I think the article would benefit from proofreading in general by a native speaker. I found it really hard going.
I'd say it's EFL, but that's speculation. The language seems pretty advanced in style but the author trips over things that native speakers of the same level generally don't.
Opening paragraph:
>A lot of people use VPN every day. Somebody use it in always-on mode to circumvent government or corporative internet censorship, while somebody use it from time to time to bypass geographic restrictions.
Common usage would be "A lot of people use VPNs every day."
Some people use them one way, somebody uses it another. As opposed to "somebody use".
The sentence structure is nearly there, but is just odd enough to stop it from flowing.
The content is great though. It's really interesting and is worth persevering for.
I'm not a professional but I'd happily do proofreading for content like this. The author has made some really interesting and useful content.
If the author had asked for feedback, I'd have fixed it up and sent it. But large scale unsolicited rewrites might be interpreted more negatively. Is there an accepted etiquette for such things? Or is it "be grateful, correct anything that changes the meaning, but don't be petty"?
The author is Russian and shows the typical, although quite subtle, occasional lack of definite/indefinite articles. I'm native and it doesn't bother me much; perhaps I'm just used to it.
I'd say it's EFL, but that's speculation. The language seems pretty advanced in style but the author trips over things that native speakers of the same level generally don't.
Opening paragraph:
>A lot of people use VPN every day. Somebody use it in always-on mode to circumvent government or corporative internet censorship, while somebody use it from time to time to bypass geographic restrictions.
Common usage would be "A lot of people use VPNs every day."
Some people use them one way, somebody uses it another. As opposed to "somebody use".
The sentence structure is nearly there, but is just odd enough to stop it from flowing.
The content is great though. It's really interesting and is worth persevering for.
I'm not a professional but I'd happily do proofreading for content like this. The author has made some really interesting and useful content.
If the author had asked for feedback, I'd have fixed it up and sent it. But large scale unsolicited rewrites might be interpreted more negatively. Is there an accepted etiquette for such things? Or is it "be grateful, correct anything that changes the meaning, but don't be petty"?