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Haha, actually it's my bad, not a Linguist 😀
I'm not a native speaker, i still learn the language, but you can edit a post text on a github https://github.com/vitonsky/blog/blob/master/posts/2023/july/linguist/2023-07-13-linguist.md i would appreciate it
Thank you for your efforts. I feel bad for saying this, but releasing a language extension without conducting a basic grammar check on the description is a significant oversight.
I have to ask why.
Did you understand enough of the description to decide whether to use the extension? If yes, then the description is enough as it is.
And if the project becomes popular, then native speakers will likely eventually volunteer to edit the documentation including any landing page.
I promise, I'm not being passive-aggressive or sarcastic or anything here. I am genuinely unsure what makes this such a significant oversight and even more surprised at all the upvotes.
On the contrary, I find it more compelling to read such a description in obviously non-native English, because I would expect that from a person who genuinely needs a more-convenient translator (mostly from English to their native language, because so much of the web is in English) in their browser. Who better to build one?
You write a description for your application in a language you are not confident in. You are aware you could have made errors, yet you don't take the time to check it with a grammar checker. It's a simple process and takes seconds.
I'd like to point out again that language mistakes have been made in a language-related application. Constructive criticism is fine. The developer will learn from his mistakes.
At least it's a marketing mistake. People who use poor grammar are not typically taken seriously.
Not everyone agrees, that's subjective.
You have access to the text. Start a stopwatch. Edit the text using grammar-checking software. Post it somewhere on the web, fully-formatted and suitable for marketing purposes. Stop the stopwatch. Publish how long it took you.
We'll review your work.
Yes. This whole thread is subjective. And?