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    MSadiq replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.
    I should've made that more clear, but only the first two paragraphs are meant to be part of the same text. They're written as if they're...
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.
    I agree with you on translated work; nothing irks me more when English texts come out a slop. The Arabic translation of the Hobbit is...
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    MSadiq reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Prose Style Concern with Like Like.
    I’m not bilingual, so if I read translated works I have to hope it’s a good quality translation that works best to capture the flavour...
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Hi, I'm New!.
    Hi, I'm new, too =)
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    MSadiq reacted to bashful cashew's post in the thread Hi, I'm New! with Like Like.
    I'm a new member and excited to be a member of this writing community.
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.
    You really caught every single point I had concern about, lol. I'm not purposefully using archaic adjuncts, as in going out of my way...
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.
    Thanks for the feedback! I put double spaces between the paragraph to try and make it clear that the first two paragraph and that two...
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Prose Style Concern.
    For multiple reasons. First, because it's simply harder, not because Arabic is some super-duper, ultra, mega, hard language, but...
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    MSadiq reacted to pmmg's post in the thread Prose Style Concern with Like Like.
    I think the description is too much. I would streamline it down, and fix some of the small quirks of the language to improve the flow...
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    MSadiq reacted to Mad Swede's post in the thread Prose Style Concern with Like Like.
    It's in your style, in the same way that I (as a Swede) write English prose in a style which derives from my native language. I...
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    MSadiq reacted to Karlin's post in the thread Prose Style Concern with Like Like.
    English is fine, but I must ask- why not an Arabic language fantasy?
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    MSadiq reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Prose Style Concern with Like Like.
    I’d say you’re working at a level higher than simply ‘competent’ - with caveats. I would not read this in isolation and assume the...
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    MSadiq reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception with Like Like.
    No, I like having discussions. I’d say it’s worth a read of you want to explore a critical viewpoint (made into fiction). Arthurian...
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    MSadiq replied to the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception.
    Thank you for the recommendation. I looked it up, and from what I can tell, the book is set in post-Arthurian times, which is indeed...
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    MSadiq reacted to Finchbearer's post in the thread Elves, based on Anglo-Saxon Perception with Like Like.
    I’d recommend you read The Buried Giant by Ishiguro - it’s an allegorical work, or it’s meant to be, so it provides a critical viewpoint...
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