Quote from: ranlo on July 23, 2015, 07:05:17 AM

Quote from: Vortex20000 on July 23, 2015, 06:33:45 AM

Quote from: d0om on July 23, 2015, 06:28:09 AM

Quote from: ranlo on July 22, 2015, 05:16:52 PM

Quote from: DropboxSeller on July 22, 2015, 05:13:12 PM

You are not a native English speaker either

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write up -> write-up (correct form has a dash)
tell tale -> talletale (correct form is 1 word)

Don't try to get money by just using a free online proofreader.

Not to mention things like the improper use of ellipses. I found ~20 errors total just in his original post, which is painful to see for someone who supposedly has experience with proofreading and editing. This is the equivalent of someone claiming to be a professional mechanic, and then just trying to Google each issue because he has no idea what he's doing (and destroys your car in the process).

That's funny, I have 3 fans already! I wrote this on a whim (might want to check your reading comprehension) so I could submit and not forget about it. Good to see we have at least three scholars among us here. Can you please list out all twenty corrections? Do you have any sample essays I can read to help ascend to your level of English mastery? How can I be like you? Roll Eyes

Go back to school Roll Eyes

100% this. Basically, what he's trying to say is "I'm applying for a job but I'm too lazy to even take a minute to post a proper application." He's probably one of those kids that go around with their pants sagging, wondering why nobody's going to hire them and saying "If I had the job, I'd actually dress properly. But since you ain't hired me yet, I ain't got a reason to make myself presentable, yo. Quit hatin'."

Hint: if he can't take a minute to proofread his OWN posts, there's no way in hell he's going to do it for someone else. He'll just submit error-ridden text and claim he was in a rush and did it "on a whim."

Close. I'm lazy, yeah. But only because I prefer working smart rather than hard. How else was I supposed to conduct a live demonstration? Unlike you, I plan for the future:

Quote from: ranlo on July 22, 2015, 05:16:52 PM

100% this. ~~Basically,~~ (Either remove the comma or remove this entirely) what he's trying to say is: "I'm applying for a job, but I'm too lazy to ~~even~~ (awkward phrasing) take a minute to post a proper application." He's probably one of those ~~kids~~ (guys,dudes, person/people) that go around with their pants sagging, wondering why ~~nobody's going to~~ (nobody will) hire them ~~and~~ , saying "If I had the job, ~~I'd~~ (I would: stop using so many contractions, heathen.) actually dress properly. ~~But since you ain't hired me yet, I ain't got a reason to make myself presentable, yo. Quit hatin'~~." (Try: But since you have not hired me yet, I have no reason to dress properly. Haters are going to hate.)

Hint: if he can't take a minute to proofread his ~~OWN~~ (caps) posts, ~~there's~~ (there is) no way in hell ~~he's~~ (he is) going to do it for someone else. He'll just submit error-ridden ~~text~~ (corrections/revisions) and claim he was in a rush and did it "...on a whim." (Ellipses imply the quote was taken from a larger context - an important detail.)

Thanks for volunteering!

Quote from: Vortex20000 on July 23, 2015, 08:07:08 AM

Oh and since you asked so nicely, d0om, here's a nice article with what someone thinks are the 35 best speeches ever made.

That request was actually in response to someone else, but thanks! I'll try to look at it more closely later. I like how it's not just old dead white dudes, too.