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Without wanting to sound cruel, don't some people's dialects (words they use and grammer) really make you grind your teeth? Who's does it for you? I'd somewhat say Reflex and Such... |
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i would like to nominate myself for my constant spelling mistakes |
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Yeah...I'd agree with you Ceri. Even sentance structure and punctuation here is awefull when it comes to some people. Reflex is just one example! |
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I hate when i mispell things.... like writing "then" instead of "than".... |
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I've been wondering since my first message: How is my english? |
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Some here make a mockery of the English language....and these are people for whom English is meant to be there first language! |
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as long as i can understand it, its not a problem. thats probably there intentions anyway i guess. and some people type like they talk and that....man! well, my punctuation is shit. |
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'their' . . . before anyone says anything! :) Damn Microsoft bendy keyboard!! |
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i'm a bit of a lurker, supreme, but from what i've seen it's probably better than a native english speaker (what i mean here - the uneducated masses) |
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i dont think theres anyone here who i cant understand |
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I hate Windows-keyboards...i have an oldschool keyboard at home without the three dummy-buttons at the buttom... |
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Yours is great! What I'm on about is like Jedi Chris says, the people for whom English is meant to be a first language and they talk like 8 year olds. People like you and eXXalion have far better english than 90% of the brits & yanks here :) |
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Addendum: Jedi Chris' ;) |
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for me, its a combination of being a lazy typer, and an inaccurate touch-typer! results in no capital letters, little punctuation, and plenty of typo's :) |
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well....I'm of work now...maybe i'll get on again in the weekend. Have a nice weekend everybody! |
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bye bye junkykins |
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yeah, yeah.... I hate to misspell things myself! But english is not my primary language so I guess I'm excused to a some extent. I use www.spellcheck.net a lot! Recommended!!!! |
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Even that's not so bad, but it's when you simply can't understand what people mean through shoddy grammer. The best is when people flame you and you can't actually understand what they're saying :) Ta ta Junktion. |
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ok,thanks! I was afraid it was horrible... and I can't control myself on making mistakes,cos it's not my first language. I don't notice people don't speak propper english ,Becouse of that |
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Nice weekend! Junktion! |
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"Whose dialect...", Ceri, not "Who's..." Tut tut; schoolboy error, etc. |
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10 Bonus points to the 1st person who spotted the irony! No one seems to have noticed the misuse of the word somewhat and such and also the capitalisation of such that suggests that "such" is a person... |
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Jesus, you guys just love taking digs at reflex don't you? I don't want to sound like an arse, but i've never had problems reading his posts, even if I don't agree with half the stuff he says :/ |
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Ah, you don't know the reason why though... Only one person here does... |
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My english sucks but i try to hide it |
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No excuses 'cept I type too fast and make some huge mistakes. I think there are some people who weren't very good at English language at school (me included) so... effectively, you guys are being nasty to some of the UKers here. I try to incorporate my accent into my typing too. |
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"I try to incorporate my accent into my typing too. " Me too butt ;) |
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It doesn't matter as long as you understand what is being said. Language is just communication and if the message comes across then I'm satisfied... |
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You misspelled grammar twice, you wanker! :) |
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I disagree- for banal everyday conversations a basic understanding is fine, but for serious discussion or debate, especially when typed rather than face to face (where you notice inflections, body language etc.) you need to be very clear otherwise people often misunderstand you. As unhip as it is to be in favour of speaking "properly" (please note, I am not having a go at those for whom English is not their first language), I think the way many people talk is, well, shoddy frankly. |
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Fair one ;) |
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Hmmmm, if I had to single one person out it would be Aminal! I picture his head falling into the keyboard and bashing keys randomly several times per post. |
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But grammar and "dialect " (whihc this thread is about) aren't about spelling... |
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First time I've heard an American (apart from my anglicised mate) call anyone a wanker :) Are you irish-american? |
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Yes, I have dual US-Irish citizenship, but I don't like to use the hyphenated-american terms. |
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You don't have a problem reading or understanding it, because it is written like a 4 year old would! |
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Yep, I think they carry non-PC connotations. The idea that someone's race determines their nationality is sick. |
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I think in society nowadays, that the use of 'text messaging' on mobile phones, has degraded a lot of peoples attitude towards using 'proper' English when typing. I know when using a mobile to send text messages, it's easier to do so, because the keypad is smaller, but when sat at a computer, there isn't much excuse. It's just laziness, if anything! |
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Yeah, when you have a full sized keyboard there really is no excuse. That said, I'm guilty of occassionally using recognised shorthand like w/ or w/o or esp. etc. :'( |
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In fact, in all fairness towards Reflex, his bad sentance structure generally is probably not 100% his own fault, the Americans have butchered our language. He's probably only 90% at fault! |
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In my town there are classes people can attend, for those who were not very good at english language & mathematics in school. They seem to quite successful! |
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Yeah, it's funny how people claim the American language was "original" English and it is English "English" that changed. That's a half truth- During the romantic era, people had a passion for zeitgeist (spirit of a country/people). Part of this was the belief that a language defined who you were. As America didn't have it's own language (apart from the indiginous people's which the white man couldn't be bothered to learn, it regressed to what was already old English. Previously, it had been using pretty much what we use today. very silly. |
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I'm also a firm believer that it is easier for someone to use expletives, because they lack the basic vocabulary to withstand a 'heated' discussion! |
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We need those in Barry though, 90% of the population are illiterate :) Still it's a good idea and I think the government would do well to invest in it. |
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You are so right... |
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It's tragic when people resort to profanity as a substitute for wit. Oscar Wilde would want them killed :) |
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I'm not sure that someone 'like' Reflex would take to kindly to the prospect of improving themselves, when it comes to the written word. He'd probably take it the wrong way - which isn't the intention. |
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I agree, I'm not having a go at people here and I'm sorry if they took it that way, but if they did- it has illustrated my point of the importance of clear communication. |
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at least ppl aren't using !337 (elite)lanuage... it's so annoying when people use that. you're like "WHATTT?!!" |
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Hey Ceri, I know this is off topic slightly, but on Reflex's website the main page says something like 'its all in the REFLEX' . . . I just wonder if he was thinking of that when he ran that poor dog down! ;) http://zebox.com/reflex/ |
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