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lissaselves
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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: New to writing - and ESL ... |
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... am I in the right place, I wonder?
I've been a reader of your Tolkien fanfic for a while, but did not notice the forum until recently: it's great! I've read many of the tips on writing (as well as other stuff) and found them very insightful and helpful.
But I wonder if this is the right place for a newby writer who's also ESL (despite the British mail). 
Anyway, I'm here to learn and to save you the trouble: no, I haven't posted on any public sites, except my own - LOL.
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trekqueen
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hiya Lisse and welcome! We have several ESL folks around always happy to help out and give advice, along with us folks who are EFL. However, I am DeutschSL so I can completely understand how you feel! ^_^
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RobinKa
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: New to writing - and ESL ... |
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| lisser8 wrote: | | But I wonder if this is the right place for a newby writer who's also ESL (despite the British mail). |
You can stop wondering  OSA is the right place  Here, you can find a ton of wonderful stories and a bunch of friendly people who can help you and encourage you to post your own writing. Welcome to OSA!
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lissaselves
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TrekQueen, thank you, sounds good indeed! Deutsch sprech' ich auch (though for me its third language). 
Robinka, that's very encouraging - I look forward to exploring the place! Did I mention I'm from Denmark? We're practically neighbours.
Oh, perhaps I should explain that although I prefer the name 'Lissa', I am on some sites, a.o. OSA, registered as 'Lisser8' because of my good old UK Yahoo email. (Suppose I ought to change the mail adress, but it would get so horribly complicated ...) and on Yahoo-groups I'm 'lissaselves' ('cause there was another Lissa).
Ahem. *coughs* But apart from that, I'm perfectly normal... |
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Viv
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| We're glad to have lots of different folks here! You'd be surprised how many of these excellent authors are writing in their second (or even third!) languages. As someone who, after studying Spanish for ten years in public schools, can tell you very clearly that "The house is red," I am so very impressed by folks who Create in second language. Welcome! |
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lissaselves
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| Viv wrote: | | We're glad to have lots of different folks here! You'd be surprised how many of these excellent authors are writing in their second (or even third!) languages. As someone who, after studying Spanish for ten years in public schools, can tell you very clearly that "The house is red," I am so very impressed by folks who Create in second language. Welcome! |
Thank you, Viv; and your Spanish is definitely better than mine. Think I've forgotten everything I learned (and what little I do remember I get mixed up with French  ).
This winter, I joined a Tolkien fanfic writing forum (don't know if you're supposed to mention names?) which has been absolutely wonderful, and the people there have taught me so much. If not for that, I'd never even have considered joining OSA.
But this place is huge, isn't it? You've got the archives and all sorts of different fandoms. Interesting! |
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NeumeIndil
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Lemme think: German, Dutch, Polish, a few French speakers, some Finns and other Far Northerners, a handful of Spanish native speakers... yeah, we're pretty multicultural.  I used to teach ESL students the rules of writing in English several years ago, so I know it seems intimidating to plunk yourself down in the middle of a bunch of people who were babbling this stuff while wearing nappies, but what better way to learn than by immersion? Welcome Aboard!
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Lissa! Hey you. 
I'm glad you joined and I think you'll find we're a friendly bunch. Only a few members bite.
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trekqueen
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Fantastisch! Im letzten Jahr habe ich København besucht. Auch mein Ur-Großvater ist Dänisch, so sind wir weit entfernt Landsleute!
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lissaselves
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Alassante!!! Glad to see a familiar face - think there are one or two others here that I know. But I look forward to getting to know the rest of the people here.
NeumeIndil, wow yes, sounds almost like the UN. And thank you for the encouraging words - will go immerse myself in stories right away. |
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lissaselves
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| trekqueen wrote: | | Fantastisch! Im letzten Jahr habe ich København besucht. Auch mein Ur-Großvater ist Dänisch, so sind wir weit entfernt Landsleute! |
Das ist aber toll! War Ur-Grossvater ein 'Københavner'? Ich wohne im westlichen Teil von Dänemark, nicht in der Nähe vom Hauptstadt.
Hehe, I must admit I never expected to get to speak (or rather write) German in here - cool!  |
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trekqueen
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Heh, always finding surprises here. ^_^ I thought I'd throw that out there for fun, I'll switch back though not to leave anyone out of the loop.
I don't know if he was from Copenhagen but I'm doing some geneology research to find out! BTW, Tivoli is awesome.
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trekqueen
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And I was starting to think it was late for you then realized it actually is early already and you guys are just waking up. Ok, time for me to head off to bed.
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lissaselves
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Night-night, then.
You're right, it's morning here and I'm off to work in ... 3o minutes - gasp! Better go get ready. 
You said genealogy: that was my last hobby! It's really interesting, but takes oceans of your time if you're not careful. Almost as much as writing - lol. |
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NancyBrooke
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| lisser8 wrote: | | you said genealogy: that was my last hobby! It's really interesting, but takes oceans of your time if you're not careful. Almost as much as writing - lol. |
Which takes oceans of time if you are careful ... Hello, Lissa, I'm Nancy and, yes, we at OSA do pride ourselves on being welcoming and constructive (although no one is perfect, of course). I must say your written English looks and reads perfectly well. If you hadn't said English was your second language, I certainly could not have told it from your posts.
Welcome.
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