do my best, but there is still grammar mistakes !
I'll review it for you! PM me and we can discuss further. I really love that story and would love to give it some extra polish.

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Re: English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by Robo-Admirer » Fri Nov 22, 2019 3:53 am

can someone please proof read my story? Putting in a request for someone to proof read it soon.

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Post by Spaz » Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:06 pm

I'll take a crack at it tonight.
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Re: English Not Your First Language? Ask For A Proofreader!

Post by TheThingBelow » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:11 am

Been a while since I've been around.

English is my first language (and unfortunately only language), but after reading the first two parts of my terminator story I am not so sure I can really say I am a native English writer. Non-sequitur sentences, missing words, run-on sentences etc. it was pretty hard to read.
I was wondering if someone would be willing to proofread and provide feedback on (what I currently have) of part 3. Its about 6500 words as of now.

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