I was in the same boat when I found out about HN. The amount of detail, eloquence and prose on technical subjects (or non technical) members talk about here is fascinating. This is what made me want to improve my own English and writing.
At first, I was worried that my comments won't be up to scratch if I posted them, but we all have to start from somewhere. Its been well over a year since I found HN and I am still learning and improving ask I type out this comment. I like to believe Mastery/Great proficiency in any skill is understanding that continuous learning.
I personally go about writing comments in these steps below;
1. Read and understand the article/link being discussed.
2. Draft out your comment.
3. Read your comment to see if it makes sense(includes grammar, structure, spelling and relevancy).
4. Comment
5. See 3.
6. Edit your grammar and spelling mistakes, if any.
7. Repeat 5 and 6.
On top of that, I use [1]Anki to store new, difficult words I don't understand or I have never come across. I also read novels that I find interesting in my spare time.
Understanding that it's never ending journey, is the beauty of it, in my opinion. Also find a referencing format you prefer. I use the [2]IEEE Citation Style.
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I was in the same boat when I found out about HN. The amount of detail, eloquence and prose on technical subjects (or non technical) members talk about here is fascinating. This is what made me want to improve my own English and writing.
At first, I was worried that my comments won't be up to scratch if I posted them, but we all have to start from somewhere. Its been well over a year since I found HN and I am still learning and improving ask I type out this comment. I like to believe Mastery/Great proficiency in any skill is understanding that continuous learning.
I personally go about writing comments in these steps below;
1. Read and understand the article/link being discussed. 2. Draft out your comment. 3. Read your comment to see if it makes sense(includes grammar, structure, spelling and relevancy). 4. Comment 5. See 3. 6. Edit your grammar and spelling mistakes, if any. 7. Repeat 5 and 6.
On top of that, I use [1]Anki to store new, difficult words I don't understand or I have never come across. I also read novels that I find interesting in my spare time.
Understanding that it's never ending journey, is the beauty of it, in my opinion. Also find a referencing format you prefer. I use the [2]IEEE Citation Style.
[1] http://ankisrs.net/ [2] http://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf
Edit: Probably going to come back and structure this correctly.