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Could a native speaker make this text sound better and correct the mistakes?Thanks in advance.?
An old Turkish saying goes He who travels a lot knows better than he who reads a lot. In the past, as people could hardly ever have the chance to travel and did not conceive the value of reading ,they would regard those who travelled extensively and report their experiences in the places they had visited as very wise.
Today,however, there are hardly any places left we have not been familiar with due to television. Anybody sitting in front of that magic box has the chance to visit every corner of the world, from the USA to China,and the Arctic to the Antarctic.
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- JaneBLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Here's a rewrite:
An old Turkish saying states: "He who travels much knows more than he who reads much".
In the past, people hardly ever had the chance to travel, nor did they understand the value of reading. Therefore, those who travelled extensively and reported their experiences were considered very wise.
Today, however, due to television, there are hardly any unexplored places left. Anyone sitting in front of that magic box has the chance to visit every corner of the world, from the USA to China, and from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
- 1 decade ago
replace goes with is.
punctuate your quotation:
saying is, "He...lot."
In the past, people had few opportunities to travel or read, so they regarded those who traveled extensively and reported their experiences as very wise.
Today, however, because of access to television, there are few places that are unknown to most people.
Anyone...world:
(the rest looks ok)
:)
Source(s): me
