Hahaha... i dont think its a problem....
Like me. Im Afrikaans and i can like to speak english deliciously@Jean claude Vaaldamme I agree fully with @Andre
Being polite is important. Just remember that this is a public platform and your posts are seen by anyone - they can be seen today, tomorrow, next week, next year - and anytime someone searches on Google. So its best to remain polite and respectful towards other members. That leads to a better experience for everyone (including yourself) and it paints you in a good light.
Being polite is not really the topic of this thread though - as per the original post. The idea of the original post was to make the content on the forum readable for all and not just a mish mash of carelessness which makes the poster and the forum look bad
That said, many folk on here don't have English as their first language and some are less careful with grammar, spelling or punctuation. Most of us are very tolerant and try to read into what the message is that is being said.
This thread was just to add a bit of extra etiquette. Not to be confused with the forum rules which call for playing the ball and not the man, ie no personal attacks. If a member here has something rude or nasty to say about someone else here or has been offended, the route to take is to report the offending post and/or report it to one of the Admin/Mod Team and let us try deal with it - instead of retaliating.
Hope that makes sense and helps to understand a bit better.
Ek en my oom het gaan ystervarke jag, I and my uncle did went hunting some iron pigs, or something in that line. Also cannot remember where it came from, but it had me in stitches every time I read it.
I agree, the important part is that one gets the message and, if not, ask for clarification or just let it go. On the other hand I did not get the impression the discourse was at all intended to put non English speakers off, it was just a discussion on punctuation and the like, which for me, as a non English speaker, was of help. The flip side of the coin is that non English speakers must also be tolerant.
Interesting point you bring up. That you learn something.
I usually make an exception for dyslexics. It's hard enough for them. I have a friend who is dyslexic but tries so hard you'd swear she wasn't.
I completely get it Rob.Smoke and I have that thing between us.Some friends think me crazy but I too stress about the separation thing.Thanks Danny... I have always been a cat lover of note but Baby Choo is the most special cat I have ever had (and I have had some awesome cats)... I have never been able to talk to a cat like Choo... she has a vocab I understand and is so attached to me, When I go away on fishing weekends I get a call from my wife to say "Talk to your Cat and calm her down"... she is not happy when I'm away and talking to her on the phone settles her... my fishing mates think I'm a loon of note!
I'm already stressing that I'm going to be away in the USA later this year for a month!
And also in the realm of forum etiquette one should never no matter how much one disagrees with another's opinion ,use personal insults .I'm far from a shrinking violet but I find this behavior inexcusable.@Jean claude Vaaldamme I agree fully with @Andre
Being polite is important. Just remember that this is a public platform and your posts are seen by anyone - they can be seen today, tomorrow, next week, next year - and anytime someone searches on Google. So its best to remain polite and respectful towards other members. That leads to a better experience for everyone (including yourself) and it paints you in a good light.
Being polite is not really the topic of this thread though - as per the original post. The idea of the original post was to make the content on the forum readable for all and not just a mish mash of carelessness which makes the poster and the forum look bad
That said, many folk on here don't have English as their first language and some are less careful with grammar, spelling or punctuation. Most of us are very tolerant and try to read into what the message is that is being said.
This thread was just to add a bit of extra etiquette. Not to be confused with the forum rules which call for playing the ball and not the man, ie no personal attacks. If a member here has something rude or nasty to say about someone else here or has been offended, the route to take is to report the offending post and/or report it to one of the Admin/Mod Team and let us try deal with it - instead of retaliating.
Hope that makes sense and helps to understand a bit better.
@Armed I absolutely agree with you and I become rather annoyed if people claim that the "correct" way is the only way. In informal situations it doesn't matter, so long as the meaning is conveyed. Perhaps I'm tolerant because I lived in China and Oman (Middle East), so I'm used to overlooking errors.
The one thing that I do love though are amusing mistakes, as in the And so it was Writ thread. However, one is then laughing at what was said and not at the person. It's not personal. And oh, my word, one can make hilarious mistakes when speaking a second or foreign language lol. I've certainly made my share of them
I am reasonable in English
and goed in Afrikaans. Both languages have their own unique intricacies that can be a big hurdle to anyone trying to write something. pays me a visit in either of the languages while writing, I will allways appreciate being assisted in correcting it, but not in a degrading way. I endeavor to do the same. I sometimes also just keep quiet when you get that feeling that someone wants to play the person and not the ball.
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