"The issue has nothing to do with whether or not the company is "happy" with you. The issue has everything to do with whether or not the company lies about (and/or intentionally withholds) your skills to prospective customers".

Hello, and thank you for making your point clearer. I still get the impression you are saying I couldn't be writing those briefs because I'm not a native speaker. To me that's discriminatory as - to memory - there is no part of the freelancer contract I signed which states you have to be a native speaker in order to complete an assignment. Now, perhaps there are people who don't know the difference between academic essay writing and colloquial English (although I would have problems about such claims since I am quite fluent in my spoken English too). However, what would interest me much more professionally are some examples of what you term 'non-errors' or slight cross language disturbances (which is what I, as a linguist, would call them). According to your previous post native speakers perceive a difference which - as you put it - are an immediate indication that whoever is writing is a non-native. If you allow me, the reason I'm querying that is that, at Reading University, where I conducted an MPhil Research higher degree course - I was taught that academic writing skills have no bearing at all with you native/non-native command of the English language. It's all to do with structuring your essay and argument - but it's nothing to do with where you're from. Thank you once again for your time, sincerely, Raffaella Cantillo

im just asking, out of boredom and stupidity: how do you know? You don't know me, so how do you know? Regards, Raffaella Cantillo

well i have written several pieces of research and completed various translations and research tasks on top of my job as EFL teacher (secondary schools and im sure you know it's not an easy job). I do take your point re: ESL but the company i've been writing for knows of course i'm not a native speaker/writer - and they seem quite happy with that. So I honestly don't see how someone who doesn't know me at all could be saying i'm not good enough professionally. I am very interested in getting an inkling of your faster-than-life reasoning- seen as I am so slow, as you seem to notice, please enlighten me. I hope to find an explanation tomorrow, on my return from work. I am truly interested and, if you wish, professionally concerned. Very best regards, Raffaella Cantillo

hello, i find it huuuuuugely derogatory and huuuuuuugely demeaning and discriminatory..but it's true. I couldn't fool anyone and I never wished to. Plus it would be ID fraud so whoever went along those lines would be very wrong to think I (or any of my colleagues in fact) would ever think of doing anthing that bad. It'd be a crime if nothing else. But there is a world of difference between claiming to be of a different origin and becoming good at writing academic essays. Academic English is (or should be) shorn of inflections and accents (therefore the British-nonBritish line of defense cannot be maintained. So anyone whose PHd and Mphil was good enough to write whole double thesis in can write the sort of research jobs I do, regards, Raffaella Cantillo

i suppose offline and off-forum one could give any suggestions..so if someone really wanted a recommendation for a good writing companies (I as a writer only write through the company which sends me jobs) they would have to write me an email or look me up on a social nework. That's the professional way to do it. Ever thought of trying out a work or job network? Regards, Raffaella Cantillo

umbelievable..if it's alright I'll ask you a question..why is it so hard for you brit guys to understand people from all countries need to make money from business? After all there are so many non-Italian or partly Italian companies in Italy (that's were I'm from) so why is it a big issue if non-British companies make business in the UK (I have lived and worked in the UK for several years, oh, I love the UK). I hope it's not because people have a problem with foreigners since the UK prides itself in being so open-minded and multicultural!! There is an obvious pride problem which is really a non-issue in so far as a non-British reader and researcher somehow cannot be conceived of as writing essays fro British people..well...if those British students were really that good at what they're doing and can write so well why can't they write their essays themselves? This is partly why I tend not to accept work which looks too much like uni essays..but I do understand some people work and study and sometimes need a hand. Nevertheless I fail to recognize the obdurate and narrowminded idea that someone who wasn't born in the UK could somehow not be a good enough writer, reader, or teacher for that matter. I am all these things and proudly so, and I am Italian. Yours for professional accuracy, regards, Raffaella Cantillo

ps my only true flaw is I am an honest person, I'm not bothered by who might be reading my posts by the way:) oh, and typos aren't errors! I remember my old supervisor always making a difference there:)) bye for now!

was? I suppose you could say I still am..I"m not saying however, either that I"among the best writers nor that there should somehow be a hierarchy of better down to worse writers..their brand hires people whose abilities are on the same level more or less..the fact that i"m not a native speaker of English never ever raised an eyebrow and i should perhaps mention here that i feel any such comments discriminatory and derogatory whether they be addressed to my person or to other non-ntive individuals..it is by and large an ethical matter as EFL teachers worldwide know and acknowledge. Thank you again for posting, regards, Raffaella Cantillo

Hello,

I always got paid on time for briefs I wrote for this company. Apart from amendment requests, which are normal and which were alway handled properly there was never a problem provided I let them know beforehand in case I couldn-t complete a job or had to ask for more time. I do believe this company is worth considering for small to medium entity research work. As an EFL teacher it is important for me to keep my level of academic English to a good stadard and as an academic I find the research projects intelelctually enticing and self-ameliorating. Thank you, Kind Regards, Raffaella Cantillo