MyLot has improved my writing skills.
By arielpaige
@arielpaige (257)
United States
September 19, 2012 8:34pm CST
Can anyone else say the same?
I always hated English class, but being in college now, and currently taking a college class, the need to write well has increased. I haven't been apart of MyLot for more than a few days, but I have already noticed my writing skills have increased. I suppose the idea of getting paid for well written, intelligent posts and conversations was motivation enough to get me to write. And the more I write, the better I get. Practice really does make perfect. And money really does talk. Haha!
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18 responses
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
20 Sep 12
indeed... I also have similar experience. english is not my mother language, so I would say that I'm not really good in English. but after join in mylot, we have to communicate only in English here, so I have no choice except learn how to write English well here. and see, I think my English is one step better than before...
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@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
20 Sep 12
yeah, it is because mylot, ariel. this site has improve my english significantly. even so, I still have many vocabularies that I must learn and remember to improve it more
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@arielpaige (257)
• United States
20 Sep 12
Your English certainly seems very well! I've always wanted to learn another language. Maybe the best way for me to do that would be to join a site that speaks in just that language. Ha. It sure seems to have improved your skills a good deal.
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@surekharathi (14146)
• India
24 Sep 12
I also hate English class because they take money from us but not teaching well. Mylot is very helpful for improve my writing skills, English knowledge and typing speed all.
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@arielpaige (257)
• United States
21 Sep 12
Just the motivation I need! haha. Do you know of any other writing sites that actually pay? I have always loved to write, but I often get distracted, procrastinate, get writer's block, or just plain fear writing a bad piece. I know the more I practice, the better I get. But I often feel the need to write the most amazing piece, or why bother in the first place. But I would love to know of what other writing sites you know of that pay. I know a few that don't pay.
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@acrossnation (773)
• Malaysia
20 Sep 12
Hi, i like your posts and i would also like to add that not only MyLot have improved our writing skill MyLot have also change attitude. Things that seems matter to us sometimes are posted by some other Lotters too and we then know that we are all the same no matter where and which country we are in. Those who are aggresive mostly will turn milder after getting advise by other Lotters.
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@arielpaige (257)
• United States
20 Sep 12
I'm not sure if it has changed my attitude, but it certainly is very nice to know that other people around the world feel the same way about certain issues or topics as we do. It's nice to know you can have something in common and connect with someone else, even when where they come from may be completely different than where we come from.
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@kenshin2143 (1880)
• Philippines
20 Sep 12
Just merely listening to english teachers talking about theories of communication, noise, sender and receiver would not help you that much if compared to applying it. The more you write, the more will your english comprehension increase.
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@arielpaige (257)
• United States
20 Sep 12
I agree completely! And applying it in class/school, isn't the same. And it certainly doesn't mean you learn anything. Being told what to write and how exactly to write it and everything, what exactly does that teach? Damn near nothing. At least in my case. Maybe that's why I've always hated English class so much.
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@blinjk (617)
• United States
20 Sep 12
Practice makes perfect and I am really enjoying writing here in mylot.It helps me think of words everyday to write and you are right that mylot can be used to improve English.I am not also that confident most specially in writing but I was improved here at mylot.And the best thing here at mylot is that while you are trying improve your writing skills you also learn.You do not waste spending your time here because you will learn and earn at the same time.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
21 Sep 12
Congratulations! How terrific that you have improved your writing by participating on myLot. In what way do you find you have improved?
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@pratik87 (1927)
• India
24 Sep 12
I am not sure if it has improved my English but i think it certainly helped to improve my typing speed. moreover, you make a great point since it is a great chance for people to increase their skills, be it typing speed or English skills. This is a great place to do so. Also, people can get informed about more things than they normally would come across since there are so many users from different parts on mylot.
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@AdalieM (1134)
• United States
2 Jan 13
I guess for some, but not for me. I always have a hard time knowing where the commas go. In fact, I bought a book on English grammar.
As for my typing skills, I guess they are way better now. I noticed that I can answer 20 or more discussion in less than 35 minutes, not too bad. And yes, money talks.
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@magicchou (163)
• China
24 Sep 12
Good to hear that you noticed your improvement. Yes, you may have made some improvement, but you still have to practice more. To tell you the truth, I have fund several mistakes in your post. So, here is the tip: you'd better profread your article by yourself and then let other read your article. Usually outsiders notice your mistakes easily. Happy mylotting!
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@maurya83 (923)
• India
13 Mar 13
Yes i can say and i am sure many more will say the same :) I am not very familiar with English language, its not used commonly at my place, but i want to learn it. I have not found a suitable english classes or such learning program here. I am just trying it by reading and writing as much as possible. Mylot helped me a lot in this regard as i can express myself in whatever english i know and somehow people understand it.
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@watchamacallitz (1171)
• Philippines
20 Sep 12
this is true and I am noticing improvement in my English and grammar as well. Not only that we are earning for posting but we are also learning a lot and enhancing our English comprehension and writing skills. Good luck on your college degree by the way :).
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@riyauro (6421)
• India
20 Sep 12
yeah you are so true, my typing speed has become so good that whatever time i tool to write 1 post at the beginning, now I write 3-4 in that same time. I love it because still now I see the keyboard to type and I want to be perfect and not look at the keyboard to type. I already the some but wanna be perfect. All the best to you girl. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.
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@arielpaige (257)
• United States
20 Sep 12
I personally don't much care to be perfect at writing. For the most part I do not need to look at the keyboard unless typing a password, and that's because I do not want to have to type it 400 times if I type the wrong letter, and sometimes I have to look at it when I'm thinking of what to write next, but you will improve more and more every day. And best of luck on your goal!
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@mac0308 (24)
• Philippines
20 Sep 12
Good to know that mylot has helped you improved your skills. Being a student, having this opportunity to practice your writing skills means a lot. For me i joined mylot with the same reason, to improve my english writing and typing skills. i am homebased so i need this as well as you do.
Goodluck on your studies.Hope you'd be able to enhance more of your skills here.
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
13 Mar 13
I also think that myLot helps to improve our language and also helped me improve my creativity and typing skills. I also think that it helps us to think and also helps to improve the writing skills.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
20 Sep 12
Nice to hear that your writing skills got improved here,at the same time your earn a bit.Well learning is a never ending process.
Enjoy your stay here, learn more and improve for the better.
Good day and God bless in all you endeavors.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
20 Sep 12
It's good to know that people are commending myLot for the improvement they had with their English language. I encounter some kind of comments and I am very happy to know that. MyLot is truly one of the best site. Not only that we can earn through the discussions but also because we learned a lot of things by just hanging around. Have nice day!
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@512771751 (1096)
• China
20 Sep 12
haha, it is good to hear that you have improved your writing skills. But how long do you find that? One month? I think you are right, mylot does improve our English skills. Fighting.
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