Investigation: Air France 296

[Gizzmoe]

As I said, buy a new one. The lack of punctuation marks makes it very hard to read your posts. Your English isn´t bad at all, don´t tell me that you have to take more English lessons before you can place a period or comma correctly... You did that in the past in some of your posts.

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

no link just what i was told should be on there some where though im dam sure of it cause i found it on the net

Rumor mongerer.

[XabbaRus]

But Kapitain, you are English,
I know we don't teach English grammar in schools, well not when I was at school 11 years back but still I have good grammar and decent punctuation.

Is the education system in England that screwed? Much better in Scotland.

I guess though as an English teacher I'd better have decent grammar.

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Is the education system in England that screwed. Much better in Scotland

I guess though as an English teacher I better have decent grammar.

Shouldn't there have been a question mark after the words "that screwed", the word "much" preceded by the words "It is", a period after the word "Scotland" to form an end of sentence, and the words "as an English teacher" preceded and followed by a comma?

[Gizzmoe]

[XabbaRus]

Ah but then there is forum English.

Just like there are different ways of using English in lets say journalism.

Why are headlines of papers quite often grammatically incorrect?

It is the style in which they are written, a short form in which to get a point across quickly hence "Much better in Scotland."

In fact the spread of text messaging and the use of messenger programs are blamed for the drop in standards of grammar amongst British school children.

I will admit that when I type my grammar is far from perfect mainly due to my posts being rushed and the fact I am not a great typist.

If I was writing by hand or an essay it would be a lot better.

What I don't get with Kapitain is that he is 17 but only just starting grammar lessons. However the way in which he describes it is as if he is taking English as a second language, or that's how it comes across to me. Kapitain is English though.

I'm confused.

[The Avon Lady]

I feel like I've been sent to the principal's office.

Kap's location also mentions Russia. Could it be that he's a relatively new inhabitant of the Queen's realm?

[Kapitan]

english isnt second language and ive been studying it since i started school properly in year 7 (primary years well didnt realy go)

im re doing english but i have trouble with punctuation its my weakest spot same with spelling im not dyslexic just havnt realy learnt it because i missed so much school when it was being taught

senior schools dont realy teach grammer ect they emphasise on things like litrature and stuff so i missed the critical part of school there

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

english isnt second language and ive been studying it since i started school properly in year 7 (primary years well didnt realy go)

im re doing english but i have trouble with punctuation its my weakest spot same with spelling im not dyslexic just havnt realy learnt it because i missed so much school when it was being taught

senior schools dont realy teach grammer ect they emphasise on things like litrature and stuff so i missed the critical part of school there

You might pick up some ideas about capitals and punctuation carefully reading the threads from others...

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

im re doing english but i have trouble with punctuation its my weakest spot same with spelling im not dyslexic just havnt realy learnt it because i missed so much school when it was being taught

But I guess you know where one sentence ends and where the next one starts!?! Try to read what you wrote aloud, that gives you a pretty good idea where it ends or even where you can place a comma, because of the natural pause that you make.

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Kapitain

English isn't my second language and I've been studying it since I started school properly in year 7 (primary years well didn't realy go...).
I'm doing English, but I have trouble with punctuation; its my weakest spot. It's the same with spelling. I'm not dyslexic, I just haven't realy learned it because I missed so much school when it was being taught.
Senior schools don't realy teach grammer etc.; they emphasise on things like litterature and stuff, so I missed the critical part of school there.

Wow, a few capitals and some points and comma's certainly make a big difference, Kapitain!

[Kapitan]

This is something i must learn ive never been good at this so forgive me for time being i shall learn this.

^^^^^^^^^^^already started^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Abraham]

Lesson 2: the word "I" is always written with a capital; not "i" but "I".
And so are names: not "isreal" (=is real) but "Israel" (country in the Middle East).

Kapitain, if you continue to improve your English (= name of language), we will finally be able to read your postings without getting headaches...

[Kapitan]

Darn they figured out my plan

Ok i shall try my best from now on.

[JamesT73J]

Originally Posted by Torpedo Fodder

As far as I'm aware, the only A320 variant that has more passenger capacity than it's 737 equivilent is in the case of the A321 vs. the 737-900. That will no longer be the case when Boeing introduces the 737-900ER, which will carry only 5 less passengers (215 vs. 220) than the A321 in high-density 1-class configuration.

Sorry, I didn't make my point clear. In terms of pax numbers, economy, performance, both products are very similar.

However, in terms of actual comfort space given a similar seating arrangement, the Airbus has more room. This is merely a function of the design being newer - the NG is still a little limited by the original 737 tube & systems layout in the fuselage, although the wing structure is brand new.


James