Is this written by a native English speaker?

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I think not. What is your opinion?

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[+6] - Setanta - 09/15/2015[quote]Not every native speaker actually writes/speaks good.[/quote] Indeed, many people do not speak or write [i][b]well[/b][/i] at all. Irony's a bitch, huh?
[+3] - InfraBlue - 09/14/2015It could be better written, but it reads as if it were penned by a native speaker.
[+3] - InfraBlue - 09/15/2015[quote="oristarA"] Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English? [/quote] The writer is being poetic, but there are better words than "amasses" that...

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It could be better written, but it reads as if it were penned by a native speaker.

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Not every native speaker actually writes/speaks good. The text in that image would benefit greatly if it were separated into a few paragraphs.

If you ever want to know what the "wall of text" tag means at a2k, that is a perfect example.

http://able2know.org/forum/wall_of_text/

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@oralloy,

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Not every native speaker actually writes/speaks good.

Indeed, many people do not speak or write well at all. Irony's a bitch, huh?

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Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English?

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@Setanta,

Setanta wrote:

Irony's a bitch, huh?

Don't know. I have the usual American inability to understand irony.

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English?

Amass:
"Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time"

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/amass

I believe it is referring to metaphorical walls. As long as such walls are being accumulated, I don't see a problem.

Your question would sound better if "whether" were removed.

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English?

The writer is being poetic, but there are better words than "amasses" that they could use.

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@oristarA,

Mynzah

https://mynzahosiris.wordpress.com/

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@oristarA,

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Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English?

No, it isn't.

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@McTag,

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Do you guys think whether "amasses walls" is good English?

No, it isn't.

How to make it good then?

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@oristarA,

That is beyond my limited powers. It is heavily portentous, quasi-religious jargon, written by someone who has a high opinion of his opinions, but operating outside of his comfort zone and apparently above his level of education.

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@McTag,

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That is beyond my limited powers. It is heavily portentous, quasi-religious jargon, written by someone who has a high opinion of his opinions, but operating outside of his comfort zone and apparently above his level of education.

Got it.
Thank you McTag, I should have sensed the dangerous factor of faiths behind it before posting.

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Is this written by a native English speaker?

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