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Desiree

Desiree

Native language:
English
Total orders:
1380
Nationality:
Canada
Residence:
Costa Rica
Skills
  • American English
Certifications
B.A. (Hons.) - McMaster University - Geography and G.I.S. Post-graduate certificate - McMaster University - G.I.S. Years of experience working with IDIY with excellent ratings and feedback.
Announcements
I am a Canadian-born native English speaker now residing in Costa Rica. I have a university degree and a post-graduate certificate in G.I.S. (Geographical Information Systems) from McMaster University. I have visited many cultures for extended periods of time and teach children English in an area where there is no opportunity to practice. I understand the frustrations and excitement of learning a new language and way of thinking. My proofreading style encompasses three areas: 1) checking your English for grammatical errors and use of everyday English; 2) making sure your meaning comes across to the reader even though it is crossing both language and cultural differences; 3) offering suggestions to improve the style and construction of your composition. I enjoy working for IDIY and their clients because I enjoy teaching while at the same time it gives me the opportunity to learn about the Japanese culture.
Hobbies/Travel
My hobbies include breeding and photographing horses, horseback riding, making cheese and gardening. My favorite countries are Canada, Costa Rica, and Indonesia. I have also visited the Solomon Islands, the Dominican Republic, Curacao, England, Spain, Italy, Fiji, and the U.S.A.
Message from the instructor
My text correction style encompasses three areas: 1) checking your English for grammatical errors and use of everyday English; 2) making sure your meaning comes across to the reader even though it is crossing both language and cultural differences; 3) offering suggestions to improve the style and construction of your composition.
  • gorichan

    gorichan

    Hi, Desiree, hello again. Oh! that's funny. I forgot to answer the question. I came up with an idea and enjoyed writing them. Maybe, I didn't read the article so much. You gave me many impressive expressions, like 'in their later years', ' develop and suffer from....', 'feel abandoned'. Thank you. Yes, music has psychological effect on people, not a physical effect. I remember some songs which would always make me feel as if I were 18 years old when I broke my first love. You mentioned that you returned late, so, I need to say sorry for the delay of response as well. In the end of this message, I would like to say..... I feel so sorry to hear the loss of your first husband. 38 years old is too young. See you next time. Yoko

    ★★★★★
  • gorichan

    gorichan

    Hello, Disiree, How are you? Yes, that's right. Reading your sentences, I understand my writing should have been written concisely. I'm gonna remember this and try next time. Thank you. You make cheese! You have horses!( not a one) You really are person who lives in different cultures. In Japan, only some rich people can afford to own horses except horse business people. Take care and see you next time. Yoko

    ★★★★★
  • ana0324masa

    ana0324masa

    Thank you very much.

    ★★★★★
  • gorichan

    gorichan

    Hello, Desiree, How are you doing? I'm happy to hear from you again here. Thank you for the amendments you made on my essay. I'm happy to read your nice comments. Your corrections all make perfect sense to me, and I enjoyed reading the phrases you wrote as they were very interesting to me. "Voice" can be used as verb. You mentioned "Demeny voting", which means a voting by people who don't understand things because of dementia. That's right. That's a serious and sensitive problem. I don't find any good solution for that. I will see you the next time I come back to IDIY.
 take care until thgen. Kind regards, Yoko

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as usual.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • Tomoofk

    Tomoofk

    Thank you for your feedback and comments about how I can improve my sentences!

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always.

    ★★★★★
  • nozomiya0418

    nozomiya0418

    Thank you, as always. Wishing you and yours all the best in 2024.

    ★★★★★

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