Hey friends! I'm Vishal Smile from India, live in New Delhi. My mother tongue...

[Vishalg]

HI
I'm Vishal from INDIA, live in New Delhi. My mother tongue is Hindi and second language is English. I'm an Engineer, preparing for my master's degree (MBA). I want to make my career in International Business. In this field we should have very good communication skills because in this profession we have to deal with people from diffrent nations and even i love to meet peoples from different culture and background.This is one of the reason that why i'v chosen this as my career....Well i'm ok in communication and quite good in grammar(Think so) but a pathetic speller. I want to be perfect in English (Grammar and communication),improve my writing skills. And for this i want your HELP.....
I'v gone through your first 16 units....of grammar and understand all units very well but not able to go through audio English course. I have tried number of times to start that audio english course but it shows file not found....file not found....
but that 16 units of grammar are very good.
So Mr. Torsten Daerr i'l wait for your reply.....
and in last if there is mistake in structure or any kind of mistake is there..... in this
then do tell me......:>
and one more thing i don't know where we should use than and then.....aaaaaaaa..........mean to say difference......in between them.. ..
Good night mr. Torsten....

[Nanucbe]

Wish you a very Happy New year and success in all your endeavors.
Though you have addressed the moderator, I point out some mistakes you have committed here. Your English is OK but for a few easily correctable mistakes.

'to meet peoples from different culture' 'People' is normally used in singular. It is a noun like class or group. So do not use plural for this.
'This is one of the reason'
If this is one, then there should be another or more than one. So this should be 'This is one of the reasons'
'in last' The usage is either 'finally' or 'as a last thing'

'there is mistake' 'Mistake, is a count noun and requires 'a' before that.
'and one more thing i don't know' This is a very casual way of writing. Only in casual Indian spoken English you hear such expressions.
'than and then' Then to than and then. Just see how I have pointed out the difference here. 'Then' means after something is completed- the next or after this or that. 'Than' is comparative. You may have to use capitals where necessary in formal writing. People may not like to read an answer 'longer than this.'
Best of luck. nosle nanu

[Vishalg]

Happy New Year nosle nanu....:>
Thanks for telling me the difference in between than ant then and for corrections.
How can i improve my English and writing skills ?
how much time should i ideally devote for this...?
i'v written a essay on my self actually i'v to submit this in college...
but before submission
i want your feedback on this...

HI
My name is vishal.I was born in 1986,in new delhi. In 2008 i'v completed my engineering in Electronics and Communication from lingaya's institute of of mgmt and tech. faridabad.
Personlity wise i m a Learner 1 who always want to gain knowledge not
only by classes, life as well.
For my parents and friends i am non directive 1 who does not prefer to stick the strict procedures unless they are absolutely required. I tried to comeup with my own unique solutions. I'm Affable and socially balanced and gel very well with all kinds of people.
Strengths are the traits of the person which differ him from the crowd.
My strengths r my flexibility to handle change, ability to cope with faliures and learning
from and others' mistakes, like to work in team and have been an active participant in several events.
people tell me that i'm a little slow. However i dont take it as a weakness. It just that i tried to perfect the things and to acheive best it take sometime.
The globalisation of 1990s world, the biggest of which was introducing new variability into business relations my goal is to obtain a master's degree in international business which provides a gateway to excellent career opportunities to make my dreams come TRUE....
should i write more about my self or how can i improve this or any kind of mistakes is there or i'v left something to write....
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and in last once again wish you a great, lovely and prosperous Year 2009

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[Nanucbe]

Copy yur version in MS word and activate 'Track Changes' from 'view'> Tools' then select your passage and copy this ('my version' given below" and paste it on it and you will see the changes I have made along with what you have written.

My name is Vishal. I was born in 1986,in New Delhi. I have completed my engineering course in Electronics and Communication from Lingaya's Institute of Mgmt. and tech. Faridabad.
I am a Learner who always wants to gain knowledge not
only through classes but from life as well.
For my parents and friends I am a non directive one who does not prefer to stick to the strict procedures unless they are absolutely necessary. I try to come up with my own unique solutions. I'm affable and socially balanced and mix very well with all kinds of people.
Strengths are the traits of a person which makes him stand out in a crowd.
My strengths are my flexibility to handle change, ability to cope with failures and learning from and others' mistakes. I like to work in team and have been an active participant in several team events.
People tell me that I am a little slow. However I don’t take it as a weakness. It is just that I try to perfect the things and to achieve the best and this certainly consumes more time and makes me appear slow.
The globalization of 1990s world, the biggest of which was introducing new variability into business relations my goal is to obtain a master's degree in international business which provides a gateway to excellent career opportunities to make my dreams ‘come true.’
Should I write more about myself or how I can improve this or any kind of mistakes is there or i'v left something to write....
My observations:
You use abbreviations. Use only normal abbreviations in written English. Don’t use email or chat language in serious writing. Use capitals where necessary. Concentrate more on grammar and structure. As for the content of your essay, it is not written in any order. Try to bring nearly related things one after the other and do not digress.
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nanucbe