Hello everybody, Joseph Harper here! Well, this is my first post in English, and I hope that it will be the first of many that will be coming in the future. I really gotta improve my English and get it to a level where I can express myself in the same way that I do in Portuguese, which is my mother tongue. Well, this post won't make too much sense, I just wanna introduce myself shortly. Hey, I have some tips for you. When you guys are writing something I really recommend to do it listening to music that you consider enjoyable. For example, I'm listening in this exact moment to some heavy metal, I find it very inspiring. But there are other tips. If I'm writing in English I will listen to a song in English, and if I am writing in Finnish I listen to a Finnish song, Swedish a Swedish song, and so on. It really puts me on the vibe for writing, it is pleasant and very useful in my humble opinion. Well, last but not least, I forgot to mention. I gotta write 1 text per day, it means that i still have to write another one in English today because it is January 3rd, well, actually 2 more. JESUS CHRIST! I need to rush to write another one and two more in Swedish and two in Finnish. Wish me, luck guys. I hope you can at least understand what I'm writing because I'm writing it at a very fast speed to see if I can think fast in English. Bye for now.
Ps: I know that I've used a bunch of informal terms such as "gotta", "wanna", and I know that it is more used on a daily basis or in informal text messages, etc. I just wanna chill writing my stuff. Bye-bye!
@JosepHarper, I think you should up your language bars for English to advanced because this is very good. Typical polyglot or bilingual person mistake is to misspell words like example. You used the exemple, since I speak German I will sometimes switch the last to letters around, as in Exempel (but mostly the word Beispiel is used). Anyway, listening to music in the language that you are trying to learn sounds like a great idea. I would suggest that you even match your mood or goal. For example if you wanted to write nature poetry or city poetry the songs you listen to could change from calmer to more agitated.
Hi, my friend, good to read your compliment. Hell yeah, I usually do it when I'm writing. Changing the music style conveys a different kind of feeling that makes you write a bit more about the vibe that you are feeling. I TOTALLY AGREE! Thanks for your comment. Ps: About my level, well, it's weird, it feels like I'm still walking towards the up intermediate.
Great post - you write in English really well :)
Good luck with your goals! And thank you for the music tip, it's a good idea. Also--I totally hear you about wanting to go for an informal style with wanna, gonna, etc. It's your journal, find the voice you want! As a native speaker I'd say that there are places here where honestly it might sound more natural to go with the full form--"I just want to introduce myself," for instance. But that's just a question of what sounds/looks "good," it's subjective, you can totally ignore me here. I know when I'm writing in French or Spanish I must sound weirdly formal sometimes and weirdly casual other times. Anyway, I gotta go look for some more music!
Thanks @Janewt... =D
@Janewt. Yeah, I totally agree with your point. Thanks for your feedback!
Do you not find the lyrics in the music can distract you from typing or vice-versa? This happens to me in English and it's one of my (almost) native languages. That's why I usually listen to instrumental music when I really need to sit down and write for extended periods of time.
Hi, Juan. Not at all, it actually helps me a lot. I like listening to instrumental as well, such as jazz, blues, and such.