Can Mylotting help improve your English?

@Angel_15 (670)
Manila, Philippines
April 10, 2016 6:48am CST
I've had the pleasure of having discussions with native English speakers, and I have learned a lot from them without them even knowing it. I usually observe how they reply, the common idiomatic expressions they use, how they react to different topics. So to answer my own question, yes, I think Mylotting can help improve the English of non-native English speakers. I even recommended Mylotting to a friend who had to take an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam because it helps a person improve his/her writing as well as reading comprehension.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Apr 16
This really would depend on your current level of English. Despite English being our native tongure, there are still a great number of people who have poor grammar and spelling, which will naturally apply to all societies.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
It is true. There are also times that I get confuse with our own grammar in our own mother tongue. I think it also applies even to some native English speakers.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Apr 16
@Angel_15 By that I assume that you are referring to the general usage and terminology often applied.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
There is a grammar issue even for native speakers. But I've studied grammar rules, so I'm not easily misled. I find Mylot is most useful for practicing how to talk to others in English.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
10 Apr 16
@Angel_15,Of course,Mylot has helped me a lot to improve my knowledge of the English language.Here I have learned what I had not learned in schools and colleges.My vocabulary has got enriched and I have also learned how to use the new words I have come across here.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Perfectly! I would definitely encourage others to join mylot too if they want to practice their English writing skills.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@else34 I appreciate the people behind this social platform. They must be people not only with brains but also with hearts.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
10 Apr 16
@annierose Mylot is a platform where we get the opportunity to express ourselves freely and fearlessly.This enables us to use our newly learned words.
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@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
10 Apr 16
The more one writes, the more one will learn, so obviously myLot is a place to learn.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Moreover, mylot is also a place to earn. So it is learn and earn at the same time. Earning here just serves as a bonus.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
Mylot is a good place to practice reading and writing in English.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
And I totally agree with you: yes, writing and reading on MyLot can improve the skills of people learning English.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Agreed! Mylot also gives me a chance to exercise the vocabulary I just learned. And another thing is that, the more I get expose to English language, the more I am able to include it in my conversation with others.
@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@Angel_15 There are also other sites which can improve our English. The.only difference is the platform
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
It's really helpful to us non-native speakers.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
Writing for sites like myLot can improve English, but we must be careful not to learn misspelled words and take for granted that English speaking people always have a perfect grammar.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
If the word is misspelled, it might bring a difficulty to understand the whole meaning of the sentence. There are also words that are pronouce the same but different in spelling and sometimes if people are careless they might write the other word when what they really mean is the another.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
I agree that we should not take for granted that native English speakers have perfect grammar. I guess this is where the English "level" that Koalemos mentioned above comes into play. Mylot will only be helpful to you if you already have a good background in English.
@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
@annierose I've noticed that Mylot has a spell-check feature. I find it very helpful.
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• Westland, Michigan
10 Apr 16
I personally think it would help. It is amazing how much you learn by hanging around people with other types of knowledge. My primary language is English, but over the years I have spent 2-3 weeks at a time for work in Spain. If you are going to a place just for fun, you may pickup a few words, but I spend the weeks with my co-workers and it forces me to interact in Spanish. I have no Spanish language background, but I figure if I am in a country that speaks Spanish, I should at least try to learn it while I am there. Yes, it does help that most of my co-workers speak English/Spanish and they can help with translations.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Someone suggested that if a person really wants to learn a language, he must immersed himself to the country where that language was being used by the citizen. I also dream of staying even for few months in Spanish area countries to learn more about that language.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
It's a big help to have discussions with people who are native speakers of the language you are trying to learn as the language comes naturally to them.
• Westland, Michigan
11 Apr 16
@annierose I agree.
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@shaggin (72141)
• United States
10 Apr 16
Yes I have heard this many many times over the years here at mylot that people are coming here writing and helping improve their English. They usually do an amazing job. Honestly I feel other countries are taught English more thoroughly then Americans are taught other languages. The writing from foreign people on mylot is really good. Unless they told me I usually would have no idea that English is not their native tongue. This is the same with your writing here it is great you are doing a really good job!
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
I agree. If a person is not a native English speaker, it does not mean that he does not have a good command of the English language. I have friends from Singapore and Indonesia who have a considerable excellent English communication and writing skills.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
Thank you! I try to do my best. We here in the Philippines learn English at a very young age and never stop learning it even after we graduate from college, and that helped me a lot.
@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Definitely. We can improve a lot here.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I only can use one language and I'm still learning. One of the guidelines suggests not using "text chat" which is better for what you are looking at. Understand what I mean? Please always say if you don't understand. I don't understand myself sometimes.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
@Angel_15 I notice most people also watch there capitals and periods, those kinds of things. It is something I am weak in and often we become lazy. i will do things like this. The more we are exposed to good writing the better. We will become better without thinking too much and doing it in a comfortable way also helps I find.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
@Bluedoll I'm one of those people who try to observe correct capitalization, punctuation, etc. It's because I don't want to get used to poor writing.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
10 Apr 16
Fortunately, I do understand you. It's good that "text chat" isn't allowed here. That can be confusing for everyone, especially non-native speakers.
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
it has improved my typing skills at the keyboard but it hasn't really made any difference in fact my english speaking skills has deteriorated over the years of not speaking it.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
As we type, we unconsciously memorize the place where the individual letters are placed in our keyboard or keypad. I have been using computers many years and my typing speed increases compared with the previous years. I think your good in English is now returning back as mylot gives you a chance to hone it as you participate in here. Happy mylotting!
@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
Of course in Mylot there's no way to practice speaking in English, so you'll have to do something else to practice it.
@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Apr 16
Yes being on my lot will help improve your English like you said.
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@rina110383 (24492)
10 Apr 16
Yes, I'm here on this site for that reason. Am I learning a lot from native speakers? Yes. I try as much as possible to use things that I learned from their posts.
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@annierose (21583)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
We can learn faster numerous vocabularies once we apply them. That is learning by doing and we do it by responding.
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
11 Apr 16
I do the same. I practice using common expressions I learn from here.
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