1) Tips and tricks that can help non-native English speakers write better English 2) What native-speakers can do to make their content more approachable to non-native speakers.

4. I blog about Angular
www.amadousall.com

5. Why do I blog in English?
It’s the « official » language of IT
It’s a global language

6. Communicating in English can be challenging

7. @ahasall
Frontend Software Engineer
Amadou Sall
ng-conf 2019
Technical Writing for Non-Native
English Speakers
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8. WritingasaNon-NativeSpeaker

9. Focus on the content first...
Know your subject
Write about solutions to your problems
Write about things you’re passionate about

10. ...then on the Grammar

11. Know your false friends
a word whose form is similar to a word in another
language, although the meaning is different

12. Know your false friends

13. Avoid literal translation
Write directly in English

14. Think in English
Read books in English
Write your notes down in English
Put your smartphone and laptop in English

15. Have a writing assistant
Have somebody review your content
Use a software (e.g., Antidote)

16. Have a writing assistant

17. WritingForNon-NativeSpeakers

18. Avoid abbreviations
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
FWIW = For What It's Worth

19. Avoid Informal words and slang
"I dunno" = I don't know

20. Avoid long sentences
Long sentences are difficult to parse

21. Avoid words that have multiple meaning
Google Translate won’t help us here

22. Summary
Non-Native Speakers
• Focus on the content
• Improve your grammar
• Know your false friends
• Avoid literal translation
• Think in English
• Have a writing assistant
Native Speakers
• Avoid abbreviations
• Avoid Informal words
• Avoid long sentences
• Avoid words with
multiple meanings

23. @ahasall
Frontend Software Engineer
Amadou Sall
ng-conf 2019
Thank You!
www.amadousall.com
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