Posted by alexandra_k on October 17, 2005, at 14:20:07
In reply to Sarah T., posted by Nickengland on October 17, 2005, at 9:28:55
i think you express yourself more than 'just fine' i think you express yourself very well indeed.
far better than the majority of first and second year students that i've encountered.
and the most perfect grammer in the world doesn't save some of what they have to say from being boring (i probably shouldn't say that) or repeditive, or not very well thought out. and one can have perfect grammer but still not make terribly much sense...
and then there is the point that nobody is marking us on our grammer here! consider mine (lol) i can do a lot better if i make a conscious effort and i'm sure most people could.
i've seen people make it through to graduate level in psychology and science subjects who can't really write anything resembling an essay. they manage to get by with multi-guess quizes and getting 'proof readers'.
in fact...
i know someone with her Masters degree in councelling who is dyslexic and wrote her thesis (thats around 40,000 words) with the help of a reader / writer. she really did have the most terrible grammer / spelling that i have ever seen.
but what she had to say was better than some of the things i've read where the grammer is all perfect.
if you wanted to learn to write with perfect grammer i'm sure you wouldn't have much trouble.
i can tell from what you say that you are intelligent and the point that you have self-directed your learning (which i see now that i've thought about it more is an unwarranted assumption)... but if it is true i think ability to self direct your learning... is a credit to you.and if you decided you wanted to be a psychologist or whatever...
i'm sure you wouldn't have very much trouble
and i'm sure you would be good at it
if it was something that you wanted to do.take care.
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