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Discussion on: How to Get Better at English: Guide For Developers

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Nicholas Drone

Here is an example:

My first draft:
I was born in America, grew up in speaking English, and I still struggle with some of these concepts because they were not available to me in school. Grammerly did improve my writing, and I use it regularly.

My rewrite:
Some of us that have English as our first langauge have the same struggles. After finding Grammerly and using it. My communication has improved.

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Shubham Jain

I actually like your first draft. Feels more natural.

Regarding composition, my chief complaint was against something like this:

I was born in America. I grew up speaking English. I still struggle with these concepts. They were not available to me in school. Grammarly improved my writing. I use it regularly.