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Aug 26, 2009
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Eyal S.
M / Herzliya, IL
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How does that sentence sounds? "tools and practices based on real life experience that will significantly improve your written English as a second language. "
  • Answer 1
    + 5 minutes
    Aardvark found someone who knows about English

    Friend 1
    25 / M / Sydney, AU
    The sentence sounds pretty good. (Though you should have asked "how does this sentence sound?" :p ). You don't *need* to specify "as a second language", but if that's the point of the sentence, then so be it. I can't think of a better way to word it without knowing more about the surrounding sentences.
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    Eyal S.
    M / Herzliya, IL
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    here's the full paragraph: Writing in a foreign language (in this case, English) might arise several difficulties. These range from misspelled and missing words to grammar mistakes to incorrect sentences. Sometimes, you can even make a mistake and not know about it. This post offers tools and practices based on real life experience that will significantly improve your written English as a second language.
    Friend 1
    25 / M / Sydney, AU
    here's my version =)

    Writing in a foreign language (in this case, English) can be quite difficult, and mistakes are easy to make. These range from misspelled and missing words to grammatical errors and incorrect sentences. Sometimes you can make a mistake and not even know about it! This post offers tools and practices based on real life experience that will help significantly improve your written English.

    Hope that helps!
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    Eyal S.
    M / Herzliya, IL
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    Thanks a lot!!
  • Answer 2
    + 6 minutes
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    Friend 2
    27 / M / Seattle, WA
    It's not technically a full sentence. You just have a very complex subject of object. what about "You will learn tools and practices..."
  • Answer 3
    + 18 minutes
    Aardvark found someone who knows about English

    Friend 3
    27 / F / Boston, MA
    it's kind of a run-on sentence; or maybe it's just inverted. "Your written English as a second language will significantly improve with these tools and practices based on real life experience."
  • Answer 4
    + 23 minutes
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    Friend 4
    M / San Francisco, CA
    That's not a sentence as it stands. This would be a sentence: "Tools and practices based on real-life experience will significantly improve your written English"
  • Answer 5
    + about 15 hours
    Aardvark found someone who knows about English

    Friend 5
    30 / F / Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    My suggestion: Tools and practices based on real life experience will significantly improve your writing in English as a second language.

    HOWEVER, it is not clear to me when reading the sentence what "tools and practices" are. Do you mean:

    Real life experience will provide tools and practice that will significantly improve your writing in English as you learn it as a second language.

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