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    Toe. New Member

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    Hello, I'm new.

    Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Toe., Oct 20, 2010.

    Hello all, I'm Toe. I'm in my second year at university (BA(Hons) Modern Languages; Spanish and Japanese) and have been writing on and off for a couple of years now.

    Besides writing stuff, I like to read and also to take (bad) photography.
     
  2. Eunoia

    Eunoia Contributor Contributor

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    Yay, I take bad photography too. :p Spanish and Japanese..woah.
    And welcome. :)
     
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    You have no idea.

    Thank you.
     
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    Rather you than me. :p I did GCSE Spanish, not that I can remember much of it now, and I found it alright but I would not be able to do a degree in it.
     
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    I did it for GSCE (I think I was the first year group to not be compelled to study a language), chose not to carry it on to A-Level and picked it up at university at ab initio level, along with Japanese.

    It's not so bad, once you get used to operating in three languages; English, one quite similar to English and one that's nothing like any language you've ever seen before, nor are you likely to see again.
     
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    Least you can communicate in three languages eh? Great for when you want to talk in private in a public place with someone else who knows the language too.
     
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    Well my girlfriend is mexican, whom I met during college. She's partially why I chose to take up Spanish at university.
     
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    Hi Toe, Welcome to the Writing Forums.

    Please read How to Use the Review Room before you post there. Posting your own writing for people to comment on should not be among the very first things you do here. It is worth taking the time to see what other people have done to improve their writing, and see if some of it applies to your writing as well. That is part of why we require members to review other members' work before posting their own for review. On the other hand, there are no restrictions, other than content and copyright rules, on showcasing your work in your member blog.

    Also, be aware that posting a piece of writing on any public site, including this one, will greatly diminish your chances of selling it for publication. Removing the writing later does not alter that fact - once posted, it is irreversibly considered published. So do not post anything more than a small excerpt of any piece you are planning to submit for publication.

    If you haven't explored the site yet, you should probably do so soon. Newcomers often gravitate to the Lounge, the Word Games, or the Review Room, but there is much more to be discovered if you poke in the corners. Remember to check out our FAQ as well, and be sure to read through the forum rules, too, to avoid any misunderstandings or hurt feelings. Respect for one another is our principal mandate.

    As for the Review Room, new joiners often wonder why we do things a bit differently on this site than on other writing sites. We emphasize constructive critique as a vital writing skill. Training your eye by reviewing other people's work helps you improve your own writing even before you present it for others to see. Therefore, we ask members to review other people's writing before posting work of their own. The Review Room forums on this site, therefore, are true workshops, not just a bulletin board for displaying your work (and on that note, please only post each item for review in one Review Room forum). Also, please use the same thread for all revisions and additional excerpts from the same piece of writing. See this post, Why Write Reviews Before Posting My Work? for more information.

    And while you're looking around, don't forget to check out the RPG forum for improvisational fiction. Also try our Weekly Short Story Contest and Weekly Poetry Contest. They actually run more than one week apiece, but any member may enter, and all members are urged to vote for their favorites.

    Enjoy your stay here, and have fun!
     
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    Ah I see, that's quite cool.
     

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