Dear Visitor,
I’m sorry to tell you that diarypal.com is no longer open for new clients. However, we are continuing to use similar methods in both proofreading and teaching on different platforms. Please email us if you would like to know more.
Regards,
Michael Haselgrove
mistakesaregood@diarypal.com
May 15, 2018
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だのネイティヴではない! 英文法を理解し、また日本人を教えることにも長年経験を積んできたネイティヴスピーカーがあなたの英文をチェックします!
- シンプルな料金システム
- 自分のこだわりの文章に訂正ラインや赤ペンが入らない原文を尊重した業界初の添削方法
- 日本人の言いたいことを汲み取りつつシンプルでナチュラルな英文指導
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
失敗は発見の扉James Joyce
例文を見てください
※「提案・訂正」は青色の文字の上を クリック(またはタップ)するとご覧いただけます。 (再度クリックあるいはタップすると元に戻ります。)
クリックする前に間違っている理由を考えよう。 青文字の端にあるシンボルがヒントになります。 (各シンボルの意味は右のサイドバー参照)
I am studying English for many
. Firstly, when I go
abroad,
very
to speak to people because I know
little English. Second, I am
. Understanding English
I can read many papers and books on medical
. I especially want to help people who
cancer.
, I am
who loves to learn. I am 72 now, but my mind is young.
I hope to keep it .
Problems
Very different or opposite to intended meaning! E.g. ‘I want to saw you every day.’ ( = ‘Every day I want to cut you using a saw.’) (A saw is a tool for cutting wood.)
Problem with spelling or capitalisation, e.g. ‘Munday, tuesday’
Problem with punctuation, e.g. ‘I like, apples pears and bananas.’
Wrong word order, e.g. ‘I you love.’ > ‘I love you.’
Missing word(s), e.g. ‘This flower _ beautiful.’
Extra word(s), e.g. ‘An elderly old man’
Right word but wrong form, e.g. ‘I loving you.’ > ‘I love you.’
Wrong word(s) (different meaning), e.g. ‘Humans have 10 fingers on their feet’ (‘fingers’ > ‘toes’)
Word doesn’t fit with other word(s), e.g. ‘on June’ > ‘in June’
This word not in the dictionary! E.g. ‘speaked’
Problem with time, e.g. ‘I remembered it tomorrow.’
Problem with number, e.g. ‘one friends’
Meaning not clear: teacher is guessing, e.g. ‘Go because elephant.’ (? ‘Get out of the way because an elephant is coming.’)
Teacher cannot guess meaning, e.g. ‘Happily because now elephant.’
Improvement
There is a word or phrase that more exactly says what you wanted to say. E.g. ‘My best friend has died. I’m not happy.’ > ‘My best friend has died. I’m devastated.’ (Similar to .)
There is a word/phrase that fits better in this phrase/sentence/paragraph. (Similar to .)
There is a clearer or much simpler way to say this. E.g. ‘It is less difficult in my thinking than it was in the previous cases.’ > ‘It’s easier for me now.’
There is a more natural way to say this. E.g. ‘I have painfulness of the tooth.’ > ‘I have a toothache.’
There is a more natural way to say this in modern English. E.g. ‘I do love thee.’ > ‘I love you.’
There is a more conversational way to say this. E.g. ‘My physical condition has greatly improved.’ > ‘I’m much better now.’
Others
Perfect sentence!
This sentence is not perfect but it is original, creative, brave or beautiful. It deserves a trophy.
Teacher’s comment
Better
Much better
Best
(X) Delete
Sorry, we’ve reached the limit for the number of corrections.
Mistakes Are Good!
英語の諺、”Practice makes perfect!” つまり使わなければミスをしない、ミスをしなければ学ばない、から。
DiaryPalをお薦めするのは・・・
英語力をもっと伸ばしたい方
既に教職についておられる方
仕事で海外にEメールを送らなくてはならない方
英語でプレゼンテーションをしなくてはならない方
退職後、趣味の英語をコツコツ続けながら海外旅行も考えておられる方・・・などなど
この方法がなぜよいのか、 10の理由:
1.定期性 (これに勝るものなし)
2.自分の悪い癖、欠点を知る
3.自分の進歩をモニタリング
4.毎回のミスからの学習
5.自分の考えを表現
6.英文法の強化
7.「使える」語彙の増加
8.強化すべき学習分野を識別
9.様々な表現方法を試み最適表現を確認
10.自分自身の生活・仕事に直接関係のある題材
11.英語に関する疑問・質問をすぐ解決