- Apr 6, 2021
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English is simply not my native language. I learned it over 20 years ago at school and have spoken it very little since. So yes it is very poorly written compared to what I write in my native language, but when the patreon budget allows me I will hire someone to translate the texts into perfect English.Argh, run-on sentences (comma splice) galore *bangsheadagainstdesk*
I really don't understand how this is a problem for so many writers:
Each independent clause must be joined by proper punctuation or an appropriate conjunction.
What's an independent clause you ask?
You can think of it as a thought or statement that can stand on its own (grammatically, including at least a subject and a predicate). "It's Monday today." "I like playing football." "Pizza is better than ravioli." "It's colder at night."
If you got two of those (which obviously you get when writing more than any 1 thing) they need to be appropriately connected. 100% of the time a full stop is grammatically correct. You cannot make this mistake if you start at that.
Now, alternatively, you can use a conjunction to connect independent clauses appropriately. Conjunctions can range from and, but, so, etc. to because, after, although, while, etc. to somewhat more complex ones as either... / or ... and similar. But point is ... you gotta pick one of them when connecting independent clauses.
"It's Monday today because it's the first day of the week."
"I like playing football, but I don't like playing hockey."
etc.
This is of course simplified and there's other considerations to be made, but fundamentally it's as simple as that. Instead we get
"I'm moving to my father's house, he's lived here since his divorce from my mom."
"...but my mom got promoted, she had to go to work in France."
"I'm in my last year of high school, I don't speak French."
etc.etc.etc.
Not to much a myriad of other mistakes. Especially with tenses.
Just what the fuck are kids learning in school these days ...
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(ps: not all grammar checker will notice run-on sentences, but many will. That being said, they tend to suggest semicolons. Semicolons are appropriate when you want to express statements being very closely related, but they should be rare exceptions in good writing (some would say: don't use them at all). In any case, whenever something suggests a semicolon, you know you got a run-on sentence issue there).
Before starting this VN I did not know how to code or draw. I hope to improve my English over time.
I imagine it must be very difficult to read when you pay a lot of attention to grammar but believe me it is also difficult to write when you do not master the language enough to correctly transcribe the personality of the characters with the right words or expressions.
But thank you for your feedback.