English Grammar Help: Learn to Write Correctly

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the correctness of English grammar and phrasing in a written statement related to physics. Participants are providing feedback on the clarity and appropriateness of specific word choices and overall sentence structure.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses uncertainty about the correctness of their English sentence, specifically mentioning the use of "conspectus" and "cognizant" as problematic.
  • Another participant agrees that the original sentence is not correct English but struggles to suggest alternatives due to the unclear context of the problematic words.
  • A suggestion is made to post the original text in German to facilitate better understanding and assistance from bilingual participants.
  • Some participants provide alternative phrasing, indicating that "privat" should be corrected to "private," while also offering a revised version of the original text.
  • There is a discussion about the context of the original outline and where it is located, with some participants expressing confusion about the intended meaning.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the original sentence contains errors, but there is no consensus on how to best correct it or what the intended meaning is, leading to multiple competing views on the appropriate phrasing.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations in understanding due to the unclear context of the original statement and the specific meanings of the words chosen by the original poster.

Herbststurm
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Hello,

I need help in the english language. I wrote for my homepage this sentence and I am not sure as I wrote it correct or wrong. My english is still in childrens boots.

Here is it:

You will find here a general conspectus about physics. Please choose a topic you are interested in. I am always searching for material at the highest stage picking cognizant suitable for privat study

Thanks a lot.
greeting
Herbststurm
 
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It's not correct English, but I'm not sure how to help fix it, because the words that are problematic don't make enough sense to me to suggest better alternatives.

"conspectus"
"cognizant"

They make no sense in the context, so I think you've just chosen wrong words. But, as I said, that makes it hard to suggest alternatives since I'm not sure what you meant to say.

"privat" should be "private" At least I can help with that much. :smile:
 
Herbststurm said:
You will find here a general conspectus about physics. Please choose a topic you are interested in. I am always searching for material at the highest stage picking cognizant suitable for privat study

Below is a general outline of Physics. Pick a topic of interest. I am always looking for high quality subject material suitable for private study.
 
Try posting the way you would write it in German. There are probably some people here who know enough of both German and English that they can suggest improvements.
 
LowlyPion said:
Below is a general outline of Physics. Pick a topic of interest. I am always looking for high quality subject material suitable for private study.

I don't think that's below.

Go to the physics sites and see what they have in "About Us" section ...
Your guide to physics on the web. Physics.org is the place to be if you have a burning physics question, or if you just want to browse articles and ...
 
rootX said:
I don't think that's below.

Ok above then. I have no idea what page he is translating or the context of where his outline is. Feel free to translate it.
 

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