Common reasons for not writing confidently

Some are born with a pen in their hands, their fingers on the keyboard, and words flow from their brains easily. Well, they appear to anyway. But for many of us, writing can be a slow process, and different reasons cause our writing not to be the best it could be. This section looks at some of the most common and how to improve them.

Not a native speaker

Let’s face it. While a lot of documentation is in English, many of its readers and writers don’t have English as their native language. English is wonderfully vague and flexible, which is one reason it remains popular and successful as a global language of communication. However, it is full of strange subtleties, and while many understand it, few understand it to an advanced level. This includes many of those who have it as a native language. Many of us learn very little about its grammar and advanced usage. I had my last formal English grammar lesson when I was about 15...