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Hello,

I discovered this site just yesterday and I’m having an incredible time! I’ve always loved writing short stories, and the idea of sharing them with many people, especially with seasoned readers who have a sharp sense of critique, excites me greatly. However, I’m French, and my English skills are only fair. I can understand easily, but I struggle a lot with writing, speaking, and especially with a significant lack of vocabulary.

Because of this, I have to use AI to translate my sentences to make sure I’m not saying anything silly. I think you see where I’m going with this—if I want to write a story, I would have to translate it into English, right? But since I’d be using AI to do the translation, the writing and intent would no longer be the same, especially considering that French has nuances in certain words that English doesn’t, and vice versa.

So, what are the solutions? Unfortunately, I don’t expect to be bilingual by tomorrow, and I imagine my only option is to read stories rather than write them. If you have any suggestions, I’d be happy to hear them!

Write it in French

Yep, we got a few non-English stories on here.

Thanks for your answers. The post was written with an AI translator. This one is written only by me for you can see the language barrier. I think you are right and I should write a kind of a warning in the description saying google translate would not be accurate.

It's really kind of you guys for helping me about the issue and improve my english. I think that the better option is to write it in French and warn readers about the translation problem.

However, would that seem pointless for them ? The story, the characters, the lore, the plot is something I can manage no matter the language is, but I guess that many readers may need a good writing. Maybe they won't see the point to read my stories if the writing is weird or irrelevant am I right? I'm pretty sure that gg translate would directly translate words by words and won't change the phrasing. And the phrasing is very, very much different in French, especially in litterature.

I really look forward your opinion about it, if you judge that it's not really a big deal, it's cool ! If you think it does, well I should probably get back to my english lessons haha

We have a couple stories in French, such as the one Mizal linked. We've got people who can read in French and will understand your writing. Google translate does a fine job of writing in comprehensible English in my opinion, so you don't have to worry about people not being able to understand your French.

Though of course, if you feel like learning English, I certainly don't discourage that. Do whatever you're willing and able to do.

Your English is fine, but go with the language you're more comfortable with I say, unless you're specifically trying to challenge yourself to improve in the other one.

Thank you, I am really surprised to see how kind you are. I will write my stories in French and will see how english readers consider it. Thank you for your time !

If you wrote this post without AI, you did a great job. Your intent is completely clear. If you can do this for a post, you could do for a stroy. Check out Mercer Gang. You are already better on punctuation and grammar, and that is one of the currently most talked about stories on the site.

Thank you very much, I sincerely appreciate it :)