General Discussion

Before long, we'll all be typing or speaking in one language anyway. 

Most of the time, when I see 'broken English', I assume it's coming from some 1337 speaking smacktard as opposed to someone outside of the US.

I'm not one who would typically grade on spelling/grammar on the intarwebz.  If the individual can relay a thought via text and provides relevant information, then why not pardon some issues caused by a language barrier?

Originally posted by Ponico

Originally posted by Skooma2

I.   Your  vs  you're

your = belonging to you

you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

These words are not interchangeable.

II.  There vs they're vs their

There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

They're= contraction for "they are"

Their= belonging to them

These words are not interchangeable.

 

I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

 

 

I speak 5 languages, can write in at least 3 and understand at least 6 (basics). How many do you know?

 

That’s right… not everyone here is English. Many members on these forums are French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese and such. If you’re english from the U.S.A , England or vice versa then yes, you might want to ensure that your english is proper but your post is basically proving that you do not think much of the rest of the world.

 

I think a lot of people here are doing efforts in speaking english when it is not their primary language. How about you make an effort and tolerate a little bit more?

 

I would love to see you write a full post in French, German or Chinese perhaps. Sorry if your intention was not to tell the whole world that you do not aknowledge them but next time, think before posting.

I'm sure the OP would certainly accept the fact that English is not everyone's primary language. He targeted this to those who are British or American, where English is the primary language. Perhaps more clarification would have been nice, but he never said that foreigners are intellectually lazy because they've learned English in addition to their native tongue.

Originally posted by Skooma2

I.   Your  vs  you're

your = belonging to you

you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

These words are not interchangeable.

II.  There vs they're vs their

There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

They're= contraction for "they are"

Their= belonging to them

These words are not interchangeable.

 

I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

Well considering that America does not speak proper English in the first place, I don't see why I need to follow the rules of English.

America speaks a version of English with some American only slang.

If you dont believe me try talking to a true english person, I bet you will not understand half of what he/she is saying but guess what they are speaking English.

I really wish people would stop saying America speaks English, we speak a version of English but not proper english

Originally posted by Skooma2

I.   Your  vs  you're

your = belonging to you

you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

These words are not interchangeable.

II.  There vs they're vs their

There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

They're= contraction for "they are"

Their= belonging to them

These words are not interchangeable.

 

I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

Well Mr. Follow the Rules, why did you post this on General rather than the more appropriate Off Topic forum?

Who cares about English anyway? I am going to learn Mandarin before it's to late :o.

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by Ponico

Originally posted by Skooma2

I.   Your  vs  you're

your = belonging to you

you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

These words are not interchangeable.

II.  There vs they're vs their

There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

They're= contraction for "they are"

Their= belonging to them

These words are not interchangeable.

 

I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

 

 

I speak 5 languages, can write in at least 3 and understand at least 6 (basics). How many do you know?

 

That’s right… not everyone here is English. Many members on these forums are French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese and such. If you’re english from the U.S.A , England or vice versa then yes, you might want to ensure that your english is proper but your post is basically proving that you do not think much of the rest of the world.

 

I think a lot of people here are doing efforts in speaking english when it is not their primary language. How about you make an effort and tolerate a little bit more?

 

I would love to see you write a full post in French, German or Chinese perhaps. Sorry if your intention was not to tell the whole world that you do not aknowledge them but next time, think before posting.

I'm sure the OP would certainly accept the fact that English is not everyone's primary language. He targeted this to those who are British or American, where English is the primary language. Perhaps more clarification would have been nice, but he never said that foreigners are intellectually lazy because they've learned English in addition to their native tongue.

British speak proper English.  America speaks a version of English made for America.

Try talking to someone who is British and see if you can understand his/her english and tell me that British and American's version of English are the same.

Plus Who made up the rules of writing?  Why do I have to follow them to be "smart"?  I can speak much clearer then I write does that make me stupid? I think not, writing is an art form that not everyone can master.

Grammer and spelling?  Who cares as long as you get the point.

Lets play a quick game.  What does the line below say?

I w lk do n t e r ad to ay ju t for the fu  of it.

Originally posted by TdogSkal

Originally posted by Ascension08

Originally posted by Ponico

Originally posted by Skooma2

I.   Your  vs  you're

your = belonging to you

you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

These words are not interchangeable.

II.  There vs they're vs their

There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

They're= contraction for "they are"

Their= belonging to them

These words are not interchangeable.

 

I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

 

 

I speak 5 languages, can write in at least 3 and understand at least 6 (basics). How many do you know?

 

That’s right… not everyone here is English. Many members on these forums are French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese and such. If you’re english from the U.S.A , England or vice versa then yes, you might want to ensure that your english is proper but your post is basically proving that you do not think much of the rest of the world.

 

I think a lot of people here are doing efforts in speaking english when it is not their primary language. How about you make an effort and tolerate a little bit more?

 

I would love to see you write a full post in French, German or Chinese perhaps. Sorry if your intention was not to tell the whole world that you do not aknowledge them but next time, think before posting.

I'm sure the OP would certainly accept the fact that English is not everyone's primary language. He targeted this to those who are British or American, where English is the primary language. Perhaps more clarification would have been nice, but he never said that foreigners are intellectually lazy because they've learned English in addition to their native tongue.

 

British speak proper English.  America speaks a version of English made for America.

Try talking to someone who is British and see if you can understand his/her english and tell me that British and American's version of English are the same.

Plus Who made up the rules of writing?  Why do I have to follow them to be "smart"?  I can speak much clearer then I write does that make me stupid? I think not, writing is an art form that not everyone can master.

Grammer and spelling?  Who cares as long as you get the point.

Lets play a quick game.  What does the line below say?

I w lk do n t e r ad to ay ju t for the fu  of it.

British and Americans are a common people separated by a common language. So, do you mean the heavy accent is hard to understand or when they use British words, such as loo and john? Because you're right, sometimes I think they're speaking a whole new language!

But both British and Americans use their, they're, there, and you're, do they not? That's the main point of the post. The Internet just makes everything worse when it comes to speaking properly, because, well, you're not speaking at all.