There is a huge difference in the way
English is spoken and written by those to whom it is a native language and for
those for whom it is a second language. There are reasons behind the amazing
facts of proficiency in English language usage among native users.
First: they are immersed in only English
right from their childhood and this is one period where they learn the most,
with phrases and order of words fixed indelibly in their minds. They speak,
listen, understand and write with natural ease because it comes naturally.
English has a different grammar, structure and has some differences such as the
order of words and use of “it” to denote things, whereas in foreign languages,
even things are classified as male or female.
Second: phraseology is what matters and
native English speakers and writers are exposed to natural phrases and idioms
since childhood and it comes naturally to them to use the phrases in the right
order, whereas non-natives would struggle to place phrases either at the start
of a sentence or an end, thus diminishing or increasing impact or changing the
meaning.
Third: natives speak English naturally,
whereas non-natives think in their native language and struggle to translate to
English and this affects the order of noun, subject, verb, object, preposition
and other parts of speech, which is obvious.
How does any non-native overcome all these and learn to write like a
native? Simple enough: they can use a free grammar checker online that automatically reshuffles words into the
right order to make it look as if their writing is that of a native. In time
they can learn to think, speak and write like one.
