What is your Native Language? - Page 3

donut · 03-23-06, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Arapaho.

No, English really.

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Originally Posted by Wulfmann

Most people do not care about poor grammer or spelling unless they are in a debate with you and are losing that deabte. Then they condesend to anything to divert from their weak argument.
It is a sure sign of weakness!!!

Wulfmann

It's grammar

I grind my teeth every time I see poor spelling and grammar, especially when the person posting is from Britain or America. On the other hand I am very forgiving when the poster does not speak English as his native language. I fight temptation every day, and wanting to correct people has nothing to do with winning or losing arguments...I'm just a jerk (but I try to hide it).

Tex/Mex,Can't explain Sugar.

Valentin · 03-23-06, 04:51 PM

French

STEED · 03-23-06, 04:59 PM

The Queens English my good man.

Suicide Charlie · 03-23-06, 05:43 PM

I've always found it quite interesting how Ubisoft games reach international gaming communities really well. I used to post on the IL-2 forums quite a bit and there was a HUGE international population with that game. Granted the game was developed by a Russian team. I really liked discussing things with people from other countries. You get a whole other perspective on issues and gaming.

irish1958 · 03-23-06, 05:45 PM

How many video games have such a broad national base?
My Language is English, and being an American, I can't really converse in any other language. I have a bit of creole (Hatian) French, if you keep it very simple and slow.
irish1958

kz26 · 03-23-06, 05:54 PM

English.

Kaptan Tommy · 03-23-06, 05:58 PM

It's English here in the Silver State (and anyplace else I happen to be).

DerKaleun · 03-23-06, 06:16 PM

I have two native languages. Born in Poland living in Germany since the age of 5.

XXi · 03-23-06, 09:17 PM

Polish is my motherlanguage, but there are quite few more I use, at better or worse level, with better or worse results...

CCIP · 03-23-06, 09:20 PM

You'd have to be careful with the definition of "Native"

My first language is Russian, but I'm pretty much equally proficient in both. Slightly better in conversational Russian, likewise slightly better in written English, but the differences are so minor that noone has been able to tell that English isn't my first language and I didn't start speaking English until I was 14 - unless I told them. :hmm:

AO1_AW_SW_USN · 03-23-06, 10:26 PM

I speak Redneck since I'm a native Texan.

Redneck a form of English that lacks sophistication and grace.

Example: "Ya'll fixin' ta go down thare and eat them taters? I'll go down yonder thare a bit later."

jasondef · 03-24-06, 01:27 AM

Pig Latin

Y'all need to quit saying "Finnish"!! I'm typing as fast as I can!

jasondef · 03-24-06, 01:31 AM

"Russian" you say? What's your hurry?

jasondef · 03-24-06, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by AO1_AW_SW_USN

"Ya'll fixin' ta go down thare and eat them taters? I'll go down yonder thare a bit later."

In redneck speak, what's the plural of "ya'll"?

Answer: "All ya'll"

AO1_AW_SW_USN · 03-24-06, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jasondef

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Originally Posted by AO1_AW_SW_USN

"Ya'll fixin' ta go down thare and eat them taters? I'll go down yonder thare a bit later."

In redneck speak, what's the plural of "ya'll"?

Answer: "All ya'll"

Easier way of saying "You all". That's why we here in the South feel that ya'll up there in the North and all the other English speaking folks takes to long to say something.

View Poll Results: What is your Native Language?
German	30	14.35%
English	84	40.19%
French	14	6.70%
Dutch	11	5.26%
Spanish	10	4.78%
Portuguese	4	1.91%
Polish	10	4.78%
Other	46	22.01%
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03-23-06, 04:59 PM	#33
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	The Queens English my good man. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

03-23-06, 05:45 PM	#35
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	language How many video games have such a broad national base? My Language is English, and being an American, I can't really converse in any other language. I have a bit of creole (Hatian) French, if you keep it very simple and slow. irish1958

03-23-06, 05:54 PM	#36
kz26 Watch Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 27 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	English. __________________ That missed! Fire Tube 2!

03-23-06, 05:58 PM	#37
Kaptan Tommy Planesman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Carson City, NV Posts: 182 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's English here in the Silver State (and anyplace else I happen to be). __________________ Quit farting around reading the forums and sink some ships!

03-23-06, 04:51 PM	#32
Valentin Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	French

03-23-06, 05:43 PM	#34
Suicide Charlie Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 179 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've always found it quite interesting how Ubisoft games reach international gaming communities really well. I used to post on the IL-2 forums quite a bit and there was a HUGE international population with that game. Granted the game was developed by a Russian team. I really liked discussing things with people from other countries. You get a whole other perspective on issues and gaming.

03-23-06, 06:16 PM	#38
DerKaleun Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DÃ¼sseldorf Posts: 124 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have two native languages. Born in Poland living in Germany since the age of 5. __________________ U-Boot Spezialcocktail :-)

03-23-06, 09:17 PM	#39
XXi Ensign Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Warsaw, Poland / Nagoya, Japan Posts: 227 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Polish is my motherlanguage, but there are quite few more I use, at better or worse level, with better or worse results... __________________ lasciate ogni speranza... voi, chi entrate

03-23-06, 09:20 PM	#40
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	You'd have to be careful with the definition of "Native" My first language is Russian, but I'm pretty much equally proficient in both. Slightly better in conversational Russian, likewise slightly better in written English, but the differences are so minor that noone has been able to tell that English isn't my first language and I didn't start speaking English until I was 14 - unless I told them. :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-23-06, 10:26 PM	#41
AO1_AW_SW_USN Loader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas USA Posts: 85 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I speak Redneck since I'm a native Texan. Redneck a form of English that lacks sophistication and grace. Example: "Ya'll fixin' ta go down thare and eat them taters? I'll go down yonder thare a bit later." __________________ Give me an Army of West Point Graduates, and I'll win a battle... give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war!! George S. Patton (1885 - 1945)

03-24-06, 01:27 AM	#42
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pig Latin Y'all need to quit saying "Finnish"!! I'm typing as fast as I can! __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

03-24-06, 01:31 AM	#43
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Russian" you say? What's your hurry? __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones