NILTON
Why doesn’t italki fix the errors shown publicly in the pop-up message when someone posts too frequently? " Language learning can be exciting. But you are posting too frequently, please try again later.” I am surprised that an online language learning platform makes such mistakes publicly. It should be the first to care about errors, especially in grammar and punctuation. These are basic rules of English writing that any language learner should know. How can an online language learning platform expect its users to trust its quality and credibility if it cannot even write a correct message? I think it should review its messages and correct any errors before displaying them to the public. There are two errors in the pop-up message. The first one is that you should not start a sentence with “But” because it is a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses. You can either use a comma instead of a period before “But”, or use a different word like “However” or “Nevertheless” to start the sentence. For example: Language learning can be exciting, but you are posting too frequently. Please try again later. However, you are posting too frequently. Please try again later. The second error is that you should not use a comma to separate two independent clauses. You can either use a semicolon, a period, or a coordinating conjunction with a comma to join them. For example: Language learning can be exciting, but you are posting too frequently; please try again later. Language learning can be exciting, but you are posting too frequently. Please try again later. Shame on you italki!
2023年12月8日 00:52
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Dare I say "welcome back, Nilton?" I would take exception to the "rule" that you cannot begin a sentence with the word "But." I think this is a "grammar myth." Shakespeare did it: "But how is it that great Plantagenet/Is crown'd so soon, and broke his solemn oath?" Mark Twain did it: "A glance at the long lines of heads was apt to make one think it was all gray. But it was not."--The Innocents Abroad James Joyce did it: "He had given two and still Wells laughed. But Wells must know the right answer for he was in third of grammar."--Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Charles Dickens did it: "But, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." Not only does he start a sentence with "but," he starts the next one with "and!" Oh, the horror! The translator of "Dom Casmurro," by Machado de Assis, in _The Library of Latin America_ series, did it: "The journey was short, and it may be that the verses were not entirely bad. But it so happened that I was tired, and closed my eyes three or four times..."
2023年12月8日
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Everything you've said is valid, but you're pointing out errors that seem relatively minor to me. In my opinion, the prompt that says, "Ask any question you have with the learning" is much worse. I also wish that they would change some of the wording that appears on all the teacher's profile pages. It says "interest topic" rather than "topics of interest." Overall, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments. I try to target advanced students, and some of these errors make me cringe when I think of how advanced ESL students must react when they see them.
2023年12月8日
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