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by denisenepraunig 3465 days ago
English is not my first language, sorry for the grammar mistakes, I tried my best :-) I asked a native speaker friend to help me to fix it ASAP. I will pay more attention to this in the feature! Thx!
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I'm usually the first to pounce on such errors, but I actually liked the writing style, and the story - inspiring, particularly for those of us who are outside the usual career path. I think the message can be more important than the presentation. Well done, and thanks for the inspiration.
People obsessed with grammar more than content show up to critique plenty of things here. Just ignore them. The presentation was better than many "how I got started or hired" stories just because you wrote it in a way that was fun to read.
I actually liked the way the story was told and the errors didn't bother me. I was able to get a sense of how excited you are about your new career! :)
Hey, don't worry about it too much. Probably a few bits of grammar or phrasing that could be tweaked, but it's perfectly readable as-is. I spent four years teaching English in China, so I've got a pretty good feel for the various levels of English fluency in non-native speakers - you're doing fine, trust me :)

Really, about the only thing that tripped me up reading that was the German quotation marks, and that's just because I'm an American :)

Congrats on your progress, and thanks for sharing your story. Good luck in the future!

Thank you for your encouragement acemarke :)
In the future, you can run it through an online grammar checker, like Paper Rater or Grammarly. It will not catch everything, but it will help.
Thanks for the hint!