Re: English proofreading and correction

From: Paul Blay (ranma_at_saotome.demon.co.uk)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:26:51 -0000

"John W." wrote ...
> rightEnglish wrote:
>> rightEnglish - www.rightenglish.com - is a new Website offering high
>> quality, reasonably priced English proofreading and correction
>> services for speakers of other languages.
[...]
>> For full details of our services see www.rightenglish.com
>
> With such a well-written site, I'm sure you'll get lots of business.

Damn. My sarcasm detector doesn't appear to be sensitive enough
for a clear reading.

Apart from the ", or" ", and" thing helpfully pointed out earlier nothing
sprang out at me although it did seem slightly stiff.

What I don't see is what makes it specifically for "speakers of
other languages". There's no indication that they are, for example,
able to discuss / explain corrections in languages other than English.

Entering hyper-cynical mode
a) I suppose it's easier to pass off OKish English (as wot I be writing)
to somebody who doesn't have it as a first language and, possibly more
importantly,
b) It's more difficult to persuade native English speakers who write badly
that they are, in fact, writing badly.

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