I apologise in advance. I’m afraid part two will be the same as part one: full of mistakes. At least, I hope I didn’t repeat the same mistakes.
As I tried to process the news, I looked around me. Some of my classmates’ expressions were very telling. I asked one of my classmates to repeat what they'd just told me. He said that all the schools in Salerno were closing at 10 due to a public protest that was to take place in the city later that day. As I realised the full implications of what he was saying, my shock gradually turned to anger. This wasn’t bad news; this was catastrophic. Why had we not been told?! You see, in mid-morning, there were usually only a few buses circulating between my school and my town, and they all came from Salerno. On a normal assembly day, it would be difficult enough to board one of these buses. On this day, they would’ve been full by the time they’d gotten to my school. We didn’t have a plan, except we did. It was something that we’d done many times in the past on a smaller scale. We just needed to take it a bit further this time... or so we thought. In reality, we were in for a big surprise.
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As I always say, there are good mistakes and there are bad mistakes. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes because that’s how you and others learn. Your mistakes are excellent because they showcase important aspects of the language that are extremely useful to people who are on your level — fine-tuning their English — and even below your level. So no more apologies, deal? 😁 Despite my few corrections, this was beautifully written! I can’t wait to read the rest.
I'm glad to discover that you weren't literally turned to stone in the last episode. I was worried.
I was likewise the type of student who frequently missed what was stated during assembly speeches. Speeches were always too long!
I'm very curious what would happen. You are so good at prolonging the story!
@CocoPop Fine 🥺. No more apologies. Thanks for you contribution.
@Dripdrip I'm glad too 😄. Thanks for your contribution.
@Akiko I agree 👍.
@yumiyumayume You caught me 😅.
This is a genuine question for Yumi and Akiko; the only non-natives who regularly read my posts and that could find some value in the corrections. Of course, I'd also like to hear Dripdrip's and Uly's opinions, if they have any.
Do you prefer me to edit my posts like I've been doing it lately (editing the original text and underlining each correction) or like I did in this post?
I don't mind. It's yours, so whatever you want, you should do for yourself.
I prefer it when people correct one version of their post in situ. I've become less and less interested in correcting posts that don't implement corrections because I often give the same post several edits, and that's only possible once the first series of corrections have been implemented. So it's feeling more and more like a waste of time to edit posts that always read the same. Personally, I feel that if I take the time, which is often significant, to edit and comment on a post, the least the author can do is take the time to make changes. That's one of the coolest features of Journaly, in my opinion.
You made some good points there! Thanks for your answer!
This is just my opinion, but even among native speakers, there are often significant differences in opinions when it comes to corrections. For example, when correcting Japanese, Akiko-san and I often have differing views. Of course, I'm all for making corrections, but the issue is when to apply them. If you make the corrections immediately, you miss the opportunity to hear other native speakers' opinions. Language isn’t like math, where there’s only one correct answer; there can be multiple correct answers, and all of them might be valid. In fact, I often ask three of my native speaker friends for their opinions on the corrections I receive, and it's not uncommon for all three to have different views. Personally, I haven't applied the corrections on Journaly, but of course, I write them down in my notes to study them later.
@CocoPop Your request has disappeared, but I'm April. Dripdrip is from a song in the film Bambi.
April is a lovely name! It's nice to meet you 👋🏻
I have only just started updating my posts with corrections. I was hesitant to do it, because it deletes useful discussions about certain points, although that really means that I have to make more detailed notes in my notebook, or copy the discussion and paste it somewhere else. The benefit is having a text that is more Italian than my original.
Yumi, I'm not saying that you should immediately implement corrections, but at some point, after you feel you've gotten enough responses to make some choices, you should end up with a clean, corrected post that's better than the original. Also, as a learner, how do you know what corrections and suggestions are valid? At least if you implement them and they're not good, others will see it and correct it. I can say that I correct almost as many "corrections" as I do original content.
@CocoPop I can take none of the credit.
@Dripdrip Absolutely! The result should be a clean, correct text that's better than what you originally posted at a glance. And you don't lose the discussions — they either stay in the blue highlight or go to outdated.
@Dripdrip Can I call you April?
@Simone- I asked her first! You'll have to call her May 😅
Hey guys,
I'm sorry, I was late for the got vs. gotten party and now the thread is outdated.
I'm sure that the following video also was part of our discussions on that matter at some point, but I wanted to have it included in case somebody might be interested. https://youtu.be/b4VAEmZBqK0?si=DwQ5uJ50QcsIIrww
On the "threads are disappearing" topic: Usually it depends on how much of a change is made. I guess that if the corrections are done with the suggestion feature the probability of them staying in place is a bit higher because the algorithm looks if the suggestion was implemented (even without clicking on the button). As I didn't write the code, this is just a guess.
@CocoPop Dripdrip, may I call you May?
I'll show myself out...🤭
@LindasLinguas Uly suggested this video to me a long time ago. Anyway, I've made my choice. I'm going to switch to gotten. Of course, it depends on the context.
As for the corrections, the algorithm seems to follow random patterns.
@CocoPop Thank you. I've always wondered what the Outdated tab was for. @Simone- @CocoPop Gentlemen, please behave yourselves.
Am I the only one who envisioned Austin Powers when April said "Behave"? 😂
@LindasLinguas Better late than never!)))
I imagined Mary Poppins ☂
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Uly, I've mentioned "I often ask three of my native speaker friends for their opinions on the corrections I receive" in my comment, so, they tell me which corrections are valid. I also mentioned "I haven't applied the corrections on Journaly, but of course, I write them down in my notes to study them later", and that means I'm doing what you are saying privately.
@Simone- This is your post, so it's more important, I think, which is better and more effective for your English learning than which I or Yumi-san prefer, but I usually read other English learners' posts after they implement corrections. So I could read them smoothly and learn from their mistakes.
I prefer to read posts being corrected in situ. (Is this the right way to use in situ?)
I wanted to read Part two ASAP, that's why I exceptionally read this post before implementing corrections.
@yumiyumayume Whatever you’re doing, it’s obviously working 👍🏼🤩 Your English is excellent.
Uly, nah, I don't think so, and I'm still struggling a lot. But thank you so much.
Well, then, maybe you should think about implementing corrections and see how it works for you. There’s something to be said about having a clean text to study and read aloud.
Thank you, Uly ( @CocoPop) . As I repeat saying that I've been doing that privately.I love the saying "There’s something to be said about having a clean text to study and read aloud". I appreciate you think about me. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you!