[flowerseed]

Originally Posted by Stilo

Hi Flowerseed

I quickly read your piece and the remote stood out but I have re-read and as a native born english speaker there are a few points that would be better put in a more concise way. Originally I gave up as it did go on a bit.

I agree with your feelings with regard to "I am tired of learning and working" it does change the meaning. I would perfer you to rearrange the sentence

Would you like me to read through again and offer my thoughts?

Sure! I will be really grateful if you would take the trouble to read through my writing again and show me how a native born English speaker would talk about the same problem. It will be a most valuable opportunity for me to learn. Please do give me a hand!

Indeed, it is the very thing that upsets me sometimes to realize most native speakers are very tolerant to the improper English expressions made by us non-speakers. Even if they feel it is not customized to say this or that, they won't correct you because they think it is all right as far as you make yourself understood. Of course it does no harm when communication is the focus but I'd prefer them to tell me how I should say things in a concise way to improve my English.I'd like to teach Chinese for an exchange of learning English from a native speaker. Do you have any interest in learning Chinese? If so, we can be penpals . What do you think? My hearty regards to you.