BlackKnightX
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I don't read as many fan-translated stuff as I used to simply because of bad grammar and awkward sentences. In fact, I actively avoid it even though there are many cool-looking stories begging me to check them out. If I give in, though, I often find myself editing the errors in my head more than actually enjoying the story itself. This gets exhausting real fast.
I could just simply let go and enjoy, but I believe what you consume can affect your output, usually in a very subtle way that you don't even realize it at first. That is until you try to write and find yourself stumble a bit or your sentences clearly become more awkward. You realize they are bad, and you know how to fix them, but the fact that you subconsciously did it at all makes it pretty clear what's going on.
Maybe it's because English is not my first language, so even though I believe I'm already fluent in it, the learning never ends. Maybe that's why I fear what I consume will affect my writing negatively because that's how I learn English in the first place. Input and output, bad input = bad output, that kind of thing.
Has this happened to you? How do you feel about reading MTL stuff? Do you usually edit and fix errors when you read like I do?
I could just simply let go and enjoy, but I believe what you consume can affect your output, usually in a very subtle way that you don't even realize it at first. That is until you try to write and find yourself stumble a bit or your sentences clearly become more awkward. You realize they are bad, and you know how to fix them, but the fact that you subconsciously did it at all makes it pretty clear what's going on.
Maybe it's because English is not my first language, so even though I believe I'm already fluent in it, the learning never ends. Maybe that's why I fear what I consume will affect my writing negatively because that's how I learn English in the first place. Input and output, bad input = bad output, that kind of thing.
Has this happened to you? How do you feel about reading MTL stuff? Do you usually edit and fix errors when you read like I do?