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Fic etiquette
May. 22nd, 2019 04:27 pmWhat is the proper etiquette for responding to a comment on a story making nitpicky corrections to my French grammar and word choices? Because I just want to say THANKS MOM.
This is why I don't speak as much French as I should, being raised by a native French speaker. She could never understand the concept that non-native speakers sometimes make mistakes in spelling, conjugation and gender and intimidate me into just switching to English because I can't say what I want to say in French PERFECTLY.
ETA: actually, you know what? I'm going to take it as a compliment because it was little nitpicky corrections, which means I've probably made more mistakes in my native English. But I'm not going to reply because the rest of the comment suggests she is going to be very upset by the direction of my story.
This is why I don't speak as much French as I should, being raised by a native French speaker. She could never understand the concept that non-native speakers sometimes make mistakes in spelling, conjugation and gender and intimidate me into just switching to English because I can't say what I want to say in French PERFECTLY.
ETA: actually, you know what? I'm going to take it as a compliment because it was little nitpicky corrections, which means I've probably made more mistakes in my native English. But I'm not going to reply because the rest of the comment suggests she is going to be very upset by the direction of my story.
