Language help

Linton · 04-11-07, 05:38 AM

For those of you who do not speak English as their first language here is a useful tool for spelling and grammar.It may help you when posting.
http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk

Sailor Steve · 04-11-07, 11:11 AM

Cute, but most of the mistakes, errors and out-and-out flubs I see come from posters who should know better. Those who are not native English-speakers at least try to get it right.

Linton · 04-11-07, 08:08 PM

Everybody makes mistakes unless you are a paragon of virtue-I just believe that writing in rapper speak is unaccceptable!It makes the whole board seem very amateurish.

Polak · 04-12-07, 04:20 AM

I always copy&paste my longer posts from MS Word, better to be on the safe side.

CCIP · 04-12-07, 10:19 AM

I don't think this is really a big issue here though. Those who really have trouble with language tend to try very hard and spell correctly, but even with the best dictionaries
you can't cover everything - not to mention it's inefficient for the poor guys to pull those out every time.

For those who write in intentionally 'broken' language, eh... I think the community regulates itself there. Think of our membership and think of the members who gain respect of the community and are considered prominent figures - I can think of a few with poor grammar or dyslexia, but I can't think of any that write in 'rapper speak' on purpose.

danlisa · 04-12-07, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

....but I can't think of any that write in 'rapper speak' on purpose.

I can but no names will be mentioned.

I agree with CCIP, the majority of non-english speaking members do the best they can and that is all we can ask of them. After all, english is probably the hardest language to learn, I mean, we do everything backwards compared to other languages.

I also know the limitations of these 'online translators', they just can't account for regional dialects, so it's a no brainer really, we'll have to muddle through.

There is, however, no excuse for poor grammer or spelling from any native english speaker.

dat is all bro, catch you laterz homie.

:rotfl::rotfl:

04-11-07, 05:38 AM	#1
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Language help For those of you who do not speak English as their first language here is a useful tool for spelling and grammar.It may help you when posting. http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

04-11-07, 11:11 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Cute, but most of the mistakes, errors and out-and-out flubs I see come from posters who should know better. Those who are not native English-speakers at least try to get it right. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-11-07, 08:08 PM	#3
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Everybody makes mistakes unless you are a paragon of virtue-I just believe that writing in rapper speak is unaccceptable!It makes the whole board seem very amateurish. __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

04-12-07, 04:20 AM	#4
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I always copy&paste my longer posts from MS Word, better to be on the safe side. __________________

04-12-07, 10:19 AM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I don't think this is really a big issue here though. Those who really have trouble with language tend to try very hard and spell correctly, but even with the best dictionaries you can't cover everything - not to mention it's inefficient for the poor guys to pull those out every time. For those who write in intentionally 'broken' language, eh... I think the community regulates itself there. Think of our membership and think of the members who gain respect of the community and are considered prominent figures - I can think of a few with poor grammar or dyslexia, but I can't think of any that write in 'rapper speak' on purpose. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)