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Hi

I am really working hard on my grammar and writing. I look up stuff on the net all the time to see how I should write things out. I have a learning disability and am dyslexic so it takes me a long time to understand some of the uses of words. I thought it would be nice if we could have a place on the forum where we could check our writing issues and learn as we go.


I am having trouble with the use of there,their. I have written the sentence the way I think it should be written.

"It's important you look at my legs and know their curves."

We are talking about possession here right. The legs own the curves right?

Thanks
Jim

Yes, this is correct.

I would say notice or follow their curves.

the best bit of advice I can give you is learn to pronounce a word how it is spelt.


sincerely
pronounced

sin seer lee

is spelt

since er relly

hope that makes sense.
I commend you for being brave enough to ask.

If you look in the a-z of kink
I have made a few alliterations i.e. all the words start with the same letter.
to this end I use a thesaurus rather than a dictionary.
to find words of common meaning.


Les

Yeah that use of 'their' sounds correct.
Don't forget, along with 'their' and 'there', there is also 'they're' to consider.

But honestly, in a webtease I dont think too many people would be bothered about a misused 'there' as long as punctuation is used to make the tease readable.
Its good that at least you are trying, a lot of people don't. A grammar workshop is a good idea, also perhaps some kind of grammar/spelling mentor system?

The most important thing in teases is the punctuation.
Dont make sentences too long. Use the full stop (.) often, use the comma (,) sparingly.

Break up long sentences into paragraphs so they are easier to read.
Re-read your tease for obvious stuff like runnin gwordst ogethe r

I would much rather read a well punctuated, easily readable tease with a few spelling mistakes than a perfectly spelled block of text with a million instructions on each line and no punctuation whatsoever.

Copy and paste the text into Word before you publish it and do a spelling/grammar check. This would improve 99% of the bad teases out there.

If you want someone to proof-read it, make the tease private and ask someone to check it over. I would be happy to check it over, but my spelling and punctuation isn't perfect either :)

Thanks for all the help.

You guys answered a lot of questions that I had. It's nice to to be a part of a community where people are treated with respect. From what i have read in this forum I knew that you guys would help me. I think that says a lot about all of you. My main goal is to hone my writing skills so I can write a novel, but I am enjoying writing this Web tease stuff a lot.

Thanks
Jim

Yes, that is the correct usage.

As for the grammar workshop suggestion, I suppose that would depend on just what you have in mind. If you just want someone to check over your tease, then there are dozens of folks willing to proof read it for you. If you're talking more of an educational setting....Hmm, that might be a little harder to accomplish. As a one on one kind fo thing maybe, but I don't think it'd work out well in a group setting and definately wouldn't work well on a message board. Too many responses would be offered for each question, to the point that it'd end up a garbled mess.

Now, I agree with what cumhardy is saying as well, but that's not really grammar per se, it's more about readability. For many, that's a matter of taste and isn't some hard or fast rule to be adhered to so there's bound to be any number of different opinions on it.

Jim
its because we are selfish
A well written easy to read tease is more fun,
Than constantly trying to work out what is going on/trying to be said.
I just want to have fun.

I have British English Dictionary as an add on for FireFox.

and if you are unsure of a word google it.
the top search result is often a definition.
les

I suggest memorizing the following:

Look over there, where they're playing with their breasts. You pathetic loser, stroke your cock. Now make your grip a little looser. You're getting hard now, huh?

I for one agree with what cumhardy has said. To me it's more about the readability. That said, it's certainly true that a mistyped word can have a jarring effect and "spoil the mood". I guess a good rule is simply to read through what you've written yourself, preferably out loud (although perhaps softly!), just to make sure it reads well and the sentences don't get too long and clumsy -- a bit like this one.

I'm not sure how a writing "workshop" would work here, but I'm certain if you have a question there are plenty of people here who'll be happy to help. After all, in helping you to write better teases, we're really helping ourselves, no?

Hello, all. I've complained in here before about how much WORK it is to get through some of the teases because of different reasons. For example, some of us are writing teases in a language that is not our first, native language. The mistakes are obvious to native-speakers of English just because of the nuances of idiom we use, even if otherwise, the script is correct, technically. In addition, there have been and continue to be such teases which simply ought to be brought "back to the drawing board" because there are so many different errors, so many issues that need to be corrected. It is a "backhanded blessing," but apart from having to work TOO hard to try to enjoy such teases, I do admire the willingness to work in a language that is not one's native tongue...Nevertheless, it IS impossible to enjoy such teases.

I wrote one of the earliest teases: "One glance and I know you so well." Then I got seriously busy professionally again and have been enjoying the efforts of others in Milovana here...Dyslexia? I'm afflicted with it, too. It was never diagnosed until into my 30s. But hey! It CAN be overcome. Don't use it as a crutch, like some I have met. They don't even TRY to spell anything, or get things actually correct and 100% right, the way the written word should be. Judging from the original message in this thread, I suspect that learning or re-learning grammatical rules will preempt a great many possible errors before they happen for you. But do parts of speech and the use of punctuation and subordinate clauses even get TAUGHT in our schools anymore? Everything has been dumbed-down. Best of luck to you. ---"Doink."

I have mentioned i am dyslexic
i have said how i get round it in this post
I am middle 50's Grammer school educated to the old a levels
but failed English"O" level 3 times!!!
Read read and learn the way English works.

les

Jim
Isn't strange the ones who can ask for help to make better.
The ones who can't ignore all help.


les

Just realised i Am HaViNg TroUblE With this UPPER lower case conventions


LeS

It's just nice talking to all of you.

I made it all the way through English 103 in collage. I have just forgot most of it and then it's the small easy stuff I have the most trouble with. lol

I went and watch all the school house rocks videos and then found http://www.engvid.com/ witch was a big help. I think at 40 years old I love the schoolhouse rock stuff even more then when I was a kid.
I think it's because I understand how much work they put into making them.

I see that some of the adult film company are making Films with better dialog and some plot. I would love to write the next big soft-core classic like some of the ones we had back in the 70's and 80's. First I have to improve my writing skills.

Jim

nor a more fun aqproach, you could also check out this page:
http://www.milovana.com/webteases/showflash.php?id=2497