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Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by roflchoppa3 on Friday October 16, 2020 @12:15PM (#24802242)
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.
Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by poulsbohemian on Friday October 16, 2020 @12:23PM (#24802326)
I'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.
Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by cartoonfoxes on Friday October 16, 2020 @06:24PM (#24805614)
Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by 1-more on Friday October 16, 2020 @12:50PM (#24802593)
Writing 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
Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by young_unixer on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:30PM (#24803011)
Here 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.
Re:Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not... by 1-more on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:15PM (#24803453)
It worked for Hemingway! My English teachers always advised splitting meandering sentences in half. I have never regretted doing so.